MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/25/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2541 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (63-68) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (60-72) 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 X 8 13 1
Cardinals Hand Pittsburgh 8-5 Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-5, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis second baseman Raúl Gómez was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Nelson Acosta earned his 14th save in 15 chances. The loss makes Pittsburgh 63-68.

Sergio Cortés, the St. Louis center fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 5-2, Cardinals. For the game, Cortés was 3-4 with 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Gómez said. "We did a good job of that today."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Riley 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .277 16 73
J. Reyes LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .295 11 57
D. Murray RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .273 9 40
   a-D. MacLehose PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .224 2 13
   b-Y. Puig RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 1 3
M. Rodríguez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .311 12 64
P. Miller CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259 6 36
B. McBride DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 16 65
T. Norton 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .264 10 44
C. Avilés C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .259 4 30
J. Bowen SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .239 6 36
Totals 34 5 8 5 4 10 20      
a - D. MacLehose pinch hit for D. Murray in the 7th
b - Y. Puig substituted for D. MacLehose in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reyes (38, 3rd Inning off V. Barr, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Riley 2 , J. Reyes 2 , D. Murray , D. MacLehose , M. Rodríguez , B. McBride , T. Norton
2-out RBI: D. MacLehose , T. Norton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murray , P. Miller , J. Bowen
GIDP: B. McBride
Hit by Pitch: P. Miller
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Avilés-Bowen)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Romero at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .299 10 30
R. Gómez 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .226 3 12
   a-B. Schales 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 3 20
J. Heyward LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .217 4 24
Z. Taylor DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .226 14 50
S. Cortés CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .273 8 46
A. Romero 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .268 4 47
J. Jiménez SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .288 5 46
C. Gómez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 6 39
J. Álvarez 3B, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .277 6 52
Totals 35 8 13 8 5 6 16      
a - B. Schales substituted for R. Gómez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (20, 3rd Inning off D. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Gómez (2, 5th Inning off D. Cooper, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gómez (3, 6th Inning off A. Senzatela, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gómez 7 , J. Heyward 2 , S. Cortés 3 , J. Jiménez , C. Gómez , J. Álvarez 4
2-out RBI: R. Gómez , S. Cortés , J. Jiménez , C. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnación , A. Romero , C. Gómez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Álvarez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jiménez (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Gómez-Jiménez-Romero)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cooper L (3-2) 4.1 8 6 6 2 2 0 76 3.10   
A. Senzatela 1.2 4 2 2 3 1 1 39 4.80   
A. Reyes 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cooper 23
Batters Faced: D. Cooper 23, A. Senzatela 10, A. Reyes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cooper 4-7, A. Senzatela 1-1, A. Reyes 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cooper 76-48, A. Senzatela 39-20, A. Reyes 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Senzatela 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Barr W (3-7) 5.0 4 3 3 3 4 0 90 6.72   
L. Gohara H (3) 2.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 40 3.26   
N. Acosta SV (14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Barr 48
Batters Faced: V. Barr 23, L. Gohara 11, N. Acosta 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Barr 4-7, L. Gohara 1-1, N. Acosta 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Barr 90-59, L. Gohara 40-25, N. Acosta 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gohara 2-1 , N. Acosta 2-0
WP: L. Gohara
Hit Batsmen: L. Gohara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raúl Gómez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 31519
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