MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/27/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 997 - MONDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (15-13) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (15-14) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Cardinals Beaten By Pirates, 3-2
Starting pitcher Jim Reynolds gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, at PNC Park. The win gives Pittsburgh a record of 15-14.

Jeremy Bowen had a big 2-run home run for the Pirates in the bottom of the second inning. With Pittsburgh leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a sinker from Daniel Missaki, who led the AL in ERA with 2.64 in 2021, and punished it. The result was his 4th home run of the season, which put the Pirates on top, 3-0.

"We take it day by day here," said Bowen, "and today was a good one for us."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 4 12
   a-B. Page PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   b-P. Logan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 5 13
R. Gómez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .274 3 11
J. García DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .253 6 14
A. Romero 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .229 3 13
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 0 10
A. Lamb CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 1 5
E. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 4 13
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 0 3
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 8 6      
a - B. Page pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 8th
b - P. Logan substituted for B. Page in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gómez (3, 6th Inning off J. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. García (6, 9th Inning off J. Kaiser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor , R. Gómez 5 , J. García 4 , A. Romero
2-out RBI: R. Gómez , J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romero
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gamboa SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 0 11
A. Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 4 14
M. Rodríguez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 2 8
J. Allen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .250 2 8
J. Reyes CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .305 4 10
C. Riley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .309 1 10
J. Choi DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .270 1 6
C. Avilés C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 5 15
J. Bowen 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .260 4 13
Totals 33 3 9 3 1 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Allen (4, 3rd Inning off D. Missaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bowen (4, 2nd Inning off D. Missaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gamboa 2 , A. Jackson , J. Allen 3 , J. Reyes 2 , J. Choi , J. Bowen 4
2-out RBI: J. Bowen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson , M. Rodríguez , J. Choi , C. Avilés
Hit by Pitch: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gamboa (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Missaki L (2-3) 5.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 25 103 2.82   
J. Crocker 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 39 2.84   
K. Nicholson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 14 0.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Missaki 42
Batters Faced: D. Missaki 25, J. Crocker 7, K. Nicholson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Missaki 5-6, J. Crocker 5-0, K. Nicholson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Missaki 103-69, J. Crocker 39-21, K. Nicholson 14-10
Hit Batsmen: D. Missaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Reynolds W (3-1) 5.2 4 1 1 0 4 1 21 100 3.06   
N. Ramirez H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4.26   
C. Wall H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 16 10.80   
F. Lopez H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.84   
J. Kaiser SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 20 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reynolds 61
Batters Faced: J. Reynolds 21, N. Ramirez 1, C. Wall 5, F. Lopez 1, J. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reynolds 6-7, N. Ramirez 1-0, C. Wall 1-2, F. Lopez 0-1, J. Kaiser 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reynolds 100-62, N. Ramirez 8-5, C. Wall 16-10, F. Lopez 1-1, J. Kaiser 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Reynolds
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 28247
Special Notes: Rain delay of 32 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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