MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/05/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2573 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (62-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (65-68) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 13 0
Pirates Snatch Late-Game, 4-3 Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates took St. Louis pitcher Drew Rom's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Busch Stadium. The final score had Pittsburgh getting past the Cardinals, 4-3. Rom went 5.1 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 4. David Bednar earned the save for Pittsburgh, his 28th of the year. The Pirates improved their record to 62-71 by beating St. Louis.

Endy Rodriguez came through with a big-time hit for Pittsburgh. The catcher smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We put together a nice win," Rodriguez said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cruz SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .209 14 45
T. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .283 11 56
I. Melendez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 14 52
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 8 28
   a-L. Peguero RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 19
J. Suwinski CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .202 13 38
J. Brannigan LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .235 0 2
E. Rodriguez C 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .224 4 30
K. Hayes 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .320 11 54
M. Mervis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 14 52
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 7 15      
a - L. Peguero substituted for M. Ozuna in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Suwinski (13, 7th Inning off C. Hjerpe, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hayes (11, 7th Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez (4, 9th Inning off N. Robertson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cruz 2 , T. Johnson , J. Suwinski 4 , E. Rodriguez 4 , K. Hayes 5
2-out RBI: K. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz , M. Ozuna , J. Suwinski
GIDP: M. Mervis
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brannigan (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Saggese SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .285 14 59
J. Fabian LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .213 19 51
Z. Gelof 3B 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .231 10 42
N. Gorman 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .237 27 66
Z. Levenson RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .214 2 5
D. Varsho CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .228 19 57
A. Burleson DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .270 0 16
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233 15 33
R. Yeager 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 3 16
Totals 40 3 13 3 1 11 23      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Saggese (36, 1st Inning off C. Rea, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Burleson (11, 2nd Inning off C. Rea, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Gelof (28, 5th Inning off C. Rea, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Varsho (15, 6th Inning off J. McMillon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fabian (19, 3rd Inning off C. Rea, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Saggese 4 , J. Fabian 5 , Z. Gelof 3 , Z. Levenson , D. Varsho 3 , A. Burleson 3 , W. Contreras
2-out RBI: J. Fabian
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Saggese , N. Gorman 2 , Z. Levenson , W. Contreras 2 , R. Yeager
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Saggese (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Yeager-Saggese)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rea 5.1 7 2 2 0 6 1 83 4.01   
J. McMillon 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 6.13   
B. Suter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.38   
C. Mlodzinski W (4-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 3.88   
D. Bednar SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rea 52
Batters Faced: C. Rea 23, J. McMillon 7, B. Suter 1, C. Mlodzinski 6, D. Bednar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rea 5-5, J. McMillon 0-2, B. Suter 0-0, C. Mlodzinski 1-2, D. Bednar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rea 83-58, J. McMillon 18-15, B. Suter 4-3, C. Mlodzinski 20-12, D. Bednar 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Suter 1-0
WP: D. Bednar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rom 5.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 95 3.50   
T. Gott H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.91   
C. Hjerpe H (10) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.00   
G. Canning BS (4) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 28 3.77   
N. Robertson L (1-2), BS (4) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 14 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rom 66
Batters Faced: D. Rom 20, T. Gott 2, C. Hjerpe 3, G. Canning 7, N. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rom 7-5, T. Gott 0-0, C. Hjerpe 0-2, G. Canning 2-1, N. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rom 95-58, T. Gott 7-6, C. Hjerpe 8-7, G. Canning 28-15, N. Robertson 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Drew Rom
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 40622
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