Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
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Contreras homer sparks Cardinals over Pirates 6-3
Contreras' fifth home run came off Pirates reliever Chase Shugart, who walked Nolan Arenado after coming in with the bases empty, one out and a 3-2 lead. Jose Barrero, who hit his first homer as a Cardinal earlier, added a bases-loaded ground-rule double off Shugart for a 6-3 lead.
Oneil Cruz beat out a high hopper to Cardinals starter Miles Mikola leading off the first and Bryan Reynolds followed with his fifth home run for a 2-0 lead.
Barrero led off the third with a solo shot off Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski, and Alec Burleson followed with his second homer in as many games to tie it 2-all. Burleson's homer went 435 feet — the longest by a Cardinal this season.
Joey Bart drew a leadoff walk in the fourth and scored on a hit by Adam Frazier to put the Pirates ahead.
Mikolas allowed three runs on four hits in five innings. Gordon Graceffo (2-0) pitched the sixth for the win. Ryan Helsley notched his sixth save.
Mlodzinski allowed four hits and two runs in 4 2/3 innings. Shugart (1-2) gave up four runs on five hits and didn't record an out.
The Cardinals (17-19) swept a doubleheader with the Mets on Sunday after winning two against the Reds on Wednesday.
The Pirates (12-24) have lost five in a row and 8 of 9.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Reynolds struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Cruz to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Cruz singled to left, Frazier to third. |
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9th Inning | Gorski struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Gorski hit for Triolo |
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9th Inning | Pham grounded out to second, Frazier to second. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 159 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 23 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 8.3 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .697 |
| .212 | Secondary Average | .455 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .405 |
| .649 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.102 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.8 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 50.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.30 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .364 |
| 0.80 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .105 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .081 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .121 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 76.3 | MLB Rating | 99.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 22,369 | Capacity:
2025 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago |
22 | 16 | .579 | - | L2 |
| St. Louis |
19 | 19 | .500 | 3 | W5 |
 Milwaukee |
19 | 19 | .500 | 3 | L1 |
 Cincinnati |
18 | 19 | .486 | 3.5 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh |
12 | 26 | .316 | 10 | L7 |