Pitching control defined the night as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. Quinn Mathews set the tone, and the Cardinals built enough offense around him to keep Pittsburgh at a distance.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Mathews earned the win with a strong outing, limiting the Pirates while piling up strikeouts. Ryan Fernandez, Caleb Ferguson and Ryne Stanek then kept the game in St. Louis' hands, with Stanek recording the save.
The Cardinals took the lead in the third on Jimmy Crooks' homer to right field, which also brought Nolan Gorman home. Nathan Church's sacrifice fly later brought Jordan Walker across, and Joshua Báez reached on a throwing error by Jacob Gonzalez to bring Walker home again.
Pittsburgh's lone scoring play came when Jared Triolo's single brought Jake Mangum home. Jared Jones took the loss as St. Louis made its early advantage hold.
The Cardinals extended their winning streak, while the Pirates' losing streak continued. The game never became a seesaw affair; it remained a controlled pitching performance from start to finish.
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1.
- Jimmy Crooks went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .174 on the season).
- Jordan Walker went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored (batting .290 on the season).
- Jake Mangum went 0-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .285 on the season).
- Quinn Mathews allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 7, to earn the win (1-2) (5.03 ERA).
- Jared Jones allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (2-6) (4.83 ERA).
- Ryne Stanek allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (2) (4.42 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals improved to 68-68 (2 straight wins); Pittsburgh Pirates fell to 65-71 (2 straight losses).