Heartbreaking Loss in St. Louis
Well, folks, it was a tough one for our Pittsburgh Pirates today against the St. Louis Cardinals. We started off strong, with Tommy Pham launching a monstrous 440-foot home run in the first inning to give us an early lead. It was an absolute beauty, leaving the outfielders with nothing but grass to look at!
Pitching Dominance Early On
Our pitching was pretty solid through the first several innings, holding the Cardinals scoreless for the first two innings. Nootbaar and Contreras couldn’t get past us in their initial tries, and Nick Gonzales even managed a nice double. But unfortunately, we couldn't capitalize on that early momentum in the second or third innings. The highlight, though, was how effectively we managed to keep Willson Contreras and Nolan Gorman quiet, with Gorman striking out swinging twice.Late-Inning Setbacks
Going into the seventh, the game was still tied at one apiece. That's when things started to unravel for us. Saggese doubled, scoring Winn, and then Jordan Walker delivered the final blow with a crushing homerun. Our guys tried to rally, with Oneil Cruz getting hit by a pitch and stealing second in the eighth, but it wasn’t meant to be. The Cards' bullpen held their ground, finishing us off by the top of the 9th with a 1-4 scoreboard that didn’t reflect our early promise. Tough loss, but we'll get ‘em next time, Buccos! Let's go Bucs!
Scoreboard for Pirates @ Cardinals (August 28th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |