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Pirates 2, Cardinals 5 — May 18, 2021 Recap
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2-5 on May 18, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals on May 18, 2021?
St. Louis Cardinals won 2-5 on May 18, 2021.
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Betting Results
Total
Under
7 / 7.5
Moneyline
Cardinals
-127
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Pirates3.27 ERA3-344.0 IP44 K1.23 WHIP
vs
Cardinals2.04 ERA3-339.2 IP32 K1.56 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Pirates| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Brubaker | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Craig | 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ka'ai Tom | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik González | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Gamel | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pérez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Carlson | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yadier Molina | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmundo Sosa | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Williams | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Gant | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Nogowski | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Box Score — Pitching
Pirates| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT BrubakerL | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 89 |
| Chasen Shreve | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Stratton | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John GantW | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 81 |
| Giovanny GallegosH | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Alex ReyesS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Pirates
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Cardinals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0