MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
02/23/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 13758 - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 9 0
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Flores SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .583 1 2
   c-J. Paulsen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   h-J. Nida 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   k-B. Binion PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 1
   o-L. Castillo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   s-R. Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
R. Boswell LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
   b-D. Valencia LF, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444 0 2
   t-D. Ochoa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
T. Gomez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 1 1
   C. Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-Z. Yocom PH, CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .083 0 0
E. Benavidez RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 0 3
   e-J. Strain PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 1
   i-M. Vargas SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Bunch 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   f-J. Hickam PH, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   p-J. Budge PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2
R. Gruber C 3 1 1 4 0 1 0 .286 1 5
   l-D. Valles LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Christian 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   g-N. Lindley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
   C. Burkey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Lippert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   q-R. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
   R. Nations P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
D. Guzman CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0 1
   m-A. Chavez 1B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
E. Cevallos P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   a-D. Lopez 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 1 2
   j-G. Leal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 1
   n-M. Kunkle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   r-R. Gonzalez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 9 18      
a - D. Lopez substituted for E. Cevallos in the 5th
b - D. Valencia substituted for R. Boswell in the 5th
c - J. Paulsen pinch hit for J. Flores in the 6th
d - Z. Yocom pinch hit for C. Schmidt in the 6th
e - J. Strain pinch hit for E. Benavidez in the 6th
f - J. Hickam pinch hit for J. Bunch in the 6th
g - N. Lindley pinch hit for M. Christian in the 6th
h - J. Nida substituted for J. Paulsen in the 6th
i - M. Vargas substituted for J. Strain in the 6th
j - G. Leal pinch hit for D. Lopez in the 7th
k - B. Binion pinch hit for J. Nida in the 7th
l - D. Valles substituted for R. Gruber in the 7th
m - A. Chavez substituted for D. Guzman in the 7th
n - M. Kunkle substituted for G. Leal in the 7th
o - L. Castillo substituted for B. Binion in the 7th
p - J. Budge pinch hit for J. Hickam in the 8th
q - R. Martinez pinch hit for J. Lippert in the 8th
r - R. Gonzalez pinch hit for M. Kunkle in the 9th
s - R. Nunez pinch hit for L. Castillo in the 9th
t - D. Ochoa pinch hit for D. Valencia in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Gruber (1, 6th Inning off M. Davis, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Flores 2 , J. Paulsen , D. Valencia , J. Bunch , J. Budge , R. Gruber 4 , M. Christian
2-out RBI: R. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Martinez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Paradise 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
   f-T. Temores PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   i-E. Lewis LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
J. Madero CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   b-S. Cooper 3B, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
B. Graham RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .455 2 5
   c-N. Galvan CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 4
N. Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
   g-W. Ciaro 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 0 1
R. Rubio C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 1 3
   d-J. Scott C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 1 3
M. Sanchez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
   h-R. Puentes 2B, SS 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .600 1 4
K. Bogen SS, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 0 2
   j-A. Batista PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   k-B. Humphries 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Sarmiento 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 1 2
   e-B. Green RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
J. Marchisio P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Baesman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   M. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Bryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   l-X. Ju PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .571 1 3
   P. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6 1 6 4      
a - D. Baesman pinch hit for J. Marchisio in the 4th
b - S. Cooper substituted for J. Madero in the 5th
c - N. Galvan substituted for B. Graham in the 5th
d - J. Scott substituted for R. Rubio in the 5th
e - B. Green substituted for N. Sarmiento in the 5th
f - T. Temores pinch hit for K. Paradise in the 5th
g - W. Ciaro substituted for N. Clark in the 6th
h - R. Puentes substituted for M. Sanchez in the 6th
i - E. Lewis substituted for T. Temores in the 6th
j - A. Batista pinch hit for K. Bogen in the 6th
k - B. Humphries substituted for A. Batista in the 7th
l - X. Ju pinch hit for B. Bryan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Madero (1, 1st Inning off E. Cevallos, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Graham (1, 1st Inning off E. Cevallos, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Paradise (1, 2nd Inning off E. Cevallos, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Rubio (1, 3rd Inning off E. Cevallos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Sarmiento (1, 2nd Inning off E. Cevallos, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Puentes (1, 6th Inning off C. Burkey, 1 on, 1 out) , X. Ju (1, 7th Inning off C. Burkey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Paradise 3 , J. Madero 2 , B. Graham 2 , R. Rubio 2 , J. Scott , R. Puentes 4 , N. Sarmiento 4 , X. Ju 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Madero , R. Rubio , M. Sanchez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Paradise (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cevallos 4.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 50 4.50   
C. Schmidt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
C. Burkey L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 27 11.57   
J. Lippert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.70   
R. Nations 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cevallos 40
Batters Faced: E. Cevallos 18, C. Schmidt 3, C. Burkey 6, J. Lippert 3, R. Nations 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cevallos 4-4, C. Schmidt 3-0, C. Burkey 0-2, J. Lippert 0-2, R. Nations 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cevallos 50-35, C. Schmidt 12-8, C. Burkey 27-17, J. Lippert 14-8, R. Nations 9-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Marchisio 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 40 1.29   
M. Davis BS (1) 1.2 4 5 5 2 1 1 43 9.64   
B. Bryan W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.79   
P. Smith H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 9.00   
M. Reed SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marchisio 60
Batters Faced: J. Marchisio 13, M. Davis 11, B. Bryan 5, P. Smith 5, M. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marchisio 1-5, M. Davis 3-1, B. Bryan 1-2, P. Smith 1-1, M. Reed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marchisio 40-30, M. Davis 43-21, B. Bryan 24-12, P. Smith 22-10, M. Reed 21-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Gruber
Ballpark: Spring Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 5000
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