PIT vs STL — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballBusch Stadium · St. Louis, Missouri

Pittsburgh

Pirates

Final

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Top hitters

PIT

AVG

.278

STL

AVG

.295

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

PIT

Starter

Braxton Ashcraft

Pittsburgh Pirates · 3-2

7.0 IP, ER, 9 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 82nd

2.89 ERA · 65 K · 1.03 WHIP

STL

Starter

Dustin May

St. Louis Cardinals · 3-5

5.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 60th

5.00 ERA · 42 K · 1.43 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

PIT6 R · .316 xBA

STL2 R · .344 xBA

PIT scored more despite the lower team xBA — STL squared more up and had less to show for it.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

PIT win4th in the NL Central, 12½ GB

Looking ahead

The Pirates sit 4th in the NL Central, 12½ games back — losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NL Central, 10½ games back — coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10.
The win pulls the Pirates back to .500 at 47-47.
PIT wins series 2-1.
The Pirates are up next home vs MIL (Jul 10-12).
The Cardinals are up next home vs ATL (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	6	10	0
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0

Statcast

Hardest hit · STL
J. Walker · Groundout
112.2 mph · .370 xBA
Hardest hit · PIT
B. Lowe · Single
103.8 mph · .680 xBA
Longest hit
I. Herrera · Home Run
408 ft · .980 xBA
Best barrel
I. Herrera · Home Run
108.7 mph · .980 xBA
Fastest pitch
W. Dotel · 4-Seam Fastball
100.3 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Braxton Ashcraft
PIT
+26%
Marcell Ozuna
PIT
+15%
Brandon Lowe
PIT
+12%

Scoring summary

Lowe homered to left (342 feet).1st Inning1-0
Herrera homered to left center (408 feet).3rd Inning1-1
Mangum grounded into fielder's choice to second, Griffin scored, Ozuna out at second.4th Inning2-1
Ozuna singled to left, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.6th Inning4-1
Davis homered to left (375 feet).7th Inning5-1
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop, Cruz scored, Lowe to second.7th Inning6-1
Walker singled to left, Herrera scored, Burleson to second.8th Inning6-2

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
O. Cruz	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	20	.257	.324	.455
B. Lowe	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	18	.256	.348	.558
B. Reynolds	0-5	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	14	.244	.372	.378
S. Horwitz	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	19	.277	.384	.431
K. Griffin	1-4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	.278	.331	.407
M. Ozuna	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	15	.187	.280	.310
J. Mangum	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	14	.259	.330	.282
J. Triolo	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.259	.306	.293
H. Davis	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	14	.143	.250	.265

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
B. Ashcraft	7.0	4	1	1	2	9	1	98-68	2.89	98
W. Dotel	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	30-21	2.35	30
M. Montgomery	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.79	8

Win probability

PIT 100%STL 0%

Win probability over timeSTL win %

Biggest swing: Herrera homered to left center (408 feet). (+13% STL)

Team stats

PITSTL

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

PITSTL

7.77%

Barrel%

8.44%

40.6%

Hard-hit%

42.5%

.320

xwOBA

.330

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant