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PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates24-24, 11-11
6–2
Final
STL
St. Louis Cardinals28-19, 13-11
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Thursday, 05/21/26

🔥 Win Probability

46.8%PIT
Win probability chart
PIT
STL
53.2%STL

Probable Pitchers

PIT
PIT
Pitchers
STL
STL
Mitch KellerSP, #23
Mitch Keller
vs
Matthew Liberatore
Matthew LiberatoreSP, #32
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
M. Keller4-23.861.0658.14641164
M. Liberatore2-24.701.5551.26043209

Team Stats

PIT
PIT
STL
STL
Batting
.300AVG.281
.716OPS1.035
0HR4
4RBI8
12H9
6R9
0SB0
4BB4
Pitching
8.00ERA5.40
1.44WHIP1.60
0W1
1L0
7K13
4BB4
4HR0
0SV0
9.0IP10.0
Fielding
1.000FP0.949
0E2
3DP5
14A7
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesPIT wins series 2-1
May 19
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL9
Final/10
May 20
PIT
PIT7
@
STL
STL0
Final
May 21
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL2
Final
Preseason SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Mar 1
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL1
Final
Mar 5
STL
STL3
@
PIT
PIT2
Final
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 5-0
Apr 27
STL
STL4
@
PIT
PIT2
Final
Apr 28
STL
STL11
@
PIT
PIT7
Final
Apr 29
STL
STL5
@
PIT
PIT4
Final
Apr 30
STL
STL10
@
PIT
PIT5
Final
May 19
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL9
Final/10
May 20
PIT
PIT7
@
STL
STL0
Final
May 21
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL2
Final
Aug 28
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/28
Aug 29
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/29
Aug 30
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/30
Sep 22
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/22
Sep 23
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/23
Sep 24
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/24

Injury Report

STL
STL
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
N. Church
LF Lower BodyMay 21
I. Henderson
SPLeft ElbowMay 28
L. Nootbaar
LFHeelMay 31
V. Santos
RPUndisclosedMay 31
Z. Thompson
RPLeft ShoulderMay 31
PIT
PIT
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Devenski
RPIllnessMay 24
J. Jones
SPRight ElbowMay 27
J. Bart
CLeft FootMay 28
O. Mosqueda
RPLeft ForearmMay 31
M. Clevinger
RPRight KneeMay 31

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee2918-W3.617
Chicago29211.5L5.580
St. Louis28212L2.571
Pittsburgh26244.5W2.520
Cincinnati26244.5W2.520