Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
Carmen Mlodzinski hadn’t inherited a runner since Aug. 9, 2025. But when he entered the game on Saturday against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Mlodzinski faced a bases-loaded jam in a tie game and Jordan Walker, with his 27 homers and 97 RBIs to boast, at the plate. “I really didn't think too much of it, honestly,” Mlodzinski said. “Just kind of had the idea to go and execute the pitches. … It's definitely been a little bit since I've been thrown into one of those \[situations\
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteSTL -120 · 54% to win
UpsetRun LineSTL -1.5
PIT coveredTotalO/U 8 · 8 scored
PushAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
11Hits3
2Home runs1
4Walks2
13Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases0
134Pitches thrown153
7Pitching strikeouts13
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake MangumRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob GonzalezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Flores Jr.C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick GonzalesDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Yorke3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jared Triolo3B-SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen MlodzinskiP | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory SotoP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake BacharP | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Luke WeaverP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason MontgomeryP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Evan SiskP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |