Burleson hits a game-ending homer as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-6

— Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
Aug 26, 2025, 04:20 am - AP
PIT
STL
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R. O'Brien
win

R. O'Brien2-0

1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
D. Santana
loss

D. Santana4-5

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

PITSTL
1stHorwitz grounded out to shortstop, Simon scored, Reynolds to third.10
2ndChurch hit sacrifice fly to left, Gorman scored.11
3rdReynolds homered to right (432 feet), N. Gonzales scored.31
3rdHorwitz homered to right center (413 feet).41
5thWinn reached on infield single to third, Church scored.42
5thContreras singled to center, Winn scored and Burleson scored.44
5thGorman doubled to center, Contreras scored.45
5thSaggese singled to left, Gorman scored.46
7thN. Gonzales hit sacrifice fly to right, Suwinski scored, Bart to third.56
9thSimon doubled to right, Peguero scored.66
9thBurleson homered to center (409 feet).67
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