The St. Louis Cardinals had to battle the last place Pittsburgh Pirates for much of the game on Thursday before staging a late rally for a 4-1 win. Even with the win, Cardinals’ finish the 2025 season series with a 6-7 record against the last-place Pirates, with two of those wins surprisingly coming against Paul Skenes.

Cardinals split series with late rally against Pirates

Needing a win to avoid their second losing streak of at least three games this month, the Cardinals fell behind before even getting a chance to hit yet again. To really nobody’s surprise, the scoring got started when former friend Tommy Pham walloped a “fastball” 440 feet to left with fantasy football season right around the corner. A two-out walk allowed by Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft did nothing to get the Card

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