Iván Herrera's 3-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning lifts Cardinals
past Pirates
[May 20, 2026]
By JOE HARRIS
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Iván Herrera hit a three-run, walk-off
home run in the bottom of the 10th inning — one of four homers by St.
Louis — as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on
Tuesday night.
Herrera’s 410-foot shot off of Mason Montgomery (1-1) was his first
career walk-off RBI. It is the fifth walk-off win of the season for St.
Louis, which improved to 7-1 in extra-inning games. |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Brandan Bidois pauses after giving up a solo
home run to St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson during the eighth inning
of a baseball game Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff
Roberson) |
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JJ Wetherholt, Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson also homered as
the Cardinals improved to 5-0 this season against their Central
Division rivals.
Gorman hit a pitch from Pirates reliever Evan Sisk 436 feet over
the right-centerfield wall in the sixth inning to give the
Cardinals a 5-4 lead. Burleson led off the eighth with a solo
shot to add to the St. Louis lead.
Spencer Horwitz’s pinch-hit single off Riley O’Brien in the
ninth capped a two-run rally by the Pirates, tying the game at
6.
George Soriano (2-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning for the win.
Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore struck out a career-high
nine, but allowed four runs in the fifth before being pulled
after 4 2/3 innings. He gave up seven hits and walked two.
Wetherholt’s two-run homer off Pirates starter Mitch Keller
broke a scoreless tie in the third. Three of Wetherholt’s nine
career home runs have come against the Pirates.
Burleson singled to lead off the fourth and eventually scored on
a Gorman double play, giving the Cardinals a 3-0 lead.
Brandon Lowe singled and scored on a wild pitch to spark a
four-run Pirates rally in the fifth. Bryan Reynolds’ two-run
double tied the game and Oneil Cruz’s RBI single gave Pittsburgh
a 4-3 lead.
Keller allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings for the Pirates. He
gave up four hits, struck out three and walked one.
Up next
Pirates RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (3-3, 4.40 ERA) will face
Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (3-2, 2.10) on Wednesday.
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