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Cardinals Roll Past Pirates, Paul Skenes
Wetherholt and Walker homered in the first inning, and St. Louis scored 30 runs over the four-game series, officials said.
- On Thursday, April 30, 2026, the St. Louis Cardinals completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 victory at PNC Park, with second baseman JJ Wetherholt launching a leadoff home run.
- Facing Pirates ace Paul Skenes, the Cardinals scored early as Wetherholt and Walker homered in the first inning, marking just the second time in Skenes' 62 career starts he surrendered multiple homers in one frame.
- The Cardinals' 14-hit attack included three hits from Alec Burleson, while Nathan Church added a two-run double during a five-run eighth inning that secured the win after Pittsburgh cut the deficit to one.
- Skenes fell to 0-5 against the Cardinals after allowing five runs in five innings, extending Pittsburgh's losing streak to five games and dropping the team to.500 on the season.
- St. Louis returns home to host the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday, while Pittsburgh welcomes NL Central rival Cincinnati for a three-game weekend series.
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PITTSBURGH — The almost maniacal preparation Paul Skenes pours into every start is already the stuff of legend, just two years into his career. Still, even the Pittsburgh Pirates ace knows no matter how his pregame routine goes, he’s never really sure what kind of stuff he’s going to have on a given day until he steps onto the mound and the leadoff hitter steps into the box. Many times, such as last week in Milwaukee, it’s nearly perfect. Then t…
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