Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals
8/28/2026, 8:15:00 PM ET · Busch Stadium
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
FINALtotal 7.522,964 attendance
Pittsburgh Pirates
65–70 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-26 | @ SD | L 0–3 | 3 | U |
| 08-25 | @ SD | W 1–0 | 1 | U |
| 08-24 | @ SD | W 3–2 | 5 | U |
| 08-23 | @ LAD | L 0–4 | 4 | U |
| 08-22 | @ LAD | L 3–4 | 7 | U |
St. Louis Cardinals
67–68 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-27 | vs BAL | W 7–5 | 12 | O |
| 08-26 | vs BAL | L 7–8 | 15 | O |
| 08-25 | vs BAL | L 1–13 | 14 | O |
| 08-23 | @ PHI | L 4–6 | 10 | O |
| 08-22 | @ PHI | L 3–12 | 15 | O |
Pittsburgh Pirates
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmerlyn Valdez | Right Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .357 | .526 | .883 |
| Oneil Cruz | Center Fielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .349 | .486 | .835 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | Catcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .317 | .521 | .838 |
| Bryan Reynolds | Left Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .369 | .422 | .791 |
| Jake Mangum | Center Fielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .343 | .373 | .715 |
| Jared Triolo | Shortstop | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .319 | .311 | .630 |
| Nick Gonzales | Third Baseman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .366 | .393 | .759 |
| Henry Davis | Catcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .166 | .263 | .293 | .556 |
| Nick Yorke | Third Baseman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .278 | .286 | .563 |
| Brandon Lowe | Second Baseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .316 | .469 | .785 |
| Jacob Gonzalez | Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .261 | .354 | .615 |
| Spencer Horwitz | First Baseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .355 | .392 | .747 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared JonesGS | Starting Pitcher | 4.20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 23 | 4.83 |
| Evan Sisk | Relief Pitcher | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2.57 |
| Gregory Soto | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.26 |
| Yohan Ramirez | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3.11 |
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | First Baseman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .353 | .481 | .834 |
| Ivan Herrera | Designated Hitter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .358 | .375 | .734 |
| JJ Wetherholt | Second Baseman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .345 | .373 | .719 |
| Jordan Walker | Right Fielder | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .348 | .504 | .851 |
| Jose Fermin | Left Fielder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .311 | .363 | .674 |
| Joshua Baez | Left Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .163 | .222 | .449 | .671 |
| Jimmy Crooks | Catcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .247 | .326 | .572 |
| Nathan Church | Center Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .372 | .658 |
| Nolan Gorman | Third Baseman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .193 | .278 | .330 | .608 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn MathewsGS | Starting Pitcher | 5.20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 23 | 5.03 |
| Ryan Fernandez | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3.72 |
| Ryne Stanek | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4.42 |
| Caleb Ferguson | Relief Pitcher | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.18 |