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 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Ferguson | Cutter | 1 | 86.2 | 2613 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 105.4 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 91.3 | 2218 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Evan Sisk | Sweeper | 4 | 82.7 | 2245 | 75% | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 91.1 | 2026 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 99.4 | |
| Curveball | 3 | 78.8 | 2281 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 87.9 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 91.4 | 2056 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 91.7 | |
| Changeup | 1 | 85 | 2110 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Gregory Soto | Sinker | 5 | 96.3 | 2282 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 89.4 |
| Slider | 1 | 83.9 | 2618 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 90.8 | |
| Jared Jones | 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | 98.2 | 2547 | 60% | 2 | 5 | 100.4 |
| Slider | 29 | 90.2 | 2760 | 76% | 5 | 6 | 90.5 | |
| Curveball | 17 | 86.3 | 3009 | 76% | 5 | 4 | 68.4 | |
| Changeup | 5 | 92.8 | 1567 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 104.5 | |
| Quinn Mathews | 4-Seam Fastball | 42 | 93.7 | 2279 | 67% | 2 | 6 | 95.5 |
| Slider | 27 | 84.7 | 2372 | 59% | 5 | 6 | 91.7 | |
| Changeup | 16 | 83.5 | 1409 | 50% | 5 | 1 | 88.5 | |
| Curveball | 13 | 76.1 | 2539 | 62% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 4 | 93.6 | 2295 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 91.4 | |
| Ryan Fernandez | Slider | 12 | 88 | 2507 | 58% | 2 | 2 | 84.7 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 95.3 | 2137 | 70% | 0 | 2 | 90.1 | |
| Cutter | 3 | 93 | 2161 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 88.8 | 1509 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Ryne Stanek | 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 97.9 | 2278 | 75% | 3 | 1 | 78.7 |
| Sinker | 2 | 95.8 | 2192 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 1 | 88.3 | 2383 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 91.4 | 1449 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Yohan Ramirez | Sweeper | 10 | 82.4 | 2671 | 80% | 0 | 3 | 66.4 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 96.8 | 2419 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 2 | 95.3 | 2264 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 99.4 |