Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals
8/29/2026, 2:15:00 PM ET · Busch Stadium
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 |
FINALtotal 8.526,265 attendance
Pittsburgh Pirates
65–71 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | @ STL | L 1–4 | 5 | U |
| 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 |
St. Louis Cardinals
68–68 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 | vs PIT | W 4–1 | 5 | U |
| 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 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz | Center Fielder | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .350 | .484 | .834 |
| Spencer Horwitz | First Baseman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .350 | .386 | .736 |
| Bryan Reynolds | Left Fielder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .369 | .421 | .790 |
| Jacob Gonzalez | Shortstop | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .260 | .352 | .612 |
| Jake Mangum | Center Fielder | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .344 | .374 | .718 |
| Jared Triolo | Shortstop | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .246 | .318 | .310 | .628 |
| Nick Gonzales | Third Baseman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .307 | .368 | .396 | .764 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. | Catcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .314 | .545 | .859 |
| Brandon Lowe | Second Baseman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .249 | .318 | .474 | .792 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake BacharGS | Relief Pitcher | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3.70 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | Relief Pitcher | 3.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 4.05 |
| Gregory Soto | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3.20 |
| Luke Weaver | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2.31 |
| Mason Montgomery | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.13 |
| Evan Sisk | Relief Pitcher | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2.55 |
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
| Player | Pos | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt | Second Baseman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .343 | .370 | .713 |
| Jordan Walker | Right Fielder | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .345 | .500 | .845 |
| Jose Fermin | Left Fielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .307 | .358 | .665 |
| Joshua Baez | Left Fielder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .170 | .224 | .491 | .715 |
| Nathan Church | Center Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .371 | .656 |
| Alec Burleson | First Baseman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .353 | .478 | .830 |
| Ivan Herrera | Designated Hitter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .357 | .373 | .731 |
| Nolan Gorman | Third Baseman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .275 | .326 | .600 |
| Jimmy Crooks | Catcher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .255 | .336 | .591 |
| Ramon Urias | Third Baseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .157 | .268 | .329 | .597 |
| Thomas Saggese | Left Fielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .241 | .273 | .514 |
Pitching
| Player | Pos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P | BF | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle LeahyGS | Starting Pitcher | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 3.13 |
| Brycen Mautz | Relief Pitcher | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 15 | 9 |
| Cade Winquest | Relief Pitcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Fernandez | Relief Pitcher | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3.98 |