Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals
8/30/2026, 2:15:00 PM ET · Busch Stadium
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
FINALtotal 8.523,459 attendance
Pittsburgh Pirates
66–71 · last 5: 3–2
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-29 | @ STL | W 6–2 | 8 | U |
| 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 |
St. Louis Cardinals
68–69 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-29 | vs PIT | L 2–6 | 8 | U |
| 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 |
Probable pitchers
Expected to throw the bulk of the game.
Braxton Ashcraft
Pittsburgh Pirates · RHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 155.1 | 3.59 | 1.07 | .224 | 25.8% | 9.3 | 1.22 |
| 2026 Away | 14 | 82.2 | 3.59 | 1.05 | .218 | 25.3% | 9.0 | 1.52 |
| 2026 Day | 12 | 73.0 | 3.33 | 1.01 | .218 | 30.8% | 10.8 | 1.11 |
| 2025 | 26 | 69.2 | 2.71 | 1.25 | .235 | 24.3% | 9.2 | 0.39 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 355 | 15 | 24 | .240 | .427 | 8.0% | 44.7% | 28.2% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 268 | 6 | 10 | .217 | .332 | 4.6% | 37.9% | 22.8% |
| 2025 vs LHB | 128 | 1 | 15 | .241 | .339 | 5.1% | 38.0% | 25.8% |
| 2025 vs RHB | 164 | 2 | 9 | .237 | .342 | 4.3% | 38.8% | 23.2% |
Strikeoutso5.5+133
Hits Allowedo5.5+153
Earned Runso2.5+147
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals · LHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 129.0 | 5.44 | 1.47 | .278 | 23.4% | 9.2 | 1.60 |
| 2026 Home | 13 | 63.1 | 5.97 | 1.63 | .303 | 18.8% | 7.7 | 1.85 |
| 2026 Day | 10 | 50.1 | 4.11 | 1.19 | .227 | 21.4% | 8.0 | 1.79 |
| 2025 | 29 | 151.2 | 4.21 | 1.31 | .260 | 18.8% | 7.2 | 1.13 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 138 | 7 | 11 | .290 | .492 | 8.8% | 47.3% | 24.6% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 425 | 16 | 34 | .283 | .461 | 9.3% | 41.0% | 23.1% |
| 2025 vs LHB | 133 | 3 | 13 | .274 | .410 | 5.6% | 31.1% | 21.8% |
| 2025 vs RHB | 515 | 16 | 27 | .265 | .426 | 11.7% | 43.4% | 18.1% |
Pitching Outso16.5+108
Pitcher Walkso1.5-165
Batting orders
Pittsburgh Pirates
Confirmed3 LHB, 4 RHB, 2 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared TrioloR | SS | 284 | 70 | 2 | .246 | .310 | 20.1% | 2.2% | 35.4% | o0.5 +375 |
| 2 | Oneil CruzL | DH | 285 | 75 | 17 | .263 | .484 | 35.3% | 17.4% | 57.6% | o0.5 +155 |
| 3 | Bryan ReynoldsSW | LF | 506 | 132 | 15 | .261 | .421 | 24.3% | 10.9% | 46.7% | o0.5 +1240 |
| 4 | Rafael Flores Jr.R | C | 77 | 18 | 7 | .234 | .545 | 31.4% | 18.0% | 44.0% | — |
| 5 | Brandon LoweL | 2B | 498 | 124 | 28 | .249 | .474 | 30.4% | 11.8% | 45.9% | — |
| 6 | Esmerlyn ValdezR | RF | 213 | 52 | 15 | .244 | .526 | 38.2% | 20.8% | 48.3% | — |
| 7 | Jake MangumSW | CF | 369 | 106 | 4 | .287 | .374 | 20.5% | 2.0% | 27.9% | — |
| 8 | Spencer HorwitzL | 1B | 321 | 80 | 10 | .249 | .386 | 15.6% | 6.7% | 31.3% | — |
| 9 | Nick YorkeR | 3B | 98 | 21 | 1 | .214 | .286 | 21.9% | 5.3% | 44.7% | o0.5 -200 |
St. Louis Cardinals
Confirmed4 LHB, 5 RHB, 0 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan TorresL | LF | 123 | 31 | 4 | .252 | .390 | 20.3% | 4.1% | 27.6% | — |
| 2 | Iván HerreraR | C | 509 | 123 | 14 | .242 | .373 | 19.3% | 5.5% | 40.3% | o0.5 -227 |
| 3 | Alec BurlesonL | 1B | 517 | 149 | 21 | .288 | .478 | 17.0% | 11.1% | 49.5% | o0.5 +525 |
| 4 | Jordan WalkerR | RF | 518 | 149 | 27 | .288 | .500 | 24.4% | 13.5% | 48.2% | — |
| 5 | Nolan GormanL | DH | 215 | 41 | 8 | .191 | .326 | 33.2% | 10.1% | 43.5% | o0.5 +245 |
| 6 | José FermínR | 2B | 271 | 65 | 6 | .240 | .358 | 13.5% | 2.6% | 31.9% | — |
| 7 | Nathan ChurchL | CF | 348 | 84 | 10 | .241 | .371 | 18.7% | 6.3% | 30.1% | o1.5 +140 |
| 8 | Ramón UríasR | 3B | 70 | 11 | 3 | .157 | .329 | 16.9% | 10.3% | 37.9% | o0.5 +133 |
| 9 | Thomas SaggeseR | SS | 77 | 14 | 1 | .182 | .273 | 32.5% | 10.0% | 38.0% | o0.5 +265 |