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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 82-80
at St. Louis Cardinals 4 77-85

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
  • W: Quinn Mathews (1-2)
  • L: Jared Jones (2-6)
  • S: Ryne Stanek

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Jimmy Crooks (5)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores. 0–2
Bottom 4th St. Louis Cardinals Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. 0–3
Top 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd. 1–3
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores. 1–4

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Jared Triolo SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 .246
Jacob Gonzalez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Bryan Reynolds DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261
Oneil Cruz CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .261
Nick Gonzales 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305
Rafael Flores Jr. C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233
Jake Mangum LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .285
Nick Yorke 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .214
Brandon Lowe 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Henry Davis C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .166
Spencer Horwitz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 11
Pitcher
Jared Jones (L, 2-6) 4.2 7 3 3 1 6 1 86 4.83
Evan Sisk 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.57
Gregory Soto 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.26
Yohan Ramírez 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 3.11

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Iván Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290
Jordan Walker RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 .290
José Fermín LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243
Nathan Church CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .241
Joshua Báez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .163
Ramón Urías 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
Nolan Gorman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .193
Jimmy Crooks C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .174
Totals 33 4 8 3 1 8
Pitcher
Quinn Mathews (W, 1-2) 5.2 5 1 1 1 7 0 102 5.03
Ryan Fernandez (H, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 3.72
Caleb Ferguson (H, 5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.18
Ryne Stanek (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.42

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Clear
Wind
4 mph, In From RF
First pitch
7:17 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
22,964
Umpires
Home Plate: Nick Mahrley, First Base: Marvin Hudson, Second Base: Willie Traynor, Third Base: Tripp Gibson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final (10) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Aug 28

Matchup Status Details
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 2 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 9 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 1 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Angels 3 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 4 at Athletics 3 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 10 at San Francisco Giants 6 Final Game page

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