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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6–2 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 82-80
at St. Louis Cardinals 2 77-85

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1
  • W: Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)
  • L: Brycen Mautz (0-1)

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (28), Rafael Flores Jr. (7)
  • St. Louis Cardinals: Joshua Báez (5)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. 1–1
Top 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. 2–1
Top 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. 5–1
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd. 5–2
Top 9th Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. 6–2

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Spencer Horwitz 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Brandon Lowe 2B 3 2 1 1 2 2 .249
Bryan Reynolds LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .261
Nick Gonzales DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 .307
Oneil Cruz CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .263
Jake Mangum RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .287
Rafael Flores Jr. C 4 1 1 3 0 2 .234
Jacob Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .212
Nick Yorke 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Jared Triolo SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 13
Pitcher
Lake Bachar 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 3.70
Evan Sisk 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.55
Carmen Mlodzinski (W, 7-6) 3.1 1 1 0 0 2 0 50 4.05
Gregory Soto (H, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.20
Luke Weaver (H, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.31
Mason Montgomery 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.13

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Iván Herrera DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242
Alec Burleson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .288
Jordan Walker RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .288
Nathan Church CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241
José Fermín 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Nolan Gorman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .191
Thomas Saggese PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Joshua Báez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .170
Jimmy Crooks C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .179
Ramón Urías PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .157
Totals 33 2 3 1 2 7
Pitcher
Kyle Leahy 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 51 3.13
Brycen Mautz (L, 0-1) 3.0 5 4 4 1 8 1 61 9.00
Cade Winquest 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00
Ryan Fernandez 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 3.98

Game info

Weather
87 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
7 mph, In From RF
First pitch
1:16 PM
Time of game
2:45
Attendance
26,265
Umpires
Home Plate: Marvin Hudson, First Base: Willie Traynor, Second Base: Tripp Gibson, Third Base: Nick Mahrley

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 29

Matchup Status Details
Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 17 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 4 at Washington Nationals 5 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at New York Mets 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 8 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 9 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 5 at Athletics 3 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final (10) Game page

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