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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 5–4 on Sunday, August 30, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 82-80
at St. Louis Cardinals 4 77-85

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 9 1
  • W: Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)
  • L: Matthew Liberatore (5-13)
  • S: Mason Montgomery

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Jared Triolo (3), Esmerlyn Valdez (16)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. 2–0
Top 3rd Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores. 3–0
Top 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. 4–0
Bottom 5th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd. 4–1
Bottom 5th St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. 4–2
Top 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. 5–2
Bottom 7th St. Louis Cardinals Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores. 5–3
Bottom 7th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores. 5–4

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Jared Triolo SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 .247
Oneil Cruz DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 .263
Bryan Reynolds LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .262
Rafael Flores Jr. C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .251
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .244
Billy Cook CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
Jake Mangum RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .287
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247
Nick Yorke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .206
Totals 36 5 8 4 4 15
Pitcher
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 14-5) 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 71 3.59
Kirby Yates (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.40
Camilo Doval (H, 6) 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 19 4.13
Yohan Ramírez (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.10
Luke Weaver (H, 17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.26
Mason Montgomery (S, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.07

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
Bryan Torres LF 2 1 2 1 1 0 .264
Joshua Báez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Iván Herrera C 5 0 2 2 0 0 .243
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .288
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285
Nolan Gorman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187
José Fermín 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240
Nathan Church CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Ramón Urías 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .151
Thomas Saggese SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .210
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 6
Pitcher
Matthew Liberatore (L, 5-13) 5.2 6 4 3 2 9 2 107 5.41
Ryne Stanek 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.39
Luis Gastelum 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 26 5.04
Gordon Graceffo 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 34 2.90

Game info

Weather
92 degrees, Sunny
Wind
9 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:16 PM
Time of game
2:53
Attendance
23,459
Umpires
Home Plate: Willie Traynor, First Base: Tripp Gibson, Second Base: Nick Mahrley, Third Base: Marvin Hudson

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 30

Matchup Status Details
Miami Marlins 6 at Washington Nationals 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 16 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 Final (10) Game page
Seattle Mariners 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final (11) Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Guardians 11 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 1 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 Final Game page
Houston Astros 6 at New York Mets 3 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 8 at Athletics 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 Final Game page

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