Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

66-71, 32-39 Away

3rd,2 outs

68-69, 34-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. TorresLF	2-2	0	0	0	.264
I. HerreraC	0-2	0	0	0	.241
A. Burleson1B	0-1	0	0	0	.288
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Burleson grounded out to second, Torres to third.
J. WalkerRF	0-1	0	0	0	.287
N. GormanDH	0-1	0	0	0	.190
J. Fermin2B	0-1	0	0	0	.239
N. ChurchCF	0-1	0	0	0	.241
R. Urias3B	0-1	0	0	0	.155
T. SaggeseSS	1-1	0	0	0	.192

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Liberatore	3.0	4	2	1	6	63-36	5.45

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

2:15 PM, August 30, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

St. Louis, Missouri

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson

B. AshcraftRHP

2.2IP

0ER

0BB

A. Burleson1B

0-1

PITCH COUNT: 39|ON DECK: J. Walker

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.235

.302

.043

.343

.280

.302

.389

.356

.333

ON BASE:1B: Base empty2B: B. Torres3B: T. Saggese

Ball

Slider93 MPH

Ball

Sinker98 MPH

Ball

Four-seam FB98 MPH

Scoring Summary


PIT
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	0
0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	3	1

Inning				PIT	STL
		2nd	Valdez homered to right (355 feet), Lowe scored.	2	0
		3rd	Cruz scored on error, Lowe safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Urías.	3	0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konnor Griffin SS	60-Day IL	Sep 4
Ryan O'Hearn RF	10-Day IL	Sep 18
Mitch Keller SP	60-Day IL	Feb 1
Endy Rodriguez C	10-Day IL	May 1

St. Louis Cardinals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Everson Pereira RF	10-Day IL	Sep 1
Masyn Winn SS	10-Day IL	Sep 1
Andre Pallante SP	15-Day IL	Sep 2
JJ Wetherholt 2B	10-Day IL	Sep 11
Peter Strzelecki RP	15-Day IL	Sep 11

Data is currently unavailable.

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Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(66-71)

(66-71, 32-39 Away)

(66-71)

Braxton Ashcraft

(13-5, 3.59)

-119

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(68-69)

(68-69, 34-37 Home)

(68-69)

Matthew Liberatore

(5-12, 5.44)

u7.5

-102

Note: Odds and lines subject to change.

Pirates
1
Cardinals
4

Game 1

8/28

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 2

8/29

Pirates
Cardinals

Game 3

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	85	51	.625	-	W4
Chicago	77	59	.566	8	W1
St. Louis	68	69	.496	17.5	L1
Pittsburgh	66	71	.482	19.5	W1
Cincinnati	64	72	.471	21	L1

Twins put OF Byron Buxton on 10-day IL with hip impingement

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Yankees rookie SS George Lombard Jr. avoids knee damage

George Lombard Jr. does not have any structural damage in his right knee, but the Yankees rookie shortstop could still end up on the injured list.

Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt goes on IL with wrist tendinitis

The Cardinals have placed rookie infielder JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list with right wrist tendinitis.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

B. AshcraftRHP

A. Burleson1B

Inning