Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 28, 2021
August 28, 2021, 7:05 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021St. Louis CardinalsPittsburgh Pirates
.725
OPS.673
198
HR124
706
Runs609
3.98
ERA5.08
1.30
WHIP1.44
1225
Strikeouts by pitchers1312
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Tommy Edman and Edmundo Sosa led St. Louis Cardinals with 4 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman2B | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt CarpenterPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José RondonPH/3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew KniznerPH/C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Edmundo SosaSS | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam WainwrightP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lars NootbaarPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior FernándezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodi WhitleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
5 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben GamelLF/RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis OviedoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoPH/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B/3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael ChavisRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole TuckerRF/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo2B/3B/P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PérezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven BraultP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle KellerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony BandaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Adam Wainwright went 7.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 0 ER); Steven Brault went 3.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (1 SO, 7 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Adam Wainwright | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Junior Fernández | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Steven Brault | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Keller | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Oviedo | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wilmer Difo | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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