St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025, 2:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals
.655
OPS.693
117
HR148
583
Runs689
3.76
ERA4.29
1.22
WHIP1.32
1314
Strikeouts by pitchers1209
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
5 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared TrioloPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liover PegueroSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Lars Nootbaar led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarCF/LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan ChurchCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Saggese2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yohel PozoC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Braxton Ashcraft went 5.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 1 ER); Miles Mikolas went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Braxton Ashcraft | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dauri Moreta | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Miles Mikolas | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Kyle Leahy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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