St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, Aug 29, 2026 Box Score

PiratesPittsburgh PiratesPIT

6-2

Final

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

August 29, 2026, 2:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

3-2

Last 5

St. Louis Cardinals

2-3

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Lake Bachar

Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 29, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	66-71	.482	#4	#7	19.5
St. Louis Cardinals	68-69	.496	#3	#6	17.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals

.734

OPS

.691

186

167

767

Runs

720

4.14

ERA

4.26

1.30

WHIP

1.36

1496

Strikeouts by pitchers

1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Rafael Flores Jr.

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Oneil Cruz

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Jared Triolo

7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Mason Montgomery

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Paul Skenes

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Carmen Mlodzinski

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Nathan Church

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Alec Burleson

4 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Blaze Jordan

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Gordon Graceffo

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Quinn Mathews

5.2 IP, 7 SO, 1.59 ERA

Ryan Fernandez

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.80 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Rafael Flores Jr.

Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Brycen Mautz

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Brandon Lowe

Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2: PIT 11 hits, STL 3 hits; PIT 3 errors, STL 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Spencer Horwitz1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	3	2	1	1	2	2	1
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	1	1	0	1	2	0
Nick GonzalesDH	4	0	2	1	1	1	0
Oneil CruzCF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
Jake MangumRF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	1	1	3	0	2	1
Jacob GonzalezSS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Nick Yorke3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Triolo3B/SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Totals	37	6	11	6	4	13	2

3 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 1 hit each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ WetherholtSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iván HerreraDH	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
José Fermín2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Thomas SaggesePH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joshua BáezLF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Jimmy CrooksC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ramón UríasPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	33	2	3	1	2	7	1

Pitching

Carmen Mlodzinski went 3.1 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (2 SO, 0 ER); Kyle Leahy went 3.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lake Bachar	2.1	1	1	1	0	2	1
Evan Sisk	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Carmen Mlodzinski	3.1	1	1	0	0	2	0
Gregory Soto	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Weaver	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy	3.0	4	1	1	1	3	1
Brycen Mautz	3.0	5	4	4	1	8	1
Cade Winquest	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Ryan Fernandez	1.0	2	1	1	1	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

Scoring Summary

T1
Home Run Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 1, STL 0
B3
Home Run Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. PIT 1, STL 1
T4
Single Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. PIT 2, STL 1
T5
Home Run Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. PIT 5, STL 1
B6
Field Error José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd. PIT 5, STL 2
T9
Double Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. PIT 6, STL 2

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Strikeout Ramón Urías strikes out swinging. PIT 6, STL 2
B9
Flyout Joshua Báez flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 6, STL 2
B9
Strikeout Thomas Saggese strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 6, STL 2
T9
Groundout Oneil Cruz grounds out, pitcher Ryan Fernandez to first baseman Alec Burleson. PIT 6, STL 2
T9
Double Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. PIT 6, STL 2
T9
Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. PIT 5, STL 2
T9
Walk Brandon Lowe walks. PIT 5, STL 2
T9
Flyout Spencer Horwitz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 5, STL 2
T9
Flyout Jared Triolo flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 5, STL 2
B8
Strikeout José Fermín strikes out swinging. PIT 5, STL 2
B8
Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, STL 2
B8
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 5, STL 2
T8
Groundout Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. PIT 5, STL 2
T8
Groundout Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. PIT 5, STL 2
T8
Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. PIT 5, STL 2
B7
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, third baseman Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, STL 2
B7
Lineout Iván Herrera lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 5, STL 2
B7
Pop Out JJ Wetherholt pops out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 5, STL 2
B7
Double Jimmy Crooks doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 5, STL 2
T7
Strikeout Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. PIT 5, STL 2
T7
Walk Jimmy Crooks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Gonzales walks. PIT 5, STL 2
T7
Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. PIT 5, STL 2
B6
Pop Out Joshua Báez pops out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 5, STL 2
B6
Pop Out Nolan Gorman pops out to third baseman Jared Triolo. PIT 5, STL 2
B6
Field Error José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd. PIT 5, STL 2
B6
Fielders Choice Nathan Church reaches on a fielder's choice. Jordan Walker to 2nd. Jordan Walker advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 5, STL 1
B6
Field Error Jordan Walker reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 5, STL 1
B6
Pop Out Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Jared Triolo. PIT 5, STL 1
T6
Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. PIT 5, STL 1
T6
Strikeout Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging. PIT 5, STL 1
T6
Strikeout Jared Triolo called out on strikes. PIT 5, STL 1
B5
Lineout Iván Herrera lines out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 5, STL 1
B5
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 5, STL 1
B5
Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 5, STL 1
T5
Strikeout Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging. PIT 5, STL 1
T5
Home Run Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. PIT 5, STL 1
T5
Strikeout Jake Mangum strikes out swinging. PIT 2, STL 1
T5
Single Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. PIT 2, STL 1
T5
Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. PIT 2, STL 1
T5
Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. PIT 2, STL 1
B4
Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 2, STL 1
B4
Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. PIT 2, STL 1
B4
Flyout José Fermín flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 2, STL 1
B4
Single Nathan Church singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 2, STL 1
T4
Strikeout Brandon Lowe strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 2, STL 1
T4
Lineout Spencer Horwitz lines out to left fielder Joshua Báez. PIT 2, STL 1
T4
Single Jared Triolo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jacob Gonzalez to 2nd. PIT 2, STL 1
T4
Single Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. PIT 2, STL 1
T4
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 1, STL 1
T4
Single Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jake Mangum singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Jake Mangum advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Joshua Báez. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Walk Alec Burleson walks. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. Iván Herrera to 2nd. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Walk Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Forceout JJ Wetherholt grounds into a force out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jimmy Crooks out at 2nd. JJ Wetherholt to 1st. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Hit By Pitch Jimmy Crooks hit by pitch. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Home Run Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. PIT 1, STL 1
B3
Flyout Nolan Gorman flies out to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, STL 0
T3
Flyout Oneil Cruz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 1, STL 0
T3
Single Nick Gonzales singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. PIT 1, STL 0
T3
Flyout Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 1, STL 0
T3
Walk Brandon Lowe walks. PIT 1, STL 0
T3
Flyout Spencer Horwitz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 1, STL 0
B2
Strikeout José Fermín strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 1, STL 0
B2
Flyout Nathan Church flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 1, STL 0
B2
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, STL 0
T2
Strikeout Jared Triolo called out on strikes. PIT 1, STL 0
T2
Groundout Jacob Gonzalez grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Jake Mangum to 2nd. PIT 1, STL 0
T2
Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 1, STL 0
T2
Single Jake Mangum singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. PIT 1, STL 0
T2
Single Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. PIT 1, STL 0
B1
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. PIT 1, STL 0
B1
Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 1, STL 0
B1
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, STL 0
T1
Flyout Nick Gonzales flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. PIT 1, STL 0
T1
Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 1, STL 0
T1
Home Run Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 1, STL 0
T1
Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Kyle Leahy. PIT 0, STL 0

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 29, 2026

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