Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals — Aug 29, 2026

MLB Busch Stadium, St. Louis·August 29, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 66-71, 32-39 Away
6
Final
2
St. Louis Cardinals STL 68-69, 34-37 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 3
STL 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1
Umpires HP Marvin Hudson 1B Willie Traynor 2B Tripp Gibson 3B Nick Mahrley
Leaders
Hits
N.
N. Gonzales 3B PIT
2 H
N.
N. Church CF STL
1 H
Home Runs
B.
B. Lowe 2B PIT
1 HR
J. Báez LF STL
1 HR
RBI
R. Flores Jr. C PIT
3 RBI
J. Báez LF STL
1 RBI
Batting
Pirates
Cardinals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Pirates
Cardinals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 9th 1 - 0 6 - 2
2B RBI Nick Gonzales Nick Gonzales doubles to left field. Bryan Reynolds to third. Brandon Lowe scores.
6 - 2
Bot 6th 0 - 1 5 - 2
5 - 2
José Fermín José Fermín reaches on error to deep center field, advances to 2nd. Nathan Church to third. Jordan Walker scores. Fielding error by Oneil Cruz. RBI E
Top 5th 3 - 0 5 - 1
HR RBI 3 Rafael Flores Jr. Rafael Flores homers to center field. Oneil Cruz scores. Bryan Reynolds scores.
5 - 1
Top 4th 1 - 0 2 - 1
RBI Jacob Gonzalez Jacob Gonzalez singles to shallow center field. Jake Mangum scores.
2 - 1
Bot 3rd 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Joshua Báez Joshua Báez homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
HR RBI Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe homers to right field.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: PIT +4 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Pirates
Cardinals
Batting
11 Hits 3
6 Runs 2
2 Home Runs 1
6 RBI 1
13 Strikeouts 7
4 Walks 2
1 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
19 Left on Base 16
Pitching
2 Runs Allowed 6
1 Earned Runs 6
3 Hits Allowed 11
7 Strikeouts 13
2 Walks 4
1 HR Allowed 2
36 Batters Faced 41
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
5 Assists 6
Head-to-Head
Series tied 2-2
Final
Pirates
1
Cardinals
4
Final
Pirates
6
Cardinals
2
Final
Pirates
7
Cardinals
0
Final/OT
Pirates
6
Cardinals
9
Highlights
Pirates 6 - 2 Cardinals
August 29, 2026
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, US · 45,494 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
6:15 pm