Pirates vs Cardinals Game (Aug 28, 2026)

Final · August 28, 2026 at 8:15 p.m.

Busch Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
St. Louis CardinalsSTL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	4	8	0

Decisions

WinnerQuinn Mathews
LoserJared Jones
SaveRyne Stanek

Scoring plays

Bot 3Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.0-2
Bot 4Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.0-3
Top 5Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.1-3
Bot 8Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.1-4

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	2	1	0	0	.246
Jacob GonzalezSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.244
Bryan ReynoldsDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.261
Oneil CruzCF	4	0	2	0	0	2	.261
Nick Gonzales3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.305
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.233
Jake MangumLF	3	1	0	0	0	1	.285
Nick Yorke3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.214
Brandon Lowe2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.248
Henry DavisC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.166
Spencer Horwitz1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
Totals	31	1	6	1	2	11

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jared Jones	4.2	7	3	3	1	6	1	86-58	4.83
Evan Sisk	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	2.57
Gregory Soto	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.26
Yohan Ramírez	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15-12	3.11

St. Louis Cardinals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
JJ WetherholtSS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.244
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.243
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.290
Jordan WalkerRF	4	2	3	0	0	1	.290
José FermínLF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.243
Nathan ChurchCF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.241
Joshua BáezLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.163
Ramón Urías2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
Nolan Gorman3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.193
Jimmy CrooksC	3	1	1	2	0	1	.174
Totals	33	4	8	3	1	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Quinn Mathews	5.2	5	1	1	1	7	102-63	5.03
Ryan Fernandez	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	26-16	3.72
Caleb Ferguson	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	5.18
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-7	4.42

Game info

Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 22,964
Duration: 2 h 33
Weather: 82 °F, Clear · wind 4 mph, In From RF
Umpires: Nick Mahrley (Home plate) · Marvin Hudson (First base) · Willie Traynor (Second base) · Tripp Gibson (Third base)

About this game

Who won Pirates vs Cardinals?

Cardinals won 4-1 over Pirates on Friday, August 28, 2026.

When was Pirates vs Cardinals played?

On Friday, August 28, 2026, at 8:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.

Where was Pirates vs Cardinals played?

At Busch Stadium.

Team

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Scoring plays

Bot 3Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.0-2

Bot 4Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.0-3

Top 5Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.1-3

Bot 8Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.1-4

Batters

RBI

AVG

.246

.211

.244

.261

.261

.305

.233

.285

.214

.248

.166

.253

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Jared Jones

4.2

86-58

4.83

Evan Sisk

1.1

14-9

2.57

Gregory Soto

1.0

6-4

3.26

Yohan Ramírez

1.0

15-12

3.11

Batters

RBI

AVG

.244

.243

.290

.290

.243

.241

.163

.159

.193

.174

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Quinn Mathews

5.2

102-63

5.03

Ryan Fernandez

2.0

26-16

3.72

Caleb Ferguson

0.1

2-2

5.18

Ryne Stanek

1.0

12-7

4.42