Pirates vs Cardinals Game (Aug 30, 2026)

Final · August 30, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

Busch Stadium

Summary

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

Decisions

WinnerBraxton Ashcraft
LoserMatthew Liberatore
SaveMason Montgomery

Scoring plays

Top 2Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.2-0
Top 3Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.3-0
Top 5Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.4-0
Bot 5Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.4-1
Bot 5Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.4-2
Top 7Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.5-2
Bot 7Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.5-3
Bot 7Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.5-4

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jared TrioloSS	4	1	1	1	1	2	.247
Oneil CruzDH	4	2	1	0	1	1	.263
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.262
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	1	2	.222
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.251
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	1	1	2	0	1	.244
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
Jake MangumRF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.287
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.247
Nick Yorke3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.206
Totals	36	5	8	4	4	15

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Braxton Ashcraft	5.0	6	2	2	1	3	71-50	3.59
Kirby Yates	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	3.40
Camilo Doval	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	19-9	4.13
Yohan Ramírez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.10
Luke Weaver	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-8	2.26
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.07

St. Louis Cardinals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Bryan TorresLF	2	1	2	1	1	0	.264
Joshua BáezPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Iván HerreraC	5	0	2	2	0	0	.243
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.288
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.285
Nolan GormanDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.187
José Fermín2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.240
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.239
Ramón Urías3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	.151
Thomas SaggeseSS	4	2	3	0	0	0	.210
Totals	35	4	9	4	3	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Matthew Liberatore	5.2	6	4	3	2	9	2	107-65	5.41
Ryne Stanek	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	4.39
Luis Gastelum	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	26-11	5.04
Gordon Graceffo	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	34-20	2.90

Game info

Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 23,459
Duration: 2 h 53
Weather: 92 °F, Sunny · wind 9 mph, Out To LF
Umpires: Willie Traynor (Home plate) · Tripp Gibson (First base) · Nick Mahrley (Second base) · Marvin Hudson (Third base)

About this game

Who won Pirates vs Cardinals?

Pirates won 5-4 over Cardinals on Sunday, August 30, 2026.

When was Pirates vs Cardinals played?

On Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 2:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.

Where was Pirates vs Cardinals played?

At Busch Stadium.

Team

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Scoring plays

Top 2Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.2-0

Top 3Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.3-0

Top 5Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.4-0

Bot 5Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.4-1

Bot 5Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.4-2

Top 7Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.5-2

Bot 7Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.5-3

Bot 7Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.5-4

Batters

RBI

AVG

.247

.263

.262

.222

.251

.244

.180

.287

.247

.206

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Braxton Ashcraft

5.0

71-50

3.59

Kirby Yates

1.0

8-6

3.40

Camilo Doval

0.2

19-9

4.13

Yohan Ramírez

0.1

6-4

3.10

Luke Weaver

1.0

10-8

2.26

Mason Montgomery

1.0

11-7

3.07

Batters

RBI

AVG

.264

.167

.243

.288

.285

.187

.240

.239

.151

.210

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Matthew Liberatore

5.2

107-65

5.41

Ryne Stanek

0.1

5-5

4.39

Luis Gastelum

1.0

26-11

5.04

Gordon Graceffo

2.0

34-20

2.90