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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBAugust 28, 2026Busch Stadium

PiratesPittsburghPIT65-71

Pirates 1, Cardinals 4

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon68-68
Score by inning
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PIT000010000163
STL00210001–480

W Quinn MathewsL Jared JonesSV Ryne Stanek

Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1 as Quinn Mathews gets his first MLB winQuinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jared Triolo lines out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez lines out sharply to left fielder Joshua Báez.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Bot 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes.
  2.  Iván Herrera grounds out, first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. to pitcher Jared Jones.
  3.  Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz.

Top 2nd

  1.  Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.
  2.  Nick Gonzales walks.
  3.  Rafael Flores Jr. grounds into a double play, third baseman Nolan Gorman to second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Rafael Flores Jr. out at 1st.STL 55%

Bot 2nd

  1.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  2.  José Fermín called out on strikes.
  3.  Nathan Church bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Jared Jones to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jake Mangum lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.
  3.  Henry Davis strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Joshua Báez flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Nolan Gorman doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Nolan Gorman advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz.STL 62%
  3.  Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.STL 77%
  4.  JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.
  5.  Iván Herrera reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jared Triolo.
  6.  Alec Burleson flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.

Top 4th

  1.  Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.STL 71%
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds lines out to left fielder Joshua Báez.
  4.  Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker, deflected by first baseman Alec Burleson. Jared Triolo to 3rd.
  5.  Nick Gonzales lines out to shortstop JJ Wetherholt.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jordan Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jake Mangum.
  2.  José Fermín singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
  3.  Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.
  4.  Joshua Báez doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín to 3rd.
  5.  Nolan Gorman walks.
  6.  Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging.
  7.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, pitcher Jared Jones to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

Top 5th

  1.  Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Jake Mangum hit by pitch.
  3.  Nick Yorke singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jake Mangum to 2nd.
  4.  Henry Davis grounds into a force out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to second baseman José Fermín. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Henry Davis to 1st.
  5.  Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.STL 76%
  6.  Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.STL 82%

Bot 5th

  1.  Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
  2.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  4.  José Fermín singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
  5.  Nathan Church grounds out, pitcher Evan Sisk to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.

Top 6th

  1.  Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.
  2.  Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nick Gonzales singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez.
  4.  Rafael Flores Jr. called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Joshua Báez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum.
  3.  Jimmy Crooks lines out to shortstop Jared Triolo.

Top 7th

  1.  Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.
  3.  Spencer Horwitz lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.

Bot 7th

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2.  Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Top 8th

  1.  Jacob Gonzalez lines out to left fielder Joshua Báez.
  2.  Esmerlyn Valdez flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Bryan Reynolds walks.
  4.  Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, second baseman José Fermín unassisted.

Bot 8th

  1.  Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2.  Pirates challenged (pitch result): José Fermín hit by pitch. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
  3.  Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
  4.  Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.STL 97%
  5.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jake Mangum strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  PIT 0, STL 2Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.STL 77%

Bot 4th

  1.  PIT 0, STL 3Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.

Top 5th

  1.  PIT 1, STL 3Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.STL 76%

Bot 8th

  1.  PIT 1, STL 4Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.STL 97%

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · PIT 0–2 STL

Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 77%STL +15 pts

Game leaders

PiratesPittsburgh

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jared Triolo SS3021000.246
Jacob Gonzalez SS1000000.211
Esmerlyn Valdez RF4000002.244
Bryan Reynolds DH3000011.261
Oneil Cruz CF4020002.261
Nick Gonzales 3B3010010.305
Rafael Flores Jr. C4000002.233
Jake Mangum LF3100001.285
Nick Yorke 3B2010001.214
Brandon Lowe 2B1000001.248
Henry Davis C2000001.166
Spencer Horwitz 1B1000000.253
Totals311610211

RBI: Triolo.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Jared Jones L4.273316864.83
Evan Sisk1.100001142.57
Gregory Soto1.00000063.26
Yohan Ramírez1.011001153.11

Video

0:04Breaking down Quinn Mathews' pitches0:08Bench availability for St. Louis, August 28 vs Pirates0:11Fielding alignment for Pittsburgh, August 28 vs Cardinals0:10Starting lineups for Pirates at Cardinals - August 28, 2026
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