St.Louis Cardinals - Pittsburgh Pirates 08-30-2026

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Pittsburgh Pirates

P: Braxton Ashcraft · 3.59 ERA

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Sun, Aug 30

St.Louis Cardinals

P: Matthew Liberatore · 5.44 ERA

Team

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

St.Louis Cardinals

STL

Game Details

• Busch Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Braxton Ashcraft

Pittsburgh Pirates Away

ERA

3.59

WHIP

1.069

K/9

9.33

BB/9

1.97

155.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.70 WHIP —

Matthew Liberatore

St.Louis Cardinals Home

ERA

5.44

WHIP

1.473

K/9

9.21

BB/9

3.14

129.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 5.18 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Pittsburgh Pirates	-125	-1.5 (+140)	O 7.5 (-110)
St.Louis Cardinals	+116	+1.5 (-155)	U 7.5 (-102)

Latest pre-game line · Aug 30

Weather & Conditions

Temp94°F

Wind 9 mphSSE · crossL

Gusts13 mph

Humidity33%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
SSJared Triolo HR	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	.247
DHOneil Cruz 2B	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.263
LFBryan Reynolds	5	0	2	0	0	2	3	.262
CRafael Flores Jr.	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	.222
2BBrandon Lowe 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.251
RFEsmerlyn Valdez HR	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.244
CFBilly Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
RFJake Mangum	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.287
1BSpencer Horwitz	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.247
3BNick Yorke	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.206
Totals	36	5	8	4	4	15	16	—

Away Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 14-5)	5.0	6	2	2	1	3	71-50	3.59
Kirby Yates (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	3.40
Camilo Doval (H, 6)	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	19-9	4.13
Yohan Ramírez (H, 7)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	3.10
Luke Weaver (H, 17)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-8	2.26
Mason Montgomery (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.07
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	6	—	—

Home Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFBryan Torres	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.264
PHJoshua Báez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
CIván Herrera 2B	5	0	2	2	0	0	3	.243
1BAlec Burleson	4	0	1	1	1	0	3	.288
RFJordan Walker	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.285
DHNolan Gorman	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.187
2BJosé Fermín	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.240
CFNathan Church	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.239
3BRamón Urías	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	.151
SSThomas Saggese	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	.210
Totals	35	4	9	4	3	6	16	—

Home Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Matthew Liberatore (L, 5-13)	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
Totals	9.0	8	5	4	4	15	2	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T2	2–0	Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.
T3	3–0	Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.
T5	4–0	Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.
B5	4–1	Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.
B5	4–2	Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
T7	5–2	Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.
B7	5–3	Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.
B7	5–4	Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.

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