Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Pirates

65-71

1-4

Final

Cardinals

68-68

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
STL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	X	4

Who won: Cardinals 4-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Pirates 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Jimmy Crooks went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals. Jared Triolo went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Pirates.

Win probability

100%STL final

PITSTL

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Play by play

Top 9th
Mangum struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Gonzales flied out to right.
Top 9th
Stanek relieved Ferguson
Top 9th
Urías at second base.
Top 9th
Fermín in left field.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Gorman struck out swinging.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Walker scored on error
Joshua Baez
Walker scored on error, Báez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Gonzalez.
PIT 1 - 4 STL
Bot 8th
Church grounded out to second, Walker to third.
Bot 8th
Fermín grounded out to pitcher, Walker to second.
Bot 8th
Walker singled to center.
Bot 8th
Ramírez relieved Soto
Bot 8th
Gonzalez at shortstop.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Cruz singled to right, Reynolds hit by batted ball out at second.
Top 8th
Ferguson relieved Fernandez
Top 8th
Reynolds walked.
Top 8th
Valdez flied out to center.
Top 8th
Gonzalez lined out to left.
Top 8th
Gonzalez hit for Triolo
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Burleson grounded out to shortstop.
Bot 7th
Herrera flied out to right.
Bot 7th
Wetherholt grounded out to shortstop.