Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

67-71

5-4

Final

68-70

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Pirates 5-4

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Pirates outscored the Cardinals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Pirates. Ivan Herrera went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Win probability

100%PIT final

PITSTL

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Burleson grounded out to second.
Bot 9th
Herrera popped out to first.
Bot 9th
Báez grounded out to third.
Bot 9th
Montgomery relieved Weaver
Bot 9th
Báez hit for Torres
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Reynolds singled to right.
Top 9th
Cruz struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Triolo grounded out to third.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Saggese grounded out to second.
Bot 8th
Urías struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Church lined out to left.
Bot 8th
Fermín singled to right.
Bot 8th
Weaver relieved Ramírez
Bot 8th
Mangum in right field.
Bot 8th
Cook in center field.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Yorke struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Horwitz grounded out to third.
Top 8th
Mangum grounded out to second.
Top 8th
Graceffo relieved Gastelum
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Gorman flied out to right.

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