Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
| 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.
| Batting | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan TorresLF | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .264 | .324 | .400 |
| Ivan HerreraDH | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .243 | .358 | .375 |
| Alec Burleson1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .288 | .353 | .476 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .285 | .343 | .496 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .187 | .270 | .320 |
| Jose FerminLF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .240 | .306 | .356 |
| Nathan ChurchCF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .239 | .283 | .366 |
| Ramon Urias3B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .151 | .267 | .315 |
| Thomas SaggeseSS | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .210 | .264 | .296 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Joshua BaezLF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .220 | .481 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew LiberatoreSP | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 107-65 | 5.41 | 107 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
| Ryne StanekRP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 4.39 | 5 |
| Luis GastelumRP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26-11 | 5.04 | 26 |
| Gordon GraceffoRP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-20 | 2.90 | 34 |
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