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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

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Busch Stadium · St. Louis

Game flow

Every swing in the score.

The line is the running run differential: above the center favors Pittsburgh Pirates, below favors St. Louis Cardinals. It runs across every plate appearance and is marked by inning along the bottom. Select a scoring marker to jump to the play.

Score differential over the gameA positive differential means Pittsburgh Pirates led; a negative differential means St. Louis Cardinals led.Run differential+40−4123456789
  1. 01top 1: Jared Triolo walks.0–0
  2. 02top 1: Oneil Cruz grounds into a force out, second baseman José Fermín to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Jared Triolo out at 2nd. Oneil Cruz to 1st.0–0
  3. 03top 1: Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.0–0
  4. 04top 1: Rafael Flores Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.0–0
  5. 05bottom 1: Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.0–0
  6. 06bottom 1: Iván Herrera grounds out to pitcher Braxton Ashcraft. Bryan Torres to 2nd.0–0
  7. 07bottom 1: Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Bryan Torres to 3rd.0–0
  8. 08bottom 1: Jordan Walker called out on strikes.0–0
  9. 09top 2: Brandon Lowe doubles (27) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Bryan Torres.0–0
  10. 10top 2: Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.2–0
  11. 11top 2: Jake Mangum singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Matthew Liberatore.2–0
  12. 12top 2: Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging.2–0
  13. 13top 2: Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.2–0
  14. 14top 2: Jared Triolo strikes out swinging.2–0
  15. 15bottom 2: Nolan Gorman grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.2–0
  16. 16bottom 2: José Fermín flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum.2–0
  17. 17bottom 2: Nathan Church flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.2–0
  18. 18top 3: Oneil Cruz doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.2–0
  19. 19top 3: Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.2–0
  20. 20top 3: Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.2–0
  21. 21top 3: Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.3–0
  22. 22top 3: Esmerlyn Valdez grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.3–0
  23. 23bottom 3: Ramón Urías called out on strikes.3–0
  24. 24bottom 3: Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.3–0
  25. 25bottom 3: Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Yorke. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.3–0
  26. 26bottom 3: Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Thomas Saggese to 3rd. Bryan Torres to 2nd.3–0
  27. 27bottom 3: Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum.3–0
  28. 28top 4: Jake Mangum called out on strikes.3–0
  29. 29top 4: Spencer Horwitz flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.3–0
  30. 30top 4: Nick Yorke flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.3–0
  31. 31bottom 4: Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, third baseman Nick Yorke to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.3–0
  32. 32bottom 4: Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez in foul territory.3–0
  33. 33bottom 4: José Fermín strikes out swinging.3–0
  34. 34top 5: Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.4–0
  35. 35top 5: Oneil Cruz flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.4–0
  36. 36top 5: Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.4–0
  37. 37top 5: Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, third baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.4–0
  38. 38top 5: Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.4–0
  39. 39bottom 5: Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.4–0
  40. 40bottom 5: Ramón Urías grounds out sharply, third baseman Nick Yorke to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.4–0
  41. 41bottom 5: Thomas Saggese singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.4–0
  42. 42bottom 5: Bryan Torres walks. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.4–0
  43. 43bottom 5: Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.4–1
  44. 44bottom 5: Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.4–2
  45. 45bottom 5: Jordan Walker pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz in foul territory.4–2
  46. 46top 6: Esmerlyn Valdez lines out to third baseman Ramón Urías.4–2
  47. 47top 6: Jake Mangum called out on strikes.4–2
  48. 48top 6: Spencer Horwitz walks.4–2
  49. 49top 6: Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.4–2
  50. 50bottom 6: Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.4–2
  51. 51bottom 6: José Fermín pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.4–2
  52. 52bottom 6: Nathan Church strikes out swinging.4–2
  53. 53top 7: Jared Triolo called out on strikes.4–2
  54. 54top 7: Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Oneil Cruz walks.4–2
  55. 55top 7: Bryan Reynolds flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.4–2
  56. 56top 7: Rafael Flores Jr. walks.4–2
  57. 57top 7: Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.5–2
  58. 58top 7: Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging.5–2
  59. 59bottom 7: Rafael Flores Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ramón Urías walks.5–2
  60. 60bottom 7: Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías to 3rd.5–2
  61. 61bottom 7: Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.5–3
  62. 62bottom 7: Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.5–4
  63. 63bottom 7: Alec Burleson walks.5–4
  64. 64bottom 7: Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.5–4
  65. 65bottom 7: Nolan Gorman flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.5–4
  66. 66top 8: Jake Mangum grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.5–4
  67. 67top 8: Spencer Horwitz grounds out, third baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson.5–4
  68. 68top 8: Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.5–4
  69. 69bottom 8: José Fermín singles on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum.5–4
  70. 70bottom 8: Nathan Church lines out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.5–4
  71. 71bottom 8: Ramón Urías strikes out swinging.5–4
  72. 72bottom 8: Thomas Saggese grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.5–4
  73. 73top 9: Jared Triolo grounds out, third baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson.5–4
  74. 74top 9: Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.5–4
  75. 75top 9: Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.5–4
  76. 76top 9: Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.5–4
  77. 77bottom 9: Joshua Báez grounds out, third baseman Nick Yorke to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.5–4
  78. 78bottom 9: Iván Herrera pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.5–4
  79. 79bottom 9: Alec Burleson grounds out sharply, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.5–4

Comparison

Side by side.

Final

Key performers

Matthew Liberatore9 K · 5.2 IPBraxton Ashcraft3 K · 5.0 IP
Matchup

Before first pitch.

Probable pitchers and posted lineup context from the matchup card.

Lineups available2026-08-30T18:15:00Z · Final

Pittsburgh Pirates

Probable pitcher: Braxton Ashcraft (R)

#PlayerPosBats
1Jared TrioloSSR
2Oneil CruzDHL
3Bryan ReynoldsLFS
4Rafael Flores Jr.CR
5Brandon Lowe2BL
6Esmerlyn ValdezRFR
7Jake MangumCFS
8Spencer Horwitz1BL
9Nick Yorke3BR

St. Louis Cardinals

Probable pitcher: Matthew Liberatore (L)

#PlayerPosBats
1Bryan TorresLFL
2Ivan HerreraCR
3Alec Burleson1BL
4Jordan WalkerRFR
5Nolan GormanDHL
6Jose Fermin2BR
7Nathan ChurchCFL
8Ramon Urias3BR
9Thomas SaggeseSSR