Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 30, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	8	0	8
STL	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	9	1	8

loss:

M. Liberatore(5-13)win: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

B. Ashcraft(14-5)save: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

M. Montgomery(7)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- The elephant in the room was so large it could no longer fit in the clubhouse. Pittsburgh’s bullpen accrued a 4.31 ERA from Opening Day through Aug. 3, the day of the Trade Deadline, which ranked 20th in baseball. General manager Ben Cherington promptly kicked the elephant...

Scoring Summary

PITSTL

2Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. [2 runs] 20
3Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramon Urias. Oneil Cruz scores. [1 run] 30
5Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 40
5Ivan Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd. [1 run] 41
5Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Ivan Herrera to 2nd. [1 run] 42
7Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. [1 run] 52
7Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramon Urias scores. [1 run] [1 out] 53
7Ivan Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores. [1 run] 54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jared TrioloSS	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	.247
2Oneil CruzDH	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	.263
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.262
4Rafael Flores Jr.C	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	4	.222
5Brandon Lowe2B	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.251
6Esmerlyn ValdezRF	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	.244
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180
7Jake MangumCF-RF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.287
8Spencer Horwitz1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.247
9Nick Yorke3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.206
TOTAL	8	36	5	4	15	4	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	5.0	6	2	2	3	1	71	3.59
Kirby YatesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	8	3.40
Camilo DovalRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	2	19	4.13
Yohan RamirezRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.10
Luke WeaverRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	10	2.26
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.07
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	6	3	125	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Bryan TorresLF	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.264
Joshua BaezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
2Ivan HerreraC	2	5	0	2	0	0	3	.243
3Alec Burleson1B	1	4	0	1	0	1	3	.288
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	5	.285
5Nolan GormanDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.187
6Jose Fermin2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.240
7Nathan ChurchCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.239
8Ramon Urias3B	0	3	1	0	2	1	1	.151
9Thomas SaggeseSS	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	.210
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	6	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	5.2	6	4	3	9	2	2	107	5.41
Ryne StanekRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	4.39
Luis GastelumRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	26	5.04
Gordon GraceffoRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	34	2.90


TOTAL	9.0	8	5	4	15	4	2	172	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITSTL

TOP 1
WALK — Jared Triolo walks.
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FORCEOUT — Oneil Cruz grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Fermin to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Jared Triolo out at 2nd. Oneil Cruz to 1st. [1 out]
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Oneil Cruz steals (23) 2nd base.
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STRIKEOUT — Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Rafael Flores Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.
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GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out to pitcher Braxton Ashcraft. Bryan Torres to 2nd. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Bryan Torres to 3rd. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

STL

5Runs4

8Hits9

0Errors1

.222Batting Avg.257

36At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks3

2Stolen Bases2

15Strikeouts6

8Left on Base8

16Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 23,459 (51.6%)

weather: 92 degrees, sunny

spread: PIT -124

over/under: 7.5