Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	6	11	3	8
STL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	7

loss:

B. Mautz(0-1)win: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

C. Mlodzinski(7-6)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- Carmen Mlodzinski hadn’t inherited a runner since Aug. 9, 2025. But when he entered the game on Saturday against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Mlodzinski faced a bases-loaded jam in a tie game and Jordan Walker, with his 27 homers and 97 RBIs to boast, at the...

Scoring Summary

PITSTL

1Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 10
3Joshua Baez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 11
4Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. [1 run] 21
5Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. [3 runs] 51
6Jose Fermin reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. Jose Fermin to 2nd. [1 run] 52
9Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Baez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. [1 run] 62

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Spencer Horwitz1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.249
2Brandon Lowe2B	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	.249
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	1	.261
4Nick GonzalesDH	2	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	.307
5Oneil CruzCF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	4	.263
6Jake MangumRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.287
7Rafael Flores Jr.C	1	4	1	3	2	0	1	3	.234
8Jacob GonzalezSS	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.212
Nick Yorke3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
9Jared Triolo3B-SS	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.246

TOTAL	11	37	6	6	13	4	2	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lake BacharRHP	2.1	1	1	1	2	0	1	28	3.70
Evan SiskLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	2.55
Carmen MlodzinskiRHP	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	0	50	4.05
Gregory SotoLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	3.20
Luke WeaverRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	2.31
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	3.13
TOTAL	9.0	3	2	1	7	2	1	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ WetherholtSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.242
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.242
3Alec Burleson1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.288
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.288
5Nathan ChurchCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241
6Jose Fermin2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.240
7Nolan Gorman3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.191
Thomas SaggesePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182
8Joshua BaezLF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.170
9Jimmy CrooksC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Ramon UriasPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.157
TOTAL	3	33	2	1	7	2	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	3.0	4	1	1	3	1	1	51	3.13
Brycen MautzLHP	3.0	5	4	4	8	1	1	61	9.00
Cade WinquestRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24	0.00
Ryan FernandezRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	17	3.98


TOTAL	9.0	11	6	6	13	4	2	153	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Spencer Horwitz grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Kyle Leahy. [1 out]
00
HOME RUN — Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Bryan Reynolds strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Nick Gonzales flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Ivan Herrera flies out to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

PIT

STL

6Runs2

11Hits3

3Errors1

.297Batting Avg.091

37At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts7

8Left on Base7

18Total Bases7

Game Details

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 26,265 (57.7%)

weather: 87 degrees, cloudy

spread: STL -119

over/under: 8