Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Jones(2-6)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

Q. Mathews(1-2)save: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Stanek(2)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- Though Cardinals No. 8 prospect Quinn Mathews had gotten his feet wet at the big league level with a few starts over the past several weeks, Friday night at Busch Stadium was his first chance to pitch in front of the home crowd....

Scoring Summary

PITSTL

3Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores. [2 runs] 02
4Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run] [1 out] 03
5Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Baez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd. [1 run] 13
8Joshua Baez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run] 14

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jared TrioloSS	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	.246
Jacob GonzalezPH-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211
2Esmerlyn ValdezRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.244
3Bryan ReynoldsDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.261
4Oneil CruzCF	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	.261
5Nick Gonzales2B-3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	.305
6Rafael Flores Jr.1B-C	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.233
7Jake MangumLF	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.285
8Nick Yorke3B	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.214
Brandon LowePH-2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.248
9Henry DavisC	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.166
Spencer HorwitzPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
TOTAL	6	31	1	1	11	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jared JonesRHP	4.2	7	3	3	6	1	1	86	4.83
Evan SiskLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.57
Gregory SotoLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.26
Yohan RamirezRHP	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	15	3.11
TOTAL	8.0	8	4	3	8	1	1	121	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ WetherholtSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.244
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
3Alec Burleson1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.290
4Jordan WalkerRF	3	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.290
5Jose Fermin2B-LF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.243
6Nathan ChurchCF	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	.241
7Joshua BaezLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.163
Ramon Urias2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
8Nolan Gorman3B	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.193
9Jimmy CrooksC	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	.174


TOTAL	8	33	4	3	8	1	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Quinn MathewsLHP	5.2	5	1	1	7	1	102	5.03
Ryan FernandezRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	26	3.72
Caleb FergusonLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5.18
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	4.42
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	11	2	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITSTL

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Jared Triolo lines out to center fielder Nathan Church. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Esmerlyn Valdez lines out sharply to left fielder Joshua Baez. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. to pitcher Jared Jones. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

STL

1Runs4

6Hits8

3Errors0

.194Batting Avg.242

31At Bats33

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

1Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts8

6Left on Base7

6Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, August 28, 2026 · 8:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 22,964 (50.5%)

weather: 82 degrees, clear

spread: PIT -111

over/under: 7.5