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. Joneswin: St Louis Cardinals logo

Q. Mathewssave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Stanek

Game Recap

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

3
Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run] [1 out]
03
5
Jared 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
8
Joshua 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]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. to pitcher Jared Jones. [2 outs]
00
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