August 28, 2026 · NL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Jimmy Crooks | Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores. | PIT 0, STL 2 |
| B4 | Nathan Church | Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. | PIT 0, STL 3 |
| T5 | Jared Triolo | Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd. | PIT 1, STL 3 |
| B8 | Joshua Báez | Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores. | PIT 1, STL 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
1
Jared Jones started for Pirates, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Yohan Ramírez took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Jared Jones
Starter
4.2
86
3
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jared Jones threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 41% 2 4 10 14 5 Slider 29 34% 5 8 3 7 6 Curveball 17 20% 5 4 0 4 4 Changeup 5 6% 0 0 1 3 1 - Evan Sisk Middle 1.1 14 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 6 0 0
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.0 15 1 1
Cardinals
HOME
4
Quinn Mathews started for Cardinals, leaving with a 3–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Quinn Mathews
Starter
5.2
102
1
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Quinn Mathews threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 42 41% 2 11 9 14 6 Slider 27 26% 5 3 2 11 6 Changeup 16 16% 5 1 1 8 1 Curveball 13 13% 2 3 3 5 0 Sinker 4 4% 0 2 0 1 1 - Ryan Fernandez Middle 2.0 26 0 2 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Caleb Ferguson Reliever 0.1 2 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 12 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Crooks HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .261 | .354 | .615 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .357 | .526 | .883 | |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .369 | .422 | .791 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .349 | .486 | .835 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .366 | .393 | .759 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .317 | .521 | .838 | |
| Jake Mangum LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .343 | .373 | .716 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .316 | .469 | .785 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .355 | .392 | .747 | |
| Jared Triolo SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .319 | .311 | .630 | |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .278 | .286 | .564 | |
| Henry Davis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .166 | .263 | .293 | .556 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .345 | .373 | .718 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .358 | .375 | .733 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .353 | .481 | .834 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .348 | .504 | .852 | |
| José Fermín LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .311 | .363 | .674 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .372 | .658 | |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .193 | .278 | .330 | .608 | 2B |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .247 | .326 | .573 | HR (5) |
| Joshua Báez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .163 | .222 | .449 | .671 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Jones | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 4.83 | L |
| Evan Sisk | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.57 | |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.26 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.11 |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Mathews | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 5.03 | W |
| Ryan Fernandez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3.72 | HLD |
| Caleb Ferguson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.18 | HLD |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4.42 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · STL
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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HOME · STL
4-6
W1
-12 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with PIT listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.