August 29, 2026 · NL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. | PIT 1, STL 0 |
| B3 | Joshua Báez | Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. | PIT 1, STL 1 |
| T4 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. | PIT 2, STL 1 |
| T5 | Rafael Flores Jr. | Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. | PIT 5, STL 1 |
| B6 | José Fermín | José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd. | PIT 5, STL 2 |
| T9 | Nick Gonzales | Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. | PIT 6, STL 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
6
Lake Bachar started for Pirates, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Carmen Mlodzinski took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Lake Bachar
Starter
2.1
28
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Lake Bachar threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 11 39% 1 3 1 4 2 Slider 8 29% 1 1 1 2 3 Curveball 6 21% 0 1 2 2 1 Sweeper 3 11% 0 0 1 2 0 - Evan Sisk Middle 0.1 12 0 0
- Carmen Mlodzinski Reliever 3.1 50 1 2 W inherited 3, stranded 3
- Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 18 0 0 HLD
- Luke Weaver Setup 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
- Mason Montgomery Middle 1.0 14 0 2
Cardinals
HOME
2
Kyle Leahy started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Brycen Mautz took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Kyle Leahy
Starter
3.0
51
1
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Leahy threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 93% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 11 22% 0 1 3 5 2 Changeup 10 20% 1 1 1 5 2 Sweeper 9 18% 1 3 1 2 2 Curveball 8 16% 0 0 2 4 2 Sinker 7 14% 1 2 3 0 1 Slider 6 12% 0 2 0 3 1 - Brycen Mautz Middle 3.0 61 4 8 L
- Cade Winquest Middle 2.0 24 0 2
- Ryan Fernandez Middle 1.0 17 1 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Gonzalez 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .350 | .386 | .736 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .249 | .318 | .474 | .792 | HR (28) |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 | .369 | .421 | .790 | |
| Nick Gonzales DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .307 | .368 | .396 | .764 | 2B |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .350 | .484 | .834 | |
| Jake Mangum RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .344 | .374 | .718 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .314 | .545 | .859 | HR (7) |
| Jared Triolo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .318 | .310 | .628 | |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .260 | .352 | .612 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .343 | .370 | .713 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .357 | .373 | .730 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .353 | .478 | .831 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .345 | .500 | .845 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .371 | .657 | |
| José Fermín 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .307 | .358 | .665 | |
| Thomas Saggese PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .241 | .273 | .514 | |
| Joshua Báez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .224 | .491 | .715 | HR (5) |
| Ramón Urías PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .157 | .268 | .329 | .597 | |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .275 | .326 | .601 | |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .255 | .336 | .591 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Bachar | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3.70 | |
| Evan Sisk | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.55 | |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4.05 | W |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.20 | HLD |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.31 | HLD |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.13 |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 3.13 | |
| Brycen Mautz | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 9.00 | L |
| Cade Winquest | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0.00 | |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.98 |
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.