PREVIEW Starts 2:15 PM ET · Busch Stadium
August 29, 2026 · NL Cent

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

August 29, 20262:15 PM ETBusch Stadium
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
39-39
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HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
42-34

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · PIT
  • Available 7
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · STL
  • Available 7
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · PIT
4-6 W1 -8 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Pirates and Cardinals staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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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.

Read the full methodology.