PIT 5, STL 4 | Aug 30, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 30, 2026•Busch Stadium•92°F, Sunny

PIT

Pirates

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Braxton Ashcraft

LOSS

Matthew Liberatore

SAVE

Mason Montgomery

The Pirates edged the Cardinals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Thomas Saggese3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.

Weather: 92°F, SunnyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 2:53Att: 23,459Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Willie Traynor

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93.5%B

11 missed calls

+29.0% PIT

+0.71 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinPIT Win

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

Game 823010 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jared TrioloSS	4	1	1	1	1	2	.247/.320/.319	104.1	.408	.740
Oneil CruzDH	4	2	1	0	1	1	.263/.351/.484	106.9	.306	.470
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.262/.369/.421	103.7	.564	.671
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	1	2	.222/.308/.519	103.3	.187	.251
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.251/.320/.476	101.5	.491	.616
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180/.196/.240	-	-	-
Jake MangumRF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.287/.343/.373	92.4	.269	.244
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.247/.349/.383	94.9	.101	.114
Nick Yorke3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.206/.268/.275	92.6	.117	.189
Bench
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	1	1	2	0	1	.244/.355/.535	97.6	.334	.384
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	5	8	4	4	15	-	-	-	-

HR:Valdez (2nd off Liberatore, 1 on, 0 out); Triolo (5th off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Lowe; Cruz

TB:16

RBI:Lowe; Triolo; Valdez 2

SB:Cruz 2

Team LOB:8

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joshua BáezPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.220/.481	95.5	.398

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftW	5.0	6	2	2	1	3	71-50	93.2	3.59
Kirby YatesH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	87.8	3.40
Camilo DovalH	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	19-9	96	4.13
Yohan RamírezH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	87.2	3.10
Luke WeaverH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-8	91.9	2.26
Mason MontgomeryS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	96.1	3.07
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	6	125-84	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Ramírez 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Ashcraft 71-50; Yates 8-6; Doval 19-9; Ramírez 6-4; Weaver 10-8; Montgomery 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Ashcraft 7-5; Yates 0-2; Doval 0-1; Ramírez 0-1; Weaver 1-1; Montgomery 2-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreL	5.2	6	4	3	2	9	2	107-65	86.5	5.41

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Oneil Cruz walks.

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B7Replay review: Rafael Flores Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ramón Urías walks.

Top 2 • PIT

2-0

Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 97.6 mph💣 355 ftLA: 33°

Top 3 • PIT

3-0

Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.

EV: 71.2 mph154 ftLA: 60°

Top 5 • PIT

4-0

Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 412 ftLA: 33°

Bot 5 • STL

4-1

Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.

EV: 107.5 mph72 ftLA: 2°

4-2

Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.

EV: 99.9 mph86 ftLA: 4°

Top 7 • PIT

5-2

Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 100.6 mph171 ftLA: 10°

Bot 7 • STL

5-3

Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.

EV: 96.6 mph346 ftLA: 40°

5-4

Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.

EV: 95.4 mph333 ftLA: 25°

Bench
Bryan TorresLF	2	1	2	1	1	0	.264/.324/.400	96.6	.435	.335
Matthew LiberatoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis GastelumP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-