PIT 6, STL 2 | Aug 29, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 29, 2026•Busch Stadium•87°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Carmen Mlodzinski

LOSS

Brycen Mautz

The Pirates defeated the Cardinals 6-2.

★Rafael Flores Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.

Weather: 87°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 26,265Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Marvin Hudson

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94.4%B

9 missed calls

+17.4% PIT

+0.67 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	6	11	3
STL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Game 823011 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Spencer Horwitz1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.249/.350/.386	105.7	.061	.072
Brandon Lowe2B	3	2	1	1	2	2	.249/.318/.474	94.4	.094	.163
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	1	1	0	1	2	.261/.369/.421	103.2	.234	.214
Nick GonzalesDH	4	0	2	1	1	1	.307/.368/.396	100.4	.487	.575
Oneil CruzCF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.263/.350/.484	102.2	.390	.365
Jake MangumRF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.287/.344/.374	102.9	.471	.441
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	1	1	3	0	2	.234/.314/.545	108.6	.767	.1256
Nick Yorke3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214/.278/.286	-	-	-
Jared TrioloSS	4	0	1	0	0	2	.246/.318/.310	103.4	.226	.216
Bench
Jacob GonzalezSS	4	0	1	1	0	1	.212/.260/.352	83.8	.331	.302
Lake BacharP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	6	11	6	4	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (1st off Leahy, 0 on, 1 out); Jr. (5th off Mautz, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Gonzales

TB:18

RBI:Gonzalez; Lowe; Gonzales; Jr. 3

CS:Gonzales

Team LOB:8

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ WetherholtSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.343/.370	88.3	.119

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lake Bachar	2.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	28-18	89.6	3.70
Evan Sisk	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	12-3	84.5	2.55
Carmen MlodzinskiW	3.1	1	1	0	0	2	0	50-30	89.5	4.05
Gregory SotoH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-11	93.5	3.20
Luke WeaverH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	94.1	2.31
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	98.7	3.13
Totals	9.0	3	2	1	2	7	1	134-78	-	-

HBP:Crooks (by Sisk)

Inherited runners-scored:Mlodzinski 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Bachar 28-18; Sisk 12-3; Mlodzinski 50-30; Soto 18-11; Weaver 12-7; Montgomery 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Bachar 1-4; Sisk 1-0; Mlodzinski 3-8; Soto 1-2; Weaver 1-1; Montgomery 0-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Leahy	3.0	4	1	1	1	3	1	51-32	89.7	3.13

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jake Mangum singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Jake Mangum advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Joshua Báez.

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T7Replay review: Jimmy Crooks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nick Gonzales walks.

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T5Wild pitch by Brycen Mautz

Top 1 • PIT

1-0

Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 94.4 mph💣 364 ftLA: 33°

Bot 3 • STL

1-1

Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 97.3 mph💣 370 ftLA: 32°

Top 4 • PIT

2-1

Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores.

EV: 68.8 mph189 ftLA: 20°

Top 5 • PIT

5-1

Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores.

EV: 108.6 mph💣 434 ftLA: 31°

Bot 6 • STL

5-2

José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd.

EV: 90.5 mph347 ftLA: 27°

Top 9 • PIT

6-2

Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.

EV: 99.5 mph283 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.191/.275/.326	88.2	.049	.052
Jimmy CrooksC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.179/.255/.336	102.5	.378	.651
Kyle LeahyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brycen MautzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade WinquestP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan FernandezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-