Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

5–4

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Averages

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 18

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 3 of 18

Batting

4.85Runs per game4.42
0.252Batting average0.240
0.329On-base percentage0.315
0.403Slugging percentage0.381
0.733OPS0.696
1.17Home runs per game1.04
8.68Hits per game8.07
160Home runs143
111Stolen bases85

Pitching

4.19ERA4.23
1.31WHIP1.34
9.31Strikeouts per nine7.89
3.70Walks per nine3.39
4.15Runs allowed per game4.19
0.237Opponent batting average0.254
1264Pitching strikeouts1070
41Quality starts47
27Saves40

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	PIT ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7.5	-119	+111
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-120	+110
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-130	+105
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-121	+110
BBetOnline	+1.5	7.5	-123	+112
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	-125	+110
BBetus	+1.5	8	-123	+112
BBovada	+1.5	8	-128	+107
FFanatics	+1.5	8	-130	+110
LLowVig	+1.5	7.5	-123	+112
MMyBookie	+1.5	8	-128	+109

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

Aug 30, 2026

2:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

93°

Lineups

PIT

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
PIT	6th	22nd
STL	18th	19th

Matchup

PITSTL

66-71Record68-69
48.2%Win %49.6%
34-32Home record34-37
32-39Road record34-32
5-5Last 103-7
1Streak-1
+25Run diff-14
21-21Division23-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
PIT	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
STL	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	4

Team Stats

PITStatSTL

5Runs4
8Hits9
0Errors1
2Home runs0
4RBI4
2Stolen bases2
15K (bat)6
6K (pit)15
3BB (pit)4

Player Stats

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	2	0	0	0
Nick Yorke3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oneil CruzCF	4	2	1	0	0	1
Jake MangumCF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jared TrioloSS	4	1	1	1	1	1
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	4	1	1	1	2	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	0	1
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Braxton AshcraftSP	5.0	6	2	2	1	3
Kirby YatesRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Luke WeaverRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Camilo DovalRP	0.2	2	2	2	2	1
Yohan RamirezRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ivan HerreraDH	5	0	2	2	0
Jose FerminLF	4	0	1	0	0
Nolan Gorman3B	4	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	1	1	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0
Thomas SaggeseLF	4	2	3	0	0
Ramon Urias3B	3	1	0	0	1
Bryan TorresLF	2	1	2	1	1
Joshua BaezLF	1	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew LiberatoreSP	5.2	6	4	3	2	9
Gordon GraceffoRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
Luis GastelumRP	1.0	1	1	1	2	2
Ryne StanekRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

93 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Triolo walked.
0-0
Top
Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to second, Triolo out at second.
0-0
Top
Cruz stole second.
0-0
Top
Reynolds struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Flores Jr. flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Torres singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to pitcher, Torres to second.
0-0
Bottom
Burleson grounded out to second, Torres to third.
0-0
Bottom
Walker struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Lowe doubled to left.
0-0
Top
Valdez homered to right (355 feet), Lowe scored.
2-0
Top
Mangum reached on bunt single to pitcher.
2-0
Top
Horwitz struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Yorke struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Triolo struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Gorman grounded out to first.
2-0
Bottom
Fermín flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Church flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Cruz doubled to center.
2-0
Top
Reynolds struck out looking. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
2-0
Top
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Cruz scored on error, Lowe safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Urías.
3-0
Top
Valdez grounded out to shortstop.
3-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Urías struck out looking.
3-0
Bottom
Saggese singled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Torres reached on infield single to third, Saggese to second.
3-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to shortstop, Torres to second, Saggese to third.
3-0
Bottom
Burleson flied out to center.
3-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Mangum struck out looking.
3-0
Top
Horwitz flied out to center.
3-0
Top
Yorke flied out to center.
3-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Walker grounded out to third.
3-0
Bottom
Gorman fouled out to right.
3-0
Bottom
Fermín struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Triolo homered to left (412 feet).
4-0
Top
Cruz flied out to left.
4-0
Top
Reynolds singled to left.
4-0
Top
Flores Jr. grounded out to third, Reynolds to second.
4-0
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
4-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Church grounded out to second.
4-0
Bottom
Urías grounded out to third.
4-0
Bottom
Saggese singled to left.
4-0
Bottom
Torres walked, Saggese to second.
4-0
Bottom
Herrera singled to center, Saggese scored, Torres to second.
4-1
Bottom
Burleson singled to right, Torres scored, Herrera to second.
4-2
Bottom
Walker fouled out to first.
4-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Valdez lined out to third.
4-2
Top
Mangum struck out looking.
4-2
Top
Horwitz walked.
4-2
Top
Stanek relieved Liberatore
4-2
Top
Yorke struck out swinging.
4-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Yates relieved Ashcraft
4-2
Bottom
Gorman flied out to right.
4-2
Bottom
Fermín popped out to second.
4-2
Bottom
Church struck out swinging.
4-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Gastelum relieved Stanek
4-2
Top
Triolo struck out looking.
4-2
Top
Cruz walked. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
4-2
Top
Reynolds flied out to left.
4-2
Top
Cruz stole second.
4-2
Top
Flores Jr. walked.
4-2
Top
Lowe singled to left, Cruz scored, Flores Jr. to second.
5-2
Top
Valdez struck out swinging.
5-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Doval relieved Yates
5-2
Bottom
Urías walked. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld.
5-2
Bottom
Saggese singled to center, Urías to third.
5-2
Bottom
Torres hit sacrifice fly to center, Urías scored.
5-3
Bottom
Herrera doubled to left, Saggese scored.
5-4
Bottom
Burleson walked.
5-4
Bottom
Burleson stole second, Herrera stole third.
5-4
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
5-4
Bottom
Ramírez relieved Doval
5-4
Bottom
Gorman flied out to right.
5-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Graceffo relieved Gastelum
5-4
Top
Mangum grounded out to second.
5-4
Top
Horwitz grounded out to third.
5-4
Top
Yorke struck out swinging.
5-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cook in center field.
5-4
Bottom
Mangum in right field.
5-4
Bottom
Weaver relieved Ramírez
5-4
Bottom
Fermín singled to right.
5-4
Bottom
Church lined out to left.
5-4
Bottom
Urías struck out swinging.
5-4
Bottom
Saggese grounded out to second.
5-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Triolo grounded out to third.
5-4
Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
5-4
Top
Reynolds singled to right.
5-4
Top
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
5-4

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Báez hit for Torres
5-4
Bottom
Montgomery relieved Weaver
5-4
Bottom
Báez grounded out to third.
5-4
Bottom
Herrera popped out to first.
5-4
Bottom
Burleson grounded out to second.
5-4

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Player props

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Konnor Griffin
Home Runs: 1/19 over · last line 0.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Home Runs: 2/19 over · last line 0.5
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Matthew Liberatore
Strikeouts: 9/18 over · last line 5.5
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Oneil Cruz
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Andre Pallante
Outs: 9/17 over · last line 11.5
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Michael McGreevy
Hits Allowed: 9/17 over · last line 4.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Henry Davis
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Leahy
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 2.5
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Bubba Chandler
Hits Allowed: 4/13 over · last line 4.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 in this MLB game at Busch Stadium on Sunday, August 30, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Odds

DraftKings lists the St. Louis Cardinals at STL +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Pittsburgh Pirates -119 and St. Louis Cardinals +111. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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