The Scorecard · August 28, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Jimmy Crooks's two-run homer in the third gave St. Louis a lead they held behind five and two-thirds from Quinn Mathews.

Final · St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 · W Quinn Mathews · L Jared Jones · S Ryne Stanek · Plate Nick Mahrley (graded)

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Pirates	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
TrioloJared Triolo SS	3	0	2	1	0	0
GonzalezJacob Gonzalez PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
ReynoldsBryan Reynolds DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
CruzOneil Cruz CF	4	0	2	0	0	2
GonzalesNick Gonzales 2B-3B	3	0	1	0	1	0
FloresRafael Flores Jr. 1B-C	4	0	0	0	0	2
MangumJake Mangum LF	3	1	0	0	0	1
YorkeNick Yorke 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1
LoweBrandon Lowe PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1
DavisHenry Davis C	2	0	0	0	0	1
HorwitzSpencer Horwitz PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	1	6	1	2	11

St. Louis Cardinals	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
WetherholtJJ Wetherholt SS	4	0	0	0	0	2
HerreraIván Herrera DH	4	0	0	0	0	0
BurlesonAlec Burleson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
WalkerJordan Walker RF	4	2	3	0	0	1
FermínJosé Fermín 2B-LF	4	0	2	0	0	1
ChurchNathan Church CF	3	0	0	1	0	0
BáezJoshua Báez LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
UríasRamón Urías 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
GormanNolan Gorman 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1
CrooksJimmy Crooks C	3	1	1	2	0	1
Totals	33	4	8	3	1	8

2B: Báez, Gorman. HR: Crooks.

Pittsburgh Pirates	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
JonesJared JonesL	4.2	7	3	3	1	6	1	86-58
SiskEvan Sisk	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9
SotoGregory Soto	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4
RamírezYohan Ramírez	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15-12

St. Louis Cardinals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S
MathewsQuinn MathewsW	5.2	5	1	1	1	7	102-63
FernandezRyan Fernandez	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	26-16
FergusonCaleb Ferguson	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2
StanekRyne StanekS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-7

The 90.8 mph slider Jared Jones threw to Jimmy Crooks in the third is the pitch that decided it — two runs, and the lead belonged to St. Louis for the rest of the night. Joshua Báez barreled his second double of the season at 109.0 mph off the bat, and for a young hitter still building a season, that is the kind of contact that earns another start. The Pirates committed three errors and left six on base, and six hits only became one run.

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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium · August 28, 2026 · Final: PIT 1, STL 4 · W: Quinn Mathews

First pitch 7:15 PM · Final out 9:50 PM · Time of game 2:35

Umpires — HP Nick Mahrley · 1B Marvin Hudson · 2B Willie Traynor · 3B Tripp Gibson

ABSPIT STL ● won · ✕ lost · ○ in hand

Scored play-by-play by the FVR engine from the official MLB feed — every mark reconciled, or the card refuses to print. Tap any box for the pitches that made the mark.

Pittsburgh Pirates

1R6H3E6LOB

Batter

Jared TrioloSS PIT

PHJacob GonzalezPH/SS PIT

Esmerlyn ValdezRF PIT

Bryan ReynoldsDH PIT

Oneil CruzCF PIT

Nick Gonzales2B/3B PIT

Rafael Flores Jr.1B/C PIT

Jake MangumLF PIT

Nick Yorke3B PIT

PHBrandon LowePH/2B PIT

Henry DavisC PIT

PHSpencer HorwitzPH/1B PIT

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Jared JonesL4.2733168658

Evan Sisk1.100001149

Gregory Soto1.00000064

Yohan Ramírez1.0110011512

St. Louis Cardinals

4R8H0E7LOB

Batter

José Fermín2B/LF STL

→Ramón Urías2B

entered on defense, did not bat

Nolan Gorman3B STL

Jimmy CrooksC STL

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Quinn MathewsW5.25111710263

Ryan Fernandez2.0000122616

Caleb Ferguson0.11000022

Ryne StanekSV1.000002127

Excitement 1.57 of win probability moved, per nine inningsComeback 1.9 — the winner's floor was 52%Biggest swing +0.161 in the 3rd, at leverage 1.9

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6‑3 ground out, shortstop to first

3U put out unassisted

K strikeout · K called (backward)

F8 fly · P6 pop · L7 line (to that fielder)

1B8 hit, with where it went

BB walk · HBP hit by pitch

FC 6 fielder’s choice, fielded by 6

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