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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — August 28, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 28, 4:50 PM ETStats updated Oct 12, 4:03 AM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates

82–80 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterQuinn Mathews

HandLHP

L / R bats1 L / 6 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.701 vs LHP

St. Louis Cardinals

77–85 · 4th NL Central

Official

StarterJared Jones

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 4 R

OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Quinn Mathews

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jared TrioloRSS37.238.307.6093362.688No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Jared Triolo SS · R.238/.307/.609·3 HRvs hand.688 · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score

2Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.232.345.855172871.011111 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand1.011 · 111 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.824No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.824 · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score

4Oneil CruzLCF74.280.368.85420419.849No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.849 · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score

5Nick GonzalesR3B55.303.367.7556608.653182 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.653 · 182 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score

6Rafael Flores Jr.RC65.264.331.85811163.809No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.809 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score

7Jake MangumSCF42.276.331.6945479.675127 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score

8Nick YorkeR3B32.212.284.5631117.57061 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Nick Yorke 3B · R.212/.284/.563·1 HRvs hand.570 · 61 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

9Henry DavisRC47.172.272.58510298.370No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Henry Davis C · R.172/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.370 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jared Jones

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1JJ WetherholtL2B64.242.339.70417619.732375 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.732 · 375 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.697No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

3Alec BurlesonL1B79.279.343.81626670.939435 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small79H-Score

4Jordan WalkerRRF76.269.327.79329667.769492 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score

5José FermínRLF44.248.309.6646370.605No MLB historyNo MLB history

5José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.605 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score

6Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.671364 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

7Joshua BáezRLF56.230.278.7887108.613No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Joshua Báez LF · R.230/.278/.788·7 HRvs hand.613 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score

8Nolan GormanL3B42.184.272.5809302.598253 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

8Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score

9Jimmy CrooksLC42.179.255.5915149.569128 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179/.255/.591·5 HRvs hand.569 · 128 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score