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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 29, 5:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
6
6–2
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .749 OPS vs RHP, 6th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
LineupPiratesPittsburgh's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Lake Bachar RHP
Lake Bachar
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.70
49th
WHIP
1.11
40th
K/9
9.25
44th
BB/9
3.70
157th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.48
145th
OPS/R
–
IP
73.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
3
STL
Kyle Leahy RHP
Kyle Leahy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.13
67th
WHIP
1.30
128th
K/9
8.19
94th
BB/9
2.64
67th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.85
64th
OPS/R
–
IP
126.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.44
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bachar allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.30.
·Leahy allows the lower home-run rate: 0.85 vs 1.48 per nine.
·Bachar strikes out 1.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Leahy enters with a 3.13 ERA compared with Bachar's 3.70.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBacharLeahyNote
Career vs opponent7.71 ERA, 2 GS5.06 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Leahy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam26%94.2
Curveball16%83.0
Slider16%89.4
Changeup15%88.6
Sweeper14%84.8
Sinker13%94.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Kyle Leahy)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Lake Bachar)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Leahy (BvP)
1Spencer HorwitzL1B52.70810.734No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon LoweL2B73.82435.9101-for-3Very small sample
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.78917.7790-for-4Very small sample
4Nick GonzalesR3B55.7556.7901-for-2Very small sample
5Oneil CruzLCF74.85420.8582-for-6Very small sample
6Jake MangumSCF42.6945.7001-for-1Very small sample
7Rafael Flores Jr.RC65.85811.800No MLB historyNo history
8Jacob GonzalezLSS41.6387.691No MLB historyNo history
9Jared TrioloRSS37.6093.574No MLB historyNo history
1Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample74H-Score4Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303 / .755 · 6 HRvs hand .790 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample55H-Score5Oneil Cruz CF · L.280 / .854 · 20 HRvs hand .858 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample74H-Score6Jake Mangum CF · S.276 / .694 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score7Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Jared Triolo SS · R.238 / .609 · 3 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Lake Bachar
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bachar (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.7321-for-1Very small sample
2Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.6971-for-4Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9391-for-1Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.7691-for-1Very small sample
5Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.6710-for-2Very small sample
6José FermínRLF44.6646.6050-for-1Very small sample
7Nolan GormanL3B42.5809.598No MLB historyNo history
8Joshua BáezRLF56.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.5690-for-1Very small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample64H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample76H-Score5Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score6José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample44H-Score7Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184 / .580 · 9 HRvs hand .598 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·STLSTL
AVG.253 5th.239 23rd
OPS.734 6th.691 28th
Home runs186 13th167 24th
Runs767 6th720 16th
OBP.330 4th.313 22nd
SLG.404 9th.378 29th
PitchingPITPIT·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs4.26
PITSTL
WHIP1.30vs1.36
PITSTL
K/99.3vs8.0
PITSTL
HR Allowed155vs158
PITSTL
BullpenPITPIT·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.04vs4.28
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.34
no league rank
Saves41vs46
PITSTL
ResultsPITPIT·STLSTL
+3737th
Run differential
+27320th
82–80 Record77–85
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (4–6)
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Lake Bachar (3.70 ERA, 1–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Kyle Leahy (3.13 ERA, 10–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Pirates and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Lake Bachar is at 47; Kyle Leahy is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.