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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — August 29, 2026

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

2:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 29, 12:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 13, 3:36 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
StarterKyle Leahy
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Spencer HorwitzL1B52.244.344.70810451.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
2Brandon LoweL2B73.260.331.82435656.9101-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small73H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.7790-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Nick GonzalesR3B55.303.367.7556608.790390 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
5Oneil CruzLCF74.280.368.85420419.8582-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.858 · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small74H-Score
6Jake MangumSCF42.276.331.6945479.700320 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score
7Rafael Flores Jr.RC65.264.331.85811163.800No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.800 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
8Jacob GonzalezLSS41.220.274.6387227.691No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
9Jared TrioloRSS37.238.307.6093362.574No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jared Triolo SS · R.238/.307/.609·3 HRvs hand.574 · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Lake Bachar
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.242.339.70417619.732375 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.732 · 375 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.6971-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small64H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.279.343.81626670.939435 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small79H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.269.327.79329667.769492 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small76H-Score
5Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.671364 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small43H-Score
6José FermínRLF44.248.309.6646370.6050-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.605 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score
7Nolan GormanL3B42.184.272.5809302.598253 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
8Joshua BáezRLF56.230.278.7887108.613No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Joshua Báez LF · R.230/.278/.788·7 HRvs hand.613 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.179.255.5915149.569128 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179/.255/.591·5 HRvs hand.569 · 128 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score