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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — August 30, 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 30, 11:50 AM ETStats updated Oct 14, 3:35 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.701 vs LHP
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Matthew Liberatore
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jared TrioloRSS37.238.307.6093362.6880-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Jared Triolo SS · R.238/.307/.609·3 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small37H-Score
2Oneil CruzLCF74.280.368.85420419.8490-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.849 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small74H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.8243-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.824 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small74H-Score
4Rafael Flores Jr.RC65.264.331.85811163.8090-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.809 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small65H-Score
5Brandon LoweL2B73.260.331.82435656.6120-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.612 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small73H-Score
6Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.232.345.855172871.011111 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand1.011 · 111 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
7Jake MangumSCF40.276.331.6945479.675127 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
8Spencer HorwitzL1B52.244.344.70810451.6081-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.608 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Nick YorkeR3B32.212.284.5631117.57061 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nick Yorke 3B · R.212/.284/.563·1 HRvs hand.570 · 61 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Bryan TorresLLF37.229.309.6404189.672157 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Bryan Torres LF · L.229/.309/.640·4 HRvs hand.672 · 157 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.6971-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small64H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B75.279.343.81626670.939435 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 small75H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.269.327.79329667.769492 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small76H-Score
5Nolan GormanL3B42.184.272.5809302.598253 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score
6José FermínRLF44.248.309.6646370.6051-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.605 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
7Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.671364 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small43H-Score
8Ramón UríasR3B43.151.260.5864100.33560 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Ramón Urías 3B · R.151/.260/.586·4 HRvs hand.335 · 60 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
9Thomas SaggeseRSS47.235.294.6464180.5951-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Thomas Saggese SS · R.235/.294/.646·4 HRvs hand.595 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score