MLB

Pittsburgh 5, at St. Louis 4

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · Final

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Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO +2)

0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 80

St. Louis Cardinals

77-85 · L4 · #22 (1276 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 91

Busch Stadium III · St. Louis, MO

Attendance: 23,459

Umpires: Willie Traynor [HP], Tripp Gibson [1B], Nick Mahrley [2B], Marvin Hudson [3B]

Pirates edge Cardinals 5‑4 in St. Louis behind Ashcraft

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Interstat) — Braxton Ashcraft pitched five innings and Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday at Busch Stadium III. Ashcraft (14-5) allowed two runs and six hits while striking out three. Mason Montgomery earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth. Matthew Liberatore (5-13) took the loss, allowing three earned runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts. Pittsburgh jumped ahead in the second on Valdez’s home run, scored an unearned run in the third and made it 4-0 on Jared Triolo’s homer… Read more...

Top Statlines

Matthew Liberatore STL 5.2ip 6h 3er 9k
Braxton Ashcraft PIT 5.0ip 6h 2er 3k
Gordon Graceffo STL 2.0ip 1h 0er 3k

Forecasting

ELO Probability PIT 52.6%

Spread PIT -1.5

Projected Score STL 4 PIT 3

Money Line STL -105/PIT -115

Over/Under 8.5 (Over)