August 30, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

2:15 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, SportsNet PittsburghTV

Busch StadiumVenue

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Pittsburgh Pirates 5 67-71

Final 5-4 Sun, Aug 30 · 2:15 PM ET

St. Louis Cardinals 4 68-70

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	8	0
STL	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	9	1

W: Braxton Ashcraft L: Matthew Liberatore SV: Mason Montgomery

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	PIT R	H	E	Left On Base	STL R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
2nd	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
3rd	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	2
4th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5th	1	2	0	1	2	3	0	2
6th	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
7th	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	2
8th	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9th	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Highlights

Saved YouTube results followed by official MLB recaps, condensed games and key plays.

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Official MLB Valdez, Triolo hit homers in Pirates' win 00:03:13

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Official MLB Condensed Game: PIT@STL - 8/30/26 00:12:07

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Official MLB Esmerlyn Valdez's two-run homer (16) 00:00:29

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Official MLB Jared Triolo's solo homer (3) 00:00:28

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Official MLB Alec Burleson singles to record 100th RBI of season 00:00:25

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's RBI double 00:00:16

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Official MLB Brandon Lowe's RBI single 00:00:13

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Official MLB Brandon Lowe's game-ending sliding play 00:00:22

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Official MLB Yohan Ramírez strands runners with flyout 00:00:10

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Official MLB Braxton Ashcraft fans Jordan Walker, stranding runner 00:00:07

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Official MLB Iván Herrera's RBI single 00:00:24

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Official MLB Field View: Alec Burleson reaches the 100-RBI mark 00:00:14

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateAugust 30, 2026

Time2:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 3 of 3

Day/Nightday

Attendance23,459

Game Duration2h 53m

First Pitch2026-08-30T18:16:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 3, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Probable Pitchers

PITBraxton Ashcraft

Stats14-5 · ERA 3.59 · 164 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 160.1 IP

STLMatthew Liberatore

Stats5-13 · ERA 5.41 · 141 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 134.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365 TV · EN · home · Streaming

SportsNet Pittsburgh TV · EN · away · Streaming

Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan FM · EN · away · Streaming

KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM AM · EN · home · Streaming

WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol) AM · ES · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Top 2 · Home Run2-0

Esmerlyn Valdez homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Esmerlyn Valdez Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore

Top 3 · Field Error3-0

Brandon Lowe reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ramón Urías. Oneil Cruz scores.

RBI: 0 Batter: Brandon Lowe Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore

Top 5 · Home Run4-0

Jared Triolo homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jared Triolo Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore

Bottom 5 · Single4-1

Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Thomas Saggese scores. Bryan Torres to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Iván Herrera Pitcher: Braxton Ashcraft

Bottom 5 · Single4-2

Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Bryan Torres scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Alec Burleson Pitcher: Braxton Ashcraft

Top 7 · Single5-2

Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Brandon Lowe Pitcher: Luis Gastelum

Bottom 7 · Sac Fly5-3

Bryan Torres out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Mangum. Ramón Urías scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Bryan Torres Pitcher: Camilo Doval

Bottom 7 · Double5-4

Iván Herrera doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Thomas Saggese scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Iván Herrera Pitcher: Camilo Doval

Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Jared Triolo#19	SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
2	Oneil Cruz#15	DH	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
3	Bryan Reynolds#10	LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Rafael Flores Jr.#43	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
5	Brandon Lowe#5	2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
6	Esmerlyn Valdez#55	RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0
6	Billy Cook#25	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Jake Mangum#28	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	Spencer Horwitz#2	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Nick Yorke#38	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Braxton Ashcraft#35	5.0	6	2	2	1	3	0	71 / 50
Camilo Doval#75	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	0	19 / 9
Kirby Yates#54	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8 / 6
Luke Weaver#18	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10 / 8
Mason Montgomery#46	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11 / 7
Yohan Ramírez#49	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6 / 4

St. Louis Cardinals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Bryan Torres#39	LF	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1	Joshua Báez#22	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Iván Herrera#48	C	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
3	Alec Burleson#41	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
4	Jordan Walker#18	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Nolan Gorman#16	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	José Fermín#15	2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Nathan Church#27	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Ramón Urías#29	3B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
9	Thomas Saggese#25	SS	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Gordon Graceffo#44	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	34 / 20
Luis Gastelum#72	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	26 / 11
Matthew Liberatore#32	5.2	6	4	3	2	9	2	107 / 65
Ryne Stanek#55	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5 / 5

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Sun, Aug 30 1:35 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees 1-16	Final	NESNYES	BOS: Ranger Suarez 5-4 · ERA 3.64 · 119 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 123.2 IP NYY: Will Warren 9-6 · ERA 4.23 · 133 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 134.0 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Sun, Aug 30 1:35 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves 2-3	Final	BravesVisionRockies.TV	COL: Mason Adams 0-0 · ERA 3.00 · 10 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 9.0 IP ATL: Tyler Mahle 5-10 · ERA 4.25 · 121 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 125.0 IP	Truist Park	Details
Sun, Aug 30 1:37 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays 0-7	Final	Mariners.TVSportsnetTVA Sports	SEA: Logan Gilbert 11-8 · ERA 3.42 · 166 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 160.1 IP TOR: Max Scherzer 2-7 · ERA 6.16 · 46 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 57.0 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Sun, Aug 30 1:40 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays 4-5	Final	Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthRays.TV	SD: Robbie Ray 11-7 · ERA 3.14 · 126 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 149.0 IP TB: Drew Rasmussen 14-5 · ERA 2.95 · 149 SO · WHIP 0.93 · 146.1 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Sun, Aug 30 1:40 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Detroit Tigers 6-1	Final	Detroit SportsNetSportsNet LA	LAD: Tyler Glasnow 4-0 · ERA 2.79 · 62 SO · WHIP 0.81 · 51.2 IP DET: Framber Valdez 8-10 · ERA 4.36 · 116 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 150.2 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Sun, Aug 30 1:40 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 1-11	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveRoyals.TV	KC: Seth Lugo 6-8 · ERA 5.03 · 118 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 154.0 IP CLE: Parker Messick 11-8 · ERA 2.46 · 161 SO · WHIP 1.02 · 161.0 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Sun, Aug 30 2:10 PM ET	Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 1-5	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	CWS: Jordan Hicks 2-2 · ERA 4.54 · 52 SO · WHIP 1.61 · 41.2 IP MIN: Zebby Matthews 9-8 · ERA 4.58 · 93 SO · WHIP 1.26 · 112.0 IP	Target Field	Details
Sun, Aug 30 2:10 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers 7-4	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookRangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	TEX: Kumar Rocker 5-10 · ERA 4.44 · 124 SO · WHIP 1.43 · 129.2 IP MIL: Dustin May 6-9 · ERA 4.69 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 128.2 IP	American Family Field	Details
Sun, Aug 30 2:15 PM ET	Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 5-4	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365SportsNet Pittsburgh	PIT: Braxton Ashcraft 14-5 · ERA 3.59 · 164 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 160.1 IP STL: Matthew Liberatore 5-13 · ERA 5.41 · 141 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 134.2 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
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Sun, Aug 30 4:07 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Angels 5-2	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoNBCSP	PHI: Zack Wheeler 11-5 · ERA 3.31 · 154 SO · WHIP 1.09 · 130.1 IP LAA: Yusei Kikuchi 0-5 · ERA 5.65 · 43 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 43.0 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Sun, Aug 30 7:20 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs 7-5	Final	NBC/Peacock	CIN: Chase Burns 15-3 · ERA 2.79 · 171 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 145.1 IP CHC: Shota Imanaga 8-10 · ERA 4.01 · 148 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 150.1 IP	Wrigley Field	Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals FAQ

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What time is Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals?

The listed start time is 2:15 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals on?

The current TV listing is Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Braxton Ashcraft and Matthew Liberatore. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Busch Stadium.