August 28, 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.

8:15 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, KMOV-4, 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 1 65-71

Final 1-4 Fri, Aug 28 · 8:15 PM ET

St. Louis Cardinals 4 68-68

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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
STL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	4	8	0

W: Quinn Mathews L: Jared Jones SV: Ryne Stanek

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	0	0	0	0	0
2nd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	1
4th	0	2	0	2	1	3	0	3
5th	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	2
6th	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
7th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8th	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
9th	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Highlights

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Official MLB Quinn Mathews fans seven in first Major League win 00:02:57

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Official MLB Condensed Game: PIT@STL - 8/28/26 00:12:05

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Official MLB Jimmy Crooks' two-run homer (5) 00:00:28

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Official MLB Quinn Mathews fans seven vs. Pirates 00:00:47

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Official MLB Jared Triolo's RBI single 00:00:24

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Official MLB JJ Wetherholt's diving catch 00:00:11

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Official MLB Jared Jones sets down six vs. Cardinals 00:00:40

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Official MLB Jordan Walker scores on a fielding error 00:00:10

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Official MLB Ryne Stanek K's Jake Mangum to secure the save 00:00:21

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Official MLB Nathan Church's sacrifice fly 00:00:20

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateAugust 28, 2026

Time8:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 3

Day/Nightnight

Attendance22,964

Game Duration2h 33m

First Pitch2026-08-29T00:17:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 1, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Probable Pitchers

PITJared Jones

Stats2-6 · ERA 4.83 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.28 · 72.2 IP

STLQuinn Mathews

Stats1-2 · ERA 5.03 · 20 SO · WHIP 1.58 · 19.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

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

KMOV-4 TV · EN · home

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.

Bottom 3 · Home Run0-2

Jimmy Crooks homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Nolan Gorman scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Jimmy Crooks Pitcher: Jared Jones

Bottom 4 · Sac Fly0-3

Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Nathan Church Pitcher: Jared Jones

Top 5 · Single1-3

Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis to 3rd. Jared Triolo to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jared Triolo Pitcher: Quinn Mathews

Bottom 8 · Field Error1-4

Joshua Báez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Jordan Walker scores.

RBI: 0 Batter: Joshua Báez Pitcher: Yohan Ramírez

Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Jared Triolo#19	SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1	Jacob Gonzalez#26	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Esmerlyn Valdez#55	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Bryan Reynolds#10	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	Oneil Cruz#15	CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Nick Gonzales#3	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Rafael Flores Jr.#43	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Jake Mangum#28	LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Nick Yorke#38	3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Brandon Lowe#5	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Henry Davis#32	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Spencer Horwitz#2	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Evan Sisk#48	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14 / 9
Gregory Soto#31	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6 / 4
Jared Jones#17	4.2	7	3	3	1	6	1	86 / 58
Yohan Ramírez#49	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15 / 12

St. Louis Cardinals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	JJ Wetherholt#26	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	Iván Herrera#48	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Alec Burleson#41	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Jordan Walker#18	RF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	José Fermín#15	LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Nathan Church#27	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	Joshua Báez#22	LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Ramón Urías#29	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Nolan Gorman#16	3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Jimmy Crooks#8	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Caleb Ferguson#54	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 / 2
Quinn Mathews#60	5.2	5	1	1	1	7	0	102 / 63
Ryan Fernandez#64	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	26 / 16
Ryne Stanek#55	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12 / 7

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Fri, Aug 28 6:40 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Detroit Tigers 2-1	Final	Detroit SportsNetSportsNet LA	LAD: Tarik Skubal 8-7 · ERA 2.84 · 153 SO · WHIP 0.94 · 126.2 IP DET: Drew Anderson 4-5 · ERA 3.87 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.33 · 86.0 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Fri, Aug 28 6:45 PM ET	Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals 2-9	Final	Fox 5 WTTGGray MediaMarlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia	MIA: Eury Pérez 7-10 · ERA 3.44 · 142 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 130.2 IP WSH: Jackson Kent 1-2 · ERA 5.59 · 17 SO · WHIP 1.71 · 19.1 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:10 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Tampa Bay Rays 4-9	Final	Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthRays.TV	SD: Casey Mize 5-8 · ERA 3.45 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 109.2 IP TB: Shane McClanahan 10-6 · ERA 3.19 · 103 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 113.0 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:10 PM ET	Houston Astros at New York Mets 3-1	Final	SNYSpace City Home Network	HOU: Hunter Brown 4-3 · ERA 3.33 · 86 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 81.0 IP NYM: Christian Scott 4-4 · ERA 3.80 · 113 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 94.2 IP	Citi Field	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:10 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 3-0	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveRoyals.TV	KC: Michael Wacha 8-8 · ERA 3.32 · 136 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 170.2 IP CLE: Tanner Bibee 5-14 · ERA 3.88 · 128 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 162.1 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:15 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays 1-8	Final	Apple TV	SEA: Emerson Hancock 7-8 · ERA 3.57 · 126 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 138.2 IP TOR: Dylan Cease 9-5 · ERA 2.33 · 217 SO · WHIP 1.05 · 150.1 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:15 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees 0-1	Final	Apple TV	BOS: Patrick Sandoval 1-3 · ERA 4.20 · 48 SO · WHIP 1.71 · 45.0 IP NYY: Cam Schlittler 12-6 · ERA 2.09 · 201 SO · WHIP 0.97 · 163.2 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:15 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves 4-6	Final	BravesVisionRockies.TV	COL: Tomoyuki Sugano 12-8 · ERA 5.23 · 75 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 125.2 IP ATL: Grant Holmes 9-5 · ERA 3.71 · 103 SO · WHIP 1.34 · 128.2 IP	Truist Park	Details
Fri, Aug 28 7:40 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers 1-6	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookRangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	TEX: Cody Bradford 0-3 · ERA 3.42 · 13 SO · WHIP 1.52 · 26.1 IP MIL: Logan Henderson 9-2 · ERA 2.48 · 86 SO · WHIP 0.83 · 76.1 IP	American Family Field	Details
Fri, Aug 28 8:10 PM ET	Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins 7-4	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	CWS: Luis Castillo 4-10 · ERA 5.31 · 106 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 122.0 IP MIN: Dean Kremer 2-5 · ERA 5.60 · 61 SO · WHIP 1.26 · 62.2 IP	Target Field	Details
Fri, Aug 28 8:15 PM ET	Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 1-4	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365KMOV-4SportsNet Pittsburgh	PIT: Jared Jones 2-6 · ERA 4.83 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.28 · 72.2 IP STL: Quinn Mathews 1-2 · ERA 5.03 · 20 SO · WHIP 1.58 · 19.2 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
Fri, Aug 28 9:38 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Angels 5-3	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoNBCSP	PHI: Andrew Painter 3-8 · ERA 5.95 · 85 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 98.1 IP LAA: Reid Detmers 4-8 · ERA 3.54 · 174 SO · WHIP 1.07 · 155.0 IP	Angel Stadium	Details
Fri, Aug 28 9:40 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Athletics 4-3	Final	MASNNBCSCA	BAL: Brandon Young 9-3 · ERA 3.38 · 103 SO · WHIP 1.34 · 130.1 IP ATH: Jacob Lopez 5-4 · ERA 4.82 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.46 · 99.0 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Fri, Aug 28 10:15 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants 10-6	Final	DBACKS.TVKNTVNBCS BA	AZ: Kohl Drake 0-1 · ERA 6.53 · 17 SO · WHIP 1.50 · 20.2 IP SF: Blade Tidwell 0-1 · ERA 4.54 · 31 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 37.2 IP	Oracle Park	Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals?

The listed start time is 8:15 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, KMOV-4, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Jared Jones and Quinn Mathews. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Busch Stadium.