Who are the probable pitchers for St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates?

The listed probable pitchers are Kyle Leahy and Braxton Ashcraft. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

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

Q: What time is St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates?

The listed start time is 6:40 PM ET. Game times are shown in Eastern Time, with browser local-time conversion when UTC data is available.

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Summary

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

St. Louis Cardinals 11 16-13

Final 11-7 Tue, Apr 28 · 6:40 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates 7 16-14

Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateApril 28, 2026

Time6:40 PM ET

VenuePNC Park

SeriesRegular Season · Game 2 of 4

Day/Nightnight

Date Schedule

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Probable Pitchers

STLKyle Leahy

Stats7-4 · ERA 3.86 · 73 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 86.1 IP

PITBraxton Ashcraft

Stats9-3 · ERA 3.24 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 108.1 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365 TV · away · Streaming

SportsNet Pittsburgh TV · home · Streaming

Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan FM · home · Streaming

KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM AM · away · Streaming

How to Use This MLB Game Page

Designed for fans checking a single matchup before or during game day.

Check first pitch and local time

The main time is listed in Eastern Time. A local-time conversion appears when UTC start time data is available.

Confirm the TV channel

The TV and Streaming section shows loaded broadcast labels. Availability can vary by market, provider and subscription.

Compare probable pitchers

Probable pitchers and available season stats are shown for both teams, but assignments can change before first pitch.

Jump to related schedules

Use team links, the date schedule link and same-date games to keep browsing without leaving the MLB schedule tool.

More MLB Games on April 28, 2026

Other games loaded for the same date, with TV listings, probable pitchers and game details.

Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Tue, Apr 28 6:10 PM ET	Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians 1-0	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Rays.TV	TB: Nick Martinez 7-2 · ERA 2.61 · 61 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 100.0 IP CLE: Tanner Bibee 2-9 · ERA 4.06 · 84 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 106.1 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 6:35 PM ET	Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles 3-5	Final	MASN, Space City Home Network	HOU: Kai-Wei Teng 4-6 · ERA 4.36 · 63 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 64.0 IP BAL: Shane Baz 4-9 · ERA 4.21 · 90 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 107.0 IP	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	Details
Tue, Apr 28 6:40 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, SportsNet Pittsburgh	STL: Kyle Leahy 7-4 · ERA 3.86 · 73 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 86.1 IP PIT: Braxton Ashcraft 9-3 · ERA 3.24 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 108.1 IP	PNC Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 6:40 PM ET	San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies 0-7	Final	NBCS BA, NBCSP	SF: Tyler Mahle 1-8 · ERA 5.70 · 69 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 71.0 IP PHI: Jesús Luzardo 7-4 · ERA 3.75 · 125 SO · WHIP 1.27 · 103.1 IP	Citizens Bank Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 6:40 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds 2-7	Final	Reds.TV, Rockies.TV	COL: Kyle Freeland 2-7 · ERA 7.46 · 70 SO · WHIP 1.61 · 82.0 IP CIN: Chase Burns 11-1 · ERA 2.54 · 118 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 102.2 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:07 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays 0-3	Final	NESN+, SN1	BOS: Payton Tolle 5-6 · ERA 3.14 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.07 · 80.1 IP TOR: Trey Yesavage 4-4 · ERA 3.31 · 68 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 73.1 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:10 PM ET	Washington Nationals at New York Mets 0-8	Final	Nationals.TV, SNY	WSH: Zack Littell 7-6 · ERA 5.02 · 52 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 86.0 IP NYM: Clay Holmes 4-4 · ERA 2.39 · 45 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 52.2 IP	Citi Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:15 PM ET	Detroit Tigers at Atlanta Braves 2-5	Final	TBS, BravesVision, Detroit SportsNet	DET: Casey Mize 4-5 · ERA 2.64 · 72 SO · WHIP 0.98 · 71.2 IP ATL: Martín Pérez 6-6 · ERA 3.54 · 62 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 81.1 IP	Truist Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:40 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins 7-1	Final	FOX9 KMSP, Gray Media, Mariners.TV	SEA: Logan Gilbert 7-5 · ERA 3.19 · 114 SO · WHIP 0.95 · 107.1 IP MIN: Joe Ryan 6-5 · ERA 2.85 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 104.1 IP	Target Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:40 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers 2-13	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi Sportsbook, DBACKS.TV	AZ: Merrill Kelly 6-8 · ERA 5.71 · 53 SO · WHIP 1.56 · 86.2 IP MIL: Chad Patrick 5-4 · ERA 3.44 · 59 SO · WHIP 1.20 · 70.2 IP	American Family Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 7:40 PM ET	Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox 2-5	Final	Chicago Sports Network, FanDuel Sports Network West	LAA: José Soriano 8-5 · ERA 3.40 · 115 SO · WHIP 1.28 · 106.0 IP CWS: Davis Martin 9-4 · ERA 3.41 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 100.1 IP	Rate Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 8:05 PM ET	New York Yankees at Texas Rangers 3-2	Final	Amazon Prime Video, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive	NYY: Cam Schlittler 9-5 · ERA 2.01 · 131 SO · WHIP 0.93 · 112.0 IP TEX: Jacob deGrom 7-5 · ERA 3.49 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.01 · 100.2 IP	Globe Life Field	Details
Tue, Apr 28 9:40 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres 8-3	Final	Marquee Sports Network, Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	CHC: Edward Cabrera 5-4 · ERA 5.10 · 65 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 72.1 IP SD: Walker Buehler 5-5 · ERA 5.07 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 87.0 IP	Petco Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 9:40 PM ET	Kansas City Royals at Athletics 4-1	Final	NBCSCA, Royals.TV	KC: Kris Bubic 3-2 · ERA 4.11 · 51 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 50.1 IP ATH: Aaron Civale 5-6 · ERA 5.10 · 54 SO · WHIP 1.58 · 72.1 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Tue, Apr 28 10:10 PM ET	Miami Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia, SportsNet LA	MIA: Janson Junk 3-5 · ERA 4.80 · 43 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 60.0 IP LAD: Shohei Ohtani 8-2 · ERA 1.79 · 95 SO · WHIP 0.95 · 85.2 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details