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PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates65-71, 31-39
1–4
FinalBusch Stadium, St. Louis
STL
St. Louis Cardinals68-68, 34-36
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Friday, 08/28/26

🔥 Win Probability

48.4%PIT
Win probability chart
PIT
STL
51.6%STL

Probable Pitchers

PIT
PIT
Pitchers
STL
STL
vs
Kyle Leahy
Kyle LeahySP, #62
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
K. Leahy10-43.131.30126.11271153712

Team Stats

PIT
PIT
STL
STL
Batting
.252AVG.241
.733OPS.699
158HR141
627RBI585
1172H1095
657R600
111SB85
479BB435
Pitching
4.22ERA4.24
1.32WHIP1.34
65W67
70L68
1249K1046
499BB454
134HR134
27SV39
1205.1IP1203.0
Fielding
0.982FP0.989
84E56
204DP190
1061A1264
0PO0

Season Leaders

PIT
PIT
Avg. Per Game
STL
STL
Nick Gonzales
N. Gonzales
.305 AVG.366 OBP.393 SLG

Batting Average

Alec Burleson
A. Burleson
.292 AVG.356 OBP.484 SLG
Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
27 HR.248 AVG80 RBI

Home Runs

Jordan Walker
J. Walker
27 HR.290 AVG97 RBI
Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
80 RBI27 HR.248 AVG

Runs Batted In

Alec Burleson
A. Burleson
99 RBI21 HR.292 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Aug 28
PIT
PIT1
@
STL
STL4
Final
Aug 29
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/29
Aug 30
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/30
Preseason SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Mar 1
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL1
Final
Mar 5
STL
STL3
@
PIT
PIT2
Final
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 6-2
Apr 27
STL
STL4
@
PIT
PIT2
Final
Apr 28
STL
STL11
@
PIT
PIT7
Final
Apr 29
STL
STL5
@
PIT
PIT4
Final
Apr 30
STL
STL10
@
PIT
PIT5
Final
May 19
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL9
Final/10
May 20
PIT
PIT7
@
STL
STL0
Final
May 21
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL2
Final
Aug 28
PIT
PIT1
@
STL
STL4
Final
Aug 29
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/29
Aug 30
PIT
PIT-
@
STL
STL-
8/30
Sep 22
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/22
Sep 23
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/23
Sep 24
STL
STL-
@
PIT
PIT-
9/24

Injury Report

STL
STL
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
E. Pereira
RFLeft HandAug 31
M. Winn
SSLeft ThumbAug 31
A. Pallante
SPRight ElbowSep 1
P. Strzelecki
RPRight ForearmSep 10
B. Jordan
3BLeft AnkleSep 20
PIT
PIT
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
K. Griffin
SSLeft FingerSep 3
R. O'Hearn
RFLeft QuadricepsSep 17
M. Keller
SPRight ArmJan 31
E. Rodriguez
CLeft HipApr 30

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee8451-W3.622
Chicago76598L3.563
St. Louis686816.5W2.500
Pittsburgh657119.5L2.478
Cincinnati647120W2.474

Last 5 Games

PIT
PIT Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/28/26
@
STL
STL
L 4-1
8/26/26
@
SD
SD
L 3-0
8/25/26
@
SD
SD
W 1-0
8/24/26
@
SD
SD
W 3-2 F/12
8/23/26
@
LAD
LAD
L 4-0
STL
STL Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/28/26
vs
PIT
PIT
W 4-1
8/27/26
vs
BAL
BAL
W 7-5
8/26/26
vs
BAL
BAL
L 8-7
8/25/26
vs
BAL
BAL
L 13-1
8/23/26
@
PHI
PHI
L 6-4