Pickswise
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates66-71, 32-39
5–4
FinalBusch Stadium, St. Louis
STL
St. Louis Cardinals68-69, 34-37
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Sunday, 08/30/26

🔥 Win Probability

45.6%PIT
Win probability chart
PIT
STL
54.4%STL

Probable Pitchers

PIT
PIT
Pitchers
STL
STL
Braxton AshcraftSP, #35
Braxton Ashcraft
vs
Matthew Liberatore
Matthew LiberatoreSP, #32
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
B. Ashcraft13-53.591.07155.11321613421
M. Liberatore5-125.441.47129.01441324523

Team Stats

PIT
PIT
STL
STL
Batting
.252AVG.240
.733OPS.696
160HR143
634RBI589
1189H1106
664R606
111SB85
485BB438
Pitching
4.19ERA4.23
1.31WHIP1.34
66W68
71L69
1264K1070
502BB460
136HR136
27SV40
1222.1IP1221.0
Fielding
0.981FP0.989
90E57
205DP193
1075A1275
0PO0

Season Leaders

PIT
PIT
Avg. Per Game
STL
STL
Nick Gonzales
N. Gonzales
.307 AVG.368 OBP.396 SLG

Batting Average

Alec Burleson
A. Burleson
.288 AVG.353 OBP.478 SLG
Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
28 HR.249 AVG81 RBI

Home Runs

Jordan Walker
J. Walker
27 HR.288 AVG97 RBI
Brandon Lowe
B. Lowe
81 RBI28 HR.249 AVG

Runs Batted In

Alec Burleson
A. Burleson
99 RBI21 HR.288 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Aug 28
PIT
PIT1
@
STL
STL4
Final
Aug 29
PIT
PIT6
@
STL
STL2
Final
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 6-3
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
PIT6
@
STL
STL2
Final
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
Milwaukee8551-W4.625
Chicago77598W1.566
St. Louis686917.5L1.496
Pittsburgh667119.5W1.482
Cincinnati647221L1.471

Last 5 Games

PIT
PIT Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/29/26
@
STL
STL
W 6-2
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
STL
STL Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
8/29/26
vs
PIT
PIT
L 6-2
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