Pirates
August 30, 2026
Final
PIT
67-71
4
STL
68-70
| 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 (14-5)
L
Matthew Liberatore (5-13)
SV
Mason Montgomery (7)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Triolo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .247 | .639 |
| Oneil Cruz DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .835 |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .262 | .790 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .222 | .827 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .796 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 | .890 |
| Billy Cook CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .436 |
| Jake Mangum RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 | .716 |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .732 |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .206 | .543 |
BATTING
2B: Lowe, B (27, Liberatore); Cruz, O (11, Liberatore).
HR: Valdez, Es (16, 2nd inning off Liberatore, 1 on, 0 out); Triolo (3, 5th inning off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cruz, O 2; Lowe, B 3; Mangum; Reynolds, B 2; Triolo 4; Valdez, Es 4.
RBI: Lowe, B (82); Triolo (26); Valdez, Es 2 (44).
2-out RBI: Lowe, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Flores Jr.; Lowe, B; Valdez, Es.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Cruz, O 2 (24, 2nd base off Liberatore/Herrera, 2nd base off Gastelum, L/Herrera).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.59 |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Camilo Doval | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.26 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
PITCHING
Pitch timer violations: Liberatore (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Herrera 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Flores Jr. 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Urías, R (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Ashcraft, B 71-50; Yates 8-6; Doval 19-9; Ramírez 6-4; Weaver 10-8; Montgomery, M 11-7; Liberatore 107-65; Stanek 5-5; Gastelum, L 26-11; Graceffo 34-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ashcraft, B 7-4; Yates 0-1; Doval 0-1; Ramírez 0-1; Weaver 1-0; Montgomery, M 2-0; Liberatore 3-4; Stanek 0-0; Gastelum, L 0-1; Graceffo 3-0.
Batters faced: Ashcraft, B 22; Yates 3; Doval 6; Ramírez 1; Weaver 4; Montgomery, M 3; Liberatore 26; Stanek 1; Gastelum, L 6; Graceffo 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramírez 2-0; Stanek 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Tripp Gibson. 2B: Nick Mahrley. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 92 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 1:16 PM.
T: 2:53.
Att: 23,459.
Venue: Busch Stadium.