MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/28/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2601 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-60) 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 13 2
St. Louis Cardinals (55-80) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2
Pirates Deal St. Louis 7-4 Defeat
Luis Fernández, who is tied for 10th in the NL in quality starts with 14, propelled his team to victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The final score was 7-4, Pittsburgh. Fernández picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 9-6. Joe Kaiser earned the save, his 42nd in 49 tries.

In the top of the sixth, Pittsburgh left fielder Juan Reyes had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Reyes stroked a run-scoring single to left-center. It made the score 6-4, Pittsburgh. For the game, he went 1-4 with a walk.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Reyes.

Pittsburgh has 3 straight wins, St. Louis 4 straight losses.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .295 12 54
A. Jackson RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .278 22 67
J. Reyes LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .319 15 67
C. Riley SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .254 4 34
   a-M. Gallagher SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 5
M. Rodríguez DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .263 13 77
H. Correa 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .253 1 44
M. Andujar 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .273 2 16
C. Avilés C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .246 7 38
J. Bowen 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .267 10 50
Totals 39 7 13 6 3 6 26      
a - M. Gallagher substituted for C. Riley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jackson (30, 3rd Inning off C. Shane, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Andujar (10, 3rd Inning off C. Shane, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Correa (29, 5th Inning off J. Crocker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Miller 4 , A. Jackson 2 , J. Reyes , C. Riley , M. Rodríguez , H. Correa 4 , M. Andujar 2 , J. Bowen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Riley , M. Rodríguez , C. Avilés 2 , J. Bowen 2
GIDP: P. Miller , A. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: M. Rodríguez , C. Avilés
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Correa (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reyes (1) , C. Avilés (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 4 15
J. Encarnación LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 12 44
   a-A. Romero PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 13 57
B. Page DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273 5 38
J. García 1B, RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .232 13 37
Z. Taylor RF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .228 9 34
B. Schales 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .231 2 16
B. Wolfe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 5 24
G. Watts SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336 3 14
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 4 24
Totals 32 4 4 3 1 13 4      
a - A. Romero pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Schales (2, 4th Inning off L. Fernández, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. García , Z. Taylor , B. Schales 4 , B. Wolfe
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Page (4) , J. García (12) , Z. Taylor (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Encarnación (2) , B. Wolfe (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Crocker-Wolfe-García, Watts-Wolfe-García)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Fernández W (9-6) 7.1 4 4 3 1 12 1 28 103 3.59   
K. Crockett H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1.52   
J. Kaiser SV (42) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 67
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 28, K. Crockett 2, J. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 1-9, K. Crockett 2-0, J. Kaiser 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 103-71, K. Crockett 3-2, J. Kaiser 10-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Shane L (4-5) 2.1 7 5 5 1 1 0 16 62 4.26   
J. Crocker 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 12 40 3.86   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 5.20   
T. Juaneza 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 35 4.94   
C. Cannon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Shane 19
Batters Faced: C. Shane 16, J. Crocker 12, R. Rodriguez 4, T. Juaneza 8, C. Cannon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Shane 4-2, J. Crocker 3-3, R. Rodriguez 2-0, T. Juaneza 2-1, C. Cannon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Shane 62-35, J. Crocker 40-26, R. Rodriguez 16-11, T. Juaneza 35-18, C. Cannon 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Crocker 1-0 , R. Rodriguez 2-1
WP: C. Shane , J. Crocker
Hit Batsmen: C. Shane , J. Crocker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Fernández
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 31758
Special Notes: Luis Fernández ties the Pittsburgh Pirates regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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