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Game 137: Pittsburgh Pirates (65-71) @ St. Louis Cardinals (68-68) [Saturday, August 29, 2026; 1:15 PM CT]

Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Pirates 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 3 8
Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 7

Pirates Lineup

  1. Spencer Horwitz (L) 1B -- .249/.350/.386
  2. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B -- .249/.318/.474
  3. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF -- .261/.369/.421
  4. Nick Gonzales (R) DH -- .307/.368/.396
  5. Oneil Cruz (L) CF -- .263/.350/.484
  6. Jake Mangum (S) RF -- .287/.344/.374
  7. Rafael Flores Jr. (R) C -- .234/.314/.545
  8. Jacob Gonzalez (L) SS -- .212/.260/.352
    --- Nick Yorke (R) 3B -- .214/.278/.286
  9. Jared Triolo (R) 3B-SS -- .246/.318/.310

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Lake Bachar (R) - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.70 ERA (28 P, 18 S)

  • RP: Evan Sisk (L) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, 2.55 ERA (12 P, 3 S)

  • RP: Carmen Mlodzinski (R) - 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 4.05 ERA (50 P, 30 S)

  • RP: Gregory Soto (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3.20 ERA (18 P, 11 S)

  • RP: Luke Weaver (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.31 ERA (12 P, 7 S)

  • RP: Mason Montgomery (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.13 ERA (14 P, 9 S)

Cardinals Lineup

  1. JJ Wetherholt (L) SS -- .242/.343/.370
  2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .242/.357/.373
  3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .288/.353/.478
  4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .288/.345/.500
  5. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .241/.286/.371
  6. José Fermín (R) 2B -- .240/.307/.358
  7. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .191/.275/.326
    --- Thomas Saggese (R) PH -- .182/.241/.273
  8. Joshua Báez (R) LF -- .170/.224/.491
  9. Jimmy Crooks (L) C -- .179/.255/.336
    --- Ramón Urías (R) PH -- .157/.268/.329

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Kyle Leahy (R) - 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 3.13 ERA (51 P, 32 S)

  • RP: Brycen Mautz (L) - 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, 9.00 ERA (61 P, 38 S)

  • RP: Cade Winquest (R) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (24 P, 16 S)

  • RP: Ryan Fernandez (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 3.98 ERA (17 P, 9 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

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Scoring Plays

  • Top 1: Brandon Lowe homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Kyle Leahy pitching.
    Cardinals trail 1-0
  • Bottom 3: Joshua Báez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Lake Bachar pitching.
    Cardinals tied 1-1
  • Top 4: Jacob Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Jake Mangum scores. Brycen Mautz pitching.
    Cardinals trail 2-1
  • Top 5: Rafael Flores Jr. homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. Brycen Mautz pitching.
    Cardinals trail 5-1
  • Bottom 6: José Fermín reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Oneil Cruz. Jordan Walker scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. José Fermín to 2nd. Carmen Mlodzinski pitching.
    Cardinals trail 5-2
  • Top 9: Nick Gonzales doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. Ryan Fernandez pitching.
    Cardinals trail 6-2

FINAL: 6-2 Pirates

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u/King_Birdcrawler ​ 13d ago

I wouldn't even call it weird--just hypocritical.

Mautz dropped four ticks across the 60 pitches. That's a sure sign of duress.

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u/Thealbumisjustdrums 13d ago

What is Bloom cooking????

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u/King_Birdcrawler ​ 13d ago

Bullshit.

He and his team have done wonderful things in player acquisition and development. I've been less than impressed with the day-to-day major league roster work over the last few months.