Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 28, 2026
Last 10 games
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Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Pirates visited the Cardinals on Friday, August 28 at 8:16 PM ET.
The total closed at 7.5, up from 7 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pirates -115, Cardinals +100) prices the Pirates at 52% and the Cardinals at 48%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4
St. Louis Cardinals won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (St. Louis Cardinals +1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- St. Louis Cardinals closed at +100 on the moneyline (a 48% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Pirates -1.5 (+152)
Pirates -1.5 (+145)
Cardinals -101 48%
Cardinals +100 48%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 46 times since 2023: the Pirates won 23 and the Cardinals 23.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Pirates 6, Cardinals 2 Pirates won | ||
| May 20, 2026 | Pirates 7, Cardinals 0 Pirates won | ||
| May 19, 2026 | Pirates 6, Cardinals 9 Cardinals won | ||
| Apr 30, 2026 | Cardinals 10, Pirates 5 Cardinals won | ||
| Apr 29, 2026 | Cardinals 5, Pirates 4 Cardinals won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pittsburgh Pirates team stats
- Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (Sep 27)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Detroit Tigers 4 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Sep 24)
St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals team stats
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Sep 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (Sep 25)
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- Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 (Aug 28)
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- Seattle Mariners 1, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (Aug 28)
- Texas Rangers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Aug 28)
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