Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 29, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
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 Saturday, August 29 at 2:16 PM ET.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Pittsburgh Pirates won by 4.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Pirates +1.5 (-210)
Cardinals -125 53%
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 47 times since 2023: the Pirates won 23 and the Cardinals 24.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Pirates 1, Cardinals 4 Cardinals won | ||
| 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 |
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
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