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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 30, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates

FINAL

St. Louis Cardinals

Sunday, August 30 · 2:16 PM ET

Last 10 games

Game by game

5-5

Last 10

3-7

-2

Net

-24

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

Rest & travel

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

557 mi896 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

About 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 Sunday, August 30 at 2:16 PM ET.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates won by 1.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run line

OpenCardinals +1.5 (-170)
Pirates -1.5 (+143)

Close—

Total

Open7.5 (o -120 / u +101)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenPirates -118 52%
Cardinals +100 48%

Close—

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 48 times since 2023: the Pirates won 24 and the Cardinals 24.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Aug 29, 2026	Pirates 6, Cardinals 2 Pirates won
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

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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