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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals Slate date: 2026-08-30 Generated: 2026-08-05 03:21:57 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 2:15 PM ET - Venue: Busch Stadium (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3 - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 57-58 (.496) Probable starter: TBD - Home: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 56-58 (.491) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 17 (5.7/gm), combined 25 (8.3/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/5/0 — MIL 4/11/0 Decisions: W: Logan Henderson | L: Jared Jones | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,014. PIT batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (DH): 2-4, 2 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .253 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4 | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .237 Jared Triolo (3B): 0-2, 1 HBP | avg .242 PIT pitching: Jared Jones: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.02 Wilber Dotel: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Yohan Ramírez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.81 MIL batting: 4 R, 11 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Jackson Chourio (LF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .280 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .258 William Contreras (C): 2-4, 1 R | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .231 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Luis Lara (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .245 Cooper Pratt (SS): 2-4, 1 R | avg .293 David Hamilton (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .238 MIL pitching: Logan Henderson: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Antonio Senzatela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 ### 2026-08-03 — W 4-3 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/8/1 — MIL 3/6/1 Decisions: W: Bubba Chandler | L: Brandon Sproat | SV: Mason Montgomery Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 30,684. PIT batting: 4 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .270 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Horwitz (DH): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .309 Endy Rodríguez (1B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .266 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .173 PIT pitching: Bubba Chandler: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.49 Gregory Soto: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.54 Mason Montgomery: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.72 MIL batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .269 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 William Contreras (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Jake Bauers (RF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-3, 1 HBP | avg .262 David Hamilton (3B): 1-2 | avg .238 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-2, 2 K | avg .286 Joey Ortiz (3B): 3-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 MIL pitching: Brandon Sproat: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches | season ERA 5.27 Garrett Stallings: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Aaron Ashby: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.46 ### 2026-08-02 — L 2-10 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | CIN 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 x R/H/E: PIT 2/4/0 — CIN 10/10/0 Decisions: W: Chase Burns | L: Mitch Keller Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 1:41 PM. | T: 3:16. | Att: 23,878. PIT batting: 2 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 12 LOB Jake Mangum (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .303 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .255 Jared Triolo (3B): 1-1, 1 RBI | avg .244 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .269 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .262 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .312 Endy Rodríguez (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .250 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .242 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .178 PIT pitching: Mitch Keller: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Noah Murdock: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Ron Marinaccio: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches | season ERA 4.99 Yohan Ramírez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 3.00 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.65 CIN batting: 10 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .254 JJ Bleday (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB | avg .227 Tyler Stephenson (C): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .256 Nathaniel Lowe (DH): 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Dane Myers (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .275 Noelvi Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .192 Matt McLain (2B): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .189 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .145 CIN pitching: Chase Burns: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Brock Burke: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.52 Tejay Antone: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.29 Zach McCambley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 5.68 ## RECENT FORM — St. Louis Cardinals [STL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 18 (6.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — L 0-2 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: STL 0/6/0 — NYY 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Weathers | L: Hunter Dobbins | SV: David Bednar Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 41,081. STL batting: 0 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .248 Iván Herrera (DH): 1-4, 2 K | avg .240 José Fermín (3B): 0-3 | avg .242 Alec Burleson (1B): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .288 Nelson Velázquez (RF): 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .216 Masyn Winn (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .239 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .244 Nathan Church (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .233 Pedro Pagés (C): 1-3, 2 K | avg .206 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .239 STL pitching: Hunter Dobbins: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Caleb Ferguson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.76 NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 1-4 | avg .214 Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .262 Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4 | avg .285 Heliot Ramos (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Jones (RF): 0-3 | avg .221 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .218 Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-3 | avg .214 George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .500 Austin Wells (C): 0-2, 1 K | avg .166 Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1 | avg .245 NYY pitching: Ryan Weathers: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.79 Fernando Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Brent Headrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 1.40 David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ### 2026-08-03 — W 13-7 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 | NYY 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 R/H/E: STL 13/13/0 — NYY 7/10/0 Decisions: W: Gordon Graceffo | L: Angel Chivilli Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 13 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 3:25. | Att: 38,151. STL batting: 13 R, 13 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 7 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB | avg .249 Jordan Walker (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .285 Alec Burleson (1B): 3-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Iván Herrera (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB | avg .240 Bryan Torres (LF): 1-3, 1 K | avg .244 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 3B | avg .244 Masyn Winn (SS): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .239 Nathan Church (CF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB | avg .232 José Fermín (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .245 Jimmy Crooks (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .174 STL pitching: Michael McGreevy: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Justin Bruihl: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.64 Ryne Stanek: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.74 George Soriano: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.62 Gordon Graceffo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.04 NYY batting: 7 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .214 Ben Rice (DH): 0-4 | avg .263 Luis García Jr. (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .285 Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 2 K | avg .230 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4 | avg .217 Ryan McMahon (3B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .212 José Caballero (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .245 Austin Wells (C): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .167 NYY pitching: Cam Schlittler: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.26 Tim Hill: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.50 Kervin Castro: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Ryan Yarbrough: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Angel Chivilli: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.78 Fernando Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.79 ### 2026-08-02 — W 5-1 @ Toronto Blue Jays Innings: STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 | TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 R/H/E: STL 5/8/1 — TOR 1/5/1 Decisions: W: George Soriano | L: Louis Varland Conditions: Weather: 68 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:37 PM. | T: 2:34. | Att: 41,321. STL batting: 5 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Lars Nootbaar (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .234 Jordan Walker (DH): 2-5, 2 RBI | avg .283 Alec Burleson (1B): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .284 Iván Herrera (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .242 Masyn Winn (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .241 Bryan Torres (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .241 José Fermín (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 Nathan Church (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .228 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 STL pitching: Matthew Liberatore: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 4.97 Ryne Stanek: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 4.15 George Soriano: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.49 Riley O'Brien: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.43 TOR batting: 1 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB Luis Urías (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .250 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (DH): 0-4, 3 K | avg .264 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .229 George Springer (LF): 1-4, 1 3B, 1 K | avg .239 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 2 K | avg .236 Ernie Clement (3B): 0-4 | avg .289 Myles Straw (RF): 0-2 | avg .216 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-1 | avg .276 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .243 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 SB | avg .232 TOR pitching: Max Scherzer: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 84 pitches | season ERA 7.92 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Louis Varland: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 1.11 Mason Fluharty: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 4.33 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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