The St. Louis Cardinals look to chip away in the NL Wild Card race and win this series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
The St. Louis Cardinals look for the series victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 on Saturday afternoon. St. Louis now leads this season series 6-2. These NL Central rivals will play their final series of the season at the end of September. The Cardinals go for their third straight win today, and they got back to .500 in the opener, winning 4-1. St. Louis is now 68-68 with a 34-36 home record. The Pirates are looking to avoid losing three straight after a series win against the San Diego Padres, who hold the third and final NL Wild Card spot. The Cardinals are now 4.5 games back of the Padres, and the Pirates are 7.5 games back. Pittsburgh is 65-71 overall with a 31-39 mark on the road. St. Louis will be the -120 favorite to win this series on Saturday. The Cardinals will have a great option on the mound in starter Kyle Leahy. The righty is 10-4 with a 3.13 ERA in 126.1 innings. The Pirates have yet to announce their starter for Game 2.
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Game Date: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
Game Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
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Location: Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO
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The Cardinals got a great performance on the mound from rookie Quinn Mathews. He allowed just one run in 5.2 innings for his first-ever major league win. On top of that, he gave up just five hits, and he struck out seven to improve to 1-2 after making his MLB debut on the first of August. Jimmy Crooks got the Cards on the board first with a two-run shot in the third. Pittsburgh’s lone highlight was Triolo driving in a run on a single in the fifth to end the shutout. Jared Jones didn’t pitch poorly but dropped to 2-6 anyway, going 4.2 innings while giving up three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts. The Pirates would not get any closer as they struggled mightily in the field with three errors and were limited to just six hits.
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