Pirates at Cardinals August 28, 2025

Game Time: 2:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 18,894

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8th inning - SB: Oneil Cruz (2nd base off R. O'Brien/ Y. Pozo)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:32

Umpires: HP-Dan Merzel, 1B-Derek Thomas, 2B-Stu Scheurwater, 3B-Jordan Baker

Weather: 80 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left

News From August 28, 2025

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Tommy Pham

Pops eighth homer

OFPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Cardinals.

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Oneil Cruz

Swipes 35th base

OFPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

Cruz went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base Thursday against the Cardinals.

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Braxton Ashcraft

Continues steady run Thursday

PPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

Ashcraft didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Cardinals, allowing one run on four hits and one walk in 5.2 innings. He struck out five.

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Andrew McCutchen

Getting breather

DHPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

McCutchen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt in St. Louis.

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Henry Davis

Taking seat Thursday

CPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

Davis is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in St. Louis.

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Jared Triolo

Exiting starting nine

3BPittsburgh Pirates

August 28, 2025

Triolo is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis.

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Cesar Prieto

Expected to make big-league debut

2BSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

The Cardinals are expected to select the contract of Prieto on Thursday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

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JoJo Romero

Collects fifth save Thursday

PSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

Romero allowed one hit and no walks with no strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning for the save Thursday against Pittsburgh.

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Miles Mikolas

Bounces back in five strong innings

PSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

Mikolas didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Pirates, allowing one run on four hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out five.

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Andre Pallante

Remaining in rotation

PSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday that Pallante will make his next scheduled start Sunday in Cincinnati, John Denton of MLB.comreports.

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Nolan Arenado

Getting shoulder checked out

3BSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

Manager Oliver Marmol said Thursday that Arenado will return to St. Louis in the coming days to have his injured right shoulder examined by team doctors so that the Cardinals can map out a potential rehab assignment for him, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

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Pedro Pages

Out for afternoon game

CSt. Louis Cardinals

August 28, 2025

Pages is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

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