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MLB Game Preview · August 26, 2025

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalBusch Stadium9:15 p.m.

Game at a glance

Pittsburgh Pirates visits St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 9:15 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Pittsburgh Pirates

  1. 1Jared TrioloSSSeason—
  2. 2Spencer Horwitz1BSeason—
  3. 3Bryan ReynoldsRFSeason—
  4. 4Oneil CruzCFSeason—
  5. 5Andrew McCutchenDHSeason—
  6. 6Jack SuwinskiLFSeason—
  7. 7Henry DavisCSeason—
  8. 8Liover Peguero2BSeason—
  9. 9Isiah Kiner-Falefa3BSeason—

St. Louis Cardinals

  1. 1Lars NootbaarCFSeason—
  2. 2Iván HerreraDHSeason—
  3. 3Alec BurlesonLFSeason—
  4. 4Willson Contreras1BSeason—
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3BSeason—
  6. 6Masyn WinnSSSeason—
  7. 7Thomas Saggese2BSeason—
  8. 8Jordan WalkerRFSeason—
  9. 9Yohel PozoCSeason—

Pitching matchup

Mitch Keller is lined up for Pittsburgh Pirates, opposite Andre Pallante for St. Louis Cardinals. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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