MLB

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 00:15 UTC

St. Louis Cardinals host Pittsburgh Pirates in MLB on Saturday, August 29, 2026, starting at 00:15 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 10 times in our head-to-head records, with 4 wins for St. Louis Cardinals against 6 for Pittsburgh Pirates. Historically, then, Pittsburgh Pirates have had the better of this fixture. Meetings between the two average 6.4 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: St. Louis Cardinals 2-3 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-19); St. Louis Cardinals 10-5 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-18); St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Pittsburgh Pirates (2024-09-17).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-09-19St. Louis Cardinals2-3Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-09-18St. Louis Cardinals10-5Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-09-17St. Louis Cardinals3-1Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-09-16St. Louis Cardinals4-0Pittsburgh Pirates
2024-07-24Pittsburgh Pirates5-0St. Louis Cardinals

Team statistics

St. Louis Cardinals carry an Elo rating of 1510 in our model, and have won 60% of their recent games. Pittsburgh Pirates carry an Elo rating of 1503 in our model, and have won 50% of their recent games.

St. Louis Cardinals

Recent formLWWLWWLWWL
Win rate60%
Elo rating1510
Avg scored (recent)4.7
Avg conceded (recent)3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Recent formWWLWLWWLLL
Win rate50%
Elo rating1503
Avg scored (recent)4.5
Avg conceded (recent)4.5

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