How to Watch Cardinals vs. Pirates: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 28

Updated Aug. 28, 2025 9:22 a.m. ET

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Nolan Gorman will square off against Spencer Horwitz and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Thursday, with the first pitch at 2:15 p.m. ET.

Here is everything you need to know to watch the Cardinals vs. Pirates game.

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Information & How to Watch

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
8/27/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	7.5	-175	+145	2-1 PIT
8/26/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	8	-125	+105	8-3 PIT
8/25/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	7.5	-135	+114	7-6 STL
7/2/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	7.5	-128	+108	5-0 PIT
7/1/2025	Pirates	-1.5	7	-157	+131	1-0 PIT
5/7/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	7.5	-185	+154	5-0 STL
5/6/2025	Pirates	-1.5	7	-119	-101	2-1 STL
5/5/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	8.5	-133	+113	6-3 STL
4/9/2025	Cardinals	-1.5	7.5	-114	-105	2-1 PIT
4/8/2025	Pirates	-1.5	6.5	-140	+118	5-3 STL

Alec Burleson is the Cardinals best hitter thus far this season, hitting at a team-leading .288 rate along with 16 homers and 60 RBI.
Among all batters in the majors, Burleson ranks 92nd in homers and 79th in RBI.
Willson Contreras' 19 home runs and 73 runs batted in both pace his team.
Contreras is 62nd in home runs in the majors, and 37th in RBI.
Masyn Winn has 26 doubles, nine home runs and 31 walks while hitting .256.
Lars Nootbaar is batting .233 with 20 doubles, 13 home runs and 54 walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 22	@ Rays	L 10-6	Miles Mikolas vs Adrian Houser
Aug. 24	@ Rays	L 7-2	Matthew Liberatore vs Ryan Pepiot
Aug. 25	Pirates	W 7-6	Michael McGreevy vs Johan Oviedo
Aug. 26	Pirates	L 8-3	Andre Pallante vs Mitch Keller
Aug. 27	Pirates	L 2-1	Sonny Gray vs Carmen Mlodzinski
Aug. 28	Pirates	-	Miles Mikolas vs Braxton Ashcraft
Aug. 29	@ Reds	-	Matthew Liberatore vs Zack Littell
Aug. 30	@ Reds	-	Michael McGreevy vs Andrew Abbott
Aug. 31	@ Reds	-	Andre Pallante vs Brady Singer
Sept. 1	Athletics	-	Sonny Gray vs TBA
Sept. 2	Athletics	-	Miles Mikolas vs Luis Morales

Bryan Reynolds has driven in the most runs for the Pirates with 66 runs batted in.
Among all batters in MLB, Reynolds is 120th in homers and 57th in RBI.
Oneil Cruz has hit a team-high 18 home runs.
Among all MLB hitters, Cruz ranks 70th in home runs and 117th in RBI.
Andrew McCutchen is hitting .239 with 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 55 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Pirates with a .270 batting average.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 23	Rockies	W 5-1	Mike Burrows vs Kyle Freeland
Aug. 24	Rockies	W 4-0	Paul Skenes vs McCade Brown
Aug. 25	@ Cardinals	L 7-6	Johan Oviedo vs Michael McGreevy
Aug. 26	@ Cardinals	W 8-3	Mitch Keller vs Andre Pallante
Aug. 27	@ Cardinals	W 2-1	Carmen Mlodzinski vs Sonny Gray
Aug. 28	@ Cardinals	-	Braxton Ashcraft vs Miles Mikolas
Aug. 29	@ Red Sox	-	Mike Burrows vs Dustin May
Aug. 30	@ Red Sox	-	Paul Skenes vs TBA
Aug. 31	@ Red Sox	-	Johan Oviedo vs Lucas Giolito
Sept. 2	Dodgers	-	Mitch Keller vs Emmet Sheehan
Sept. 3	Dodgers	-	TBA vs TBA