the pirates defeated the cardinals, 6–3, in the first classic, played on august 20, 2017. in late september 2017, mlb announced that a second classic would be held in 2018, between the new york mets and philadelphia phillies. on august 19, 2018, the mets won the second classic, 8–2, with mlb announcing a third classic that same day. the third classic was played on august 18, 2019, with the chicago cubs defeating the pirates, 7–1. the fourth edition has been announced for august 23, 2020, between the boston red sox and the baltimore orioles, which will be the first classic to be contested between american league teams.