St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

77-81, 39-38 Away

Final

80-78, 43-37 Home


STL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

M. Liberatore6-14

5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

B. Eisert3-3

0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
J. Wetherholt2B
I. HerreraDH
A. Burleson1B
J. WalkerRF
L. BernalC
N. Gorman3B
J. FerminLF
V. Scott IIPR-LF
N. ChurchCF
M. WinnSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	3	1	1	1	.244	.343	.368
3	1	0	0	1	0	.244	.357	.383
5	1	1	1	0	3	.279	.344	.461
4	0	1	0	0	1	.273	.330	.470
4	0	1	1	0	1	.296	.337	.481
3	0	1	0	1	1	.188	.274	.314
4	1	2	0	0	1	.254	.316	.364
0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.269	.252
4	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.295	.371
3	1	1	1	1	2	.235	.310	.321
34	5	10	4	4	10

Batting
2BWinn (21, Curtis)
RBIBurleson (112), Winn (56), Wetherholt (51), Bernal (18)
2Out RBIBernal.
GIDPHerrera
Team LOB7
Team RISP3-10 (Fermín 0-1, Gorman 0-1, Burleson 1-2, Winn 0-1, Walker 0-2, Church 0-1, Wetherholt 1-1, Bernal 1-1)

Baserunning
CSWinn (3, 2nd base by Curtis/Flores Jr.)
SBWalker (21, 2nd base off Curtis/Flores Jr.); Scott II (12, 2nd base off Kelly/Flores Jr.)

Fielding
DP1 (Winn-Wetherholt-Burleson)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. GriffinSS
R. Flores Jr.C
B. ReynoldsLF
B. Lowe2B
N. GonzalesDH
R. SimonRF
R. O'Hearn1B
J. Triolo3B
J. MangumCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.320	.392
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.342	.529
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.261	.364	.422
4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.262	.331	.494
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.301	.364	.388
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.310	.382
3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.448
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.241	.311	.306
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.277	.334	.367
32	1	6	1	1	1	9

Batting
2BO'Hearn 2 (17, Liberatore 2)
HRLowe (34, 2nd inning off Liberatore 0 on, 0 Out)
RBILowe (94)
GIDPSimon
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-7 (Mangum 0-2, Triolo 1-2, Gonzales 0-1, Simon 0-1, Griffin 0-1)

Fielding
DP3 (Flores Jr.-Griffin , Reynolds-Lowe , Griffin-Lowe-O'Hearn)
AssistsReynolds, B (Gorman at 2nd base).

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
M. Liberatore(W, 6-14)
L. Gastelum
R. Stanek
G. Soriano
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	6	1	1	0	6	1	81-53	5.23
1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20-13	4.29
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	4.09
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-13	4.23
9.0	6	1	1	1	9	1	129-86

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStanek 2/3; Liberatore 12/22; Soriano 3/4; Gastelum 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStanek-1-2-2-2; Liberatore-15-11-11-16; Soriano-3-2-7-1; Gastelum-3-2-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsStanek 1-1; Liberatore 5-5; Soriano 1-0; Gastelum 3-1
Game ScoresM Liberatore 59

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
L. Bachar
B. Eisert(L, 3-3)
K. Curtis
A. Kelly
K. Yates
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
1.2	1	0	0	1	2	30-18	3.49
0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18-8	5.65
3.2	5	2	2	1	3	71-45	4.71
2.0	1	0	0	1	3	33-20	4.41
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	3.32
9.0	10	5	5	4	10	166-100

Pitching
WPCurtis ( 2)
HBPHerrera (by Kelly)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedYates 0/3; Bachar 5/7; Eisert 2/5; Curtis 12/16; Kelly 5/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesYates-1-1-5-2; Bachar-5-4-5-3; Eisert-2-2-1-2; Curtis-8-9-16-10; Kelly-5-6-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsYates 1-0; Bachar 2-1; Eisert 0-1; Curtis 0-7; Kelly 1-1
Game ScoresL Bachar 54

Scoring Summary

		STL	PIT
2nd	Lowe homered to right center (434 feet).	0	1
3rd	Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third.	1	1
3rd	Herrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.	2	1
3rd	Bernal singled to right, Burleson scored.	3	1
4th	Winn doubled to center, Fermín scored.	4	1
4th	Wetherholt singled to right, Winn scored.	5	1

Masyn Winn hits an RBI double

0:22

Leonardo Bernal hits an RBI single

0:32

Brandon Lowe smashes a home run

0:30

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

9/22

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

9/23

Cardinals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

9/24

PNC Park

6:40 PM, September 23, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 13,176

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	99	59	.627	-	W1
Chicago	88	71	.553	11.5	W1
Pittsburgh	81	78	.509	18.5	W1
St. Louis	77	82	.484	22.5	L1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

M. Liberatore6-14

B. Eisert3-3

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