St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

76-80, 38-37 Away

PIT -174

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

79-77, 42-36 Home

Pirates host the Cardinals, aim to extend home win streak

St. Louis Cardinals (76-80, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (79-77, third in the NL Central)

Sep 22, 2026, 04:02 am - Data Skrive

STL

Pitchers

PIT

Andre PallanteRHP, #53

Jared JonesRHP, #17

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
A. Pallante	12-7	3.70	1.26	151.0	143	104	47	11
J. Jones	4-6	4.17	1.19	90.2	77	109	31	12

STL

PIT

Home Runs

Jordan WalkerRF #18 - STL

28HR

.274AVG

100RBI

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

33HR

.262AVG

93RBI

Batting Average

Alec Burleson1B #41 - STL

.282AVG

.347OBP

.466SLG

Nick Gonzales3B #3 - PIT

.302AVG

.365OBP

.389SLG

Runs Batted In

Alec Burleson1B #41 - STL

111RBI

23HR

.282AVG

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

93RBI

33HR

.262AVG

St. Louis Cardinals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Everson Pereira RF	10-Day IL	Sep 22
Blaze Jordan 3B	10-Day IL	Feb 1
Joshua Baez LF	10-Day IL	Feb 1
Hunter Dobbins SP	15-Day IL	Sep 1
Max Rajcic RP	60-Day IL	Sep 1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Isaac Mattson RP	15-Day IL	Sep 22
Kirby Yates RP	15-Day IL	Sep 22
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	10-Day IL	Sep 23
Braxton Ashcraft SP	15-Day IL	Feb 1
Mitch Keller SP	60-Day IL	Feb 1

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
STL	.242	704	1277	161	.315	.382	4.29	1.36	544	1235	.254	28-33
PIT	.254	748	1363	181	.332	.406	4.19	1.30	563	1429	.238	40-26

Cardinals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/20/26	vsWSH	W5-3
9/19/26	vsWSH	L8-5 F/11
9/18/26	vsWSH	L9-1
9/16/26	vsSF	L6-5 F/10
9/15/26	vsSF	L10-3

Pirates Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/20/26	vsKC	W4-3
9/19/26	vsKC	W6-5
9/18/26	vsKC	W8-5
9/17/26	vsMIL	W7-4
9/16/26	vsMIL	L5-4

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St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(76-80)

(76-80, 38-37 Away)

(76-80)

Andre Pallante

(12-7, 3.70)

o7.5

+109

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(79-77)

(79-77, 42-36 Home)

(79-77)

Jared Jones

(4-6, 4.17)

-146

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Regular Season Series

STL leads 6-4

Cardinals
4
Pirates
2

Game 1

4/27

Cardinals
11
Pirates
7

Game 2

4/28

Cardinals
5
Pirates
4

Game 3

4/29

Cardinals
10
Pirates
5

Game 4

4/30

Pirates
6
Cardinals
9

Game 5

5/19

Pirates
7
Cardinals
0

Game 6

5/20

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 7

5/21

Pirates
1
Cardinals
4

Game 8

8/28

Pirates
6
Cardinals
2

Game 9

8/29

Pirates
5
Cardinals
4

Game 10

8/30

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 11

9/22

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Cardinals
Pirates

Game 12

9/23

MLB.TV

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 13

9/24

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	98	58	.628	-	W3
Chicago	87	69	.558	11	W2
Pittsburgh	79	77	.506	19	W4
St. Louis	76	80	.487	22	W1
Cincinnati	72	84	.462	26	L2

Yankees don't expect Aaron Judge (calf) back for wild card

Aaron Judge is not expected to be available for the Yankees' wild-card series as he continues to recover from a calf strain.

Red Sox commit to Chad Tracy, Craig Breslow through 2030

The Red Sox signed Chad Tracy to a three-year contract as manager while also exercising the 2029 and 2030 options on chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.

Orioles' Pete Alonso reaches 40 home runs on son's birthday

Orioles slugger Pete Alonso threw a birthday bash for son Teddy as he turned 1, changing his walk-up music and hitting home runs Nos. 39 and 40 in a victory vs. Toronto.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates host the Cardinals, aim to extend home win streak

Probable Pitchers

Andre PallanteRHP, #53

Jared JonesRHP, #17

Jordan WalkerRF #18 - STL

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

Alec Burleson1B #41 - STL

Nick Gonzales3B #3 - PIT

Alec Burleson1B #41 - STL

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

Injury Report

Team Stats

Yankees don't expect Aaron Judge (calf) back for wild card

Red Sox commit to Chad Tracy, Craig Breslow through 2030

Orioles' Pete Alonso reaches 40 home runs on son's birthday