St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

77-81, 39-38 Away

8th,1 out

80-78, 43-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Wetherholt2B	1-3	0	0	0	.244
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Wetherholt flied out to center. 3rd: Wetherholt doubled to right. 5th: Wetherholt grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Church out at second.
I. HerreraC	0-3	0	0	0	.243
A. Burleson1B	1-3	1	1	1	.279
J. WalkerRF	0-2	0	0	0	.272
L. BernalDH	0-3	0	0	0	.286
B. TorresLF	0-2	0	0	0	.232
T. Saggese3B	0-2	0	0	0	.240
N. ChurchCF	1-3	0	0	0	.251
M. WinnSS	0-3	0	0	0	.233

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Leahy	2.0	3	1	0	3	37-25	3.66
C. Hjerpe	3.1	3	0	3	3	74-42	4.38
G. Graceffo	0.2	0	0	0	1	4-4	2.73
B. Mautz	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-13	6.43

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

12:35 PM, September 24, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

G. SotoLHP

0.1IP

0ER

0BB

J. Wetherholt2B

1-3

PITCH COUNT: 8|ON DECK: I. Herrera

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.143

.194

.300

.207

.364

.294

.242

.213

.203

ON BASE:1B: Base empty2B: Base empty3B: Base empty

Ball

Sinker96 MPH

Scoring Summary


STL
PIT

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

Inning				STL	PIT
		1st	Burleson homered to right center (395 feet).	1	0
		1st	Lowe singled to left, Cruz scored.	1	1

St. Louis Cardinals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Everson Pereira RF	10-Day IL	Sep 23
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
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	10-Day IL	Sep 23
Isaac Mattson RP	15-Day IL	Sep 23
Mitch Keller SP	60-Day IL	Feb 1
Braxton Ashcraft SP	15-Day IL	Feb 1
Endy Rodriguez C	60-Day IL	May 1

Data is currently unavailable.

Top 8thCloseMLTotalRL

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(77-81)

(77-81, 39-38 Away)

(77-81)

Kyle Leahy

(10-5, 3.65)

-110

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(80-78)

(80-78, 43-37 Home)

(80-78)

Paul Skenes

(10-11, 3.91)

-167

Note: Odds and lines subject to change.

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

9/22

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

9/23

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 3

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	99	59	.627	-	W1
Chicago	87	71	.551	12	L2
Pittsburgh	80	78	.506	19	L1
St. Louis	77	81	.487	22	W1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

G. SotoLHP

J. Wetherholt2B

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