St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

76-81, 38-38 Away

3rd,1 out

80-77, 43-36 Home


STL
PIT

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

B. Eisert

0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

A. Burleson

0-1, 1 K

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
J. Wetherholt2B
I. HerreraDH
A. Burleson1B
J. WalkerRF
L. BernalC
N. Gorman3B
J. FerminLF
N. ChurchCF
M. WinnSS
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	1	1	0	.241	.341	.366
1	0	1	0	.245	.357	.384
1	0	0	1	.279	.345	.462
1	0	0	0	.272	.330	.470
1	0	0	1	.295	.337	.487
1	1	0	0	.189	.273	.317
1	0	0	0	.250	.313	.361
1	0	0	0	.252	.297	.374
1	0	0	1	.234	.308	.318
9	2	2	3

Batting
Team LOB2
Team RISP0-2 (Burleson 0-1, Walker 0-1)

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	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.323	.396
1	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.349	.540
1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.364	.424
1	1	1	1	1	0	.261	.331	.495
1	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.364	.388
1	0	0	0	0	1	.288	.327	.404
1	0	1	0	0	0	.266	.332	.445
1	0	1	0	0	0	.242	.313	.308
1	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.336	.369
9	1	3	1	1	2

Batting
2BO'Hearn (16, Liberatore)
HRLowe (34, 2nd inning off Liberatore 0 on, 0 Out)
RBILowe (94)
Team LOB2
Team RISP1-2 (Mangum 0-1, Triolo 1-1)

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
M. Liberatore
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	31-19	5.35
2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	31-19

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLiberatore 4/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLiberatore-6-4-2-7
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLiberatore 0-4
Game ScoresM Liberatore 48

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
L. Bachar
B. Eisert
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
1.2	1	1	2	30-18	3.49
0.2	1	1	1	15-6	5.02
2.1	2	2	3	45-24

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBachar 5/7; Eisert 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBachar-5-4-5-3; Eisert-1-2-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBachar 2-1; Eisert 0-1
Game ScoresL Bachar 54

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	PIT
		2nd	Lowe homered to right center (434 feet).	0	1

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

9/22

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 2

MLB.TV

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 3

9/24

MLB.TV

PNC Park

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

Current Weather

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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	98	59	.624	-	L1
Chicago	87	70	.554	11	L1
Pittsburgh	80	77	.510	18	W5
St. Louis	76	81	.484	22	L1
Cincinnati	73	84	.465	25	W1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

B. Eisert

A. Burleson

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