St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

76-81, 38-38 Away

3rd,1 out

80-77, 43-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Wetherholt2B	1-1	0	0	0	.241
I. HerreraDH	0-1	0	0	0	.245
A. Burleson1B	0-1	0	0	0	.279
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J. WalkerRF	0-1	0	0	0	.272
L. BernalC	0-1	0	0	0	.295
N. Gorman3B	1-1	0	0	0	.189
J. FerminLF	0-1	0	0	0	.250
N. ChurchCF	0-1	0	0	0	.252
M. WinnSS	0-1	0	0	0	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Liberatore	2.0	3	1	0	2	31-19	5.35

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

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

A. Burleson

0-1

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.222

.277

.040

.357

.304

.267

.348

.347

.309

ON BASE:1B: I. Herrera2B: J. Wetherholt3B: Base empty

No Pitches

Scoring Summary


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

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

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St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(76-81)

(76-81, 38-38 Away)

(76-81)

Matthew Liberatore

(5-14, 5.36)

o7.5

-107

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(80-77)

(80-77, 43-36 Home)

(80-77)

Lake Bachar

(1-4, 3.56)

-138

Note: Odds and lines subject to change.

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

9/22

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 2

MLB.TV

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 3

9/24

MLB.TV

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

A. Burleson

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