St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

76-81, 38-38 Away

5th,0 outs

80-77, 43-36 Home


STL
PIT

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

M. Liberatore

4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

R. O'Hearn

1-1

PiratesBottom 5th
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  2
  Foul Ball
  Slider 81
  1
  Ball
  Curve 75
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Walker stole second.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Bernal to second on wild pitch by Curtis.
  3
  1
- Herrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.
  2
  1
- B. Eisert pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- B. Eisert pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- L. Bachar pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- M. Liberatore pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 1st
- L. Bachar pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
2 Foul Ball	Slider	81
1 Ball	Curve	75

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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