Cardinals vs Pirates

Final · Tue Sep 22 · 6:40 PM ET · PNC Park

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals76-81

FinalSep 22, 2026

Pittsburgh PiratesPirates80-77

StreamMLB.TVCardinals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

STL+140

PIT−169

Run line

STL +1.5−163

PIT −1.5+134

Total O/U

Over 7−115

Under 7−104

Run line: Pirates −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7 (2 runs).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sep 22, 2026 to move to 80-77.

The Pirates have won 5 straight.

Score by inning

St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	x	2

W: Jones (5-6) · L: Pallante (12-8) · S: Soto (6-5)

Scoring plays

Bottom 6

PITSingleO'Hearn singled to left, Cruz scored.0-1

Bottom 7

PITStolen BaseHorwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.0-2

Team stats

STLPIT

Hits: 1; 5
Home Runs: 0; 0
Runs Batted In: 0; 1
Walks: 2; 3
Strikeouts: 14; 4
Runners Left On Base: 6; 17
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	0-4	4	0	0	3	19	.240	.339	.365
Ivan Herrera DH	0-4	4	0	0	4	19	.245	.356	.385
Alec Burleson 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	10	.280	.345	.463
Jordan Walker RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	5	.273	.331	.471
Leo Bernal C	0-3	3	0	0	2	14	.299	.341	.494
Bryan Torres LF	0-3	3	0	0	2	15	.235	.308	.340
Thomas Saggese 3B	0-2	2	0	1	1	17	.243	.303	.372
Nathan Church CF	1-3	3	1	0	1	11	.253	.297	.375
Masyn Winn SS	0-2	2	0	1	1	15	.234	.309	.319

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andre Pallante P	6.0	3	1	1	2	2	89-58	3.61	89
Justin Bruihl P	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	19-9	3.69	19
Cade Winquest P	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	22-15	4.63	22

Pirates · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Konnor Griffin SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	20	.271	.324	.397
Brandon Lowe 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.260	.330	.489
Bryan Reynolds LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	10	.262	.365	.425
Oneil Cruz CF	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	19	.278	.366	.486
Rafael Flores Jr. C	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	.279	.351	.544
Ryan O'Hearn DH	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	18	.264	.330	.441
Ronny Simon RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	.294	.333	.412
Billy Cook RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.235
Spencer Horwitz 1B	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	0	8	.249	.349	.370
Jacob Gonzalez 3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	.221	.273	.353
Jared Triolo 3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.240	.311	.306

Pirates · Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jared Jones P	7.0	1	0	9	86-63	3.87	86
Luke Weaver P	1.0	0	1	3	21-14	2.75	21
Gregory Soto P	1.0	0	1	2	18-8	3.72	18

Game info

VenuePNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance11,375

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ron Kulpa · First Base Umpire: John Bacon · Second Base Umpire: Scott Barry · Third Base Umpire: Tom Hanahan

Last and next games

Cardinals

Pirates

Head to head

L 4-5 vs PITSun Aug 30
L 2-6 vs PITSat Aug 29
W 4-1 vs PITFri Aug 28
Next meeting: L 1-2 at PITThu Sep 24
STL 4, PIT 2Mon Apr 27
STL 11, PIT 7Tue Apr 28
STL 5, PIT 4Wed Apr 29
STL 10, PIT 5Thu Apr 30
STL 9, PIT 6Tue May 19
STL 0, PIT 7Wed May 20
STL 2, PIT 6Thu May 21

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