Cardinals vs Pirates

Final · Wed Sep 23 · 6:40 PM ET · PNC Park

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals77-81

FinalSep 23, 2026

Pittsburgh PiratesPirates80-78

StreamMLB.TVCardinals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

STL+114

PIT−138

Run line

STL +1.5−187

PIT −1.5+154

Total O/U

Over 7.5−107

Under 7.5−112

Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7.5 (6 runs).

Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sep 23, 2026 to move to 77-81.

The game was played before 13,176.

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	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

W: Liberatore (6-14) · L: Eisert (3-3)

Scoring plays

Bottom 2

PITHome runLowe homered to right center (434 feet).0-1

Top 3

STLSingleBurleson singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third.1-1
STLWild PitchHerrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.2-1
STLSingleBernal singled to right, Burleson scored.3-1

Top 4

STLDoubleWinn doubled to center, Fermín scored.4-1
STLSingleWetherholt singled to right, Winn scored.5-1

Team stats

STLPIT

Hits: 10; 6
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 4; 1
Walks: 4; 1
Strikeouts: 10; 9
Runners Left On Base: 22; 10
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	3-4	4	1	3	1	1	1	19	.244	.343	.368
Ivan Herrera DH	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	0	14	.244	.357	.383
Alec Burleson 1B	1-5	5	1	1	1	0	3	26	.279	.344	.461
Jordan Walker RF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.273	.330	.470
Leo Bernal C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	19	.296	.337	.481
Nolan Gorman 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	1	18	.188	.274	.314
Jose Fermin LF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	13	.254	.316	.364
Victor Scott II LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.269	.252
Nathan Church CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	.251	.295	.371
Masyn Winn SS	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	2	25	.235	.310	.321

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Matthew Liberatore P	5.2	6	1	1	0	6	1	81-53	5.23	81
Luis Gastelum P	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20-13	4.29	20
Ryne Stanek P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	4.09	11
George Soriano P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-13	4.23	17

Pirates · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Konnor Griffin SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.267	.320	.392
Rafael Flores Jr. C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.271	.342	.529
Bryan Reynolds LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.261	.364	.422
Brandon Lowe 2B	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	10	.262	.331	.494
Nick Gonzales DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.301	.364	.388
Ronny Simon RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.273	.310	.382
Ryan O'Hearn 1B	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	13	.267	.333	.448
Jared Triolo 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.241	.311	.306
Jake Mangum CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.277	.334	.367

Pirates · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Lake Bachar P	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	30-18	3.49	30
Brandon Eisert P	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18-8	5.65	18
Khristian Curtis P	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	71-45	4.71	71
Antwone Kelly P	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	33-20	4.41	33
Kirby Yates P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	3.32	14

Game info

VenuePNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance13,176

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

Last and next games

Cardinals

Pirates

Last game: W 2-0 vs STLTue Sep 22
Next game: W 2-1 vs STLThu Sep 24
W 4-3 vs KCSun Sep 20
W 6-5 vs KCSat Sep 19
W 8-5 vs KCFri Sep 18

Head to head

L 4-5 vs PITSun Aug 30
L 2-6 vs PITSat Aug 29
W 4-1 vs PITFri Aug 28
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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