Cardinals vs Pirates

Final · Thu Sep 24 · 12:35 PM ET · PNC Park

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals77-82

FinalSep 24, 2026

Pittsburgh PiratesPirates81-78

StreamMLB.TVCardinals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

STL+138

PIT−167

Run line

STL +1.5−171

PIT −1.5+141

Total O/U

Over 7−110

Under 7−110

Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7 (3 runs).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sep 24, 2026 to move to 81-78.

The game was played before 15,822.

Score by inning

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

W: Weaver (4-1) · L: Stanek (2-3) · S: Montgomery (6-3)

Scoring plays

Top 1

STLHome runBurleson homered to right center (395 feet).1-0

Bottom 1

PITSingleLowe singled to left, Cruz scored.1-1

Bottom 8

PITSacrifice flyHorwitz hit sacrifice fly to center, Simon scored.1-2

Team stats

STLPIT

Hits: 5; 7
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 1; 2
Walks: 2; 5
Strikeouts: 13; 8
Runners Left On Base: 11; 19
Errors: 2; 0

Player stats

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	.246	.344	.371
Ivan Herrera C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	15	.244	.356	.382
Alec Burleson 1B	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	17	.279	.343	.464
Jordan Walker RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	.271	.330	.467
Leo Bernal DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	.282	.322	.459
Bryan Torres LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	.232	.308	.335
Jose Fermin PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.253	.315	.363
Thomas Saggese 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.238	.302	.364
Nathan Church CF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.251	.295	.371
Masyn Winn SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.233	.309	.319

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Kyle Leahy P	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	37-25	3.66	37
Cooper Hjerpe P	3.1	3	0	0	3	3	74-42	4.38	74
Gordon Graceffo P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	4-4	2.73	4
Brycen Mautz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	17-13	6.43	17
Ryne Stanek P	1.0	0	1	0	2	0	21-10	4.02	21

Pirates · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Oneil Cruz CF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	15	.280	.367	.489
Konnor Griffin SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	20	.270	.322	.393
Brandon Lowe 2B	1-3	3	0	1	1	1	2	17	.262	.332	.493
Ryan O'Hearn DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.265	.332	.444
Nick Gonzales 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	0	13	.301	.365	.388
Jared Triolo 3B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.311	.306
Ronny Simon RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	1	1	22	.276	.323	.379
Billy Cook RF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.235
Spencer Horwitz 1B	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	.247	.345	.367
Jake Mangum LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	.275	.332	.365
Bryan Reynolds LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.261	.365	.422
Henry Davis C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.166	.268	.308

Pirates · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Paul Skenes P	6.1	3	1	1	2	8	1	96-60	3.82	96
Yohan Ramirez P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.90	6
Gregory Soto P	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	18-13	3.68	18
Luke Weaver P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	2.73	5
Mason Montgomery P	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-10	2.55	17

Game info

VenuePNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance15,822

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

Last and next games

Cardinals

Pirates

Last game: L 1-5 vs STLWed Sep 23
Next game: L 7-8 at DETFri Sep 25
W 2-0 vs STLTue Sep 22
W 4-3 vs KCSun Sep 20
W 6-5 vs KCSat Sep 19

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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