Pirates 2-1 Cardinals (Sep 24, 2026) Final Score

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

1–2

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 3 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 18

Batting

4.49Runs per game4.75
0.241Batting average0.254
0.315On-base percentage0.330
0.380Slugging percentage0.405
0.695OPS0.735
1.02Home runs per game1.15
8.15Hits per game8.70
161Home runs182
99Stolen bases129

Pitching

4.26ERA4.17
1.35WHIP1.30
7.96Strikeouts per nine9.27
3.50Walks per nine3.63
4.23Runs allowed per game4.13
0.253Opponent batting average0.237
1248Pitching strikeouts1453
54Quality starts46
46Saves39

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (PIT)	Total	STL ML	PIT ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	7	+138	-167
FFanDuel	-1.5	6.5	+138	-164
BBetMGM	-1.5	7	+135	-165
CCaesars	-1.5	7	+136	-159
BBetOnline	-1.5	7	+142	-157
BBetRivers	-1.5	7	+140	-167
BBetus	-1.5	7	+140	-157
BBovada	-1.5	7	+139	-165
FFanatics	-1.5	7	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	7	+142	-157
MMyBookie	-1.5	7	+138	-163

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 24, 2026

12:35 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 10 mph

62°

Lineups

STL

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	13th	22nd
PIT	6th	19th

Matchup

STLPIT

77-81Record80-78
48.7%Win %50.6%
38-43Home record43-37
39-38Road record37-41
4-6Last 106-4
1Streak-1
-21Run diff+27
24-24Division25-26
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	2

Team Stats

STLStatPIT

1Runs2
5Hits7
2Errors0
1Home runs0
1RBI2
0Stolen bases2
13K (bat)8
8K (pit)13
5BB (pit)2

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Leo BernalC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	1	1	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Thomas SaggeseSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan TorresLF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jose FerminLF	1	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cooper HjerpeSP	3.1	3	0	0	3	3
Kyle LeahySP	2.0	3	1	1	0	3
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	0	1	0	2	0
Brycen MautzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Gordon GraceffoRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Oneil CruzCF	4	1	2	0	0
Henry DavisC	4	0	0	0	0
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	2	0	0
Jake MangumCF	3	0	0	0	0
Ronny SimonRF	3	1	1	0	1
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	0	0	1
Brandon Lowe2B	3	0	1	1	1
Nick Gonzales3B	3	0	1	0	1
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	0	1	0
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	0	0	0	0	1

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Paul SkenesSP	6.1	3	1	1	2	8
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
Gregory SotoRP	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
Yohan RamirezRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Luke WeaverRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

87 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Burleson homered to right center (395 feet).
1-0
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz doubled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Cruz stole third.
1-0
Bottom
Griffin struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Lowe singled to left, Cruz scored.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales singled to right, Lowe to second.
1-1
Bottom
Simon struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bernal struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Torres grounded out to second.
1-1
Top
Saggese struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Horwitz grounded out to first.
1-1
Bottom
Mangum struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Davis grounded out to second.
1-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Church flied out to center.
1-1
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Wetherholt doubled to right.
1-1
Top
Herrera struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Hjerpe relieved Leahy
1-1
Bottom
Cruz grounded out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Griffin grounded out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Lowe walked.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn struck out looking. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Burleson grounded out to second.
1-1
Top
Walker walked.
1-1
Top
Bernal flied out to center.
1-1
Top
Torres walked, Walker to second.
1-1
Top
Saggese flied out to left.
1-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Gonzales walked.
1-1
Bottom
Simon bunted into fielder's choice to second, Gonzales out at second.
1-1
Bottom
Horwitz flied out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Mangum fouled out to catcher.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Church reached on infield single to shortstop.
1-1
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Wetherholt grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Church out at second.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Davis struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Davis continues to at bat after dropped foul ball by catcher Herrera.
1-1
Bottom
Cruz singled to right.
1-1
Bottom
Griffin singled to center, Cruz to second.
1-1
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn walked, Griffin to second, Cruz to third.
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales grounded into fielder's choice to third, Griffin out at third.
1-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Herrera grounded out to third.
1-1
Top
Burleson grounded out to shortstop.
1-1
Top
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
1-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Simon singled to left.
1-1
Bottom
Horwitz popped out to second.
1-1
Bottom
Graceffo relieved Hjerpe
1-1
Bottom
Mangum popped out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Simon stole second.
1-1
Bottom
Davis struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Bernal struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Ramírez relieved Skenes
1-1
Top
Torres grounded out to second.
1-1
Top
Saggese hit by pitch.
1-1
Top
Church popped out to third.
1-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Mautz relieved Graceffo
1-1
Bottom
Cruz flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Griffin singled to left.
1-1
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn lined out to left.
1-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Soto relieved Ramírez
1-1
Top
Winn flied out to left.
1-1
Top
Wetherholt reached on infield single to pitcher.
1-1
Top
Herrera singled to center, Wetherholt to second.
1-1
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Weaver relieved Soto
1-1
Top
Walker struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Stanek relieved Mautz
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Simon walked.
1-1
Bottom
Simon to second on wild pitch by Stanek, Simon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Herrera.
1-1
Bottom
Horwitz hit sacrifice fly to center, Simon scored.
1-2
Bottom
Reynolds hit for Mangum
1-2
Bottom
Reynolds walked.
1-2
Bottom
Davis grounded into fielder's choice to third, Reynolds out at second.
1-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Triolo at third base.
1-2
Top
Cook in right field.
1-2
Top
Reynolds in left field.
1-2
Top
Montgomery relieved Weaver
1-2
Top
Bernal struck out looking.
1-2
Top
Fermín hit for Torres
1-2
Top
Fermín struck out swinging.
1-2
Top
Saggese struck out swinging.
1-2

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