St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

0–2

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 3 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 18

Batting

4.51Runs per game4.79
0.242Batting average0.254
0.315On-base percentage0.332
0.382Slugging percentage0.406
0.697OPS0.737
1.03Home runs per game1.16
8.19Hits per game8.74
161Home runs181
97Stolen bases128

Pitching

4.29ERA4.19
1.36WHIP1.30
7.98Strikeouts per nine9.24
3.51Walks per nine3.64
4.26Runs allowed per game4.15
0.254Opponent batting average0.238
1235Pitching strikeouts1429
53Quality starts45
46Saves38

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	+140	-169
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+150	-178
BBetMGM	-1.5	7	+140	-170
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+145	-170
BBetOnline	-1.5	7	+139	-153
BBetRivers	-1.5	7	+138	-167
BBetus	-1.5	7	+139	-156
BBovada	-1.5	7	+139	-165
FFanatics	-1.5	7	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	7	+139	-153
MMyBookie	-1.5	7	+140	-166

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 22, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 9 mph

58°

Lineups

STL

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	13th	22nd
PIT	5th	20th

Matchup

STLPIT

76-80Record79-77
48.7%Win %50.6%
38-43Home record42-36
38-37Road record37-41
4-6Last 106-4
1Streak4
-23Run diff+29
23-23Division24-25
2Rest days2

Scores

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

Team Stats

STLStatPIT

0Runs2
1Hits5
1Errors0
0Home runs0
0RBI1
0Stolen bases1
14K (bat)4
4K (pit)14
3BB (pit)2

Player Stats

STL — Batting

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

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andre PallanteSP	6.0	3	1	1	2	2
Cade WinquestRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	2
Justin BruihlRP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ryan O'HearnRF	4	0	1	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	0	0	0	0
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	2	0	0
Oneil CruzCF	3	1	0	0	1
Ronny SimonRF	3	0	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	1	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	0	0	0	1
Jacob GonzalezSS	2	0	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	2	1	1	0	1
Jared TrioloSS	1	0	0	0	0
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K
Jared JonesSP	7.0	1	0	9
Luke WeaverRP	1.0	0	1	3
Gregory SotoRP	1.0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

74 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Burleson popped out to third.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Walker grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Bernal struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Torres struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Saggese lined out to right.
0-0
Top
Church grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Winn struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Simon lined out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Horwitz doubled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, Horwitz to third.
0-0
Bottom
Griffin struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Wetherholt flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Burleson flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds reached first base on catcher's interference. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-0
Bottom
Cruz grounded out to pitcher, Reynolds to second. St Louis Cardinals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. walked.
0-0
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded into fielder's choice to third, Flores Jr. to second, Reynolds to third.
0-0
Bottom
Simon grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Walker popped out to first.
0-0
Top
Bernal flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Torres lined out to first.
0-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Horwitz grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Griffin tripled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Saggese struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Church doubled to left.
0-0
Top
Winn lined out to first.
0-0
Top
Wetherholt struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Reynolds flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Cruz walked.
0-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. grounded out to third, Cruz to second.
0-0
Bottom
O'Hearn singled to left, Cruz scored.
0-1
Bottom
Simon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, O'Hearn out at second.
0-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Burleson grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Walker flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Bruihl relieved Pallante
0-1
Bottom
Horwitz walked.
0-1
Bottom
Triolo hit for Gonzalez
0-1
Bottom
Triolo lined out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Griffin singled to center, Horwitz to second.
0-1
Bottom
Lowe flied out to center, Horwitz to third.
0-1
Bottom
Winquest relieved Bruihl
0-1
Bottom
Horwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
0-2
Bottom
Horwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
0-2
Bottom
Horwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
0-2
Bottom
Horwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
0-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Triolo at third base.
0-2
Top
Weaver relieved Jones
0-2
Top
Bernal struck out looking.
0-2
Top
Torres struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Saggese walked.
0-2
Top
Church struck out swinging.
0-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Reynolds doubled to left.
0-2
Bottom
Cruz flied out to center.
0-2
Bottom
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
0-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Cook in right field.
0-2
Top
Soto relieved Weaver
0-2
Top
Winn walked.
0-2
Top
Wetherholt struck out looking.
0-2
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Burleson flied out to left.
0-2

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Player props

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Matthew Liberatore
Strikeouts: 9/18 over · last line 5.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Michael McGreevy
Strikeouts: 8/17 over · last line 3.5
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Oneil Cruz
Hits: 11/16 over · last line 0.5
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Andre Pallante
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Konnor Griffin
Hits: 9/15 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Strikeouts: 6/15 over · last line 4.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Hits: 5/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Leahy
Strikeouts: 7/14 over · last line 2.5
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Bubba Chandler
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Paul Skenes
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 5.5
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Henry Davis
Hits: 3/12 over · last line 0.5
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Braxton Ashcraft
Strikeouts: 6/11 over · last line 5.5
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Jared Jones
Strikeouts: 5/11 over · last line 5.5
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Blaze Jordan
Hits: 7/10 over · last line 0.5
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Quinn Mathews
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 4.5
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Hunter Dobbins
Strikeouts: 2/2 over · last line 3.5
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Lake Bachar
Strikeouts: 1/1 over · last line 2.5
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: St. Louis Cardinals · Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds

DraftKings lists the Pittsburgh Pirates at PIT -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +140 and Pittsburgh Pirates -169. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates — Common Questions

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