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

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

5–1

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 3 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 18

Batting

4.48Runs per game4.78
0.241Batting average0.254
0.314On-base percentage0.331
0.380Slugging percentage0.405
0.695OPS0.736
1.03Home runs per game1.15
8.14Hits per game8.71
161Home runs181
97Stolen bases129

Pitching

4.28ERA4.16
1.35WHIP1.30
7.96Strikeouts per nine9.27
3.51Walks per nine3.63
4.25Runs allowed per game4.13
0.253Opponent batting average0.237
1239Pitching strikeouts1443
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	7.5	+114	-138
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+116	-134
BBetMGM	-1.5	7.5	+115	-140
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+118	-138
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+122	-135
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+114	-136
BBetus	-1.5	7.5	+120	-132
BBovada	-1.5	7.5	+115	-138
FFanatics	-1.5	7.5	+115	-140
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+122	-135
MMyBookie	-1.5	7.5	+116	-136

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 23, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 8 mph

59°

Lineups

STL

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	14th	22nd
PIT	6th	19th

Matchup

STLPIT

76-81Record80-77
48.4%Win %51.0%
38-43Home record43-36
38-38Road record37-41
4-6Last 106-4
-1Streak5
-25Run diff+31
23-24Division25-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

STLStatPIT

5Runs1
10Hits6
0Errors0
0Home runs1
4RBI1
1Stolen bases0
10K (bat)9
9K (pit)10
1BB (pit)4

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Alec Burleson1B	5	1	1	1	0
Leo BernalC	4	0	1	1	0
Jose FerminLF	4	1	2	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	1	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	0
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	3	1	1	1	1
Ivan HerreraDH	3	1	0	0	1
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	1	0	1
Victor Scott IICF	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew LiberatoreSP	5.2	6	1	1	0	6
Luis GastelumRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
George SorianoRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ronny SimonRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	1	0
Nick Gonzales3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake MangumCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Khristian CurtisSP	3.2	5	2	2	1	3
Antwone KellySP	2.0	1	0	0	1	3
Lake BacharRP	1.2	1	0	0	1	2
Kirby YatesRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Brandon EisertRP	0.2	2	3	3	1	1

Scoring Summary

86 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt walked.
0-0
Top
Herrera grounded out to second, Wetherholt to second.
0-0
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Walker grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bernal struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Gorman singled to right.
0-0
Top
Fermín fouled out to third.
0-0
Top
Eisert relieved Bachar
0-0
Top
Church fouled out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe homered to right center (434 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Simon struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
O'Hearn doubled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Triolo singled to left, O'Hearn to third.
0-1
Bottom
Mangum struck out looking. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Winn struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Wetherholt singled to center.
0-1
Top
Herrera walked, Wetherholt to second.
0-1
Top
Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third.
1-1
Top
Curtis relieved Eisert
1-1
Top
Walker popped out to third.
1-1
Top
Herrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.
2-1
Top
Herrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.
2-1
Top
Bernal singled to right, Burleson scored.
3-1
Top
Bernal to second on wild pitch by Curtis.
3-1
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
3-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Flores Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Reynolds struck out looking.
3-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Fermín reached on infield single to second.
3-1
Top
Church flied out to center.
3-1
Top
Winn doubled to center, Fermín scored.
4-1
Top
Wetherholt singled to right, Winn scored.
5-1
Top
Herrera flied out to left.
5-1
Top
Burleson fouled out to catcher.
5-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
5-1
Bottom
Gonzales singled to left.
5-1
Bottom
Simon grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gonzales out at second.
5-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Walker singled to center.
5-1
Top
Bernal fouled out to first.
5-1
Top
Gorman lined out to right.
5-1
Top
Walker stole second.
5-1
Top
Fermín struck out swinging.
5-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
O'Hearn doubled to right.
5-1
Bottom
Triolo struck out looking.
5-1
Bottom
Mangum grounded out to shortstop, O'Hearn to third.
5-1
Bottom
Griffin grounded out to second.
5-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Church flied out to center.
5-1
Top
Winn walked.
5-1
Top
Wetherholt struck out swinging, Winn caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
5-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Flores Jr. struck out swinging.
5-1
Bottom
Reynolds lined out to center.
5-1
Bottom
Lowe singled to center.
5-1
Bottom
Gastelum relieved Liberatore
5-1
Bottom
Gonzales grounded out to pitcher.
5-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Kelly relieved Curtis
5-1
Top
Herrera hit by pitch.
5-1
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Bernal grounded out to first.
5-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Simon flied out to center.
5-1
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded out to second.
5-1
Bottom
Triolo grounded out to third.
5-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Gorman walked.
5-1
Top
Fermín singled to center, Gorman to second.
5-1
Top
Scott II ran for Fermín
5-1
Top
Church lined into double play, left to second, Gorman doubled off second.
5-1
Top
Scott II stole second.
5-1
Top
Winn struck out looking.
5-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Scott II in left field.
5-1
Bottom
Stanek relieved Gastelum
5-1
Bottom
Mangum struck out swinging.
5-1
Bottom
Griffin flied out to right.
5-1
Bottom
Flores Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
5-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Yates relieved Kelly
5-1
Top
Wetherholt singled to right.
5-1
Top
Herrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Wetherholt out at second.
5-1
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
5-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Soriano relieved Stanek
5-1
Bottom
Reynolds walked.
5-1
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to second, Reynolds to second.
5-1
Bottom
Gonzales struck out swinging.
5-1
Bottom
Simon struck out swinging.
5-1

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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 St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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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 7.5. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +114 and Pittsburgh Pirates -138. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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