St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Sep 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	6
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	2	7	0	10

loss:

R. Stanek(2-3)win: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

L. Weaver(4-1)save: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

M. Montgomery(17)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates game highlights

PITTSBURGH -- A year ago, Paul Skenes was on top of the world. In his final start of 2025, also on Sept. 24, Skenes put the finishing touches on a National League Cy Young campaign, going four scoreless to keep his ERA under 2.00 for the year....

Scoring Summary

STLPIT

1Alec Burleson homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 10
1Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. [1 run] 11
8Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Ronny Simon scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 12

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.246
2Ivan HerreraC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.244
3Alec Burleson1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.279
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	.271
5Leo BernalDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.282
6Bryan TorresLF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232
Jose FerminPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253
7Thomas Saggese3B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.238
8Nathan ChurchCF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.251
9Masyn WinnSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.233


TOTAL	5	31	1	1	13	2	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	2.0	3	1	1	3	0	37	3.66
Cooper HjerpeLHP	3.1	3	0	0	3	3	74	4.38
Gordon GraceffoRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	4	2.73
Brycen MautzLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	17	6.43
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	1	0	0	2	21	4.02
TOTAL	8.0	7	2	1	8	5	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.280
2Konnor GriffinSS	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	.270
3Brandon Lowe2B	1	3	0	1	2	1	3	.262
4Ryan O'HearnDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	.265
5Nick Gonzales3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	.301
Jared Triolo3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
6Ronny SimonRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	3	.276
Billy CookRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
7Spencer Horwitz1B	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	.247
8Jake MangumLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.275
Bryan ReynoldsPH-LF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261
9Henry DavisC	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.166
TOTAL	7	30	2	2	8	5	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SkenesRHP	6.1	3	1	1	8	2	1	96	3.82
Yohan RamirezRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.90
Gregory SotoLHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	3.68
Luke WeaverRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.73
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	2.55
TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	13	2	1	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLPIT

TOP 1
FLYOUT — JJ Wetherholt flies out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Alec Burleson homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Oneil Cruz doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.
10
STOLEN BASE 3B — Oneil Cruz steals (29) 3rd base.
10
STRIKEOUT — Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. [1 run]
11
FLYOUT — Ryan O'Hearn flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. [2 outs]
11
SINGLE — Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.
11
STRIKEOUT — Ronny Simon strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
11

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Team Stats

STL

PIT

1Runs2

5Hits7

2Errors0

.161Batting Avg.233

31At Bats30

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks5

0Stolen Bases2

13Strikeouts8

6Left on Base10

9Total Bases8

Game Details

Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 12:35 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 15,822 (40.8%)

weather: 61 degrees, sunny

spread: PIT -167

over/under: 7