St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Sep 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Eisert(3-3)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. Liberatore(6-14)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates game highlights

PITTSBURGH -- The 2026 Cardinals are in unfamiliar territory with respect to the day-to-day competitiveness that the franchise has enjoyed as something of a given in recent memory. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Cardinals have played 2,454 out of a possible 2,488 regular-season games (98.6%) with postseason...

Scoring Summary

STLPIT

2Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 01
3Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 3rd. [1 run] 11
3Wild pitch by pitcher Khristian Curtis. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. [1 run] 21
3Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores. [2 runs] 31
4Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Jose Fermin scores. [1 run] 41
4JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores. [1 run] 51

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	.244
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	3	1	0	0	1	3	.244
3Alec Burleson1B	1	5	1	1	3	0	3	.279
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	4	.273
5Leo BernalC	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	.296
6Nolan Gorman3B	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	.188
7Jose FerminLF	2	4	1	0	1	0	2	.254
Victor Scott IIPR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
8Nathan ChurchCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	.251
9Masyn WinnSS	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	.235
TOTAL	10	34	5	4	10	4	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	5.2	6	1	1	6	0	1	81	5.23
Luis GastelumRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	4.29
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	4.09
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	4.23

TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	9	1	1	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Konnor GriffinSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
2Rafael Flores Jr.C	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.271
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.261
4Brandon Lowe2B	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.262
5Nick GonzalesDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.301
6Ronny SimonRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.273
7Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
8Jared Triolo3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.241
9Jake MangumCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.277

TOTAL	6	32	1	1	9	1	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Lake BacharRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	30	3.49
Brandon EisertLHP	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18	5.65
Khristian CurtisRHP	3.2	5	2	2	3	1	71	4.71
Antwone KellyRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	33	4.41
Kirby YatesRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	14	3.32
TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	10	4	166	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLPIT

TOP 1
WALK — JJ Wetherholt walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Jordan Walker grounds out, third baseman Jared Triolo to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Konnor Griffin flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Rafael Flores Jr. pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Bryan Reynolds lines out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

PIT

5Runs1

10Hits6

0Errors0

.294Batting Avg.188

34At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks1

2Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts9

7Left on Base5

11Total Bases11

Game Details

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 6:40 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 13,176 (34.0%)

weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: PIT -137

over/under: 7.5