St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

77-81, 39-38 Away

Final

80-78, 43-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
J. Wetherholt2B	3-4	1	1	.244
I. HerreraDH	0-3	1	0	.244
A. Burleson1B	1-5	1	1	.279
J. WalkerRF	1-4	0	0	.273
L. BernalC	1-4	0	1	.296
N. Gorman3B	1-3	0	0	.188
J. FerminLF	2-4	1	0	.254
V. Scott IIPR-LF	0-0	0	0	.190
N. ChurchCF	0-4	0	0	.251
M. WinnSS	1-3	1	1	.235

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Liberatore	5.2	6	1	0	6	81-53	5.23
L. Gastelum	1.1	0	0	0	0	20-13	4.29
R. Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-7	4.09
G. Soriano	1.0	0	0	1	2	17-13	4.23

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

6:40 AM, 24 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 13,176

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
First Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Matthew Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 5-1 victory that halts Pirates' 5-game winning streak

— Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Sep 24, 2026, 09:47 am - AP


STL
PIT

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

M. Liberatore6-14

5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

B. Eisert3-3

0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		STL	PIT
2nd	Lowe homered to right center (434 feet).	0	1
3rd	Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Herrera to third.	1	1
3rd	Herrera scored on Curtis wild pitch, Burleson to second on wild pitch by Curtis.	2	1
3rd	Bernal singled to right, Burleson scored.	3	1
4th	Winn doubled to center, Fermín scored.	4	1
4th	Wetherholt singled to right, Winn scored.	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

23/9

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

24/9

Cardinals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

25/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	99	59	.627	-	W1
Chicago	87	71	.551	12	L2
Pittsburgh	81	78	.509	18.5	W1
St. Louis	77	82	.484	22.5	L1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

Mets add former Twins executive Derek Falvey to front office

The Mets named Derek Falvey senior adviser for baseball operations, a move that comes eight months after a mutual agreement with the Twins to leave that organization after nearly a decade.

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 7th to reach 40-40 mark

Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player in MLB history to join the 40-40 club after stealing his 40th base of the season on Thursday.

What is the 40/40 club in baseball? More about PCA's feat

Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club. Here are the MLB players who have hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a season.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Video Highlights

Matthew Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 5-1 victory that halts Pirates' 5-game winning streak

M. Liberatore6-14

B. Eisert3-3

Inning