Game Recap
Final
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
74-82 · W1
0
Final
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
77-79 · W4
2
Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at PNC Park. Jared Jones earned the win; Andre Pallante took the loss. Gregory Soto recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 6th
Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores.
0-1
▼ 7th
Konnor Griffin steals (23) 2nd base. Spencer Horwitz scores. Wild pitch by pitcher Cade Winquest. Konnor Griffin out at 3rd, catcher Leo Bernal to third baseman Thomas Saggese.
0-2
Key Performers
Ryan O'Hearn
PIT
1-4, 1 RBI
Konnor Griffin
PIT
2-4
Nathan Church
STL
1-3, 1 2B
Spencer Horwitz
PIT
1-2, 1 2B, 1 R
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Torres LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Thomas Saggese 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gonzalez 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Simon RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Billy Cook RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallante (L, 12-8) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89-58 | 3.61 |
| Bruihl | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 3.69 |
| Winquest | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22-15 | 4.63 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones (W, 5-6) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 86-63 | 3.87 |
| Weaver (H, 23) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21-14 | 2.75 |
| Soto, G (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18-8 | 3.72 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 56% First 5: F5 model leaned home at 54%