Wednesday, September 23, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
74-83 · L1
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
78-79 · W5
St. Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 at PNC Park. Matthew Liberatore earned the win; Brandon Eisert took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field.
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores.
Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín scores.
JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores.
Key Performers
Brandon Lowe
PIT
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
JJ Wetherholt
STL
3-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Alec Burleson
STL
1-5, 1 RBI, 1 R
Leo Bernal
STL
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Church CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Fermín LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Leo Bernal C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronny Simon RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jake Mangum CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Gonzales DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberatore (W, 6-14) | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 81-53 | 5.23 |
| Gastelum, L | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.29 |
| Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-7 | 4.09 |
| Soriano, G | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17-13 | 4.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachar | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30-18 | 3.49 |
| Eisert (L, 3-3) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18-8 | 5.65 |
| Curtis | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 71-45 | 4.71 |
| Kelly, A | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33-20 | 4.41 |
| Yates | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-9 | 3.32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |