Cardinals vs Pirates Game (Sep 23, 2026)

Final · September 23, 2026 at 6:40 p.m.

PNC Park

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis CardinalsSTL	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

Decisions

WinnerMatthew Liberatore
LoserBrandon Eisert

Scoring plays

Bot 2Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field.0-1
Top 3Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.1-1
Top 3Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores.3-1
Top 4Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín scores.4-1
Top 4JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores.5-1

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	1	1	1	.244
Iván HerreraDH	3	1	0	0	1	0	.244
Alec Burleson1B	5	1	1	1	0	3	.279
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
Leo BernalC	4	0	1	1	0	1	.296
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.188
José FermínLF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.254
Victor Scott IILF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.251
Masyn WinnSS	3	1	1	1	1	2	.235
Totals	34	5	10	4	4	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Matthew Liberatore	5.2	6	1	1	0	6	1	81-53	5.23
Luis Gastelum	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20-13	4.29
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	4.09
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-13	4.23

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.261
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.262
Nick GonzalesDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.301
Ronny SimonRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	0	2	0	0	0	.267
Jared Triolo3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.241
Jake MangumCF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.277
Totals	32	1	6	1	1	9

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Lake Bachar	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	30-18	3.49
Brandon Eisert	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18-8	5.65
Khristian Curtis	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	71-45	4.71
Antwone Kelly	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	33-20	4.41
Kirby Yates	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	3.32

Game info

Ballpark: PNC Park
Attendance: 13,176
Duration: 2 h 51
Weather: 63 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 12 mph, In From CF
Umpires: John Bacon (Home plate) · Scott Barry (First base) · Tom Hanahan (Second base) · Ron Kulpa (Third base)

About this game

Who won Cardinals vs Pirates?

Cardinals won 5-1 over Pirates on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

When was Cardinals vs Pirates played?

On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 6:40 PM ET at PNC Park.

Where was Cardinals vs Pirates played?

At PNC Park.

Team

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

Scoring plays

Bot 2Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field.0-1

Top 3Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.1-1

Top 3Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores.3-1

Top 4Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín scores.4-1

Top 4JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores.5-1

Batters

RBI

AVG

.244

.244

.279

.273

.296

.188

.254

.190

.251

.235

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Matthew Liberatore

5.2

81-53

5.23

Luis Gastelum

1.1

20-13

4.29

Ryne Stanek

1.0

11-7

4.09

George Soriano

1.0

17-13

4.23

Batters

RBI

AVG

.267

.271

.261

.262

.301

.273

.267

.241

.277

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Lake Bachar

1.2

30-18

3.49

Brandon Eisert

0.2

18-8

5.65

Khristian Curtis

3.2

71-45

4.71

Antwone Kelly

2.0

33-20

4.41

Kirby Yates

1.0

14-9

3.32