Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals - September 23, 2026

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FinalSep 23

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Recap

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Plays

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Odds

Standings

Scoring Summary

Teams

Cardinals logo, Cardinals 77-81, 1 0, 2 0, 3 3, 4 2, 5 0, 6 0, 7 0, 8 0, 9 0, R 5, H 10, E 0

Pirates logo, Pirates 80-78, 1 0, 2 1, 3 0, 4 0, 5 0, 6 0, 7 0, 8 0, 9 0, R 1, H 6, E 0

Pitching

WinnerM. Liberatore (6-14)

LoserB. Eisert (3-3)

Scoring

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Top 3Wild pitch. Alec Burleson to second. Ivan Herrera scores.

Top 3Alec Burleson singles to center field. Ivan Herrera to third. JJ Wetherholt scores.

Bot 2Brandon Lowe homers to center field.

What's Buzzing

MLB Pipeline

Liam Doyle looks sharp in his second postseason start 🔥 5 IP | 4 H | 0 ER | 2 BB | 6 K MLB’s No. 41 prospect (@Cardinals) held opposing hitters to a .218 BAA in 23 starts during the regular season for the Double-A @Sgf_Cardinals:

STL Baseball

[STLtoday] JJ Wetherholt paces Cardinals with 3 hits to back Matthew Liberatore's win vs. Pirates https://t.co/TEO23ijQy7 #stlcards #cardinals

STL Baseball

FINAL: Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh 1 #stlcards #cardinals

Derrick Goold

JJ Wetherholt paces Cardinals with 3 hits to back Matthew Liberatore's win vs. Pirates Instant coverage from PNC Park … https://t.co/2xgkf6rDEN

Minor League Baseball

HULK SMASH 😤 Rainiel Rodriguez's home run and bat slam electrified the Springfield Cardinals crowd!

Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
SL Cardinals	+1.5 -192	O 7.5 -102	+116
Pittsburgh Pirates	-1.5 +158	U 7.5 -120	-134

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