St. Louis Cardinals
77 - 81 .487
F
September 23, 2026, 6:40 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
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Pittsburgh Pirates
80 - 78 .506| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 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 |
W: Matthew Liberatore
(W, 6-14)
5.2 IP, ER, 6 K, 0 BB
L: Brandon Eisert
(L, 3-3)
0.2 IP, 3 ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Liberatore
(W, 6-14)
5.2 IP, ER, 6 K, 0 BB
Wetherholt
3-4 | BB, K, RBI
Lowe, B
2-4 | HR, K, RBI
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| 5 | Leo Bernal C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| 6 | Nolan Gorman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 |
| 7 | José Fermín LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| 1- Victor Scott II PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | |
| 8 | Nathan Church CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| 9 | Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .241 |
1-Ran for Fermín in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Winn (21, Curtis).
TB Bernal Burleson Fermín 2 Gorman Walker, J Wetherholt 3 Winn 2.
RBI Bernal (18) Burleson (112) Wetherholt (51) Winn (56).
2-out RBI Bernal.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Walker, J Gorman Winn Fermín.
GIDP Herrera.
Team RISP 3-for-10.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Walker, J (21, 2nd base off Curtis/Flores Jr.) Scott II (12, 2nd base off Kelly, A/Flores Jr.).
CS Winn (3, 2nd base by Curtis/Flores Jr.).
FIELDING
DP (Winn-Wetherholt-Burleson).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore(W, 6-14) | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 53 | 28 | 5.23 |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4.29 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4.09 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 129 | 86 | 43 | 4.26 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Curtis 2.
HBP Herrera (by Kelly, A).
ABS Challenge Mangum (Strike-Confirmed) Herrera (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Flores Jr. (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Bernal (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Liberatore 81-53 Gastelum, L 20-13 Stanek 11-7 Soriano, G 17-13 Bachar 30-18 Eisert 18-8 Curtis 71-45 Kelly, A 33-20 Yates 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Liberatore 5-2 Gastelum, L 3-1 Stanek 1-1 Soriano, G 1-0 Bachar 2-0 Eisert 0-0 Curtis 0-3 Kelly, A 1-0 Yates 1-0.
Batters faced Liberatore 22 Gastelum, L 4 Stanek 3 Soriano, G 4 Bachar 7 Eisert 5 Curtis 16 Kelly, A 8 Yates 3.
Inherited runners-scored Gastelum, L 1-0 Eisert 1-0 Curtis 2-2.
Umpires HP: John Bacon. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather 63 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 12 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:51.
Att 13,176.
Venue PNC Park.
September 23, 2026