St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

77-81, 39-38 Away

5th,0 outs

80-78, 43-37 Home


STL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	3	0
1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	3	0

C. Hjerpe

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

H. Davis

0-1

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
J. Wetherholt2B
I. HerreraC
A. Burleson1B
J. WalkerRF
L. BernalDH
B. TorresLF
T. Saggese3B
N. ChurchCF
M. WinnSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245	.343	.370
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243	.356	.382
2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.280	.344	.466
1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.272	.331	.469
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289	.330	.470
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233	.310	.337
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.240	.299	.367
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.370
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.234	.310	.320
17	1	3	1	1	2	7

Batting
2BWetherholt (15, Skenes)
HRBurleson (24, 1st inning off Skenes 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIBurleson (113)
2Out RBIBurleson.
GIDPWetherholt
Team LOB3
Team RISP0-2 (Herrera 0-1, Saggese 0-1)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
O. CruzCF
K. GriffinSS
B. Lowe2B
R. O'HearnDH
N. Gonzales3B
R. SimonRF
S. Horwitz1B
J. MangumLF
H. DavisC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	1	0	0	0	.279	.367	.489
2	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.318	.389
1	0	1	1	1	0	.263	.333	.495
2	0	0	0	0	1	.266	.331	.446
1	0	1	0	1	0	.303	.366	.389
2	0	0	0	0	1	.263	.300	.368
2	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.347	.368
2	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.333	.366
1	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.271	.312
15	1	3	1	2	4

Batting
2BCruz (14, Leahy)
RBILowe (95)
Team LOB4
Team RISP1-3 (Lowe 1-1, Simon 0-1, Griffin 0-1)

Baserunning
SBCruz (29, 3rd base off Leahy/Herrera)

Fielding
DP1 (Skenes-Griffin-Horwitz)

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
K. Leahy
C. Hjerpe
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
2.0	3	1	1	0	3	37-25	3.66
2.0	0	0	0	2	1	31-16	4.91
4.0	3	1	1	2	4	68-41

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHjerpe 2/8; Leahy 5/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHjerpe-6-2-3-4; Leahy-7-7-5-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsHjerpe 3-2; Leahy 2-1
Game ScoresK Leahy 49

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
P. Skenes
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	3	1	1	2	7	1	80-51	3.87
5.0	3	1	1	2	7	1	82-52

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSkenes 16/19
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSkenes-12-14-16-10
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSkenes 3-4
Game ScoresP Skenes 62

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	PIT
		1st	Burleson homered to right center (395 feet).	1	0
		1st	Lowe singled to left, Cruz scored.	1	1

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

23/9

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

24/9

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 3

PNC Park

12:35 AM, 25 September 2026

Current Weather

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - John Bacon

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	99	59	.627	-	W1
Chicago	87	71	.551	12	L2
Pittsburgh	80	78	.506	19	L1
St. Louis	77	81	.487	22	W1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. Hjerpe

H. Davis

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