St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

77-82, 39-39 Away

Final

81-78, 44-37 Home


STL
PIT

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

CardinalsTop 1st
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- Cruz stole third.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- C. Hjerpe pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- C. Hjerpe pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- C. Hjerpe pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- Davis continues to at bat after dropped foul ball by catcher Herrera.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsTop 6th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- C. Hjerpe pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- Simon stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- B. Mautz pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- G. Soto pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- L. Weaver pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  STL
  PIT
- Simon to second on wild pitch by Stanek, Simon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Herrera.
  1
  1
- Reynolds hit for Mangum
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsTop 9th
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  STL
  PIT
- Triolo at third base.
  1
  2
- Cook in right field.
  1
  2
- Reynolds in left field.
  1
  2
- Fermín hit for Torres
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	95

Paul Skenes reaches 200-strikeout mark for 2nd straight season

0:36

Alec Burleson crushes a home run

0:24

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

23/9

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

24/9

Cardinals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

25/9

PNC Park

12:35 AM, 25 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,822

Game Time:2:39

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	81	78	.509	18.5	W1
St. Louis	77	82	.484	22.5	L1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

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Pirates beat the Cardinals 2-1 to secure their first non-losing season since 2018

— Ronny Simon raced home on Spencer Horwitz's eighth inning sacrifice fly and the Pittsburgh Pirates assured themselves of the club's first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Game Highlights

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

L. Weaver4-1

R. Stanek2-3

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