St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Cardinals

77-81

5-1

Final

Pirates

80-78

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Who won: Cardinals 5-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Pirates 3-0 in the 3rd inning. JJ Wetherholt went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cardinals. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Pirates.

Win probability

100%STL final

STLPIT

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Simon struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Gonzales struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Lowe grounded out to second, Reynolds to second.
Bot 9th
Reynolds walked.
Bot 9th
Soriano relieved Stanek
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Burleson struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Herrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Wetherholt out at second.
Top 9th
Wetherholt singled to right.
Top 9th
Yates relieved Kelly
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Flores Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
Bot 8th
Griffin flied out to right.
Bot 8th
Mangum struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Stanek relieved Gastelum
Bot 8th
Scott II in left field.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Winn struck out looking.
Top 8th
Scott II stole second.
Top 8th
Church lined into double play, left to second, Gorman doubled off second.
Top 8th
Scott II ran for Fermín
Top 8th
Fermín singled to center, Gorman to second.
Top 8th
Gorman walked.
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
Triolo grounded out to third.