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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 1 77-85
at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 82-80

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
  • W: Luke Weaver (4-1)
  • L: Ryne Stanek (2-3)
  • S: Mason Montgomery

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Alec Burleson (24)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–0
Bottom 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Oneil Cruz scores. 1–1
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Ronny Simon scores. 1–2

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246
Iván Herrera C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .244
Alec Burleson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .279
Jordan Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .271
Leo Bernal DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .282
Bryan Torres LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .232
José Fermín PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .253
Thomas Saggese 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .238
Nathan Church CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251
Masyn Winn SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 13
Pitcher
Kyle Leahy 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 37 3.66
Cooper Hjerpe 3.1 3 0 0 3 3 0 74 4.38
Gordon Graceffo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.73
Brycen Mautz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 6.43
Ryne Stanek (L, 2-3) 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 21 4.02

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280
Konnor Griffin SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .270
Brandon Lowe 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 .262
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Nick Gonzales 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301
Jared Triolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Ronny Simon RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .276
Billy Cook RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .247
Jake Mangum LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Bryan Reynolds LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Henry Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .166
Totals 30 2 7 2 5 8
Pitcher
Paul Skenes 6.1 3 1 1 2 8 1 96 3.82
Yohan Ramírez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.90
Gregory Soto 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.68
Luke Weaver (W, 4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.73
Mason Montgomery (S, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 2.55

Game info

Weather
61 degrees, Sunny
Wind
7 mph, In From RF
First pitch
12:38 PM
Time of game
2:39
Attendance
15,822
Umpires
Home Plate: Scott Barry, First Base: Tom Hanahan, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: John Bacon

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final (10) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page

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