Cardinals at Pirates: MLB, Sep 23, 2026

The Cardinals beat the Pirates 5–1 at PNC Park on Sep 23, 2026.

FinalWed, Sep 23PNC ParkGame 2 of 3

St. Louis Cardinals77-85 · L4

5

Pittsburgh Pirates82-80 · W1

1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	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

STL5atPIT1FinalWed, Sep 23

RecapProps (23)StatsHead to headOdds

Box scoreiEvery hitter and pitcher's line from the game. Batting order, substitutes indented; W marks the winning pitcher.◷History

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
J. WetherholtJJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	1	1	1
I. HerreraIván HerreraC	3	1	0	0	1	0
A. BurlesonAlec BurlesonDH	5	1	1	1	0	3
J. WalkerJordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1				1
L. BernalLeo BernalC	4	0	1	1	0	1
N. GormanNolan Gorman2B	3	0	1	0	1	1
J. FermínJosé Fermín3B	4	1	2	0	0	1
N. ChurchNathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
M. WinnMasyn WinnSS	3	1	1	1	1	2	1
Totals	34	5	10	4	4	10

2B Winn · SB Walker

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
M. LiberatoreMatthew LiberatoreW	5.2	6	1	0	6	1	81
L. GastelumLuis Gastelum	1.1	0	0	0	0		20
R. StanekRyne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	1		11
G. SorianoGeorge Soriano	1.0	0	0	1	2		17

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
K. GriffinKonnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
R. Flores Jr.Rafael Flores Jr.1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
B. ReynoldsBryan ReynoldsRF	3	0	0	0	1	1
B. LoweBrandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	0	1			1
N. GonzalesNick Gonzales2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
R. SimonRonny SimonDH	4	0	0	0	0	2
R. O'HearnRyan O'HearnDH	3	0	2	0	0	0	2
J. TrioloJared Triolo2B	3	0	1	0	0	1
J. MangumJake MangumRF	3	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	32	1	6	1	1	9

2B O'Hearn 2 · HR Lowe

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
L. BacharLake Bachar	1.2	1	0	1	2		30
B. EisertBrandon Eisert	0.2	2	3	1	1		18
K. CurtisKhristian Curtis	3.2	5	2	1	3		71
A. KellyAntwone Kelly	2.0	1	0	1	3		33
K. YatesKirby Yates	1.0	1	0	0	1		14

Park and weatheriThe park, roof and first-pitch weather. The little field is drawn from the park's posted wall distances; the streaks show the wind's direction relative to center field (CF at the top).

Open air · Pittsburgh

PNC Park

63°F

Partly Cloudy

12 mphIn from CFBlowing in: tends to hold fly balls in.

Surface

Grass

Start

Night

Park factoriRuns this park adds or removes (100 = neutral; higher favors hitters), home vs road over three seasons. Rank 1 = most runs.

1084th of 30

Walls: LF 325 · LCF 383 · CF 399 · RCF 375 · RF 320 ftSee all parks ›

Plate umpireiCounts per game across this official's recent games, next to the league's over the same dates. History; not a forecast.◷History

Last 40 games since May 12, 2025

John Bacon

Strikeouts

per game, both teams

16.3

≈ in line with the league average (16.8)

Walks

per game, both teams

5.3

▼ below the league average (6.5, −18.6%)

Runs

per game, both teams

9.6

≈ in line with the league average (9.0)

Bar: 90% range of the average; dot = the average, line = the league's over the same dates (n = 4,180 league games, 40 worked). Above, below or in line is a statistical call: whether the 90% range sits clear of the league's number, not a percentage cutoff. Counts from games this official worked, which also reflect the teams and conditions of those games; who officiates is one of many things that shape a game.

Going into the game · starters, recent formShowHide▸

Starters, season numbers going iniEach starter's season stats before this game; green marks the better side (lower is better for ERA, WHIP, BB/9, HR/9). The last four rows are tracking data on batted balls and swings; a dash means too few pitches are tracked.◷History

STL

Matthew Liberatore

LHP · 30 starts

PIT

Lake Bachar

RHP · 11 starts

STLPIT

5.37

ERA?Earned runs per nine innings this season, going into the game. Lower is better.

3.57

1.49

WHIP?Walks plus hits per inning pitched. Lower is better.

1.14

8.92

K/9?Strikeouts per nine innings.

9.40

3.32

BB/9?Walks per nine innings. Lower is better.

3.78

1.63

HR/9?Home runs allowed per nine innings. Lower is better.

1.40

149.3

Innings?Innings pitched this season (as a starter and reliever).

83.3

.341

xwOBA against?Expected wOBA on the contact he allows, from exit speed and launch angle. Lower is better.

.285

23.9%

Whiff %?Share of swings that miss. Higher is better for a pitcher.

30.2%

42.4%

Hard-hit % against?Share of batted balls hit 95 mph or harder. Lower is better.

34.1%

9.3%

Barrel % against?Share of batted balls hit at the speed and angle that most often become extra-base hits. Lower is better.

7.6%

STL · last 3 starts

• 09-16 vs SF6.0 IP · 2 K · 6 H · 3 BB1 ER
• 09-11 vs CWS4.3 IP · 2 K · 6 H · 3 BB2 ER
• 09-05 @ COL4.3 IP · 3 K · 4 H · 2 BB5 ER

Against this opponent since last season: 4 starts, 23.7 IP, 4.94 ERA, 33 K.

PIT · last 3 starts

• 09-20 vs KC1.0 IP · 1 K · 3 H · 0 BB1 ER
• 09-15 vs MIL2.0 IP · 1 K · 3 H · 2 BB1 ER
• 09-09 @ CWS1.7 IP · 3 K · 2 H · 1 BB0 ER

Against this opponent since last season: 1 start, 2.3 IP, 3.91 ERA, 2 K.

Season numbers to date; a starter with few innings has a noisy line.

Recent formiLast ten games (hover for scores), runs for and against per game, and home/road splits.◷History

STL · last 104-63.6 scored · 4.9 allowed a game

WLWWLLLLWL

Home 38-43Road 39-42Run diff -29

PIT · last 106-44.1 scored · 4.6 allowed a game

LLWLLWWWWW

Home 44-37Road 38-43Run diff +28

Starters' numbers are their season going into the game; weather is the first-pitch forecast; lines are the market's, from the sportsbooks we track. Descriptive data only, there is no MLB model. Data and analytics only, not betting advice: any bet is your own decision, and we are not responsible for losses. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER. Sportsbook links are plain links, not affiliate links: no sportsbook pays us.