Major League Baseball

FINAL Wednesday, September 23, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals 5
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1
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Match Report

Matthew Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 5-1 victory that halts Pirates' 5-game winning streak

— Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night.

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Top Performers

STL

  • JJ Wetherholt · ·
  • Ivan Herrera · ·
  • Alec Burleson · ·
  • Jordan Walker · ·

PIT

  • Konnor Griffin · ·
  • Rafael Flores Jr. · ·
  • Bryan Reynolds · ·
  • Brandon Lowe · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning Simon struck out swinging.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

Head to Head

PIT wins series 2-1

Injuries

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
  • Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

PIT

  1. 6Konnor GriffinSS
  2. 43Rafael Flores Jr.C
  3. 10Bryan ReynoldsLF
  4. 5Brandon Lowe2B
  5. 3Nick GonzalesDH
  6. 63Ronny SimonRF
  7. 29Ryan O'Hearn1B
  8. 19Jared Triolo3B
  9. 28Jake MangumCF

STL

  1. 26JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 48Ivan HerreraDH
  3. 41Alec Burleson1B
  4. 18Jordan WalkerRF
  5. 13Leo BernalC
  6. 16Nolan Gorman3B
  7. 15Jose FerminLF
  8. 27Nathan ChurchCF
  9. 0Masyn WinnSS

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