Major League Baseball

FINAL Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2
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Match Report

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.

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Top Performers

STL

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

PIT

  • Oneil Cruz · ·
  • Konnor Griffin · ·
  • Brandon Lowe · ·
  • Ryan O'Hearn · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Saggese struck out swinging.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball 2
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  8. · 9th Inning Mason Montgomery pitches to Thomas Saggese

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. 15Oneil CruzCF
  2. 6Konnor GriffinSS
  3. 5Brandon Lowe2B
  4. 29Ryan O'HearnDH
  5. 3Nick Gonzales3B
  6. 63Ronny SimonRF
  7. 2Spencer Horwitz1B
  8. 28Jake MangumLF
  9. 32Henry DavisC

STL

  1. 26JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 48Ivan HerreraC
  3. 41Alec Burleson1B
  4. 18Jordan WalkerRF
  5. 13Leo BernalDH
  6. 39Bryan TorresLF
  7. 25Thomas Saggese3B
  8. 27Nathan ChurchCF
  9. 0Masyn WinnSS

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