MLB

St. Louis 5, at Pittsburgh 1

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Final

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St. Louis Cardinals

77-85 · L4 · #22 (1276 ELO +4)

0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 100

Pittsburgh Pirates

82-80 · W1 · #13 (1304 ELO -4)

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 13,176

Umpires: John Bacon [HP], Scott Barry [1B], Tom Hanahan [2B], Ron Kulpa [3B]

Liberatore closes strong as Cardinals beat Pirates 5‑1

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Matthew Liberatore allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings and struck out six, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a three-run rally and a two-run inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night at PNC Park. Liberatore, a 26-year-old left-hander, won his final start of the season. He gave up six hits and did not walk a batter. The only run against him came on a solo home run by Brandon Lowe. St. Louis improved to 77-81. Pittsburgh fell to 80-78. The game took 2 hours, 51 minutes and drew 13,176. The Cardinals had lost… Read more...

Top Statlines

Matthew Liberatore STL 5.2ip 6h 1er 6k
Antwone Kelly PIT 2.0ip 1h 0er 1bb 3k
Lake Bachar PIT 1.2ip 1h 0er 1bb 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability PIT 56.9%

Spread STL -1.5

Projected Score STL 4 PIT 8

Money Line PIT -120/STL +100

Over/Under 7.5 (Under)