St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

STL 5 — 1 PIT

Final — 2026-09-23

MVP: Matthew Liberatore 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 6 K

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. Matthew Liberatore led the way with 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 6 K. Matthew Liberatore earned the win and Brandon Eisert took the loss.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

WP Matthew Liberatore

LP Brandon Eisert

Scoring Plays

Bot 2: Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field. (0-1)

Top 3: Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. (1-1)

Top 3: Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores. (3-1)

Top 4: Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín scores. (4-1)

Top 4: JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores. (5-1)

STL — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Gorman	3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.188	.274	.314	.588
Walker	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.330	.470	.800
Scott	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190	.269	.252	.521
Church	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.295	.371	.666
Fermin	LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.254	.316	.364	.680
Wetherholt	2B	4	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	.244	.343	.368	.711
Burleson	1B	5	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	.279	.344	.461	.805
(gpid=sa:699024)	C	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.296	.337	.481	.818
Winn	SS	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	.235	.310	.321	.631
Herrera	DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.244	.357	.383	.740

PIT — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Simon	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.310	.382	.692
Lowe	2B	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	.262	.331	.494	.825
Reynolds	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.261	.364	.422	.786
Triolo	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.311	.306	.617
Mangum	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.277	.334	.367	.701
(gpid=sa:804606)	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.320	.392	.712
O'Hearn	1B	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.448	.781
Gonzales	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.301	.364	.388	.752
Flores	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.342	.529	.871

STL — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-13	4.23	1.39
Liberatore	5.2	6	1	1	0	6	1	81-53	5.23	1.46	W
Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	4.09	1.33
Gastelum	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20-13	4.29	1.23

PIT — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
(gpid=sa:694753)	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	71-45	4.71	1.44
Bachar	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	30-18	3.49	1.14
Eisert	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18-8	5.65	1.30	L
Yates	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	3.32	1.20
(gpid=sa:699008)	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	33-20	4.41	1.33

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates

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