St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
9/24/2026, 12:35:00 PM ET · PNC Park
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
FINALtotal 6.515,822 attendance
St. Louis Cardinals
77–81 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 6.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-23 | @ PIT | W 5–1 | 6 | U |
| 09-22 | @ PIT | L 0–2 | 2 | U |
| 09-20 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | 8 | O |
| 09-19 | vs WSH | L 5–8 | 13 | O |
| 09-18 | vs WSH | L 1–9 | 10 | O |
Pittsburgh Pirates
80–78 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 6.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-23 | vs STL | L 1–5 | 6 | U |
| 09-22 | vs STL | W 2–0 | 2 | U |
| 09-20 | vs KC | W 4–3 | 7 | O |
| 09-19 | vs KC | W 6–5 | 11 | O |
| 09-18 | vs KC | W 8–5 | 13 | O |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brycen Mautz | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 94 | 2250 | 86% | 1 | 3 | 91.5 |
| Curveball | 5 | 80 | 2408 | 40% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 4 | 83.7 | 2582 | 100% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 93.9 | 2442 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cooper Hjerpe | 4-Seam Fastball | 49 | 89.8 | 2040 | 57% | 5 | 7 | 69.2 |
| Changeup | 15 | 81.2 | 2225 | 67% | 2 | 2 | 79 | |
| Sweeper | 7 | 77 | 2454 | 43% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 3 | 86.6 | 2089 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 103.8 | |
| Gordon Graceffo | Slider | 2 | 85.2 | 2252 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 82.7 |
| Changeup | 1 | 89.1 | 1194 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 95.7 | 2160 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Gregory Soto | Sinker | 11 | 95.9 | 2235 | 82% | 0 | 2 | 64.6 |
| Slider | 3 | 83.9 | 2568 | 33% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 2 | 82.6 | 2465 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 91.5 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 96.9 | 2233 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Kyle Leahy | 4-Seam Fastball | 12 | 95.1 | 2185 | 75% | 4 | 1 | 68.7 |
| Slider | 6 | 90.2 | 2309 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 92.5 | |
| Curveball | 6 | 82.2 | 2303 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 73.4 | |
| Changeup | 5 | 88.5 | 1669 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 108.9 | |
| Sinker | 5 | 95 | 2200 | 80% | 1 | 2 | 99.2 | |
| Sweeper | 3 | 84.7 | 2735 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Luke Weaver | 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 94.1 | 2433 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Changeup | 2 | 87.4 | 1932 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 1 | 90.3 | 2437 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Mason Montgomery | Sinker | 14 | 99.7 | 2276 | 57% | 4 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 100.2 | 2316 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Paul Skenes | 4-Seam Fastball | 37 | 96.6 | 2286 | 59% | 4 | 4 | 99.4 |
| Sweeper | 16 | 84.5 | 2436 | 75% | 3 | 2 | 94.6 | |
| Slider | 15 | 86.9 | 2431 | 67% | 3 | 2 | 91.4 | |
| Changeup | 14 | 88.4 | 1726 | 50% | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 10 | 96.2 | 2259 | 60% | 1 | 3 | 89.8 | |
| Split-Finger | 4 | 92.8 | 1648 | 75% | 0 | 2 | 78.3 | |
| Ryne Stanek | 4-Seam Fastball | 12 | 97.1 | 2293 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 91.8 |
| Slider | 5 | 87.5 | 2393 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 71.5 | |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 89.9 | 1199 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 94.2 | 2045 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 93.7 | |
| Yohan Ramirez | Sweeper | 4 | 83.3 | 2607 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 77 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 95.4 | 2283 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 95.9 | 2058 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — |