St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

76-81, 38-38 Away

Final

80-77, 43-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Wetherholt2B	0-4	0	0	0	.240
I. HerreraDH	0-4	0	0	0	.245
A. Burleson1B	0-4	0	0	0	.280
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Burleson popped out to third. 4th: Burleson flied out to right. 7th: Burleson grounded out to shortstop. 9th: Burleson flied out to left.
J. WalkerRF	0-3	0	0	0	.273
L. BernalC	0-3	0	0	0	.299
B. TorresLF	0-3	0	0	0	.235
T. Saggese3B	0-2	0	0	0	.243
N. ChurchCF	1-3	0	0	0	.253
M. WinnSS	0-2	0	0	0	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
A. Pallante	6.0	3	1	2	2	89-58	3.61
J. Bruihl	0.2	1	1	1	0	19-9	3.69
C. Winquest	1.1	1	0	0	2	22-15	4.63

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

6:40 PM, September 22, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 11,375

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - John Bacon
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

— Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Sep 22, 2026, 09:16 pm - AP


STL
PIT

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	PIT
		6th	O'Hearn singled to left, Cruz scored.	0	1
		7th	Horwitz scored on Winquest wild pitch, Griffin out at third on runner's fielder's choice.	0	2

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St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

(76-81)

(76-81, 38-38 Away)

(76-81)

Andre Pallante

(12-9, 3.83)

o7.5

+109

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(80-77)

(80-77, 43-36 Home)

(80-77)

Jared Jones

(5-6, 3.72)

-146

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

9/22

Cardinals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

9/23

Cardinals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

9/24

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

J. Jones5-6

A. Pallante12-8

G. Soto16

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