September 23, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

6:40 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, SportsNet PittsburghTV

PNC ParkVenue

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-81

Final 5-1 Wed, Sep 23 · 6:40 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates 1 80-78

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

W: Matthew Liberatore L: Brandon Eisert

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	STL R	H	E	Left On Base	PIT R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2nd	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	2
3rd	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
4th	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
5th	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
6th	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
7th	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
8th	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
9th	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game Highlights

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Official MLB Matthew Liberatore whiffs six in Cardinals' 5-1 win 00:02:48

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Official MLB Condensed Game: STL@PIT - 9/23/26 00:10:23

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Official MLB Matthew Liberatore strikes out six 00:01:04

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Official MLB Brandon Lowe's solo homer (34) 00:00:35

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Official MLB Masyn Winn's RBI double 00:00:16

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Official MLB Bryan Reynolds lays out for great snag, turns two 00:00:39

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Official MLB JJ Wetherholt's RBI single 00:00:15

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Official MLB Jared Triolo makes a catch over the railing 00:00:27

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Official MLB Leo Bernal's RBI single 00:00:14

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Official MLB Alec Burleson's RBI single 00:00:14

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateSeptember 23, 2026

Time6:40 PM ET

VenuePNC Park

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 2 of 3

Day/Nightnight

Attendance13,176

Game Duration2h 51m

First Pitch2026-09-23T22:41:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 27, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Probable Pitchers

STLMatthew Liberatore

Stats6-14 · ERA 5.23 · 154 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 155.0 IP

PITLake Bachar

Stats1-4 · ERA 3.49 · 89 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 85.0 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365 TV · EN · away · Streaming

SportsNet Pittsburgh TV · EN · home · Streaming

Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan FM · EN · home · Streaming

KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM AM · EN · away · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Bottom 2 · Home Run0-1

Brandon Lowe homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Brandon Lowe Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore

Top 3 · Single1-1

Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Alec Burleson Pitcher: Brandon Eisert

Top 3 · Single3-1

Leo Bernal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Alec Burleson scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Leo Bernal Pitcher: Khristian Curtis

Top 4 · Double4-1

Masyn Winn doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. José Fermín scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Masyn Winn Pitcher: Khristian Curtis

Top 4 · Single5-1

JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Simon. Masyn Winn scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: JJ Wetherholt Pitcher: Khristian Curtis

St. Louis Cardinals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	JJ Wetherholt#26	2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
2	Iván Herrera#48	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Alec Burleson#41	1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
4	Jordan Walker#18	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
5	Leo Bernal#13	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6	Nolan Gorman#16	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
7	José Fermín#15	LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Victor Scott II#11	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8	Nathan Church#27	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Masyn Winn#0	SS	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
George Soriano#65	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17 / 13
Luis Gastelum#72	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20 / 13
Matthew Liberatore#32	5.2	6	1	1	0	6	1	81 / 53
Ryne Stanek#55	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11 / 7

Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Konnor Griffin#6	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rafael Flores Jr.#43	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	Bryan Reynolds#10	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	Brandon Lowe#5	2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
5	Nick Gonzales#3	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Ronny Simon#63	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Ryan O'Hearn#29	1B	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jared Triolo#19	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Jake Mangum#28	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Antwone Kelly#62	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	33 / 20
Brandon Eisert#14	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	0	18 / 8
Khristian Curtis#64	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	0	71 / 45
Kirby Yates#54	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14 / 9
Lake Bachar#71	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	30 / 18

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Wed, Sep 23 3:45 PM ET	Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants 4-2	Final	NBCS BATwins.TV Presented by Progressive	MIN: Connor Prielipp 6-7 · ERA 4.87 · 128 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 125.2 IP SF: Cesar Perdomo 0-1 · ERA 3.65 · 14 SO · WHIP 1.38 · 24.2 IP	Oracle Park	Details
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Wed, Sep 23 6:40 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365SportsNet Pittsburgh	STL: Matthew Liberatore 6-14 · ERA 5.23 · 154 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 155.0 IP PIT: Lake Bachar 1-4 · ERA 3.49 · 89 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 85.0 IP	PNC Park	Details
Wed, Sep 23 6:40 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies 4-1	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookNBCSP	MIL: Logan Henderson 11-3 · ERA 2.47 · 110 SO · WHIP 0.84 · 98.1 IP PHI: Aaron Nola 7-11 · ERA 4.67 · 177 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 175.1 IP	Citizens Bank Park	Details
Wed, Sep 23 7:05 PM ET	Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 2-9	Final	Amazon Prime VideoRays.TV	TB: Mason Englert 0-4 · ERA 5.95 · 38 SO · WHIP 1.55 · 39.1 IP NYY: Gerrit Cole 10-9 · ERA 3.61 · 131 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 127.0 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Wed, Sep 23 7:10 PM ET	Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox 0-1	Final	ESPN/ESPN App	CLE: Foster Griffin 15-6 · ERA 3.60 · 158 SO · WHIP 1.21 · 172.2 IP BOS: Sonny Gray 18-5 · ERA 2.72 · 149 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 169.0 IP	Fenway Park	Details
Wed, Sep 23 7:15 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves 2-3	Final	BravesVisionReds.TV	CIN: Andrew Abbott 6-11 · ERA 4.61 · 131 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 166.0 IP ATL: Chris Sale 14-9 · ERA 2.16 · 200 SO · WHIP 0.98 · 162.2 IP	Truist Park	Details
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Wed, Sep 23 8:05 PM ET	New York Mets at Texas Rangers 7-2	Final	Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveSNY	NYM: Nolan McLean 12-10 · ERA 3.16 · 194 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 179.2 IP TEX: Cody Bradford 0-5 · ERA 4.19 · 21 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 43.0 IP	Globe Life Field	Details
Wed, Sep 23 8:40 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies 5-3	Final	DBACKS.TVRockies.TV	AZ: Merrill Kelly 10-14 · ERA 4.94 · 113 SO · WHIP 1.46 · 162.0 IP COL: Mason Adams 0-2 · ERA 4.03 · 31 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 29.0 IP	Coors Field	Details
Wed, Sep 23 9:40 PM ET	Los Angeles Angels at Athletics 3-7	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoNBCSCA	LAA: Walbert Ureña 9-11 · ERA 2.97 · 142 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 148.1 IP ATH: Jeffrey Springs 4-14 · ERA 6.18 · 112 SO · WHIP 1.46 · 142.2 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Wed, Sep 23 10:10 PM ET	Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners 5-6	Final	ESPN/ESPN App	HOU: Ethan Pecko 1-0 · ERA 4.31 · 21 SO · WHIP 1.21 · 31.1 IP SEA: George Kirby 9-11 · ERA 4.33 · 148 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 174.2 IP	T-Mobile Park	Details
Wed, Sep 23 10:10 PM ET	San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1	Final	Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthSportsNet LA	SD: Robbie Ray 13-8 · ERA 3.59 · 140 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 165.2 IP LAD: Yoshinobu Yamamoto 14-9 · ERA 2.53 · 182 SO · WHIP 0.87 · 185.0 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates?

The listed start time is 6:40 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates on?

The current TV listing is Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Matthew Liberatore and Lake Bachar. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is PNC Park.