| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 28-24 | 14-10 | 14-14 |
| Game 2 | 21-30 | 12-16 | 9-14 |
| Game 3 | 25-23 | 8-12 | 17-11 |
| Game 4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 23-28 | 13-17 | 10-11 |
| Game 2 | 25-26 | 10-13 | 15-13 |
| Game 3 | 31-19 | 14-11 | 17-8 |
| Game 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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+138 | 7o | +1.5 (0.5) |
|
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-167 | 7u (4) | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wetherholt | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| I. Herrera | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .244 |
| A. Burleson | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| J. Walker | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .271 |
| L. Bernal | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .282 |
| B. Torres | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| J. Fermin | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| T. Saggese | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .238 |
| N. Church | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| M. Winn | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .233 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Cruz | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| K. Griffin | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| R. O'Hearn | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| N. Gonzales | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .301 |
| J. Triolo | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| R. Simon | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| B. Cook | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| J. Mangum | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| B. Reynolds | PH -LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .166 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Leahy | 2 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.66 |
| C. Hjerpe | 3 .1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.38 |
| G. Graceffo | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.73 |
| B. Mautz | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 |
| R. Stanek (L 2-3) | 1 .0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes | 6 .1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.82 |
| Y. Ramirez | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 |
| G. Soto | 0 .2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 |
| L. Weaver (W 2-0) | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.28 |
| M. Montgomery (S 17) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.55 |
Location PNC Park
Temperature 64° Temperature
Attendance 15,822 attendance
Home Scott Barry
1st Tom Hanahan
2nd Ron Kulpa
3rd John Bacon
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | STL Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, '26 | PIT |
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STL +114 | u7.5 | M. Liberatore (5.2) | L. Bachar (1.2) |
| Sep 22, '26 | PIT |
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PIT -169 | u7.0 | A. Pallante (6.0) | J. Jones (7.0) |
| Aug 30, '26 | STL |
|
PIT -120 | o7.5 | M. Liberatore (5.2) | B. Ashcraft (5.0) |
| Aug 29, '26 | STL |
|
PIT +114 | P8.0 | K. Leahy (3.0) | L. Bachar (2.1) |
| Aug 28, '26 | STL |
|
STL +104 | u7.5 | Q. Mathews (5.2) | J. Jones (4.2) |
| May 21, '26 | STL |
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PIT -120 | o7.0 | D. May (5.1) | B. Ashcraft (7.0) |
| May 20, '26 | STL |
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PIT -104 | u7.5 | M. McGreevy (5.0) | C. Mlodzinski (5.0) |
| May 19, '26 | STL |
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STL -112 | o8.0 | M. Liberatore (4.2) | M. Keller (5.2) |
| Apr 30, '26 | PIT |
|
STL +189 | o7.0 | H. Dobbins (4.1) | P. Skenes (5.0) |
| Apr 29, '26 | PIT |
|
STL +114 | o8.5 | A. Pallante (6.0) | B. Chandler (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Sep 23, 2026 ) St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 1
Paul Skenes will make his final start of a disappointing season as he tries to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon in the decisive contest of a three-game series.
Skenes (10-11, 3.91 ERA) will attempt to help the Pirates (80-78) secure their first non-losing season since 2018. It would be only their second non-losing mark since 2015, which was the last time they made the playoffs. Pittsburgh will be playing its home finale.
The 2025 National League Cy Young Award winner will oppose Cardinals right-hander Kyle Leahy (10-5, 3.65) as St. Louis (77-81) tries to win for the third time in four games. The Cardinals need to prevail in all four of their remaining games to avoid a second straight losing season.
Skenes has seen his ERA nearly double from the 1.97 he posted last season, while his fastball velocity has dipped from 98.1 mph to 96.8 mph.
This week, Skenes stated he thinks pitching for Team USA in March during the World Baseball Classic may have contributed to his drop in fastball speed and his struggles this season.
"Usually, that time of year, you're kind of ramping up and it's a little bit slow. You can kind of get onto the slope and find your body," Skenes said. "One live (batting practice), you're topping at 97 (mph), and then the next you're 98, 99. And that wasn't the case this year. ... Looking back, I don't think that really helped."
Skenes had a stretch of nine starts from May 17 to July 1 during which he went 0-6 with a 5.36 ERA and the Pirates lost every time he pitched. Over his past 13 starts since then, Skenes is 4-3 with a 4.31 ERA over 71 innings, with Pittsburgh going 8-5 in that span.
The 24-year-old LSU product gave up five runs on six hits, including two home runs, over six innings against the Kansas City Royals on Friday in his most recent start. He struck out seven and walked one in a no-decision.
Skenes is 0-5 with a 2.74 ERA in seven career starts vs. St. Louis. In his lone outing against the Cardinals this season, in Pittsburgh on April 30, he allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits, including two home runs, while striking out nine and walking none over five innings.
The Cardinals, who clinched the season series against the Pirates with their 5-1 win on Wednesday, will look to finish with eight wins in 13 meetings against their NL Central rivals.
Leahy, who has been on an innings limit of late, is coming off one of his poorer outings of the season. He gave up seven runs, six earned, on five hits and three walks and struck out only one in three innings during a 9-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday.
"It's disappointing. I didn't make a lot of great pitches," Leahy said. "I'm going to go through my bullpen with intent to get better as I always do."
Leahy has not pitched more than three innings in any of his past five starts, with the Cardinals going 1-4 in that stretch. He doesn't have a win since Aug. 18.
Leahy is 2-0 with a 2.12 ERA in nine career appearances against the Pirates. Both of his starts vs. Pittsburgh occurred this year. He fired 5 2/3 innings of three-run ball at Pittsburgh on April 28 to earn a win, then threw three innings of one-run ball in St. Louis during a no-decision on Aug. 29.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Baez | LF | Ten Day IL - Side( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed Joshua Báez (LF) on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. | ||||
| B. Jordan | 3B | Ten Day IL - Ankle( Aug 27, '26) | Aug 27, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed INF Blaze Jordan on the 10-day injured list left ankle sprain. | ||||
| E. Pereira | RF | Ten Day IL - Hand( Aug 22, '26) | Aug 22, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed OF Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list with left hand contusion. | ||||
| H. Dobbins | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Aug 21, '26) | Aug 21, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed RHP Hunter Dobbins on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tightness. | ||||
| M. Rajcic | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals transferred RHP Max Rajcic from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow soreness. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Valdez | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Sep 11, '26) | Sep 11, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RF Esmerlyn Valdez on the 10-day injured list with a Left hamstring strain. | ||||
| B. Ashcraft | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Arm( Sep 09, '26) | Sep 09, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Braxton Ashcraft (SP) on the 15-day injured list with right arm discomfort. | ||||
| I. Mattson | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hip( Sep 07, '26) | Sep 07, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Isaac Mattson (RP) on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation. | ||||
| E. Rodriguez | C | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Aug 31, '26) | Aug 31, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred C Endy Rodríguez from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left hip inflammation. | ||||
| M. Keller | SP | Sixty Day IL - Arm( Aug 02, '26) | Aug 02, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a right arm teres major muscle injury. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 31
Home Team W/L 16-15
Home Avg. Margin -0.52
Home Money Total -294
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Barry | 31 | 16-15 | 8.65 | 295.29 | 187.74 | 107.55 | 63.6 | 17.0 | 7.2 | 2.36 | 2.03 | 12-17 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 8.65 |
| Starters Runs | 5.13 |
| BullPens Runs | 3.52 |
| Pitches | 295.3 |
| Strikes | 187.7 |
| Balls | 107.5 |
| Strike% | 63.58 % |
| SO | 17.0 |
| Walks | 7.2 |
| SO/Walks | 2.36 |
| HR | 2.0 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 5 - 3 | 100 to 110 | 1 - 5 |
| -121 to -140 | 4 - 1 | 111 to 130 | 0 - 1 |
| -141 to -160 | 3 - 2 | 131 to 150 | 0 - 2 |
| -161 to -180 | 1 - 0 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 2 - 1 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 3 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | CIN 2 - LAD 8 | L +139 | P 10.0 | Justin Wrobleski (L) | Brady Singer (R) |
| Sep 13, 2026 | TOR 8 - BAL 1 | W -154 | O 7.0 | Trevor Rogers (L) | Dylan Cease (R) |
| Sep 7, 2026 | MIL 4 - CHC 3 | W -126 | U 8.5 | Matthew Boyd (L) | Robert Gasser (L) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | DET 1 - LAD 6 | L +140 | U 7.5 | Tyler Glasnow (R) | Framber Valdez (L) |
| Aug 25, 2026 | CHW 11 - TEX 7 | W +100 | O 7.5 | Jacob deGrom (R) | Anthony Kay (L) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | KC 5 - DET 2 | W -103 | U 9.0 | Troy Melton (R) | Noah Cameron (L) |
| Aug 17, 2026 | CHC 7 - CHW 5 | W -155 | O 8.0 | Luis Castillo (R) | Shota Imanaga (L) |
| Aug 6, 2026 | PHI 7 - WAS 3 | W -320 | O 9.0 | Miles Mikolas (R) | Cristopher Sanchez (L) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | CHC 1 - NYY 2 | L -105 | U 6.5 | Gerrit Cole (R) | Colin Rea (R) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | NYM 3 - ATL 2 | W -104 | U 8.5 | AJ Smith-Shawver (R) | Sean Manaea (L) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | NYM 5 - STL 4 | W -148 | P 9.0 | Hunter Dobbins (R) | Christian Scott (R) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | STL 1 - TEX 2 | L +108 | U 7.5 | Jacob deGrom (R) | Michael McGreevy (R) |
| Apr 20, 2026 | MIA 5 - STL 3 | W -130 | U 8.5 | Michael McGreevy (R) | Max Meyer (R) |
| Apr 8, 2026 | WAS 1 - STL 6 | L +108 | U 8.5 | Michael McGreevy (R) | Miles Mikolas (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | MIL 3 - PIT 6 | L -142 | O 7.5 | Mitch Keller (R) | Jacob Misiorowski (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 18, '26
STL 1 - WAS 9
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L -107 | o8.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 20.3 | 6.0 |
|
Sep 12, '26
STL 5 - CHW 6
|
L -108 | o8.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 4.0 |
|
Sep 06, '26
COL 8 - STL 10
|
W -136 | o11.0 | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 20.6 | 0.0 |
|
Aug 29, '26
STL 2 - PIT 6
|
L -123 | p8.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 17.0 | 0.5 |
|
Aug 23, '26
PHI 6 - STL 4
|
L +194 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 53.6 | 17.3 | 2.3 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 29, '26
STL 2 - PIT 6
|
L -123 | p8.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 17.0 | 0.5 |
|
Apr 28, '26
PIT 7 - STL 11
|
W +136 | o8.5 | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 15.4 | 4.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 4.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 66.5 | 16.2 | 2.2 |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 18, '26
PIT 8 - KC 5
|
W -197 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
|
Sep 12, '26
CHC 4 - PIT 3
|
L +109 | u9.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 11.7 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 06, '26
PIT 1 - LAA 0
|
W -179 | u7.0 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 16.3 | 8.0 |
|
Sep 01, '26
PIT 13 - SF 12
|
W -175 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 20.4 | 0.0 |
|
Aug 25, '26
SD 0 - PIT 1
|
W +120 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 5.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 88.0 | 15.5 | 3.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 30, '26
PIT 5 - STL 10
|
L -232 | o7.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 20.4 | 0.0 |
|
Jul 01, '25
PIT 1 - STL 0
|
W -154 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
|
May 06, '25
STL 2 - PIT 1
|
L -108 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 17.0 | 3.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 97.3 | 18.3 | 1.5 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.29 | .254 | .327 | 1.34 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 7.9 |
|
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4.17 | .237 | .316 | 1.28 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4.33 | 4.10 | .261 | .323 | 1.32 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
|
|
4.58 | 4.23 | .244 | .312 | 1.26 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.14 | 4.54 | .244 | .332 | 1.36 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
|
|
4.67 | 4.09 | .229 | .321 | 1.31 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.3 |