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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshotFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
6
6–9
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 33
9
T-Score33
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh owns a .701 OPS vs LHP, 17th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 43–33 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Mitch Keller RHP
Mitch Keller
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
178th
WHIP
–
142nd
K/9
–
172nd
BB/9
–
122nd
P-Score44i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
105th
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Keller averages 0.7 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Keller arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.3
Sinker17%92.3
Sweeper16%81.9
Slider9%87.2
Changeup9%88.7
Curveball9%77.8
Cutter8%89.7
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Mitch Keller)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsPITPIT·STLSTL
+4446th
Run differential
+34119th
82–80 Record77–85
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates Recent form unavailable
St. Louis Cardinals Recent form unavailable
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Mitch Keller is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Mitch Keller is at 44; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.