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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 24, 2:05 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score33
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 33
0
0–2
FINAL · 9 innings
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
2
T-Score43
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Andre PallanteSTL
StarterLoss
6.0312289
Jared JonesPIT
StarterWin
7.0100986
Gregory SotoPIT
ReliefSave
1.0001218
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
STLSt. Louis Cardinals000000000011
PITPittsburgh Pirates000001100250
Top hitters
Ryan O'Hearn1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Konnor Griffin2-for-4
Spencer Horwitz1-for-2 · 1 R · 1 BB
Nathan Church1-for-3
Bryan Reynolds1-for-3

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesThe starters are close overall, but Jones owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handPiratesPittsburgh has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupPiratesPittsburgh's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenPiratesPittsburgh has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

STL
Andre Pallante RHP
Andre Pallante
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.70
85th
WHIP
1.26
98th
K/9
6.20
208th
BB/9
2.80
73rd
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.66
18th
OPS/R
–
IP
151.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.00
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
PIT
Jared Jones RHP
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.17
73rd
WHIP
1.19
23rd
K/9
10.82
15th
BB/9
3.08
71st
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.19
85th
OPS/R
–
IP
90.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.70
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Jones strikes out 4.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Pallante allows the lower home-run rate: 0.66 vs 1.19 per nine.
·Jones has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
·Jones owns a 2.70 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.00 for Pallante.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Jones arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%98.2
Slider34%89.8
Changeup11%92.8
Curveball8%85.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Jared Jones)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Pirates vs RHP (Andre Pallante)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 22, 2:40 PM ET
STLSTL
.728
−35 ptsOPS edge
PITPIT
.763

Slight edge: PIT

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Jared Jones
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jones (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B55.70417.7320-for-3Very small sample
2Iván HerreraRDH60.73519.6970-for-3Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B71.81626.9390-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF73.79329.7692-for-3Very small sample
5Leo BernalSC60.8075.899No MLB historyNo history
6Bryan TorresLLF36.6404.672No MLB historyNo history
7Thomas SaggeseRSS44.6464.595No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF41.65410.6710-for-1Very small sample
9Masyn WinnRSS42.6255.5942-for-3Very small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score5Leo Bernal C · S.284 / .807 · 5 HRvs hand .899 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Thomas Saggese SS · R.235 / .646 · 4 HRvs hand .595 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample41H-Score9Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score
Pittsburgh PiratesOfficial lineupvs RHP Andre Pallante
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pallante (BvP)
1Konnor GriffinRSS45.7286.6901-for-2Very small sample
2Brandon LoweL2B68.82435.9101-for-1Very small sample
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.78917.7791-for-3Very small sample
4Oneil CruzLCF69.85420.858No MLB historyNo history
5Rafael Flores Jr.RC61.85811.800No MLB historyNo history
6Ryan O'HearnLRF59.77018.8390-for-1Very small sample
7Ronny SimonSRF—.6481.612No MLB historyNo history
8Spencer HorwitzL1B49.70810.7342-for-6Very small sample
9Jacob GonzalezLSS38.6387.555No MLB historyNo history
1Konnor Griffin SS · R.272 / .728 · 6 HRvs hand .690 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260 / .824 · 35 HRvs hand .910 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample68H-Score3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261 / .789 · 17 HRvs hand .779 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score4Oneil Cruz CF · L.280 / .854 · 20 HRvs hand .858 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264 / .858 · 11 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265 / .770 · 18 HRvs hand .839 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample59H-Score7Ronny Simon RF · S.254 / .648 · 1 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .734 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample49H-Score9Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220 / .638 · 7 HRvs hand .555 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·PITPIT
AVG.239 22nd.253 5th
OPS.691 28th.734 6th
Home runs167 24th186 13th
Runs720 16th767 6th
OBP.313 22nd.330 4th
SLG.378 29th.404 9th
PitchingSTLSTL·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.14
STLPIT
WHIP1.36vs1.30
STLPIT
K/98.0vs9.3
STLPIT
HR Allowed158vs155
STLPIT
BullpenSTLSTL·PITPIT
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.68vs3.90
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.35vs1.29
no league rank
Saves46vs41
STLPIT
ResultsSTLSTL·PITPIT
+34119th
Run differential
+4446th
77–85 Record82–80
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
Pittsburgh Pirates (6–4)
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Andre Pallante (3.70 ERA, 12–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Jared Jones (4.17 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at PNC Park.
Where is the game being played?+
PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Pirates performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Pirates 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Andre Pallante is at 52; Jared Jones is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.