MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/24/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2948 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (64-95) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (93-66) 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 X 7 12 0
St. Louis Dealt 7-5 Defeat
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, topping the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. On the mound for Pittsburgh was right-hander Luis Fernández. He played a principal role in the triumph. Joe Kaiser notched his 46th save in 54 chances. The Pirates lead the National League Central Division by 3½ games.

Pat Miller, who is tied for 4th in the NL in triples with 10, came through for Pittsburgh with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. The center fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 3 runs batted in.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Miller.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .226 9 40
J. Encarnación LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 13 51
   a-B. Page PH, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 5 47
P. Logan CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .199 6 20
J. García 1B, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .222 14 44
B. Swihart DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .213 8 31
B. Wolfe 2B 4 0 1 3 0 3 1 .259 6 38
G. Watts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311 3 21
B. Schales 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .256 2 23
I. Wilson C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .188 5 27
   b-A. Romero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 16 66
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 15 11      
a - B. Page pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 8th
b - A. Romero pinch hit for I. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wolfe (12, 8th Inning off C. Maxwell, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Page (29, 8th Inning off K. Crockett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , B. Page 2 , J. García , B. Swihart , B. Wolfe 2 , G. Watts , B. Schales 2 , I. Wilson
2-out RBI: B. Page , B. Swihart , B. Wolfe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Logan , G. Watts 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schales-Wolfe-García)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .306 17 76
M. Rodríguez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .256 16 91
   a-J. Allen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 10 54
J. Reyes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .318 16 85
A. Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 23 79
J. Choi DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .278 7 43
H. Correa 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .261 3 57
J. Bowen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .282 13 69
J. Pérez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .231 3 29
M. Gallagher SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .272 1 12
Totals 35 7 12 7 2 7 15      
a - J. Allen substituted for M. Rodríguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Choi (21, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bowen (30, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Miller (43, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Miller (17, 7th Inning off C. Shane, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Miller 6 , J. Reyes , A. Jackson , J. Choi 3 , H. Correa 2 , J. Bowen 2 , J. Pérez 2 , M. Gallagher
2-out RBI: P. Miller , M. Gallagher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Miller , M. Rodríguez , A. Jackson
GIDP: H. Correa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rodríguez (17)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Schales at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin L (10-13) 3.2 8 5 5 1 6 0 19 79 4.13   
C. Shane 3.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 13 42 4.26   
R. Alvarez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 28
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 19, C. Shane 13, R. Alvarez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 2-2, C. Shane 2-8, R. Alvarez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 79-52, C. Shane 42-26, R. Alvarez 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shane 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Fernández W (11-7) 6.1 5 0 0 0 10 0 23 85 3.39   
J. Vásquez 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 13 3.60   
K. Crockett 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 0 5 26 3.52   
C. Maxwell H (10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3.68   
J. Kaiser SV (46) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 73
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 23, J. Vásquez 4, K. Crockett 5, C. Maxwell 2, J. Kaiser 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 5-3, J. Vásquez 1-0, K. Crockett 0-0, C. Maxwell 0-1, J. Kaiser 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 85-56, J. Vásquez 13-9, K. Crockett 26-15, C. Maxwell 5-4, J. Kaiser 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vásquez 1-0 , K. Crockett 1-1 , C. Maxwell 3-3
WP: K. Crockett 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Fernández
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 38246
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