St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

76-81, 38-38 Away

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

80-77, 43-36 Home

Cardinals
0
Pirates
2

Game 1

22/9

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 2

Cardinals
Pirates

Game 3

24/9

PNC Park

11:40 PM, 22 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 11,375

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - John Bacon
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	98	59	.624	-	L1
Chicago	87	70	.554	11	L1
Pittsburgh	80	77	.510	18	W5
St. Louis	76	81	.484	22	L1
Cincinnati	73	84	.465	25	W1

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns from IL stint, starts vs. Padres

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, who has been on the IL since Sept. 8, has been activated and is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Judge says he intends to be available for AL Wild Card Series

Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge told ESPN on Wednesday that he intends to be ready for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium next Tuesday.

Braves activate set-up man Suarez, target 2 appearances ahead of playoffs

Braves reliever Robert Suarez, who has been sidelined more than three months with right elbow inflammation, was activated with the aim of being used Wednesday night and again Saturday ahead of the postseason.

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