Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM EDT

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

STL @ PIT

STL5

PIT1

Final

Moneyline

STL

44%

56%

PIT

+120-132

Total (O/U)

7.5

BetUS

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:St. Louis Cardinals (STL)

Pitcher:Matthew Liberatore(RHP)

Record:6-14

ERA:5.23

Home Starter

Team:Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)

Pitcher:Lake Bachar(RHP)

Record:2-4

ERA:3.43

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

Pitching matchup: Matthew Liberatore (5.23 ERA) vs Lake Bachar (3.43 ERA).

Player Props

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Box Score

Final game statistics

St. Louis Cardinals (STL)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	1	1	1
Iván HerreraDH	3	1	0	0	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	5	1	1	1	0	3
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Leo BernalC	4	0	1	1	0	1
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	1	0	1	1
José FermínLF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	3	1	1	1	1	2

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	17
Matthew Liberatore	5.2	6	1	1	0	6	81
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11
Luis Gastelum	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	20

Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Nick GonzalesDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ronny SimonRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jared Triolo3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jake MangumCF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Khristian Curtis	3.2	5	2	2	1	3	71
Lake Bachar	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	30
Brandon Eisert	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	18
Kirby Yates	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14
Antwone Kelly	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	33

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Matthew Liberatore (STL)

2026 season

vs PIT

ERA

4.50

16.0

W-L

1-1

WHIP

1.44

AVG

.284

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	5.23	1.47	8.9	3.2	.285	155.0
Home	5.45	1.64	7.6	3.5	.307	79.1
Away	5.00	1.30	10.4	2.9	.260	75.2
Last 7 Days	1.59	1.15	10.4	0.0	.273	5.2
Last 30 Days	4.15	1.46	7.6	3.5	.277	26.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.292	.360	.506	.867	154	39
vs RHB	.283	.341	.461	.803	453	115

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.252	.315	.429	.745	254	81
2nd Time	.286	.326	.460	.786	252	57
3rd Time	.366	.463	.614	1.077	101	16

Lake Bachar (PIT)

2026 season

vs STL

ERA

4.26

6.1

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.48

AVG

.250

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.43	1.13	9.7	3.8	.195	86.2
Home	2.18	1.02	10.1	3.3	.186	41.1
Away	4.57	1.22	9.4	4.2	.202	45.1
Last 7 Days	0.00	0.65	17.4	2.9	.083	3.1
Last 30 Days	1.59	1.35	13.0	4.9	.214	11.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.217	.324	.360	.684	175	55
vs RHB	.167	.235	.326	.561	138	38

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.199	.288	.344	.632	302	90
2nd Time	.091	.231	.364	.594	11	3
3rd Time	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Last 5 Games

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Season Series

This Series (3 games)

PIT wins series 2-1

Season (13 games)

STL leads series 7-5

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetUS	+120	-132	3:08 PM
BetOnline.ag	+121	-133	3:08 PM
LowVig.ag	+121	-133	3:08 PM
DraftKings	+114	-137	3:08 PM
BetMGM	+115	-141	3:08 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetUS	7.5	-120	+100	3:08 PM
BetOnline.ag	7.5	-120	+100	3:08 PM
LowVig.ag	7.5	-118	+103	3:08 PM
DraftKings	7.0	+102	-122	3:08 PM
BetMGM	7.5	-120	+100	3:08 PM