Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.

A season for Paul Skenes that began by suffering through the worst start of his career in an Opening Day disaster at the New York Mets ended with the Pittsburgh Pirates ace reaching a milestone. Skene

Matthew Liberatore struck out six over 5 2/3 innings and JJ Wetherholt had three hits and an RBI to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a ​5-1 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will fall short of making the 2026 postseason. The franchise does, however, have hope of finishing above .500, which, sadly, would be only the fifth occurrence since 1993. The starting pitching rotation still has loads of potential.

JJ Wetherholt went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a walk in the Cardinals' 5-1 defeat of the Pirates on Wednesday.

With Tuesday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to 76-81, ensuring that they cannot finish above the .500 mark in 2026. They h

Jared Jones was perfect for 5 1/3 innings before Nathan Church blooped an opposite-field double just out of reach of the third baseman for the Cardinals' only hit of the night. St. Louis whiffed 14 times and didn't put up much offense in a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh at PNC Park on Tuesday night.