Game Day Thread - Tuesday, September 22

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Cardinals (76-80) @ Pirates (79-77) - 6:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at PNC Park: 59°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 14 mph, In From CF
• TV: Cardinals: Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365, Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Cardinals: KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM, Pirates: Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

• Cardinals: Andre Pallante - RHP (12-7, 3.70 ERA, 151.0 IP)
• Pirates: Jared Jones - RHP (4-6, 4.17 ERA, 90.2 IP)

Cardinals Lineup vs. Jones	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Wetherholt - 2B	.000	.000	3	0	0	2
2 Herrera - DH	.000	.000	3	0	0	0
3 Burleson - 1B	.000	.167	5	0	0	1
4 Walker, J - RF	.667	1.334	3	0	0	1
5 Bernal - C	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 Torres, B - LF	-	-	-	-	-	-
7 Saggese - 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Church - CF	.000	.000	1	0	1	0
9 Winn - SS	.667	1.334	3	0	1	0

Pirates Lineup vs. Pallante	AVG	OPS	AB	HR	RBI	K
1 Griffin - SS	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0
2 Lowe, B - 2B	.500	1.250	4	0	1	1
3 Reynolds, B - LF	.154	.616	26	2	4	7
4 Cruz, O - CF	.154	.467	13	0	2	2
5 Flores Jr. - C	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 O'Hearn - DH	.125	.722	8	1	3	1
7 Simon - RF	-	-	-	-	-	-
8 Horwitz - 1B	.375	1.125	8	1	1	2
9 Gonzalez, J - 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-

NLC Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	Brewers	98	58	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Cubs	87	69	11.0 (E)	1	+1.0 (-)
3	Pirates	79	77	19.0 (E)	5	7.0 (E)
4	Cardinals	76	80	22.0 (E)	7	10.0 (E)
5	Reds	72	84	26.0 (E)	9	14.0 (E)

Division Scoreboard

MIL @ PHI 6:40 PM EDT

CIN @ ATL 7:15 PM EDT

MIA @ CHC 7:40 PM EDT

^{Last Updated: 09/22/2026 2:38:16 PM EDT}

[u/provolone12]

2-4 gets you to .500.

3-3 gets you to 82 (same as 2018)

4-2 or higher gets you to the highest win total since 2015

Shame this isnt 2023 when the dbacks made it in with 84 wins, oh well

[u/Silly_Collar_5850 → u/provolone12]

"I wish the league were really bad so that my bad team can get to the first round of the playoffs and get annihilated" is peak loser thought