Cardinals Fall 2-1 to Pirates; Back-to-Back Losing Seasons for First Time in 31 Years

Cardinals successfully shifted Kyle Leahy to starter. Testing their dept is the next step.

A loss that assured the Cardinals a losing record in their 'rebuild' summer offered a window into the improved pitching depth: as many as three pitchers who will compete for starting roles appeared in the 2-1 loss to Pirates at…

Cardinals fall 2-1 to Pirates; Back-to-back losing seasons for first time in 31 years

St. Louis fell to 77-82, locking in consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the shortened 1994 and 1995 seasons.

MLB Gameday: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2 Final Score (09/24/2026)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Cardinals vs. Pirates at PNC Park

Thursday’s Game Report: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1 - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com

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