The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates will meet for their last time this season on Thursday at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 11:35am. The Pirates will start Paul Skenes, who warmed up in the bullpen as recently as August 22 at Dodger Stadium. The Cardinals will respond with Kyle Leahy, expected to pitch the first few innings before reaching his pitch count limit.
The Cardinals’ lineup features a mix of left- and right-handed hitters, including JJ Wetherholt at second base and Iván Herrera catching. Alec Burleson will hold down first base, while Jordan Walker takes right field. Leo Bernal is slated as the designated hitter, with Bryan Torres in left field. Thomas Saggese will play third base, Nathan Church covers center, and Masyn Winn is at shortstop.
Thursday’s game will be streamed live on Cardinals.tv, allowing fans to follow the action directly. The matchup offers a chance to see how Leahy handles Skenes, who has been active in the Pirates’ bullpen rotation this month.
No further lineup changes or pitching strategies have been announced ahead of the game. The Cardinals and Pirates will close out their season series with this contest.
According to Yahoo Sports.
