5/19 GDT: Pirates(Keller) vs Cardinals(Liberatore) 6:45 PM CT

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Pirates vs Cardinals
6:45 PM CT - May 19, 2026
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Watch: Pirates - Sportsnet-PIT/Cardinals - Cardinals.TV
Listen: Pirates - KDKA-FM 93.7/Cardinals - KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM

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This will be the 2,510th matchup of the Pirates and Cardinals. The Pirates lead the all time series with a record of 1279-1230.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals after losing three straight games. The Cardinals just completed a series win against Kansas City.

Pittsburgh is 24-23 overall and 11-10 in road games. Pirates hitters are batting a collective .248, the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play.

St. Louis is 27-19 overall and 12-11 in home games. The Cardinals have a 20-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Cardinals are ahead 4-0 in the season series.

LAST 10 GAMES

Pirates: 4-6, .251 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by five runs

Cardinals: 6-4, .246 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

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Cardinals enter play in 3rd place in the Central, trailing the Cubs (1 game) and Brewers (.5 game) with a record of 27-19.

The last time the Cardinals were at least eight games above .500 through their first 45 games was in 2015, when they won 100 games and the National League Central. And the last time they were at least seven games above .500 at this point was in ‘21, when they won 90 games and captured a Wild Card spot.

All four of the Cardinals’ next series are against a division rival -- three games against the Pirates at home, a road trip to Cincinnati and Milwaukee, then wrapping up with a weekend series against the Cubs at Busch Stadium. To this point, the Cards have only played two series against teams in the NL Central, pulling off a four-game sweep in Pittsburgh and splitting two games at home against the Brewers.

The Cardinals, Brewers, and Cubs own three of the eight best records in the sport, and all five Central teams are at or above .500 entering play Tuesday.

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Cardinals enter play in 3rd place in the Central, trailing the Cubs (1 game) and Brewers (.5 game) with a record of 27-19.

The last time the Cardinals were at least eight games above .500 through their first 45 games was in 2015, when they won 100 games and the National League Central. And the last time they were at least seven games above .500 at this point was in ‘21, when they won 90 games and captured a Wild Card spot.

All four of the Cardinals’ next series are against a division rival -- three games against the Pirates at home, a road trip to Cincinnati and Milwaukee, then wrapping up with a weekend series against the Cubs at Busch Stadium. To this point, the Cards have only played two series against teams in the NL Central, pulling off a four-game sweep in Pittsburgh and splitting two games at home against the Brewers.

The Cardinals, Brewers, and Cubs own three of the eight best records in the sport, and all five Central teams are at or above .500 entering play Tuesday.

They were nine games over June 30th last year, which isn't 45 games of course, just saying they were also above expectations at this time last year as well.

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Cardinals enter play in 3rd place in the Central, trailing the Cubs (1 game) and Brewers (.5 game) with a record of 27-19.

The last time the Cardinals were at least eight games above .500 through their first 45 games was in 2015, when they won 100 games and the National League Central. And the last time they were at least seven games above .500 at this point was in ‘21, when they won 90 games and captured a Wild Card spot.

All four of the Cardinals’ next series are against a division rival -- three games against the Pirates at home, a road trip to Cincinnati and Milwaukee, then wrapping up with a weekend series against the Cubs at Busch Stadium. To this point, the Cards have only played two series against teams in the NL Central, pulling off a four-game sweep in Pittsburgh and splitting two games at home against the Brewers.

The Cardinals, Brewers, and Cubs own three of the eight best records in the sport, and all five Central teams are at or above .500 entering play Tuesday.

They were nine games over June 30th last year, which isn't 45 games of course, just saying they were also above expectations at this time last year as well.

I'm focusing on the good.

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Chances for some thunderstorms tonight but looks like they should be able to get the game in.