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Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

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Graves, W. (2026, September 23). Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/jones-takes-perfect-game-into-the-6th-pirates-top-cardinals-2-0-for-5th-straight-win/article_7eefe7b0-6a18-5821-b095-c945c840566c.html

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Jared Jones pitched seven dominant innings, allowing only one hit and striking out nine batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday night. This win marked the Pirates' fifth consecutive victory, improving their record to 80-77 with five games left in the season. The article highlights Jones’s impressive performance post-Tommy John surgery and the Pirates’ pursuit of their first winning season since 2018.

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On Tuesday night, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones threw a near-perfect game against the St. Louis Cardinals, helping his team secure a 2-0 victory and extend their winning streak to five games. Jones allowed only one hit over seven innings, striking out nine batters and improving to 3-0 this September with an impressive ERA of 1.13. The win brought the Pirates' record to 80-77 with just five games left in the season, putting them closer to their first winning campaign since 2018. Meanwhile, St. Louis falls further behind in their playoff chase, facing a potential streak of consecutive losing seasons not seen since 1958 and 1959 if they do not win out.

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Cardinals PITTSBURGH Pirates St. Louis the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Pirates ORG · 4× Jones PERSON · 3× PITTSBURGH GPE · 3× Cardinals ORG · 2× St. Louis GPE · 2× Church ORG · 1× Jacob Gonzalez PERSON · 1× Jared Jones PERSON · 1× Nathan Church’s PERSON · 1× the Pittsburgh Pirates ORG · 1×

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If St. Louis doesn’t win out, the franchise will experience consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1958 and 1959, the second-longest stretch between consecutive losing years in the history of major North American professional sports.

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🔮 Jones, who returned from Tommy John surgery in late May, tied a season high with nine strikeouts in seven innings and improved to 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in four starts in September.

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win · assertive framing

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise’s first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. asserted

Pirates → allow → night

The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced before Nathan Church’s bloop landed just beyond the outstretched glove of Pirates third baseman Jacob Gonzalez with one out in the sixth. asserted

bloop → throw → sixth

Church sprinted to second for a double but remained there after Masyn Wynn lined out and J.J. Wetherholt struck out to end the inning. asserted

Wetherholt → sprint → inning

Jones, who returned from Tommy John surgery in late May, tied a season high with nine strikeouts in seven innings and improved to 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA in four starts in September. uncertain

who → return → September

Gregory Soto worked around a leadoff walk to record his 16th save. asserted

Soto → work → save

Ryan O’Hearn delivered an RBI-single for the Pirates and rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had two hits for Pittsburgh, and Bryan Reynolds added his major league-leading 40th double. asserted

Reynolds → deliver → double

The Pirates have won five straight to improve to 80-77 with five games remaining. asserted

games → win → 80

Pittsburgh is seeking its first winning campaign since going 82-79 in 2018. asserted

Pittsburgh → seek → 2018

Andre Pallant (12-8) nearly matched Jones pitch for pitch in six innings of work. asserted

Pallant → match → work

The right-hander’s only hiccup came in the sixth, when Oneil Cruz walked with one out, moved to second on a fielder’s choice and scored on O’Hearn’s sharp single to left. asserted

Cruz → come → left

Pallant is just 2-2 in 10 starts since the All-Star break despite pitching to a 3.00 ERA over that span. asserted

Pallant → pitch → span

The Cardinals fell to 76-81 with the loss. asserted

Cardinals → fall → loss

franchise → win → sports

Up next The series continues on Wednesday. asserted

series → continue → Wednesday

Matthew Liberatore (5-14, 5.36 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals. asserted

Liberatore → get → Cardinals

The Pirates have yet to announce a starter in what is likely a bullpen game. asserted

what → have → starter