Kyle Leahy Faces Pittsburgh Pirates in Final Regular-Season Start

Kyle Leahy (10-5, 3.65 ERA) takes the mound for his final start of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Leahy enters seeking to reverse recent struggles that have seen him fail to complete five innings in his last five outings, including yielding six earned runs over three innings against the Nationals. He will pitch the initial frames under a strict pitch count limitation in Thursday's series finale.