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Season Ends at 77-85: Cardinals Swept in Milwaukee After Pallante Allows Six, Bernal's Homer Arrives Too Late

Sep 28, 2026

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Season Ends at 77-85: Cardinals Swept in Milwaukee After Pallante Allows Six, Bernal's Homer Arrives Too Late

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Burleson (.939 OPS vs right-handers) headlines a Cardinals lineup that sends 6 left-handed bats into Misiorowski's dominant side

Sep 27, 2026

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Burleson (.939 OPS vs right-handers) headlines a Cardinals lineup that sends 6 left-handed bats into Misiorowski's dominant side

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Walker faces May on his weaker side while Bauers gets Mathews at his best: handedness cuts both ways tonight in Milwaukee

Sep 26, 2026

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Walker faces May on his weaker side while Bauers gets Mathews at his best: handedness cuts both ways tonight in Milwaukee

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Gasser favors his home side but faces four Cardinals right-handed bats, led by Walker at .885 OPS against left-handed pitching

Sep 25, 2026

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Gasser favors his home side but faces four Cardinals right-handed bats, led by Walker at .885 OPS against left-handed pitching

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Burleson (.918 OPS vs right-handers, 6th in NL) faces Skenes while Lowe (.906, 8th) gets Leahy's weak side -- platoon edges cut both ways today

Sep 24, 2026

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Burleson (.918 OPS vs right-handers, 6th in NL) faces Skenes while Lowe (.906, 8th) gets Leahy's weak side -- platoon edges cut both ways today

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Liberatore's third time through the order is Pittsburgh's opening -- and Marmol has pulled him before it in only 3 of 30 starts

Sep 23, 2026

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Liberatore's third time through the order is Pittsburgh's opening -- and Marmol has pulled him before it in only 3 of 30 starts

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Cardinals’ path: reach Jones's second pass or go h

Sep 22, 2026

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Cardinals’ path: reach Jones's second pass or go h

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Iván Herrera's two home runs carry Cardinals past Washington; off day before Pittsburgh

Sep 21, 2026

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Iván Herrera's two home runs carry Cardinals past Washington; off day before Pittsburgh

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Walker targets Irvin's weak side as Cardinals look to avoid sweep

Sep 20, 2026

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Walker targets Irvin's weak side as Cardinals look to avoid sweep

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Wood bats into McGreevy's soft split; Walker faces Alvarez's stronger side despite ranking 16th in NL OPS vs lefties

Sep 19, 2026

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Wood bats into McGreevy's soft split; Walker faces Alvarez's stronger side despite ranking 16th in NL OPS vs lefties

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Burleson (.942 OPS vs right-handers) faces Cavalli while Wood (.957) targets Leahy's left-handed split -- Cardinals hold the platoon edge at the plate, Nationals in the rotation

Sep 18, 2026

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Burleson (.942 OPS vs right-handers) faces Cavalli while Wood (.957) targets Leahy's left-handed split -- Cardinals hold the platoon edge at the plate, Nationals in the rotation

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Off day: Cardinals fall 6-5 in 10 to San Francisco -- Saggese has posted a 1.101 OPS since May 29

Sep 17, 2026

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Off day: Cardinals fall 6-5 in 10 to San Francisco -- Saggese has posted a 1.101 OPS since May 29

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Liberatore's third pass carries a 1.125 OPS against -- Marmol's pull timing is the deciding game's central question

Sep 16, 2026

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Liberatore's third pass carries a 1.125 OPS against -- Marmol's pull timing is the deciding game's central question

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Burleson, Gorman, and Church put three left-handed bats on Tidwell's .898 OPS-allowed side

Sep 15, 2026

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Burleson, Gorman, and Church put three left-handed bats on Tidwell's .898 OPS-allowed side

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Roupp's third time through the order is his soft spot -- Cardinals' bottom four get their window

Sep 14, 2026

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Roupp's third time through the order is his soft spot -- Cardinals' bottom four get their window

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McGreevy Draws Chicago's Left-Loaded Lineup in the Series Finale

Sep 13, 2026

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McGreevy Draws Chicago's Left-Loaded Lineup in the Series Finale

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Leahy's third-pass cliff (.587 to 1.016 OPS allowed) is the Cardinals' biggest structural risk tonight

Sep 12, 2026

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Leahy's third-pass cliff (.587 to 1.016 OPS allowed) is the Cardinals' biggest structural risk tonight

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Eight Cardinals right-handers line up against Anthony Kay's .868 OPS-against split at Busch Stadium tonight

Sep 11, 2026

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Eight Cardinals right-handers line up against Anthony Kay's .868 OPS-against split at Busch Stadium tonight

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Cardinals Take Off Day After Six-Run 8th Caps Giants Sweep

Sep 10, 2026

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Cardinals Take Off Day After Six-Run 8th Caps Giants Sweep

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Cardinals' four lefties stack Tidwell's .867 OPS-against side in a structural platoon edge over San Francisco

Sep 9, 2026

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Cardinals' four lefties stack Tidwell's .867 OPS-against side in a structural platoon edge over San Francisco

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Cardinals patience targets Roupp third pass: his 11.1% walk rate feeds a lineup built to reach the .746 OPS window

Sep 8, 2026

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Cardinals patience targets Roupp third pass: his 11.1% walk rate feeds a lineup built to reach the .746 OPS window

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Cardinals can reach Webb a third time, but his second-to-third-pass drop from .678 to .424 OPS makes that lap the game

Sep 7, 2026

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Cardinals can reach Webb a third time, but his second-to-third-pass drop from .678 to .424 OPS makes that lap the game

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Four Cardinals lefties draw Gordon at Coors, where he has struggled

Sep 6, 2026

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Four Cardinals lefties draw Gordon at Coors, where he has struggled

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Liberatore's third pass through the order: 1.124 OPS against in 24 starts, tonight at Coors

Sep 5, 2026

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Liberatore's third pass through the order: 1.124 OPS against in 24 starts, tonight at Coors

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Feltner at Coors: a 6.26 home ERA and a 9.9% walk rate set up St. Louis

Sep 4, 2026

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Feltner at Coors: a 6.26 home ERA and a 9.9% walk rate set up St. Louis

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