Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Alec Burleson	1B	0.293	9	46	0.381	0.472
Iván Herrera	DH	0.264	7	28	0.361	0.414
JJ Wetherholt	2B	0.238	7	16	0.355	0.444
Jordan Walker	RF	0.301	16	48	0.370	0.557
José Fermín	LF	0.250	-	-	0.261	0.381
Masyn Winn	SS	0.231	2	24	0.297	0.316
Nolan Gorman	3B	0.197	7	26	0.281	0.323
Pedro Pagés	C	-	-	-	-	-
Victor Scott II	CF	0.194	0	3	0.273	0.258
Bryan Torres	LF	0.237	-	-	0.355	0.447
Jimmy Crooks	C	-	-	-	-	-
Nelson Velázquez	OF	0.389	-	-	0.447	0.611
Lars Nootbaar	LF	0.214	-	-	0.410	0.500

New York Mets — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Bo Bichette	3B	0.230	5	32	0.328	0.325
Brett Baty	3B	0.231	3	25	0.300	0.332
Carson Benge	RF	0.179	2	6	0.282	0.263
Luis Torrens	C	0.218	-	-	0.278	0.327
Marcus Semien	2B	0.223	8	25	0.328	0.357
Mark Vientos	1B	0.212	7	26	0.310	0.368
MJ Melendez	DH	0.196	-	-	0.271	0.391
Juan Soto	LF	0.276	13	30	0.404	0.525
Vidal Bruján	SS	0.125	-	-	0.218	0.125
A.J. Ewing	CF	0.270	-	-	0.340	0.348
Hayden Senger	C	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Wagaman	1B	-	-	-	-	-
Jared Young	1B	0.271	-	-	0.380	0.475

St. Louis Cardinals — News

Cardinals Option Victor Scott II, Recall Nathan Church

Scott II batted .194/.273/.258 with a .273 xwOBA across 19 games, making way for Church to assume center field duties on a Cardinals team sitting 35-28 with a -2 run differential.

Nathan Church

Victor Scott II

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Move Dobbins to Rotation, Shift to Six-Man Approach

Dobbins transitions from bulk relief to traditional starter role after one week as a recall. STL's rotation ERA ranges 3.96–4.59, so Dobbins' addition provides depth as the team sits 2nd in NLC at 34-28 with a -4 run differential.

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Activate Nootbaar From 60-Day IL

St. Louis returns a bat to lineup depth after extended absence, though the move comes as the team sits 31-28 and 3-7 over their last 10 games. Nootbaar's return addresses roster flexibility without addressing the rotation's struggles—five starters combining for a 4.27 ERA with xwOBA values ranging from 0.311 to 0.383.

Lars Nootbaar

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Return Rule 5 Pick Matt Pushard To Marlins

Pushard never threw an inning for St. Louis (27.00 ERA in 0 IP), landing on IL almost immediately after the Rule 5 selection. The move has minimal rotation impact for either team given Miami's current 5-man group anchored by Meyer (2.97 ERA, 74 SO).

Matt Pushard

St. Louis Cardinals

Miami Marlins

Rangers Place Chris Martin On IL With Shoulder Impingement

Texas loses bullpen depth mid-stretch while sitting 28-31 with a +7 run differential. The recall of Curvelo (no 2026 stats) and debut of Ahlstrom provide options, but neither has established MLB track record against a Cardinals lineup facing deGrom tonight.

Chris Martin

St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers

New York Mets — News

Mets Pause Jorge Polanco's Rehab Due to Ankle Soreness

Polanco's setback delays his return from a wrist injury that's kept him sidelined since mid-April; the 1B has hit just .179/.270/.286 in 14 games this season. NYM sits 28-36 with the league's worst run differential (-9), making any offensive reinforcement critical to contention hopes.

Jorge Polanco

New York Mets

Mets Release Anderson Severino

Severino departs after DFA to pursue a Japanese league contract; NYM rotation remains anchored by Peralta (3.63 ERA, 4-4) with Peterson (5.18 ERA, 0-4) struggling as the fifth starter for a 28-35 team.

Anderson Severino

New York Mets

Mets' 27-35 record raises trade deadline questions

NYM sits 8 games behind WSH despite identical 5-5 L10 records, with a -13 run differential that suggests underlying roster weakness rather than bad luck. Peralta (3.63 ERA, 74 SO) remains capable, but Peterson (5.18 ERA, 0-4) and limited offensive production (251 RS, last in NL East) make competitive additions costly mid-season.

New York Mets

George Kirby takes fifth loss against Mets

Kirby's 3.77 ERA and 7.18 K/9 remain solid, but four earned runs in four innings Wednesday signal recent struggles in a season where he's posted a 0.294 xwOBA. Seattle (21-40) sits 11.5 games back in the AL West with limited margin for rotation inefficiency.

George Kirby

New York Mets

Mets playing 12 extra-inning games; three more than any other team

NYM (26-34, -14 run diff) is 4-6 in last 10 and 11-19 on the road—extra-inning games expose depth bullpens and compress rest, compounding their already weak run differential. Harrison (1.57 ERA, 15 SO in 14.2 IP) faces a MIL team while Gausman (3.13 ERA, 8.61 K/9) opposes Braves starters Elder (2.50 ERA) and Sale (2.02 ERA) in a matchup favoring Atlanta's elite rotation.

Atlanta Braves

New York Mets