This afternoon tilt at Busch Stadium features a fascinating pitching contrast that should dictate the game's flow. Bryan Woo enters with pristine peripherals - a microscopic 0.88 WHIP and excellent 7.31 K/9 rate - making him one of baseball's most promising young arms. His four-seam fastball averaging 95.5 mph paired with a devastating splitter has kept hitters off balance through five starts. Meanwhile, Matthew Liberatore continues searching for consistency, showing flashes of brilliance but struggling with command (3.33 BB/9) that has plagued him throughout his development. The offensive matchups heavily favor Seattle's approach against Liberatore's left-handed offerings. Randy Arozarena has been locked in early this season (.290 average) and historically punishes southpaws who struggle with the strike zone. Jordan Walker presents the Cardinals' primary threat with eight home runs already, but Woo's ability to command the zone and mix speeds effectively should neutralize St. Louis' power surge that torched Houston's pitching staff last series. Seattle's road woes (2-8 away record) create the primary concern for backing the Mariners, but their recent momentum from yesterday's 3-2 victory and superior starting pitching matchup outweigh venue disadvantage. The Cardinals' two-game skid, combined with Liberatore's pedestrian 5.33 K/9 rate against a patient Seattle lineup, suggests continued offensive struggles. Weather conditions are ideal for hitting, but Woo's precision should keep runs at a premium early before bullpen chess matches determine the outcome.

Scoring Dynamics

Early (1-3) 4R Both starters vulnerable first time through order

Middle (4-6) 2R Pitchers settle in, defense tightens up

Late (7-9) 3R Bullpen battles, clutch hitting opportunities

Matchup Analysis

Cardinals

Jordan Walker's power surge (8 HR)

Home field advantage at Busch

Recent offensive explosions vs Houston

Liberatore's inconsistent command (3.33 BB/9)

Two-game losing streak momentum

Mariners

Bryan Woo's elite control (0.88 WHIP)

Randy Arozarena's clutch hitting (.290)

Fresh off yesterday's 3-2 victory

Terrible road record (2-8)

Missing key pieces (Bryce Miller, Victor Robles)

Risk Factors

Seattle's road struggles could continue

Liberatore's walk issues in crucial spots

Key Matchups

Jordan Walker vs Bryan Woo batter Walker mashing fastballs, Woo throws 70% heat

Randy Arozarena vs Matthew Liberatore batter Arozarena excels vs LHP with command issues

Statistical Edges

First to Score Mariners 58%

Strikeouts 14 11-17

Total Runs 9 7-11

Game Preview

Bryan Woo establishes his dominance early, pumping 96-97 mph fastballs past Jordan Walker and Victor Scott II in the first inning before Arozarena singles home the game's first run on a Liberatore changeup left over the plate. The Cardinals answer in the second when Walker launches a solo blast to left field, his ninth of the season, capitalizing on Woo's only mistake pitch. The third inning proves pivotal as Liberatore's command issues surface - consecutive walks load the bases before Brendan Donovan drives home two with a clutch double down the line, extending Seattle's lead to 3-1. Both starters settle into a rhythm through the middle innings, with Woo showcasing his elite splitter to retire nine straight Cardinals batters. Liberatore responds by finding his slider command, working around traffic to keep the deficit manageable. The seventh inning brings fireworks as pinch-hitter JJ Wetherholt drives home two with a bases-loaded single, but Seattle immediately answers when Garver's RBI single restores their two-run cushion. The eighth sees Arozarena add an insurance run with aggressive baserunning, ultimately proving decisive as the Mariners escape St. Louis with their second consecutive victory, 5-4.

Moderate confidence reflects Bryan Woo's clear pitching advantage over Liberatore, but Seattle's brutal road record (2-8) and St. Louis' home-field edge create legitimate concerns about backing the away side.

Vjerojatni bacaci

B. Woo Mariners

5-3 3.44 ERA

68 K

M. Liberatore Cardinals

3-3 4.36 ERA

57 K

Seattle Mariners — Postava

Igrač	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Connor Joe	RF	.200	0	2	.273	.200
Cal Raleigh	DH	.202	5	14	.290	.376
Julio Rodríguez	CF	.250	2	10	.336	.333
Josh Naylor	1B	.208	3	11	.283	.317
Randy Arozarena	LF	.287	2	11	.373	.426
J.P. Crawford	SS	.197	1	6	.361	.288
Mitch Garver	C	.207	0	0	.324	.241
Cole Young	2B	.255	3	13	.342	.398
Leo Rivas	3B	.154	0	7	.273	.200

St. Louis Cardinals — Postava

Igrač	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	2B	.240	4	12	.370	.385
Iván Herrera	DH	.237	4	13	.400	.409
Alec Burleson	1B	.255	3	17	.339	.408
Jordan Walker	RF	.278	8	16	.346	.567
Nolan Gorman	3B	.224	3	15	.299	.353
Masyn Winn	SS	.278	1	12	.363	.405
Nathan Church	LF	.254	4	12	.300	.460
Yohel Pozo	C	.125	0	3	.125	.188
Victor Scott II	CF	.200	0	4	.254	.215

Poentirajuće igre

▲ 1

Julio Rodríguez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Cal Raleigh scores.

2-0

▼ 1

JJ Wetherholt homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

2-1

▼ 1

Iván Herrera homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

2-2

▲ 2

Will Wilson homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Mitch Garver scores.

4-2

▼ 2

Nathan Church homers (3) on a line drive to right center field.

4-3

▼ 3

Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Rob Refsnyder. Jordan Walker scores. Nolan Gorman to 3rd.

4-4

▼ 3

Nathan Church out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Nolan Gorman scores. Masyn Winn to 2nd.

4-5

▼ 3

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Pedro Pagés homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Masyn Winn scores.

4-7

▲ 4

Cole Young homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.

5-7

▲ 5

Randy Arozarena out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Julio Rodríguez scores.

6-7

▲ 6

Dominic Canzone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Cole Young scores.

7-7

▼ 7

Nathan Church homers (4) on a line drive to right center field. Masyn Winn scores.

7-9

▲ 8

Connor Joe singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Mitch Garver scores. Cole Young scores.

9-9

▲ 9

Leo Rivas singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. J.P. Crawford scores. Mitch Garver scores. Cole Young to 2nd.

11-9

Seattle Mariners — Udaranje

Igrač	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Connor JoeRF	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	.200	.473
Cal RaleighDH	5	1	2	0	1	1	0	.202	.666
Julio RodríguezCF	6	2	3	2	0	1	1	.250	.669
Josh Naylor1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	.208	.600
Randy ArozarenaLF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.287	.799
J.P. CrawfordSS	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.197	.649
Mitch GarverC	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	.207	.565
Cole Young2B	4	3	3	1	0	1	1	.255	.740
Leo Rivas3B	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.154	.473
Ukupno	42	11	19	11	3	6	3

BATTING

2B: Arozarena (8, Liberatore); Young (3, Soriano, G).

HR: Rodríguez, J (2, 1st inning off Liberatore, 1 on, 1 out); Wilson, W (1, 2nd inning off Liberatore, 1 on, 1 out); Young (3, 4th inning off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Arozarena 2; Canzone; Crawford, J; Garver 2; Joe; Naylor, J 2; Raleigh 2; Refsnyder; Rivas; Rodríguez, J 6; Wilson, W 4; Young 7.

RBI: Arozarena (11); Canzone (12); Joe 2 (2); Rivas 2 (7); Rodríguez, J 2 (10); Wilson, W 2 (2); Young (13).

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodríguez, J 2; Naylor, J; Crawford, J 2; Garver.

SAC: Rivas.

SF: Arozarena.

GIDP: Raleigh.

Team RISP: 3-for-11.

Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: Arozarena (7, 3rd base off Liberatore/Pagés, P); Naylor, J 2 (4, 2nd base off Liberatore/Pagés, P, 2nd base off Stanek/Pagés, P); Rodríguez, J (3, 2nd base off Bruihl/Pagés, P).

CS: Raleigh (1, 2nd base by Liberatore/Pagés, P).

FIELDING

DP: 2 (Crawford, J-Young-Naylor, J; Naylor, J-Crawford, J).

a-Singled for Wilson, W in the 6th.

b-Struck out for Refsnyder in the 6th.

c-Singled for Raley, L in the 8th.

St. Louis Cardinals — Udaranje

Igrač	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	.240	.755
Iván HerreraDH	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.237	.809
Alec Burleson1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.747
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.278	.913
Nolan Gorman3B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.224	.652
Masyn WinnSS	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	.278	.768
Nathan ChurchLF	4	2	2	4	0	0	2	.254	.760
Yohel PozoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.313
Victor Scott IICF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200	.469
Ukupno	37	9	14	9	2	7	5

BATTING

HR: Wetherholt (4, 1st inning off Woo, 0 on, 0 out); Herrera (4, 1st inning off Woo, 0 on, 0 out); Church 2 (4, 2nd inning off Woo, 0 on, 1 out, 7th inning off Criswell, C, 1 on, 1 out); Pagés, P (2, 3rd inning off Woo, 1 on, 2 out).

TB: Church 8; Gorman; Herrera 4; Pagés, P 6; Scott II; Walker, J; Wetherholt 6; Winn 2.

RBI: Church 4 (12); Herrera (13); Pagés, P 2 (7); Wetherholt (12); Winn (12).

2-out RBI: Pagés, P 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gorman; Wetherholt; Herrera.

SF: Church.

GIDP: Church; Walker, J.

Team RISP: 3-for-9.

Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: Pagés, P (2, 2nd base off Woo/Garver).

CS: Walker, J (1, 2nd base by Brash/Garver).

FIELDING

DP: (Burleson-Winn-Graceffo).

1-Ran for Pagés, P in the 7th.

Seattle Mariners — Bacanje

Bacač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Bryan Woo	3.0	9	7	7	0	1	4	53-39	3.86
Jose A. Ferrer	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	29-18	2.08
Cooper Criswell	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	1	36-22	2.77
Matt Brash(W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-7	0.00
Andrés Muñoz(S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	6.55

St. Louis Cardinals — Bacanje

Bacač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Matthew Liberatore	3.1	8	5	5	1	3	3	64-47	4.75
Gordon Graceffo	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	6-4	1.26
Justin Bruihl(H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	5.02
George Soriano(BS, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	15-12	4.76
Ryne Stanek	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	8.44
JoJo Romero	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	12-7	3.55
Riley O'Brien(L, 3-1)(BS, 2)	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	39-27	1.26
Matt Svanson	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	10.54

Informacije o utakmici

Suci: Home Plate: Vic Carapazza; First Base: John Bacon; Second Base: Hunter Wendelstedt; Third Base: Edwin Moscoso

Stadion: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Vrijeme: 73°F, Sunny

Vjetar: 6 mph, In From LF

Seattle Mariners — Vijesti

Mariners produljuju pobjedničku seriju na 7 s drugom uzastopnom pobjedom s posljednjim udarcem

Seattle (32-29, +31 razlika trkanja) pobijedio je 8 od posljednjih 10 i popeo se na vrh AL Westa unatoč rangiranju zadnjeg u diviziji prije 10 utakmica. Logan Gilbert (3,69 ERA, 3-4) počinje danas protiv NYM-a, s baceničkim osobljem Mariners-a vođenim Hancockom (2,80 ERA, 4-2) i Woo (3,44 ERA, 5-3).

Logan Gilbert

Seattle Mariners

Marineri uvode rotaciju šestero bacača za 16 utakmica u 17 dana

Seattle (29-29, razlika trkanja +25) prelazi na rotaciju šestero bacača s Bryce Millerom kao početnim bacačem i Luis Castillom kao pomoćnim bacačem u nedjelju, upravljajući brutalnim razdobljem koje zahtijeva dubinu u cijeloj postavi bacača. Hancock (ERA 2.78, 4-2) ostaje njihovim najefikasnijim početnim bacačem, dok Gilbert (ERA 3.69, 5-4) i Kirby (ERA 3.77, 5-4) učvršćuju rotaciju zajedno s pristupom pomoćnog bacanja.

Luis Castillo

Bryce Miller

Seattle Mariners

Texas Rangers

Kurtz produžuje svoju seriju na bazama na 47 utakmica, goniti McGwireov rekord A's-a

Prvi bejzmen Oaklanda zaostaje jednu utakmicu od franšiznog rekorda Marka McGwirea; Athletics (27-26, 5-5 u zadnjih 10) domaćini su Seattlu večeras s Civale (3,31 ERA, 5-1) naspram rotacije Marinersа s prosjekom od 3,85 ERA (Kirby, Woo, Gilbert, Hancock) koja je pobijedila samo 4 od zadnjih 10.

Athletics

Seattle Mariners

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bilješke Marinera: Crawford, Rotation, Castillo

Crawford bije .204/.362/.354 (107 wRC+ karijere) tijekom 43 utakmice, daleko ispod svojeg històrijskog prosjeka, dok rotacija Seattlea ostaje neokrnjena s Kirbym (3.45 ERA, 5-3) i Wooom (3.51 ERA, 4-2) koji vode čvrst kvartet. Castillovo ERA od 6.41 i xwOBA od .366 sugeriraju da ostaje nedostupan ili se značajno bori.

Seattle Mariners

Mariners pozivaju Robinsona Ortiza, vraćaju Patricka Wisdoma

Ortiz se pojavljuje u svom debiju u MLB-u dok rotacija Seattlea ostaje zakotljena sa Hancocksom (3,02 ERA, 0,316 xwOBA) i Kirbyjem (3,45 ERA, 0,286 xwOBA), iako Mariners sjedim na 22-26 s razlikom trčanja od -3 unatoč ukupnom RS-RA jazu od +6 koji ukazuje na bolju ofenzivnu podršku u budućnosti.

Robinson Ortiz

Patrick Wisdom

Brennen Davis

Seattle Mariners

St. Louis Cardinals — Vijesti

Kardinali Aktiviraju Nootbaara s 60-Dnevne Liste Ozljeda

St. Louis vraća udarača u dubinu svoje postave nakon produljene odsutnosti, iako je potez došlo kada je tim sjedi na 31-28 i 3-7 u posljednjih 10 utakmica. Nootbaarov povratak rješava fleksibilnost roštera bez rješavanja problema rotacije—pet startnih bacača kombiniranih za ERA od 4,27 s vrijednostima xwOBA koje se kreću od 0,311 do 0,383.

Lars Nootbaar

St. Louis Cardinals

Kardinali Vraćaju Izbor Pravila 5 Matta Pusharda Marlinima

Pushard nikad nije bacio inning za St. Louis (27,00 ERA u 0 IP), sletevši na IL gotovo odmah nakon izbora Pravila 5. Potez ima minimalan utjecaj na rotaciju za oba tima s obzirom na trenutnu 5-člansku grupu Miamija koju vodi Meyer (2,97 ERA, 74 SO).

Matt Pushard

St. Louis Cardinals

Miami Marlins

Rangers Stavljaju Chrise Martina na Listu Ozlijeđenih Zbog Suženja Ramena

Texas gubi dubinu bullpena usred sezone dok sjedi na 28-31 s razlikom trčanja od +7. Povratna pozivanja Curvela (nema statistike za 2026.) i debut Ahlstroma pružaju mogućnosti, ali nijedan od njih nije uspostavio dokazanu MLB biografiju protiv sastava Cardinalsa koji se suočava s deGromom večeras.

Chris Martin

St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers

Kardinali Imenuju Matta Pusharda, Pozivaju Nazad Huntera Dobbinsa

Pushard se pojavio u nula utakmica za STL prije ovog poteza, čineći ovo jednostavnom odlukom o 40-članskoj momčadi. Dobbins ulazi u rotaciju gdje su Liberatore (4,76 ERA, 1,57 WHIP) i Leahy (4,25 ERA, 1,55 WHIP) obojica iznad 4,25 ERA.

Matt Pushard

Hunter Dobbins

St. Louis Cardinals

Jimmy Crooks spreman za stabilno vrijeme igranja kao lovac

Crooks nema dostupne statistike za 2026 za procjenu ofenzivne produkcije, što ovo čini potezom dubine za STL umjesto poboljšanja—Cardinals su -10 u razlici trčanja dok sjede na 3. mjestu u NLC-u sa serijom od 4 poraza.

Jimmy Crooks

St. Louis Cardinals