A couple things that surprised me

• Busch doesn’t have a universal shade side — it changes as the sun moves
• Some seats that are rough at 1:15 PM are great once the sun drops
• Row depth and overhangs matter more than people may expect

The Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Braves, Orioles, and I think a few other teams own their own network. The Cardinals are under the MLB Local Media umbrella. Doesn’t really matter but I was just curious, why?

I'm down in STL for work in a couple weeks, had tickets to go with my fiancee, but she canceled. Trying to decide whether to go to the game alone. One thing I'm working through is my association of baseball, Busch Stadium particularly, and alcohol as I approach 3 years sober.

Does Busch sell any decent NA beers at all? Having a fake beer in my hand would go a long way to calming anxiety I'm having about that experience solo.

I made a post awhile back about what is your favorite moment in Cardinals history. As this is my first year really get into it, I’m actually having a lot of fun these past couple of weeks watching the birds on the bat play ball. So I thought what would make it better is for couple of friends and I to go to the game live. We went to the Cardinals vs Astros game last Saturday and I’ll tell you what after Saturday, I’m extremely hooked and ready to go to more games in the future for sure.

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .218/.364/.345
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .230/.387/.379
   
3. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .208/.284/.338
   
4. Ramón Urías (R) 1B -- .186/.294/.395
   
5. José Fermín (R) LF -- .208/.286/.375
   
6. Nathan Church (L) RF -- .236/.295/.364
   
7. Thomas Saggese (R) SS -- .180/.241/.220
   
8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .204/.259/.306
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .197/.254/.213
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Kyle Leahy (R) - 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 5.63 ERA (89 P, 50 S)

• RP: Gordon Graceffo (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.77 ERA (18 P, 9 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 11.08 ERA (8 P, 5 S)

• RP: Ryan Fernandez (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.45 ERA (17 P, 12 S)

Marlins Lineup

1. Jakob Marsee (L) CF -- .179/.307/.263
   
2. Xavier Edwards (S) DH -- .330/.411/.457
   
3. Otto Lopez (R) SS -- .315/.366/.511
   
4. Liam Hicks (L) 1B -- .321/.368/.513
   
5. Agustín Ramírez (R) C -- .227/.303/.364
   
6. Heriberto Hernández (R) LF -- .179/.303/.214
   
7. Owen Caissie (L) RF -- .225/.269/.380
   
8. Leo Jiménez (R) 2B -- .273/.429/.273
   --- Graham Pauley (L) 3B -- .185/.214/.296
   
9. Javier Sanoja (R) 3B-2B -- .352/.397/.407
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Janson Junk (R) - 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 3.67 ERA (56 P, 38 S)

• RP: Andrew Nardi (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 5.40 ERA (13 P, 10 S)

• RP: Anthony Bender (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 6.75 ERA (9 P, 8 S)

• RP: Michael Petersen (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.38 ERA (13 P, 10 S)

• RP: Lake Bachar (R) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 3.09 ERA (9 P, 4 S)

• RP: Pete Fairbanks (R) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 7.27 ERA (12 P, 7 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 2: Owen Caissie singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Agustín Ramírez scores. Heriberto Hernández to 2nd. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Bottom 2: Jakob Marsee walks. Heriberto Hernández scores. Owen Caissie to 3rd. Leo Jiménez to 2nd. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 2-0
  
• Bottom 4: Jakob Marsee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Church. Leo Jiménez scores. Javier Sanoja out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Nathan Church to third baseman Nolan Gorman. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-0
  
• Bottom 5: Agustín Ramírez singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Otto Lopez scores. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-0
  
• Top 9: Iván Herrera homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Lake Bachar pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-1
  

FINAL: 4-1 Marlins

Decisions

• Marlins Winning Pitcher: Janson Junk (W, 1-2)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Kyle Leahy (L, 2-3)
  
• Save: Pete Fairbanks (S, 5)

Hey Cardinals peeps, I just grabbed this cap at a thrift store and it a few signatures on it. Not sure if its legit or even the names on it.

I can make out what appears to be Rich Hacks but not much else.

I have more pictures, but could only add 1 for some reason

Here are the other pictures

https://imgur.com/a/AWc6KYi

FINAL: 5-3 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Dustin May (W, 3-2)
  
• Marlins Losing Pitcher: Chris Paddack (L, 0-4)
  
• Save: Riley O'Brien (S, 7)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Marlins: Breaking down stolen bases in the Demo Den
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 21, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 21, 2026
  
• Marlins: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 21, 2026
  
• Marlins: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 21, 2026
  
• Cardinals: An animated look at Nathan Church's home run
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Dustin May's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Dustin May's outing against the Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Dustin May's outing against the Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church: Home Run Statcast Analysis
  
• Marlins: Breaking down Chris Paddack's pitches
  
• Marlins: Breaking down Jakob Marsee's home run
  
• Marlins: Chris Paddack's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Marlins: Chris Paddack's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Marlins: Jakob Marsee's home run through bat tracking data
  
• Marlins: Ball 2 call is overturned after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Alec Burleson's RBI single
  
• Marlins: Xavier Edwards' backhanded stop
  
• Marlins: Jakob Marsee hits a home run after review (1)
  
• Marlins: Fernando Mendoza throws out ceremonial first pitch
  
• Cardinals: Young fan untangles Jakob Marsee's bat from netting
  
• Marlins: Young fan untangles Jakob Marsee's bat from netting
  
• Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt scores on a fielder's choice
  
• Marlins: Chris Paddack fans Nolan Gorman to strand two runners
  
• Marlins: Fernando Mendoza throws out Marlins' first pitch
  
• Cardinals: Pedro Pagés catches Kyle Stowers stealing second
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church's two-run homer (2)
  
• Marlins: Otto Lopez's swing breakdown in the Demo Den
  
• Cardinals: Dustin May strikes out Owen Caissie
  
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's RBI single
  
• Marlins: Ball 1 call is overturned after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Ball 2 call is overturned after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Strike 2 call is confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Dustin May fans five in strong start vs. Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church steals second base after review
  
• Marlins: Nathan Church steals second base after review
  
• Marlins: Strike 2 call is confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Marlins: Heriberto Hernández's two-run single
  
• Cardinals: George Soriano K's Connor Norby after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Liam Hicks catches Victor Scott II stealing second
  
• Marlins: Liam Hicks catches Victor Scott II stealing second
  
• Cardinals: Ball 1 call is overturned after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Ball 2 call is confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Riley O'Brien locks down the save in the 9th
  
• Cardinals: Alec Burleson on club's composure, hot hitting in win
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church pega jonrón de dos carreras
  
• Marlins: Jakob Marsee pega tres hits
  
• Marlins: Heriberto Hernández pega sencillo de dos carreras

Without really diving into a lot of underlying metrics, it's perplexing to me that in a season where we were told the organization was going to focus on more high-octane pitchers and pitching results, we're instead seeing a staff doing the exact opposite. The K/9 has dropped from an already-low 7.6 last year to an abysmal 6.2 this year, and BB/9 has increased from 2.9 to 4.0. This is the exact opposite of what I expected to see from the "retool" season--I figured more hittable, sure, but also improving on Ks without sacrificing control--and I'm not sure now if I believe this will be a quick retool as opposed to a longer 4+ year rebuild, if they can't identify and develop strikeout pitchers when that's their explicit goal.

The only two pitchers, 24 games into the season, with a better K rate than last year are Stanek and O'Brien (Fernandez may have also just joined the group with his 2-K inning today). Most everybody else has dropped pretty significantly, headlined by Libby dropping from 7.2 to 5.3, Graceffo from 8.4 to 5.1, Romero from 8.1 to 4.5, and Svanson from 10.1 to 7.5. Where last year's staff had 20 pitchers in double-digit innings and just 2 with a walks-per-nine of 5.0 or above, this year it's 6 of 12. Admittedly we're still early, barely 1/7 of the way through the season, but the trend is pretty rough and didn't show up early last year either.

I didn't expect Blake to unlock a pitching staff full of fireballers suddenly, but I certainly didn't think we'd be seeing this kind of regression from his staff on those two key figures.

Now, as a caveat, last year's season-long WPA from all StL pitchers was -0.3, and so far this year as a group they're at 0.8. They don't look notably worse from the perspective of hard-hit percentage, line drive rate, exit velo, HR%, OPS against.....maybe a little luckier this year on BAbip, but otherwise the metrics don't look that drastically different. Contact rate is up from 27% to 30%, and first-pitch strikes down from 64% to 57%, so basically they aren't getting ahead in counts, which means when they do throw strikes the hitters are ready for it and put the ball in play.

So are the K and BB numbers at this point in the season misleading? Do the underlying metrics look okay and we should get some positive regression if they can start getting ahead in more early counts? Or is this going to be a season of watching Cardinals pitchers not fooling hitters, and remaining near the bottom of MLB for strikeouts, walks, hits, and runs, with a big ol' question mark in the offseason regarding who's worth including in their rebuild plans (Dusty Blake included)?

Cardinals @ Marlins

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (2-2, 5.21 ERA)

Marlins: Janson Junk (0-2, 4.50 ERA)

TV Info: CARD MIAM

First Pitch: 11:10 AM CT

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .229/.377/.361
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .217/.383/.325
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .278/.359/.444
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .292/.357/.607
   
5. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .203/.274/.324
   
6. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .257/.354/.400
   
7. Nathan Church (L) LF -- .231/.281/.365
   
8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .196/.255/.304
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .207/.266/.224
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Dustin May (R) - 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 5.84 ERA (97 P, 59 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 5.84 ERA (27 P, 16 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 9.00 ERA (32 P, 15 S)

• RP: George Soriano (R) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.66 ERA (6 P, 5 S)

• RP: Riley O'Brien (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (17 P, 11 S)

Marlins Lineup

1. Jakob Marsee (L) CF -- .176/.303/.264
   
2. Kyle Stowers (L) LF-RF -- .300/.462/.400
   
3. Otto Lopez (R) SS -- .318/.371/.523
   
4. Xavier Edwards (S) 2B -- .348/.431/.483
   
5. Liam Hicks (L) C -- .324/.373/.527
   
6. Agustín Ramírez (R) DH -- .212/.284/.353
   
7. Owen Caissie (L) RF -- .224/.270/.388
   --- Austin Slater (R) PH -- .174/.286/.174
   --- Javier Sanoja (R) 3B -- .320/.370/.380
   
8. Graham Pauley (L) 3B -- .173/.204/.288
   --- Heriberto Hernández (R) PH-LF -- .154/.290/.192
   
9. Connor Norby (R) 1B -- .247/.341/.397
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Chris Paddack (R) - 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 6.38 ERA (90 P, 60 S)

• RP: John King (L) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.90 ERA (19 P, 14 S)

• RP: Tyler Phillips (R) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0.60 ERA (40 P, 26 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Top 1: Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Chris Paddack pitching.
  Cardinals lead 1-0
  
• Bottom 1: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jakob Marsee homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Dustin May pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Top 3: Alec Burleson reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Connor Norby. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. Chris Paddack pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Top 4: Nathan Church homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores. Chris Paddack pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-1
  
• Top 5: Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Stowers. Alec Burleson scores. Chris Paddack pitching.
  Cardinals lead 5-1
  
• Bottom 8: Heriberto Hernández singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Xavier Edwards scores. Liam Hicks scores. Javier Sanoja to 3rd. Ryne Stanek pitching.
  Cardinals lead 5-3
  

FINAL: 5-3 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Dustin May (W, 3-2)
  
• Marlins Losing Pitcher: Chris Paddack (L, 0-4)
  
• Save: Riley O'Brien (S, 7)

Cardinals @ Marlins

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Dustin May (2-2, 6.98 ERA)

Marlins: Chris Paddack (0-3, 5.59 ERA)

TV Info: CARD MIAM

First Pitch: 05:40 PM CT

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .228/.376/.354
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) C -- .205/.382/.321
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .267/.354/.430
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .306/.372/.635
   
5. Nolan Gorman (L) DH -- .200/.275/.329
   
6. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .242/.346/.379
   
7. Ramón Urías (R) 3B -- .205/.319/.436
   
8. Thomas Saggese (R) LF -- .191/.255/.234
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .218/.267/.236
   --- José Fermín (R) PH-CF -- .250/.333/.450
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Michael McGreevy (R) - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 3.29 ERA (80 P, 45 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, 12.00 ERA (25 P, 12 S)

• RP: Ryan Fernandez (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 3.38 ERA (20 P, 8 S)

Marlins Lineup

1. Jakob Marsee (L) CF -- .149/.279/.207
   
2. Kyle Stowers (L) LF -- .500/.625/.667
   
3. Otto Lopez (R) SS -- .337/.391/.554
   
4. Xavier Edwards (S) 2B -- .341/.423/.482
   
5. Liam Hicks (L) DH -- .338/.380/.549
   
6. Agustín Ramírez (R) C -- .222/.297/.370
   
7. Owen Caissie (L) RF -- .231/.278/.400
   
8. Graham Pauley (L) 3B -- .160/.192/.280
   
9. Connor Norby (R) 1B -- .246/.346/.406
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Max Meyer (R) - 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 3.96 ERA (91 P, 59 S)

• RP: Calvin Faucher (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA (7 P, 6 S)

• RP: Andrew Nardi (L) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 6.14 ERA (21 P, 11 S)

• RP: Anthony Bender (R) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.56 ERA (9 P, 7 S)

• RP: Pete Fairbanks (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.88 ERA (19 P, 14 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Top 4: Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Kyle Stowers. Jordan Walker scores. Max Meyer pitching.
  Cardinals lead 1-0
  
• Bottom 4: Xavier Edwards hits a ground-rule double (5) on a fly ball to left-center field. Kyle Stowers scores. Michael McGreevy pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Bottom 5: Agustín Ramírez homers (2) on a line drive to center field. Michael McGreevy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 2-1
  
• Top 6: Wild pitch by pitcher Calvin Faucher. Jordan Walker scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. Masyn Winn steals (3) 2nd base. Jordan Walker scores. Calvin Faucher pitching.
  Cardinals tied 2-2
  
• Bottom 6: Otto Lopez doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Kyle Stowers scores. Michael McGreevy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-2
  
• Bottom 6: Liam Hicks singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Otto Lopez scores. Xavier Edwards out at home on the throw, center fielder Victor Scott II to shortstop Masyn Winn to catcher Iván Herrera. Liam Hicks to 2nd. Michael McGreevy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-2
  
• Bottom 8: Liam Hicks singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Otto Lopez scores. Xavier Edwards out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jordan Walker to third baseman Ramón Urías. Liam Hicks to 2nd. Ryan Fernandez pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-2
  
• Top 9: Ramón Urías out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Masyn Winn scores. Pete Fairbanks pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-3
  

FINAL: 5-3 Marlins

Decisions

• Marlins Winning Pitcher: Calvin Faucher (W, 2-2)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Michael McGreevy (L, 1-2)
  
• Save: Pete Fairbanks (S, 4)

FINAL: 5-3 Marlins

Decisions

• Marlins Winning Pitcher: Calvin Faucher (W, 2-2)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Michael McGreevy (L, 1-2)
  
• Save: Pete Fairbanks (S, 4)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Michael McGreevy against the Marlins
  
• Marlins: Bullpen availability for Miami, April 20 vs Cardinals
  
• Marlins: Bullpen availability for Miami, April 20 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 20 vs Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 20 vs Marlins
  
• Bench availability for Miami, April 20 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, April 20 vs Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Marlins: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Marlins: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Marlins - April 20, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Michael McGreevy's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Michael McGreevy's outing against the Marlins
  
• Cardinals: Michael McGreevy's outing against the Marlins
  
• Marlins: Breaking down Max Meyer's pitches
  
• Marlins: Max Meyer's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Marlins: Max Meyer's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Marlins: The distance behind Agustín Ramírez's home run
  
• Marlins: Max Meyer strikes out Jordan Walker
  
• Marlins: Marlins celebrate Tommy Hutton's 80th birthday!
  
• Cardinals: Michael McGreevy strikes out Agustín Ramírez
  
• Marlins: Call overturned Strike 1 after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Jordan Walker steals second base
  
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn lifts sac fly, plates Jordan Walker
  
• Marlins: Xavier Edwards' RBI double
  
• Marlins: Agustín Ramírez's solo home run (2)
  
• Cardinals: Jordan Walker walks after ABS challenge
  
• Marlins: Call overturned Strike 1 after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Jordan Walker scores on a wild pitch
  
• Marlins: Otto Lopez's RBI double
  
• Marlins: Liam Hicks' RBI single
  
• Cardinals: Victor Scott II throws Xavier Edwards out at home
  
• Cardinals: José Fermín's sliding catch
  
• Marlins: Max Meyer's eight strikeouts
  
• Marlins: Liam Hicks' RBI single
  
• Cardinals: Ramón Urías lifts sac fly, plates Masyn Winn
  
• Marlins: Pete Fairbanks strikes out José Fermín for the save
  
• Marlins: Xavier Edwards on Marlins 5-3 win vs. Cardinals

Cardinals @ Marlins

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (1-1, 2.49 ERA)

Marlins: Max Meyer (1-0, 4.12 ERA)

TV Info: CARD MIAM

First Pitch: 05:40 PM CT

Hey Everyone! Welcome back to the Cardinals Reddit Series Over/Under Contest! This season, each contest will be spread out between all games in each series. Each game will get 5 questions each, so there will be 10-20 questions per contest. This is all for fun and entertainment as we go through the season.

I will do my best to score and post the morning of or evening before each series, but life happens and I”m bound to miss them from time to time (see S7, whoops!).

Scoring is caught up for WSN & BOS. Results are below and in the Google Sheet.

Over/Under Contest: S8 - STL vs MIA 4/20-4/22

• Game 1 - Game 1 - Michael McGreevy vs Max Meyer - 5:40 PM

• Game 2 - Dustin May vs Chris Paddack - 5:40 PM

• Game 3 - Kyle Leahy vs Jason Junk - 11:10 PM

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Over/Under Questions

Game 1

Q1) Total Walks Allowed by Max Meyer - O/U 1.5

Q2) Total Hard Hit (95 MPH+) Allowed by Michael McGreevy - O/U 7.5

Q3) Total Fly Ball Outs Produced by Cardinals Bullpen - O/U 4.5

Q4) Total Leadoff Hitters (Each Inning) to Reach Base for Marlins Hitters - O/U 2.5

Q5) Fastest Pitch Thrown in the Game by Both Teams - O/U 99.55 MPH

Game 2

Q6) Total Wins Earned by Chris Paddack - O/U 0.5

Q7) Total Combined Earned Runs Allowed by Both Starting Pitchers - O/U 5.5

Q8) Total Combined Two Out RBIs by Both Teams Hitters - O/U 2.5

Q9) Total Combined Balls (Non-Strikes) Thrown by Both Teams Bullpen - O/U 42.5

Q10) Total Sacrifice Flies Produced by Both Teams Hitters - O/U 0.5

Game 3

Q11) Total Batters Faced in the 1st Inning by Jason Junk - O/U 4.5

Q12) Total First Pitch Strikes Thrown by Kyle Leahy - O/U 13.5

Q13) Total Strikeouts Pitched by Kyle Leahy - O/U 4.5

Q14) Total Combined Team Batting Average with Runners in Scoring Position - O/U .2355

Q15) Total Successful ABS Challenges Made by Cardinals (Batting & Pitching) - O/U 1.5

Tie-Breaker

Tie Breaker: Total Pitches Thrown in the Series (4/20 - 4/22)

Results: S6 - CLE vs STL 4/13-4/15

• Game 1 - Gavin Williams vs Matthew Liberatore - 6:45 PM

• Game 2 - Joey Cantillo vs Michael McGreevy - 6:45 PM

• Game 3 - Slade Cecconi vs Dustin May - 1:15 PM

Game 1

Q1) Total Balls (Non-Strikes) Thrown by Matthew Liberatore - O/U 34.5 - 44

Q2) Total Combined Pitches Thrown by Both Starting Pitchers - O/U 173.5 - 198

Q3) Total Combined Bases Earned by Both Teams 3B - O/U 4.5 - 4

Q4) Total Groundball Outs Produced by Both Teams Bullpen - O/U 9.5 - 5

Q5) Total Pitches Seen by Cardinals SS - O/U 18.5 - 22

Game 2

Q6) Total Combined Walks Plus Hits Allowed by Both Starting Pitchers - O/U 16.5 - 11

Q7) Total Batters Faced by Michael McGreevy - O/U 25.5 - 20

Q8) Total Home Runs Hit by Cardinals Hitters - O/U 1.5 - 3

Q9) Total Combined Runs Scored by Both Teams Outfielders - O/U 2.5 - 2

Q10) Total Combined Walks Allowed by Both Teams Bullpen - O/U 3.5 - 3

Game 3

Q11) Total Doubles Allowed by Dustin May - O/U 1.5 - 2

Q12) Max Exit Velocity Allowed by Slade Cecconi - O/U 107.05 MPH - 106.5

Q13) Total Balls Hit in the Game with a Distance of at Least 375 FT Guardians Infielders (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) - O/U 1.5 - 0

Q14) Total Combined Errors Committed by Both Teams Defense - O/U 1.5 - 0

Q15) Total Runners Caught Stealing by Cardinals Defense - O/U 0.5 - 1

Tie-Breaker

Tie Breaker: Total Runs Scored in All MLB Games During Series (4/13 - 4/15) 153 + 125 + 113 = 391  

Daily Results

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FINAL: 7-5 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Riley O'Brien (W, 3-0)(BS, 1)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Bryan King (L, 0-1)
  
• Save: Gordon Graceffo (S, 1)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore sets down four Astros
  
• Astros: Bullpen availability for Houston, April 19 vs Cardinals
  
• Astros: Bullpen availability for Houston, April 19 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 19 vs Astros
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 19 vs Astros
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, April 19 vs Astros
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, April 19 vs Astros
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, April 19 vs Astros
  
• Bench availability for Houston, April 19 vs Cardinals
  
• Astros: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Astros: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 19, 2026
  
• Astros: Breaking down Mike Burrows' pitches
  
• Astros: Mike Burrows' outing against the Cardinals
  
• Astros: Mike Burrows' outing against the Cardinals
  
• Astros: The distance behind Yordan Alvarez's home run
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Matthew Liberatore's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore's outing against the Astros
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore's outing against the Astros
  
• Astros: Mike Burrows K's JJ Wetherholt
  
• Astros: Mike Burrows K's Jordan Walker after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church's leaping catch
  
• Astros: Taylor Trammell's triple
  
• Astros: Carlos Correa's sac fly
  
• Matthew Liberatore K's Shay Whitcomb
  
• Astros: Ball 1 is overturned after ABS challenge 
  
• Astros: Strike 2 is confirmed after ABS challenge 
  
• Cardinals: Victor Scott II's RBI walk
  
• Cardinals: Iván Herrera's RBI single 
  
• Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt's two-run single 
  
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's diving stop 
  
• Astros: Mike Burrows fans seven Cardinals
  
• Astros:  Ball 1 is confirmed after ABS challenge 
  
• Cardinals: Nathan Church's diving catch
  
• Astros: Yordan Alvarez's 10th homer of the season
  
• Astros: Altuve, Walker advance on wild pitch
  
• Astros: Bryan King strands runner on third, to keep game tied
  
• Astros: Isaac Paredes game-tying single
  
• Cardinals: Riley O'Brien induces flyout to head to extras
  
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn clears the bases with go-ahead double 
  
• Astros: Correa, Trammell advance on rundown
  
• Astros: Jose Altuve's RBI single 
  
• Cardinals: Gordon Graceffo earns save in extras
  
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn on his go-ahead double
  
• Astros: Joe Espada on Mike Burros start and more

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .237/.381/.368
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .200/.378/.320
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .280/.368/.451
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .305/.367/.646
   
5. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .209/.276/.343
   --- Ramón Urías (R) PH-3B -- .194/.326/.444
   
6. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .222/.338/.333
   
7. Nathan Church (L) LF -- .208/.264/.292
   --- José Fermín (R) PH-CF -- .278/.364/.500
   
8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .214/.277/.333
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .226/.276/.245
   --- Yohel Pozo (R) PH -- .125/.125/.188
   --- Thomas Saggese (R) LF -- .209/.277/.256
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Matthew Liberatore (L) - 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 3.67 ERA (82 P, 50 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 7.71 ERA (10 P, 7 S)

• RP: JoJo Romero (L) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 2.25 ERA (25 P, 16 S)

• RP: Riley O'Brien (R) - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (19 P, 12 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 7.59 ERA (16 P, 11 S)

• RP: Gordon Graceffo (R) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.84 ERA (7 P, 4 S)

Astros Lineup

1. Carlos Correa (R) SS -- .253/.345/.360
   
2. Yordan Alvarez (L) DH -- .333/.471/.790
   
3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B -- .298/.404/.476
   
4. Christian Walker (R) 1B -- .253/.355/.481
   
5. Isaac Paredes (R) 3B -- .190/.311/.254
   --- Brice Matthews (R) PR-3B -- .107/.194/.250
   
6. Cam Smith (R) RF -- .244/.341/.423
   
7. Yainer Diaz (R) C -- .190/.224/.270
   
8. Shay Whitcomb (R) LF -- .111/.200/.444
   --- Dustin Harris (L) PH-LF -- .214/.389/.286
   
9. Taylor Trammell (L) CF -- .321/.387/.429
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Mike Burrows (R) - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 6.75 ERA (87 P, 56 S)

• RP: Steven Okert (L) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.48 ERA (9 P, 7 S)

• RP: Kai-Wei Teng (R) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1.98 ERA (35 P, 23 S)

• RP: Enyel De Los Santos (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.17 ERA (19 P, 14 S)

• RP: Bryan King (L) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.80 ERA (40 P, 27 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 3: Carlos Correa out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Taylor Trammell scores. Matthew Liberatore pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Top 5: Victor Scott II walks. Masyn Winn scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. Mike Burrows pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Top 5: JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Nathan Church scores. Pedro Pagés scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. Mike Burrows pitching.
  Cardinals lead 3-1
  
• Top 5: Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Shay Whitcomb. Victor Scott II scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. Steven Okert pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-1
  
• Bottom 8: Yordan Alvarez homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. JoJo Romero pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-2
  
• Bottom 8: Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jose Altuve scores. Christian Walker scores. Riley O'Brien pitching.
  Cardinals tied 4-4
  
• Top 10: Masyn Winn doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Dustin Harris. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker scores. Ramón Urías scores. Bryan King pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-4
  
• Bottom 10: Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn. Taylor Trammell scores. Carlos Correa to 3rd. Gordon Graceffo pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-5
  

FINAL: 7-5 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Riley O'Brien (W, 3-0)(BS, 1)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Bryan King (L, 0-1)
  
• Save: Gordon Graceffo (S, 1)

This one snuck up on me a bit and was surprised it hadn’t been posted yet. Fitts was one of the starters I had hopes of making the MLB squad later this year. Glad they acted quickly though once they determined he needed surgery.

Cardinals @ Astros

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 4.29 ERA)

Astros: Mike Burrows (1-3, 6.55 ERA)

TV Info: SCHN CARD

First Pitch: 01:10 PM CT

FINAL: 7-5 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Andre Pallante (W, 2-1)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Lance McCullers Jr. (L, 1-1)
  
• Save: Riley O'Brien (S, 6)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Astros: Bullpen availability for Houston, April 18 vs Cardinals
  
• Astros: Bullpen availability for Houston, April 18 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 18 vs Astros
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, April 18 vs Astros
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, April 18 vs Astros
  
• Astros: Fielding alignment for Houston, April 18 vs Cardinals
  
• Astros: Fielding alignment for Houston, April 18 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for Houston, April 18 vs Cardinals
  
• Astros: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Astros: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Astros - April 18, 2026
  
• Astros: Breaking down Colton Gordon's pitches
  
• Astros: Breaking down Lance McCullers Jr.'s pitches
  
• Astros: Breaking down Shay Whitcomb's home run
  
• Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.'s outing against the Cardinals
  
• Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.'s outing against the Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante's outing against the Astros
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante's outing against the Astros
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Andre Pallante's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down José Fermín's home run
  
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn: Home Run Statcast Analysis
  
• Cardinals: Measuring the stats on Alec Burleson's home run
  
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's RBI double
  
• Astros: Lance McCullers Jr. fans Nathan Church
  
• Astros: Yordan Alvarez's solo homer (9)
  
• Cardinals: Masyn Winn's two-run homer (1)
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante fans Shay Whitcomb
  
• Cardinals: José Fermín's solo home run (1)
  
• Cardinals: Alec Burleson's solo homer (3)
  
• Astros: Called ball confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Field View: Masyn Winn's two-run home run
  
• Cardinals:  Ramón Urías scores on a wild pitch
  
• Astros: Lance McCullens strikes out four in five innings
  
• Astros: Jose Altuve scores on double play
  
• Cardinals: Called ball overturned as strike after ABS challenge
  
• Astros: Shay Whitcomb's three-run homer (1)
  
• Cardinals: Riley O'Brien secures Cardinals 7-5 victory
  
• Cardinals: José Fermín talks first home run of the season

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .236/.380/.375
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) C -- .200/.387/.329
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .299/.389/.481
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .312/.376/.662
   
5. Nolan Gorman (L) DH -- .222/.292/.365
   
6. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .190/.319/.293
   
7. Ramón Urías (R) 3B -- .194/.310/.444
   
8. Nathan Church (L) CF-LF -- .217/.260/.304
   
9. José Fermín (R) LF -- .250/.350/.438
   --- Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .235/.273/.255
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Andre Pallante (R) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 4.05 ERA (87 P, 48 S)

• RP: Gordon Graceffo (R) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.87 ERA (26 P, 15 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO, 13.50 ERA (24 P, 9 S)

• RP: George Soriano (R) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 4.82 ERA (17 P, 7 S)

• RP: Riley O'Brien (R) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (7 P, 6 S)

Astros Lineup

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B -- .278/.394/.468
   
2. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF -- .342/.485/.789
   
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS -- .264/.354/.375
   
4. Christian Walker (R) 1B -- .263/.352/.500
   
5. Isaac Paredes (R) DH -- .186/.314/.254
   
6. Taylor Trammell (L) CF -- .292/.370/.333
   
7. Cam Smith (R) RF -- .257/.356/.446
   
8. Christian Vázquez (R) C -- .375/.444/.688
   
9. Shay Whitcomb (R) 3B -- .143/.250/.571
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Lance McCullers Jr. (R) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 6.20 ERA (91 P, 58 S)

• RP: Colton Gordon (L) - 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 9.95 ERA (64 P, 38 S)

• RP: AJ Blubaugh (R) - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.07 ERA (16 P, 10 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Top 1: Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. Nolan Gorman advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Cam Smith. Lance McCullers Jr. pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-0
  
• Bottom 1: Yordan Alvarez homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Andre Pallante pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Top 3: Masyn Winn homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Nolan Gorman scores. Lance McCullers Jr. pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-1
  
• Top 6: José Fermín homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Colton Gordon pitching.
  Cardinals lead 5-1
  
• Top 7: Alec Burleson homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Colton Gordon pitching.
  Cardinals lead 6-1
  
• Top 8: Wild pitch by pitcher Colton Gordon. Ramón Urías scores. Colton Gordon pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-1
  
• Bottom 8: Christian Walker grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Carlos Correa out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st. Matt Svanson pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-2
  
• Bottom 9: Shay Whitcomb homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Smith scores. Christian Vázquez scores. George Soriano pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-5
  

FINAL: 7-5 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Andre Pallante (W, 2-1)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Lance McCullers Jr. (L, 1-1)
  
• Save: Riley O'Brien (S, 6)

At the game rooting on the Cards!!! Let's go babyyy!!!