St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, at Busch Stadium III, May 18, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 17-23
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 41
On This Date 52-58
Standing 5th (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 14-16
Home 8-11
Away 9-12
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 16-18
vs. LHP 1-5
1-Run Games 6-3
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 7-14
vs. West 5-6
Inter-League 5-3

PIT Last 10 Games

JT Brubaker (#34, 27, RHP, 3-2, 2.58)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 23-18
Manager Mike Shildt
Game # 42
On This Date 59-60
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 17-13
Home 12-8
Away 11-10
Extra Innings 2-0
vs. RHP 18-15
vs. LHP 5-3
1-Run Games 4-4
vs. East 10-10
vs. Central 10-5
vs. West 3-3
Inter-League 0-0

STL Last 10 Games

John Gant (#53, 28, RHP, 2-3, 1.84)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021 STL7@PIT3
Sat, May 01, 2021 STL12@PIT5
Sun, May 02, 2021 STL3@PIT0
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 18, 2021PIT@STL7:45pm
Wed, May 19, 2021PIT@STL7:45pm
Thu, Jun 24, 2021PIT@STL8:15pm
Fri, Jun 25, 2021PIT@STL8:15pm
Sat, Jun 26, 2021PIT@STL2:15pm
Sun, Jun 27, 2021PIT@STL2:15pm
Tue, Aug 10, 2021STL@PIT7:05pm
Wed, Aug 11, 2021STL@PIT7:05pm
Thu, Aug 12, 2021STL@PIT12:35pm
Fri, Aug 20, 2021PIT@STL8:15pm
Sat, Aug 21, 2021PIT@STL7:15pm
Sun, Aug 22, 2021PIT@STL2:15pm
Thu, Aug 26, 2021STL@PIT7:05pm
Fri, Aug 27, 2021STL@PIT7:05pm
Sat, Aug 28, 2021STL@PIT7:05pm
Sun, Aug 29, 2021STL@PIT1:05pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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PIT Batters vs STL Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (3.45 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.05 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (3.45 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.05 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Gant 92. Cabrera* 61. Elledge 44. Fernandez 65. Gallegos 56. Helsley 29. Reyes 30. Webb* 38. Whitley 40. Woodford
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
38. Craig G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Difo# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.038 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 3/.000 2/3.000 8/.250 3/.000 ···
18. Gamel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
2. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 2/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···
27. Newman G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.453 3/.667 2/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 2/.500 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
5. Perez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.391 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 3/.000 7/.453 ··· ···
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 3/1.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 3/.333 ··· 4/.833 ··· ···
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/
60. Tom* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/ ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Craig G ·  S ·  vP 16 .200 .250 .400 .650 11 .636 5 .650 16 .650 0 0 1 0
15. Difo# G ·  S ·  vP 61 .237 .262 .390 .652 47 .742 14 .357 .719 38 .541 0 0 1 2
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 177 .323 .390 .462 .852 131 .850 46 .857 .762 107 .848 3 2 1 4
18. Gamel* G ·  S ·  vP 32 .107 .219 .179 .397 25 .467 7 .143 .495 15 .414 0 0 0 0
2. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 131 .211 .229 .297 .526 99 .437 32 .813 .504 85 .429 2 0 2 3
27. Newman G ·  S ·  vP 144 .204 .236 .255 .492 105 .544 39 .346 .494 86 .540 1 0 1 0
5. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP 45 .100 .200 .200 .400 38 .326 7 .821 .514 26 .484 0 0 1 1
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 109 .206 .284 .351 .635 87 .769 22 .091 .554 57 .622 4 0 3 1
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 159 .299 .396 .474 .871 113 .781 46 1.078 .977 91 .863 0 1 3 0
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 119 .257 .370 .446 .815 90 .793 29 .886 .514 69 .879 0 0 3 2
60. Tom* G ·  S ·  vP 68 .170 .309 .245 .554 55 .541 13 .607 .714 52 .709 1 0 1 0
TOTAL .228 .304 .347 .651 .657 .630 .622 .619 16 4 26 26

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
53. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 34.1 1.83 7.6 155 .234 .675 81 .688 74 .659 .645 89 .549 1 4 0
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX····oX·· 20.1 2.21 9.7 84 .181 .563 46 .532 38 .600 .580 48 .538 1 0 0
61. Elledge G ·  S ·  vP ···X·······XX· 4.0 2.25 6.8 18 .286 .675 12 .750 6 .533 .600 18 .675 0 0 1
44. Fernandez G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 1.0 27.00 .0 6 .500 1.167 3 1.167 3 1.167 6 1.167 0 0 0
22. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 47.1 2.47 9.1 187 .192 .565 94 .543 93 .586 .388 97 .476 3 0 1
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X··X··o· 23.1 2.31 9.6 86 .143 .429 50 .379 36 .495 .486 54 .429 1 1 2
56. Helsley G ·  S ·  vP ·X···Xo·o·o·o· 17.2 5.09 9.2 78 .234 .659 56 .640 22 .707 .319 36 .588 1 0 0
33. Kim* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 26.1 2.73 9.2 114 .250 .653 81 .635 33 .697 .617 98 .615 1 1 1
29. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·X··X··o· 21.0 .43 12.0 89 .114 .432 51 .464 38 .389 .433 61 .401 0 3 0
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 46.2 4.63 8.5 202 .262 .776 102 .911 100 .635 .670 139 .726 9 0 0
30. Webb* G ·  S ·  vP ··XX·o·····oo· 11.2 11.57 8.5 62 .239 .823 27 .710 35 .915 .959 32 .864 1 1 0
38. Whitley G ·  S ·  vP ···X··o··o·oo· 9.2 1.86 7.4 38 .121 .510 22 .543 16 .464 .258 23 .270 1 0 0
40. Woodford G ·  S ·  vP ··XX·······X·· 8.2 5.19 8.3 43 .290 .829 20 .567 23 1.005 .760 24 .806 0 0 0
TOTAL 3.87 8.2 .221 .667 .646 .613 28 13 6
STL Batters vs PIT Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.39 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.55 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.39 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.55 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 34. Brubaker 51. Bednar 52. Holmes 54. Howard* 67. Keller 57. Oviedo 48. Rodriguez 55. Shreve* 46. Stratton 56. Underwood
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
28. Arenado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 17/1.041 1/3.000
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/ 8/.542 ··· 2/.000 3/.666
3. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/2.500 2/1.000
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 4/1.250 ··· 3/.000 5/2.000
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· 4/.833 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 6/1.166 ··· 3/.666 3/.000
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 1/.000 4/1.250 1/2.000 ··· ··· 6/1.834 1/.000 25/1.090 5/1.400
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 ··· 4/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 6/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
67. Moroff# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
27. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 1/2.000 2/.000 1/3.000 ··· 1/3.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 4/.500
63. Sosa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
35. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
26. Williams* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 173 .300 .353 .563 .915 142 .865 31 1.143 .866 104 .969 0 0 9 4
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 61 .283 .361 .528 .889 54 .805 7 1.429 .952 61 .889 2 1 4 1
3. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 164 .281 .372 .424 .796 133 .723 31 1.124 .893 103 .728 0 0 3 1
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 78 .109 .256 .250 .506 73 .523 5 .200 .620 39 .595 0 0 3 1
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 184 .265 .321 .359 .679 155 .677 29 .691 .717 110 .604 7 1 2 1
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 169 .248 .302 .408 .709 138 .698 31 .757 .662 101 .716 2 0 6 0
7. Knizner G ·  S ·  vP 64 .207 .281 .259 .540 51 .514 13 .641 .613 55 .509 0 0 0 1
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 99 .293 .323 .576 .899 82 .780 17 1.471 1.067 39 .850 0 0 6 0
67. Moroff# G ·  S ·  vP 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 7 .000 7 .000 0 0 0 0
27. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 107 .250 .290 .530 .820 90 .871 17 .548 .713 78 .958 4 1 8 3
63. Sosa G ·  S ·  vP 19 .143 .368 .143 .511 14 .629 5 .200 .705 12 .444 0 1 0 0
35. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 14 .182 .357 .182 .539 9 .111 5 1.467 .586 4 .500 1 0 0 1
26. Williams* G ·  S ·  vP 93 .177 .301 .291 .592 80 .575 13 .684 .434 48 .471 0 1 3 2
TOTAL .231 .305 .399 .704 .681 .814 .700 .694 18 5 53 22

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Brubaker G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 38.1 2.58 9.6 161 .234 .702 86 .758 75 .638 .650 95 .762 6 0 3
31. Anderson* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 46.1 3.50 8.5 187 .222 .630 139 .638 48 .610 .471 120 .516 5 3 1
51. Bednar G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·oX··o···X 16.1 3.31 11.6 64 .200 .633 39 .564 25 .738 .579 39 .547 3 2 0
35. Cahill G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 34.2 5.97 7.0 151 .290 .747 87 .574 64 .974 .839 90 .646 4 2 0
29. Crowe G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 20.2 4.35 7.4 89 .237 .692 50 .738 39 .630 .570 84 .678 2 0 0
52. Holmes G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo···o··X· 19.2 3.66 8.2 85 .237 .620 47 .554 38 .706 .810 47 .626 1 1 0
54. Howard* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·oo··X···o 13.1 3.38 14.2 53 .114 .514 27 .619 26 .410 .390 26 .322 2 1 0
67. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 1.1 13.50 13.5 8 .200 1.300 7 .429 1 5.000 8 1.300 1 0 0
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 32.2 7.16 9.4 155 .291 .873 74 .886 81 .861 .628 98 .811 4 5 1
57. Oviedo G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X··o··· 12.2 7.82 7.8 57 .265 .881 31 .730 26 1.066 .385 27 .912 3 3 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·oo·X····o 17.0 .53 7.4 58 .105 .243 29 .138 29 .351 .226 37 .297 0 0 0
55. Shreve* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·Xo········ 2.1 .00 7.7 10 .250 .650 5 .400 5 .933 10 .650 0 0 0
46. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X·X·····X· 19.1 4.19 8.8 80 .247 .725 43 .700 37 .753 .923 46 .616 3 0 0
56. Underwood G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·X·X····X· 21.2 4.57 10.8 95 .261 .748 52 .723 43 .777 .771 56 .821 2 2 0
TOTAL 4.32 8.9 .235 .703 .658 .667 43 21 6

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