St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, at Busch Stadium III, May 21, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Chicago Cubs
Record 22-21
Manager David Ross
Game # 44
On This Date 62-61
Standing 2nd (3.0 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 16-9
Away 6-12
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 11-18
vs. LHP 11-3
1-Run Games 8-8
vs. East 8-6
vs. Central 9-12
vs. West 3-0
Inter-League 2-3

CHC Last 10 Games

Kyle Hendricks (#28, 31, RHP, 3-4, 5.27)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 25-18
Manager Mike Shildt
Game # 44
On This Date 79-45
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 19-11
Home 14-8
Away 11-10
Extra Innings 2-0
vs. RHP 20-15
vs. LHP 5-3
1-Run Games 4-4
vs. East 10-10
vs. Central 12-5
vs. West 3-3
Inter-League 0-0

STL Last 10 Games

Carlos Martinez (#18, 29, RHP, 3-4, 4.35)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, May 21, 2021CHC@STL8:15pm
Sat, May 22, 2021CHC@STL7:15pm
Sun, May 23, 2021CHC@STL7:08pm
Fri, Jun 11, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Jun 12, 2021STL@CHC7:15pm
Sun, Jun 13, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Fri, Jul 09, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Jul 10, 2021STL@CHC7:15pm
Sun, Jul 11, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Mon, Jul 19, 2021CHC@STL8:15pm
Tue, Jul 20, 2021CHC@STL8:15pm
Wed, Jul 21, 2021CHC@STL8:15pm
Thu, Jul 22, 2021CHC@STL7:15pm
Fri, Sep 24, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Sep 25, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Sun, Sep 26, 2021STL@CHC2:20pm
Fri, Oct 01, 2021CHC@STL8:15pm
Sat, Oct 02, 2021CHC@STL7:15pm
Sun, Oct 03, 2021CHC@STL3:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Cubs Batters (4.60 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.02 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.60 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.02 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 18. Martinez 92. Cabrera* 61. Elledge 65. Gallegos 56. Helsley 32. Ponce de Leon 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
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP 27/.333 3/.333 1/3.000 4/.500 2/.000 2/.000 3/.666 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000 3/4.000 ··· ···
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 43/.666 2/1.500 ··· 4/1.500 4/.000 ··· 8/.393 3/.000 ··· 1/.000
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/1.006 ··· 1/ 5/.000 1/.000 2/.500 8/.250 3/1.667 ··· 1/5.000
5. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.202 3/.000 1/.000 5/1.400 1/.000 2/3.500 ··· 5/.500 ··· ···
20. Higgins G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/3.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· ···
62. Martini* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
24. Pederson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.611 ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.500 3/.000 ··· 5/.000 ··· ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 54/.908 3/.000 1/.000 5/.650 4/.833 2/.500 8/.250 7/.143 ··· 1/.000
4. Sogard* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.343 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 1/2.000 ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 152 .255 .291 .511 .802 110 .798 42 .812 .815 79 .891 7 1 10 9
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 135 .198 .269 .314 .583 95 .568 40 .618 .377 84 .528 0 1 3 1
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 167 .308 .401 .615 1.017 123 .861 44 1.447 1.246 96 1.031 2 1 10 2
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 152 .254 .349 .462 .810 101 .660 51 1.088 .907 84 .713 2 2 8 1
5. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 104 .281 .375 .360 .735 64 .798 40 .636 .788 82 .758 3 0 1 1
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 126 .206 .320 .402 .722 96 .718 30 .733 .657 53 .953 1 1 6 0
20. Higgins G ·  S ·  vP 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 7 .000 7 .000 0 0 0 0
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 68 .345 .426 .448 .875 44 .919 24 .785 .741 67 .889 3 1 0 1
62. Martini* G ·  S ·  vP 9 .143 .222 .143 .365 9 .365 .667 9 .365 0 0 0 0
24. Pederson* G ·  S ·  vP 116 .267 .345 .356 .701 88 .756 28 .545 .675 55 .916 0 2 1 0
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .257 .368 .444 .812 123 .777 51 .896 .748 100 .826 3 0 5 1
4. Sogard* G ·  S ·  vP 77 .257 .299 .343 .642 63 .692 14 .429 .473 44 .716 2 0 1 0
TOTAL .239 .322 .409 .731 .712 .777 .704 .771 29 11 53 20

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
18. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 41.1 4.35 4.8 174 .219 .634 86 .687 88 .586 .641 83 .557 2 2 0
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·X··oX····o 22.0 2.05 9.4 90 .179 .547 48 .552 42 .538 .536 54 .514 1 0 0
61. Elledge G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 4.0 2.25 6.8 18 .286 .675 12 .750 6 .533 .600 18 .675 0 0 1
22. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 53.1 2.53 9.3 213 .190 .572 102 .497 111 .641 .453 123 .507 4 0 1
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··o·X··X· 25.1 2.13 9.9 92 .133 .399 52 .364 40 .443 .426 53 .310 1 1 2
53. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 39.2 2.04 7.3 177 .234 .660 91 .667 86 .652 .624 111 .554 1 4 0
56. Helsley G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X···Xo·o·o 18.1 4.91 8.8 80 .227 .641 57 .627 23 .673 .300 35 .607 1 0 0
33. Kim* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 26.1 2.73 9.2 114 .250 .653 81 .635 33 .697 .617 98 .615 1 1 1
32. Ponce de Leon G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 10.1 8.71 3.5 53 .286 .939 34 .853 19 1.098 1.547 4 .500 2 0 0
29. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·X··X·X··X· 23.0 .39 12.1 97 .117 .429 53 .487 44 .358 .426 64 .417 0 3 0
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 46.2 4.63 8.5 202 .262 .776 102 .911 100 .635 .670 112 .752 9 0 0
30. Webb* G ·  S ·  vP ·o···XX·o····· 12.0 11.25 8.2 65 .265 .850 29 .732 36 .952 1.012 35 .914 1 1 0
38. Whitley G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X··o··o· 9.2 4.66 7.4 41 .171 .607 24 .642 17 .561 .498 26 .451 1 0 0
40. Woodford G ·  S ·  vP ·····XX······· 8.2 5.19 8.3 43 .290 .829 20 .567 23 1.005 .760 24 .806 0 0 0
TOTAL 3.85 8.3 .220 .662 .638 .612 29 13 6

Cardinals Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.44 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.44 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 28. Hendricks 48. Brothers* 39. Chafin* 46. Kimbrel 36. Maples 45. Nance 35. Steele* 18. Tepera 71. Thompson 43. Winkler
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 26/.828 1/.000 8/1.125 4/1.750 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.742 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000
3. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP 57/.595 8/.833 8/1.339 8/.625 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/2.000
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.500 ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP 31/.939 8/.000 ··· 8/.125 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· 7/.929
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP 42/.708 3/.666 4/1.250 10/.900 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
67. Moroff# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
63. Sosa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
35. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ···
26. Williams* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 182 .304 .357 .571 .929 150 .890 32 1.106 .899 105 1.010 0 0 10 4
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 70 .250 .343 .467 .810 63 .727 7 1.429 .767 70 .810 3 1 4 1
3. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 174 .286 .379 .422 .801 141 .745 33 1.047 .891 105 .746 0 0 3 1
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 79 .108 .253 .246 .499 74 .515 5 .200 .600 35 .671 0 0 3 1
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 194 .281 .335 .376 .711 164 .711 30 .713 .778 112 .680 8 1 2 1
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 178 .253 .303 .410 .713 146 .708 32 .732 .674 102 .781 2 0 6 0
7. Knizner G ·  S ·  vP 64 .207 .281 .259 .540 51 .514 13 .641 .613 51 .489 0 0 0 1
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 108 .297 .324 .554 .879 91 .767 17 1.471 .982 43 .756 0 0 6 0
67. Moroff# G ·  S ·  vP 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 7 .000 7 .000 0 0 0 0
63. Sosa G ·  S ·  vP 27 .250 .444 .300 .744 22 .875 5 .200 .955 20 .783 1 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 102 .174 .304 .279 .583 89 .567 13 .684 .440 50 .475 0 1 3 2
TOTAL .235 .310 .400 .710 .691 .804 .712 .716 21 5 54 22

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 42.2 5.27 8.0 195 .311 .906 115 .749 80 1.137 1.000 133 .877 11 2 0
73. Alzolay G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 37.0 4.62 9.5 142 .195 .652 69 .464 73 .832 .597 103 .665 8 1 0
49. Arrieta G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 42.1 4.46 6.6 179 .248 .772 70 .739 109 .794 .922 86 .846 8 2 0
48. Brothers* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·X···X···o 15.0 3.00 16.2 66 .200 .606 34 .678 32 .510 .228 34 .575 1 0 0
39. Chafin* G ·  S ·  vP o··X··o·X···oX 21.0 2.57 9.0 84 .149 .480 43 .420 41 .543 .489 48 .394 1 1 0
27. Davies G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 40.1 5.58 5.1 191 .302 .841 102 .905 89 .762 1.002 113 .801 4 2 1
46. Kimbrel G ·  S ·  vP o·X··oo·····X· 17.2 1.02 15.3 69 .129 .395 32 .361 37 .418 .459 36 .544 1 1 0
36. Maples G ·  S ·  vP ·X·········o·· 15.2 1.72 14.4 65 .118 .547 33 .787 32 .299 .464 33 .457 2 2 1
45. Nance G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·········· 2.1 .00 15.4 7 .000 .000 5 .000 2 .000 7 .000 0 0 0
35. Steele* G ·  S ·  vP X·o··X··o··X·· 13.1 2.02 14.2 56 .149 .584 32 .603 24 .555 .810 42 .595 2 1 0
18. Tepera G ·  S ·  vP oo·X·oo·o····X 20.1 3.10 9.7 77 .176 .556 50 .664 27 .356 .696 47 .348 2 0 0
71. Thompson G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··o···X· 11.2 .00 7.7 48 .231 .630 28 .703 20 .535 .745 48 .630 0 1 0
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 37.2 5.97 10.0 177 .303 .906 88 .791 89 1.025 1.183 90 1.102 8 2 2
43. Winkler G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oX········ 13.1 .68 8.8 56 .152 .499 28 .377 28 .613 .498 28 .450 0 1 0
TOTAL 4.20 9.3 .244 .740 .809 .751 55 20 7

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