St. Louis Cardinals vs. Oakland Athletics, at Busch Stadium III, August 16, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Oakland Athletics

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Oakland Athletics
Record 33-87
Manager Mark Kotsay
Game # 120
On This Date 60-48
Standing 5th (39.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 8-22
Home 18-41
Away 15-46
Extra Innings 6-6
vs. RHP 22-64
vs. LHP 11-23
1-Run Games 17-24
vs. East 7-19
vs. Central 7-11
vs. West 6-28
Inter-League 13-29

OAK Last 10 Games

Paul Blackburn (#58, 29, RHP, 2-3, 4.52)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 54-66
Manager Oliver Marmol
Game # 120
On This Date 70-63
Standing 4th (11.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 16-14
Home 27-33
Away 27-33
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 40-50
vs. LHP 14-16
1-Run Games 10-23
vs. East 10-9
vs. Central 13-20
vs. West 10-16
Inter-League 21-21

STL Last 10 Games

Matthew Liberatore (#52, 23, LHP, 2-4, 5.72)

Season Series

All times ET
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Mon, Aug 14, 2023@STL7 OAK5
Tue, Aug 15, 2023@STL6 OAK2

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Athletics Batters (3.56 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.88 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Athletics Batters (3.56 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.88 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Liberatore* 65. Gallegos 47. King* 72. Lawrence 68. Naile 53. Pallante 59. Romero* 31. Suárez* 34. VerHagen
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
2. Allen G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
26. Bride G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Brown* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
22. Butler* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
12. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
13. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
20. Gelof G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/
5. Kemp* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.500 4/.833 ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.833 3/.000
23. Langeliers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
44. Pérez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
25. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
1. Ruiz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
37. Soderstrom* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000

OAK Batters

OAK Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Allen G ·  S ·  vP 204 .199 .250 .269 .519 137 .448 67 .662 .393 65 .622 4 1 3 5
26. Bride G ·  S ·  vP 77 .172 .276 .203 .479 48 .583 29 .304 .799 14 .225 0 0 0 1
15. Brown* G ·  S ·  vP 262 .220 .291 .415 .706 213 .800 49 .297 .709 74 .842 2 1 11 0
22. Butler* G ·  S ·  vP 19 .211 .211 .474 .684 15 .867 4 .000 .684 19 .684 0 0 1 0
12. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 270 .216 .275 .294 .569 166 .562 104 .580 .536 37 .694 1 0 2 4
13. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 186 .240 .296 .404 .699 108 .752 78 .629 .716 75 .678 0 1 8 2
20. Gelof G ·  S ·  vP 114 .269 .333 .606 .939 83 1.081 31 .568 .976 94 .998 6 1 8 1
5. Kemp* G ·  S ·  vP 334 .208 .296 .299 .594 275 .527 59 .947 .620 65 .619 12 2 3 5
23. Langeliers G ·  S ·  vP 369 .202 .269 .360 .629 263 .689 106 .478 .673 62 .618 2 2 11 9
44. Pérez G ·  S ·  vP 141 .238 .298 .389 .687 75 .605 66 .765 .828 1 2.000 0 0 5 2
25. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 377 .241 .329 .460 .789 253 .775 124 .818 .864 60 .707 2 0 19 2
1. Ruiz G ·  S ·  vP 400 .251 .303 .329 .631 298 .595 102 .734 .570 31 .528 47 8 2 6
37. Soderstrom* G ·  S ·  vP 83 .160 .241 .213 .454 70 .419 13 .641 .596 68 .430 0 0 1 0
TOTAL .222 .300 .362 .662 .661 .666 .680 .696 112 22 118 71

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Liberatore* G ·  S ·  vP ······X······X 45.2 5.72 5.9 208 .282 .809 170 .835 38 .691 .832 50 .513 4 4 1
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o··o···o·· 48.0 3.75 8.8 195 .240 .701 117 .605 78 .845 .811 38 .686 7 4 0
43. Hudson G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 38.0 4.03 5.9 164 .259 .751 101 .785 63 .698 .672 122 .754 5 2 0
47. King* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····o··X··· 22.1 4.84 4.4 94 .326 .778 64 .738 30 .864 .852 13 .615 1 0 0
72. Lawrence G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
39. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 147.2 4.27 6.3 627 .275 .726 340 .740 287 .710 .721 110 .761 14 7 2
68. Naile G ·  S ·  vP ·····o······XX 11.0 9.00 4.9 61 .396 .947 41 .908 20 1.029 .760 13 .558 0 0 0
53. Pallante G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··X·oX·· 47.0 4.79 6.9 207 .280 .758 95 .874 112 .661 .659 62 .718 4 9 3
59. Romero* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·X·XX··X··· 30.0 3.60 10.2 120 .193 .545 83 .678 37 .250 .423 56 .601 1 0 1
31. Suárez* G ·  S ·  vP ············X· 8.2 7.27 3.1 40 .278 .906 26 .742 14 1.198 .710 40 .906 2 0 0
57. Thompson* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··X 25.0 3.96 12.2 109 .266 .715 65 .734 44 .684 .484 54 .669 2 1 0
34. VerHagen G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·o··oo·o··X 48.0 4.31 9.4 218 .243 .743 149 .732 69 .767 .664 46 .681 7 5 0
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······X· 66.2 8.78 5.3 331 .375 1.042 184 .946 147 1.168 1.031 77 1.149 14 3 0
TOTAL 4.59 8.0 .272 .768 .760 .754 117 71 15

Cardinals Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Athletics Pitchers (5.98 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Athletics Pitchers (5.98 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 58. Blackburn 70. Erceg 55. Martinez 65. May 31. Neal 60. Pérez* 50. Scott 54. Snead*
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
28. Arenado G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/1.334 ··· ··· ···
26. Baker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
41. Burleson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/2.500 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 ···
35. Fermín G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 2/3.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
16. Gorman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ···
55. Motter G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/3.000 ···
21. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 1/ ···
27. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 3/.666 ··· ··· ···
18. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 1/4.000 1/.000 ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 488 .289 .336 .516 .852 381 .864 107 .807 .888 101 .805 2 3 25 5
26. Baker G ·  S ·  vP 24 .217 .250 .217 .467 5 .800 19 .377 .200 4 .000 0 0 0 0
41. Burleson* G ·  S ·  vP 269 .239 .287 .405 .692 245 .713 24 .477 .785 62 .724 0 1 8 0
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 395 .261 .357 .446 .803 301 .767 94 .909 .759 63 1.080 6 2 13 7
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 360 .251 .314 .433 .747 249 .700 111 .847 .710 53 1.051 15 2 11 7
35. Fermín G ·  S ·  vP 16 .214 .267 .214 .481 9 .500 7 .452 .800 10 .733 0 0 0 0
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 524 .279 .368 .458 .827 395 .839 129 .790 .877 109 .751 10 2 19 2
16. Gorman* G ·  S ·  vP 406 .241 .328 .487 .815 340 .799 66 .897 .960 75 .907 6 2 24 6
7. Knizner G ·  S ·  vP 161 .261 .294 .484 .777 107 .779 54 .774 .816 42 1.097 1 0 9 1
55. Motter G ·  S ·  vP 62 .172 .226 .224 .450 43 .433 19 .488 .462 40 .384 0 0 0 0
21. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 385 .282 .383 .454 .837 293 .888 92 .675 .760 103 1.115 8 1 12 2
27. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 184 .236 .315 .394 .709 136 .662 48 .850 .795 85 .819 3 0 6 1
18. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 305 .259 .325 .424 .749 235 .779 70 .651 .728 82 .676 6 4 11 1
TOTAL .259 .333 .436 .770 .771 .765 .786 .803 71 24 169 46

OAK Pitchers

OAK Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
58. Blackburn G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 65.2 4.52 9.0 297 .294 .797 166 .788 131 .809 .882 100 .730 6 5 3
70. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oo···oX··X 35.1 6.62 12.0 170 .280 .814 110 .833 60 .778 .915 47 .876 1 0 1
55. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 31.1 5.17 8.0 134 .269 .765 76 .731 58 .811 .769 32 .813 4 4 1
65. May G ·  S ·  vP ···X···o··oX·· 32.0 4.78 7.3 149 .224 .762 93 .703 56 .863 .885 33 .533 4 6 2
46. Medina G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 83.0 5.31 9.0 375 .258 .797 224 .785 151 .815 .822 84 .681 12 7 3
31. Neal G ·  S ·  vP ·XX·····o····X 8.2 6.23 8.3 41 .316 1.024 27 1.047 14 .978 1.075 27 1.032 4 0 0
60. Pérez* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X········· 2.0 4.50 13.5 10 .333 .956 6 .667 4 1.417 .956 10 .956 0 0 0
29. Pruitt G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··X··oX·· 46.1 3.11 5.4 186 .238 .657 124 .605 62 .763 .751 44 .307 5 2 1
50. Scott G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 16.0 6.19 9.0 82 .324 1.015 58 1.078 24 .828 1.072 32 1.061 3 4 0
38. Sears* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 130.2 4.27 8.5 547 .238 .752 444 .719 103 .895 .722 119 .933 26 13 7
54. Snead* G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo··o·oX··· 5.1 3.38 8.4 25 .217 .671 13 .641 12 .705 1.012 25 .671 1 1 0
64. Waldichuk* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 99.1 6.07 9.1 464 .287 .880 369 .864 95 .947 .929 103 .666 16 7 4
36. Watkins G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 4.1 10.38 8.3 21 .368 1.271 14 1.583 7 .714 1.271 21 1.271 2 0 0
TOTAL 5.80 8.3 .270 .819 .876 .790 163 83 36

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