St. Louis Cardinals vs. Athletics, at Busch Stadium III, September 3, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Athletics

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Athletics
Record 64-76
Manager Mark Kotsay
Game # 141
On This Date 52-61
Standing 5th (12.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 29-40
Away 35-36
Extra Innings 9-4
vs. RHP 48-64
vs. LHP 16-12
1-Run Games 16-19
vs. East 11-14
vs. Central 18-10
vs. West 19-27
Inter-League 16-25

ATH Last 10 Games

Jeffrey Springs (#59, 32, LHP, 10-9, 4.17)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 69-71
Manager Oliver Marmol
Game # 141
On This Date 68-80
Standing 4th (16.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 14-16
Home 38-33
Away 31-38
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 49-49
vs. LHP 20-22
1-Run Games 21-18
vs. East 16-15
vs. Central 20-20
vs. West 12-13
Inter-League 21-23

STL Last 10 Games

Matthew Liberatore (#52, 25, LHP, 6-11, 4.32)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Sep 01, 2025 ATH11@STL3
Tue, Sep 02, 2025@STL2 ATH1
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Sep 03, 2025ATH@STL7:45pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Athletics Batters (4.55 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.63 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Athletics Batters (4.55 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.63 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Liberatore* 56. Alcala 64. Fernandez 44. Graceffo 65. Granillo 62. Leahy 55. O'Brien 59. Romero* 58. Roycroft 49. Svanson
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
33. Bleday* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
4. Butler* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
26. Cortes* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
20. Gelof G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.333 ··· 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000
11. Harris G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Hernaiz G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
16. Kurtz* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
23. Langeliers G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
65. MacIver G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 4/.250 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
12. Schuemann G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
21. Soderstrom* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.500 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/3.000 ···
32. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
5. Wilson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/

ATH Batters

ATH Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
33. Bleday* G ·  S ·  vP 306 .211 .301 .400 .701 243 .634 63 .949 .735 62 .620 1 2 12 3
4. Butler* G ·  S ·  vP 554 .230 .304 .405 .709 455 .742 99 .563 .615 85 .706 17 6 18 1
26. Cortes* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .300 .317 .417 .734 62 .713 1 2.000 .645 30 .667 0 0 0 0
20. Gelof G ·  S ·  vP 58 .182 .207 .345 .552 50 .582 8 .375 1.625 30 .833 0 2 2 2
11. Harris G ·  S ·  vP 46 .231 .311 .282 .593 33 .743 13 .167 .451 46 .593 0 0 0 1
2. Hernaiz G ·  S ·  vP 121 .248 .314 .362 .676 93 .559 28 1.091 .730 97 .610 1 4 2 1
16. Kurtz* G ·  S ·  vP 396 .309 .403 .632 1.035 290 1.175 106 .662 1.010 89 .992 2 1 27 8
23. Langeliers G ·  S ·  vP 440 .261 .307 .537 .844 352 .788 88 1.057 .961 99 .763 5 1 29 6
65. MacIver G ·  S ·  vP 82 .200 .268 .347 .615 59 .532 23 .828 .565 30 .387 3 0 2 3
25. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 608 .268 .339 .492 .831 483 .796 125 .973 .778 108 .759 5 1 27 1
12. Schuemann G ·  S ·  vP 188 .200 .303 .288 .590 133 .632 55 .491 .722 28 .601 7 1 2 3
21. Soderstrom* G ·  S ·  vP 560 .271 .343 .468 .811 447 .860 113 .626 .821 101 .919 7 2 23 5
32. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 86 .231 .271 .436 .706 49 .431 37 1.079 .562 52 .877 2 0 4 0
5. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 439 .315 .357 .452 .809 354 .797 85 .863 .747 43 .956 5 2 12 8
TOTAL .253 .319 .433 .751 .750 .754 .739 .746 67 25 190 77

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···· 131.1 4.32 7.0 564 .269 .741 443 .739 121 .746 .763 100 .896 16 16 4
56. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo··X···o·· 47.1 6.08 9.9 218 .290 .911 128 .906 90 .917 1.040 28 .917 11 6 3
64. Fernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··o·o·X·X 21.1 7.59 9.3 98 .267 .857 56 .897 42 .793 .698 45 .569 4 2 0
44. Graceffo G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X······ 36.0 5.75 8.8 159 .267 .753 93 .911 66 .540 .527 37 .994 2 0 0
65. Granillo G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···X 20.0 4.95 7.2 88 .289 .845 53 .808 35 .900 .756 30 .792 3 1 1
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 158.1 4.43 9.8 657 .262 .732 315 .818 342 .652 .749 131 .822 23 9 8
62. Leahy G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X··X···X· 72.2 2.97 8.2 297 .232 .622 167 .556 130 .709 .655 57 .715 4 2 2
36. McGreevy G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 69.0 4.17 5.2 285 .264 .702 154 .576 131 .851 .747 122 .675 6 0 2
39. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 136.1 4.89 5.7 586 .274 .801 265 .762 321 .834 .638 111 .766 24 12 4
55. O'Brien G ·  S ·  vP ·····o··X····· 37.1 1.69 8.4 152 .192 .564 90 .615 62 .486 .549 37 .437 2 2 1
53. Pallante G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 144.0 5.38 6.3 631 .273 .778 325 .785 306 .770 .762 112 1.035 20 17 3
59. Romero* G ·  S ·  vP o··ooo··o···X· 50.2 2.13 8.2 213 .221 .609 126 .674 87 .514 .600 55 .604 2 4 1
58. Roycroft G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 14.2 6.75 6.1 68 .286 .837 46 .750 22 1.020 .714 7 .857 0 2 1
49. Svanson G ·  S ·  vP X···X·X··o··o· 48.2 2.03 9.4 186 .147 .470 113 .489 73 .429 .351 59 .414 3 1 0
TOTAL 4.29 7.5 .258 .728 .696 .764 145 108 30

Cardinals Batters (4.34 RS/G) vs. Athletics Pitchers (5.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.34 RS/G) vs. Athletics Pitchers (5.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 59. Springs* 61. Alvarado 66. Basso* 45. Bido 44. Ferguson 36. Harris* 49. Kelly 48. McGough 31. Newcomb* 60. Sterner
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
27. Church* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 1/
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 11/1.026 ···
8. Crooks* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
15. Fermín G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ···
16. Gorman* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/2.500 1/.000 ···
13. Hampson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
48. Herrera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000
21. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/2.500 3/.000 10/.800 1/2.000
43. Pagés G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
31. Prieto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
25. Saggese G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 2/.000 1/.000
11. Scott* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 2/.000 3/1.167 ···
18. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/1.500 2/2.000 1/.000
Winn G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000 3/.666 ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Church* G ·  S ·  vP 46 .154 .227 .256 .484 37 .377 9 1.000 .502 46 .484 1 0 1 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 537 .249 .335 .441 .776 398 .747 139 .861 .718 81 .673 4 1 20 8
8. Crooks* G ·  S ·  vP 7 .143 .143 .571 .714 5 .000 2 2.500 .000 7 .714 0 0 1 0
15. Fermín G ·  S ·  vP 32 .310 .375 .483 .858 29 .768 3 1.667 .808 10 .522 1 1 1 0
16. Gorman* G ·  S ·  vP 335 .212 .310 .392 .703 260 .687 75 .760 .767 94 .633 1 1 13 7
13. Hampson G ·  S ·  vP 90 .145 .253 .171 .424 50 .451 40 .388 .288 8 .000 3 1 0 0
48. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP 354 .287 .368 .450 .818 258 .725 96 1.087 .833 101 .673 6 1 13 1
21. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 496 .244 .333 .389 .722 338 .773 158 .613 .820 96 .777 4 5 13 1
43. Pagés G ·  S ·  vP 340 .229 .276 .379 .655 236 .650 104 .666 .657 59 1.090 0 0 11 5
31. Prieto* G ·  S ·  vP 6 .167 .167 .167 .333 6 .333 .000 6 .333 0 0 0 1
25. Saggese G ·  S ·  vP 204 .254 .296 .333 .629 155 .657 49 .542 .617 92 .660 2 0 1 8
11. Scott* G ·  S ·  vP 405 .225 .313 .313 .627 284 .660 121 .546 .675 21 .644 31 2 5 4
18. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 328 .220 .274 .313 .587 238 .578 90 .610 .665 75 .563 7 3 5 2
Winn G ·  S ·  vP 519 .254 .309 .368 .677 360 .682 159 .666 .643 94 .520 9 5 9 3
TOTAL .247 .315 .383 .699 .700 .696 .713 .662 77 21 134 71

ATH Pitchers

ATH Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
59. Springs* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 151.0 4.17 7.3 629 .232 .716 500 .732 129 .657 .669 106 .805 26 18 3
61. Alvarado G ·  S ·  vP ··X····Xo··X·X 31.2 3.69 11.4 140 .215 .702 75 .598 65 .824 .648 48 .741 5 2 0
63. Barnett G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 4.0 11.25 2.2 20 .400 1.050 13 1.462 7 .286 20 1.050 1 0 0
66. Basso* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o······· 2.0 .00 9.0 7 .000 .286 5 .400 2 .000 7 .286 0 0 0
45. Bido G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X····X· 70.2 5.73 7.0 320 .301 .894 182 .876 138 .917 .813 55 .819 17 13 2
44. Ferguson G ·  S ·  vP ··XX···X··o··X 47.0 5.17 8.0 204 .230 .709 140 .629 64 .898 .713 48 .563 4 5 1
70. Ginn G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 71.1 5.17 10.2 307 .264 .822 155 .597 152 1.058 .687 104 .945 16 7 0
36. Harris* G ·  S ·  vP o··X···X··X··X 52.0 3.63 9.3 233 .241 .698 140 .659 93 .759 .783 41 .396 4 7 0
49. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP o···X··XX·X··X 30.1 2.97 5.9 128 .225 .666 80 .722 48 .574 .632 49 .738 3 3 1
48. McGough G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 9.0 6.00 8.0 43 .222 .738 16 .583 27 .836 .372 8 .625 1 0 0
58. Morales G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 28.1 1.59 9.5 111 .172 .525 53 .693 58 .377 .492 102 .474 2 2 0
31. Newcomb* G ·  S ·  vP X··X····X·o··X 87.0 2.90 9.1 373 .276 .713 257 .737 116 .658 .648 55 .662 5 7 3
40. Severino G ·  S ·  vP X············· 141.1 4.65 6.8 614 .259 .712 302 .674 312 .749 .592 16 .450 13 8 2
60. Sterner G ·  S ·  vP ·X····oX···X·· 54.1 3.64 9.1 223 .209 .661 130 .740 93 .547 .729 46 .468 9 10 4
TOTAL 4.81 8.3 .253 .764 .723 .679 197 111 26

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