NL CENTRAL STANDINGS
| Team | W-L | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 27-15 | - | L3 |
| Brewers | 23-16 | 2.5 | W5 |
| Cardinals | 24-17 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Pirates | 23-19 | 4.0 | W1 |
| Reds | 22-20 | 5.0 | L1 |
AL WEST STANDINGS
| Team | W-L | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 21-20 | - | L2 |
| Mariners | 21-22 | 1.0 | W2 |
| Rangers | 20-22 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Angels | 16-27 | 6.0 | L2 |
| Astros | 16-27 | 6.0 | L4 |
RECENT RESULTS (LAST 10)
| Date | Opp | H/A | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | MIL | Home | L 0-0 |
| May 12 | OAK | Away | W 6-4 |
| May 10 | SD | Away | L 2-3 (10) |
| May 9 | SD | Away | L 2-4 |
| May 8 | SD | Away | W 6-0 |
| May 7 | SD | Away | W 2-1 |
| May 6 | MIL | Home | L 2-6 |
| May 4 | MIL | Home | W 6-3 |
| May 3 | LAD | Home | L 1-4 |
| May 2 | LAD | Home | W 3-2 |
STARTING PITCHERS
Cardinals -- Matthew Liberatore (L)
2026 to date: 2-1, 4.07 ERA, 1.43 WHIP across 8 starts (42.0 IP, 44 H, 8 HR, 29 K, 16 BB), 16.2% K%, 8.9% BB%, 42.2% GB%. 2025 baseline: 18.8% K%, 6.2% BB%, 3.05 K/BB over 151.2 IP -- the 2026 walk rate is up from the 2025 mark, and the 2025 home/away splits show a road bump (4.03 ERA away across 76.0 IP vs 3.69 at home across 75.2 IP). Tonight is an away start.
Athletics -- J.T. Ginn (R)
2026 to date: 1-1, 3.62 ERA, 1.13 WHIP across 6 starts (37.1 IP, 27 H, 5 HR, 31 K, 15 BB), 20.7% K%, 10.0% BB%, 56.6% GB%. Ground-ball righty with command questions -- the 10.0% walk rate is the lever STL can attack with a patient top of the order.
EXPECTED LINEUPS
Cardinals (Projected from 2026-05-12)
| # | Player | Pos | Bats | 2026 RISP AVG | 2026 RISP OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wetherholt | 2B | L | .310 | .800 |
| 2 | Herrera | DH | R | .241 | .784 |
| 3 | Burleson | 1B | L | .327 | .887 |
| 4 | Walker | RF | R | .277 | .950 |
| 5 | Gorman | 3B | L | .227 | .666 |
| 6 | Winn | SS | R | .211 | .593 |
| 7 | Church | CF | L | .238 | .598 |
| 8 | Saggese | LF | R | .158 | .411 |
| 9 | Pagés | C | R | .160 | .494 |
Handedness: 5 RHB (Herrera, Walker, Winn, Saggese, Pagés), 4 LHB (Wetherholt, Burleson, Gorman, Church).
Athletics (From active roster)
13 players listed from active roster pool. Actual game lineup will be 9 from this group.
| Player | Pos | Bats |
|---|---|---|
| Rooker | DH | R |
| Cortes | RF | L |
| Thomas | RF | R |
| Hernaiz | 3B | R |
| Bolte | RF | R |
| McNeil | 2B | L |
| Heim | C | S |
| Butler | RF | L |
| Stefanic | 2B | R |
| Kurtz | 1B | L |
| Langeliers | C | R |
| Soderstrom | LF | L |
| Gelof | CF | R |
Handedness: 7 RHB (Rooker, Thomas, Hernaiz, Bolte, Stefanic, Langeliers, Gelof), 5 LHB (Cortes, McNeil, Butler, Kurtz, Soderstrom).
INJURIES & ROSTER NOTES
No injury or roster-move updates included in this report (no JSON source; Phase 2 web search not performed). Check official team channels for current status.
2A: BVP -- CARDINALS BATTERS VS OPPONENT STARTER
No data available for this section.
No career BvP exists between any Cardinals batter and Ginn. The Cardinals see Ginn essentially cold tonight -- approach is built off scouting reports and 2026 to-date stats, not history.
Bench note: No significant bench BvP history against Ginn.
2B: BVP -- OPPONENT BATTERS VS CARDINALS STARTER
| Player | PA | AB | H | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Langeliers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Rooker | 5 | 5 | 3 | .600 | .600 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Gelof | 5 | 5 | 3 | .600 | .600 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff McNeil | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Kurtz | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonah Heim | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darell Hernaiz | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colby Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Butler | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Small sample: Shea Langeliers (6 PA), Brent Rooker (5 PA), Zack Gelof (5 PA), Jeff McNeil (5 PA), Nick Kurtz (3 PA), Jonah Heim (3 PA), Darell Hernaiz (3 PA), Colby Thomas (2 PA), Lawrence Butler (2 PA).
Samples are tiny across the board (max 6 PA), so the leaderboard reads more like noise than signal. The relevant footnote: Langeliers is 2-for-6, Rooker is 3-for-5, Gelof is 3-for-5 -- the three OAK bats most likely to do real damage already have green-light AVGs against Liberatore. Kurtz (0-for-3, 2 K) and Butler (0-for-2, 2 K) are the inverse, but the samples are too thin to weight heavily.
Bench note: No additional bench BvP history to flag.
2C: PLATOON SPLITS -- CARDINALS
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson L | 419 | .296 | .353 | .478 | 15 | 32 | 59 |
| Masyn Winn R | 374 | .251 | .309 | .368 | 7 | 23 | 71 |
| Ivan Herrera R | 328 | .268 | .343 | .399 | 10 | 24 | 66 |
| Nolan Gorman L | 309 | .201 | .294 | .349 | 9 | 37 | 111 |
| Jordan Walker R | 289 | .200 | .263 | .291 | 4 | 21 | 94 |
| Pedro Pagés R | 276 | .225 | .264 | .364 | 9 | 12 | 72 |
| Thomas Saggese R | 227 | .254 | .305 | .340 | 1 | 15 | 63 |
| Nathan Church L | 51 | .114 | .216 | .182 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Ginn is right-handed, so the 2025 vs-RHP book is the relevant file. The anchors are Burleson (.296/.353/.478 in 419 PA) and Herrera (.268/.343/.399 in 328 PA) -- the 2-3 spots tonight. The drags are Walker (.200/.263/.291 in 289 PA) and Church (.114/.216/.182 in 51 PA, small but ugly). Gorman's .201 vs RHP in 309 PA is the volatility: meaningful power upside (9 HR) tied to a 111-K total.
2C: PLATOON SPLITS -- OPPONENT
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Rooker R | 161 | .293 | .385 | .500 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Nick Kurtz L | 153 | .197 | .261 | .423 | 9 | 12 | 54 |
| Tyler Soderstrom L | 146 | .270 | .315 | .423 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| Jonah Heim B | 132 | .210 | .265 | .336 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| Lawrence Butler L | 123 | .188 | .228 | .342 | 4 | 6 | 49 |
| Shea Langeliers R | 123 | .367 | .374 | .667 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| Jeff McNeil L | 107 | .236 | .352 | .360 | 1 | 14 | 16 |
| Colby Thomas R | 69 | .246 | .304 | .590 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Darell Hernaiz R | 57 | .250 | .357 | .375 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Zack Gelof R | 26 | .120 | .154 | .160 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Carlos Cortes L | 5 | .400 | .400 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Stefanic R | 5 | .000 | .200 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Liberatore is left-handed, so the OAK vs-LHP 2025 file is the read. Langeliers (.367/.374/.667 with 10 HR in 123 PA) and Rooker (.293/.385/.500 with 5 HR in 161 PA) are the headline danger bats. Kurtz (.197/.261/.423) and Butler (.188/.228/.342) struggle to reach against lefties, even with HR pop. Gelof's .120/.154/.160 in 26 PA is an outright hole -- a pocket Liberatore should attack if Gelof is in the lineup tonight.
2D: PITCHER PLATOON SPLITS
| Pitcher | vs | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | vs RHB | 515 | .265 | .304 | .426 | .730 | 16 | 93 |
| Matthew Liberatore | vs LHB | 133 | .274 | .348 | .410 | .758 | 3 | 29 |
Liberatore's 2025 platoon profile is essentially neutral: .730 OPS allowed vs RHB (515 PA) and .758 OPS vs LHB (133 PA). Against an OAK pool of 7 RHB, 5 LHB, and 1 SHB, there is no obvious side to hide. The HR mix tilts to RHB (16 vs 3), which lines up with Langeliers as the right-handed power risk in the order tonight.
2D-HA: PITCHER HOME/AWAY SPLITS
| Pitcher | Split | BF | IP | ERA | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | Away | 334 | 76.0 | 4.03 | 59 | 26 | 11 |
| Matthew Liberatore | Home | 314 | 75.2 | 3.69 | 63 | 14 | 8 |
Tonight is at Sutter Health Park -- away start. Liberatore's 2025 away line was 4.03 ERA across 76.0 IP, vs 3.69 at home across 75.2 IP. The wider gap is BB (26 away vs 14 home) and HR (11 away vs 8 home) -- command tightens at home, slips on the road. The walks are the more actionable signal for tonight.
2E: TTO SPLITS (TIMES THROUGH ORDER)
| Pitcher | TTO | PA | AVG | SLG | OPS | HR | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | TTO1 | 264 | .237 | .376 | .657 | 8 | 56 | 15 |
| Matthew Liberatore | TTO2 | 252 | .310 | .511 | .871 | 9 | 40 | 17 |
| Matthew Liberatore | TTO3 | 132 | .244 | .353 | .641 | 2 | 26 | 8 |
Liberatore's 2025 TTO profile is a classic second-pass cliff with a rebound: TTO1 .237/--/.376 (.657 OPS), TTO2 .310/--/.511 (.871 OPS, 9 HR in 252 PA), TTO3 .244/--/.353 (.641 OPS). The kill zone is the second pass through the order -- typically innings 4-6 -- where OAK's middle order gets their second look. If Liberatore is still in by the fifth, the hook-or-stretch call is the inflection point of the game.
2F: INHERITED RUNNERS PROFILE
| Reliever | IR | Scored | Strand% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 29 | 11 | 62.1% |
| JoJo Romero | 26 | 3 | 88.5% |
| Matt Svanson | 26 | 13 | 50.0% |
| Gordon Graceffo | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
| Riley O'Brien | 10 | 3 | 70.0% |
| Michael McGreevy | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
JoJo Romero's 88.5% 2025 strand rate on 26 inherited runners is the standout -- well above the league average band (~68-72%). Matt Svanson (50.0% on 26) and Gordon Graceffo (54.5% on 11) sit on the other end and are the names to avoid with traffic. Kyle Leahy at 62.1% on 29 IR is the high-volume middleweight. If a Liberatore TTO2 inning gets ugly, Romero is the clean exit -- Svanson and Graceffo are the avoid-with-runners-on flags.
2G: BATTED BALL MATCHUP
Pitcher Batted Ball Profiles (Career)
| Pitcher | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 463 | 39.1% | 31.3% | 27.6% |
Hitter Batted Ball Results (Career) -- OAK
| Hitter | GB AVG | LD AVG | FB AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler | .251 | .582 | .110 |
| Carlos Cortes | .200 | .900 | .050 |
| Zack Gelof | .450 | .455 | .000 |
| Jonah Heim | .175 | .559 | .120 |
| Darell Hernaiz | .216 | .474 | .118 |
| Nick Kurtz | .291 | .790 | .103 |
| Shea Langeliers | .252 | .633 | .079 |
| Jeff McNeil | .152 | .645 | .053 |
| Brent Rooker | .244 | .644 | .102 |
| Tyler Soderstrom | .246 | .697 | .109 |
| Michael Stefanic | .222 | .500 | .000 |
| Colby Thomas | .259 | .846 | .120 |
Liberatore's 2025 batted-ball mix is balanced: 39.1% GB, 31.3% FB, 27.6% LD across 463 BIP. He is not a worm-killer; he gives up real line-drive contact. OAK's line-drive AVGs are massive across the board -- Kurtz .790 LD, Thomas .846 LD, Soderstrom .697 LD, Langeliers .633, McNeil .645, Rooker .644 -- so when these bats square the ball, the at-bat is over. The flip side: fly-ball AVGs are uniformly low (Langeliers .079, Kurtz .103, Soderstrom .109, Butler .110), so air-ball outs are the path. Liberatore needs to elevate misses, not bury them.
2H: BATTERY PAIRING
| Catcher | G | IP | ERA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pagés | 15 | 75.2 | 3.93 | .279 | -- | -- |
| Yohel Pozo | 12 | 63.2 | 4.10 | .259 | -- | -- |
| Jimmy Crooks | 2 | 11.0 | 2.45 | .225 | -- | -- |
Tonight's scheduled Cardinals catcher is Pedro Pages (lineup, batting 9th). Pages has the deepest pairing on the table with Liberatore -- 15 G / 75.2 IP, 3.93 ERA, .279 AVG against. Pozo (12 G, 63.2 IP, 4.10 ERA) is the backup option. Jimmy Crooks (2 G, 11.0 IP, 2.45 ERA) is NOT on the active Cardinals roster -- his line reflects a prior-period pairing and is not in play tonight. The relevant battery for handicapping is the Pages-Liberatore combination: well-established, mid-rotation production.
2I: BASERUNNING MATCHUP
OAK SB threats vs the Cardinals battery (career success rates):
-- Lawrence Butler: 22 SB / 7 CS (75.9%). Top runner if he reaches.
-- Tyler Soderstrom: 8 SB / 3 CS (72.7%).
-- Shea Langeliers: 7 SB / 1 CS (87.5%). Surprising efficiency for a catcher.
-- Brent Rooker: 6 SB / 1 CS (85.7%). Picks his spots well.
-- Jonah Heim: 3 SB / 0 CS (100.0%). Tiny but perfect.
-- Jeff McNeil: 3 SB / 0 CS (100.0%).
-- Darell Hernaiz: 3 SB / 4 CS (42.9%). Aggressive and inefficient -- pickoff candidate.
-- Nick Kurtz: 2 SB / 1 CS (66.7%).
-- Colby Thomas: 2 SB / 1 CS (66.7%).
-- Zack Gelof: 1 SB / 2 CS (33.3%). Liability on the bases.
2J: DEFENSIVE CONTEXT
| Player | POS | G | DP | E | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | SS | 129 | 64 | 3 | 0.994 |
| Pedro Pagés | C | 110 | 6 | 5 | 0.994 |
| Jordan Walker | RF | 108 | 2 | 4 | 0.981 |
| Nolan Gorman | 3B | 54 | 11 | 6 | 0.950 |
| Alec Burleson | 1B | 50 | 27 | 4 | 0.990 |
| Alec Burleson | LF | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Thomas Saggese | 2B | 35 | 24 | 4 | 0.973 |
| Alec Burleson | RF | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.983 |
| Thomas Saggese | SS | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0.988 |
| Nolan Gorman | 2B | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0.990 |
| Thomas Saggese | 3B | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0.939 |
| Nathan Church | CF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ivan Herrera | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.989 |
| Nathan Church | RF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Nolan Gorman | 1B | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Nathan Church | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ivan Herrera | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pedro Pagés | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Alec Burleson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Pedro Pagés | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Masyn Winn at SS (.994 fld%, 64 DP in 129 G) is the up-the-middle anchor and is starting at short tonight. Pedro Pages at C (.994 fld%, 110 G) is behind the plate. Tonight's infield otherwise: Wetherholt at 2B, Burleson at 1B (.990 fld% over 50 G), Gorman at 3B (.950 fld% over 54 G). Saggese starts in LF tonight. Walker mans RF (.981 fld%, 108 G). With Liberatore's 39.1% 2025 GB rate, the infield converts the routine outs -- Winn's range is the headline tool, but Gorman's .950 fld% at 3B is the soft spot if a hot shot finds him.
2K: BALLPARK CONTEXT & HEAD-TO-HEAD
Recent head-to-head: Cardinals 2-1 vs Athletics in 2024, 2-1 in 2023 -- 4-2 across the two-year window. Tonight is Game 2 of a 3-game set; the series is tied 0-0 entering (STL won Game 1 last night 6-4).
Sutter Health Park is the Athletics' current home venue. No park-factor figures are included in this report (none in JSON); treat the venue as a non-traditional MLB footprint and let the game tell its own story.
2L: BATTER K%/BB% PROFILE
Cardinals
| Player | PA | K | K% | BB | BB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | 544 | 79 | 14.5% | 39 | 7.2% |
| Masyn Winn | 537 | 102 | 19.0% | 34 | 6.3% |
| Ivan Herrera | 450 | 84 | 18.7% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Nolan Gorman | 402 | 136 | 33.8% | 47 | 11.7% |
| Jordan Walker | 396 | 126 | 31.8% | 29 | 7.3% |
| Pedro Pagés | 389 | 107 | 27.5% | 19 | 4.9% |
| Thomas Saggese | 295 | 83 | 28.1% | 16 | 5.4% |
| Nathan Church | 65 | 18 | 27.7% | 3 | 4.6% |
Five of the eight regulars carry 2025 K% rates north of 27% (Gorman 33.8, Walker 31.8, Saggese 28.1, Church 27.7, Pages 27.5). Against a Ginn with a 20.7% 2026 K%, the contact-volatility on the STL side is a bigger swing factor than the OAK starter's stuff. Burleson (14.5% 2025 K%) is the outlier discipline-wise.
Athletics
| Player | PA | K | K% | BB | BB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Rooker | 698 | 155 | 22.2% | 65 | 9.3% |
| Lawrence Butler | 630 | 179 | 28.4% | 59 | 9.4% |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 624 | 141 | 22.6% | 55 | 8.8% |
| Shea Langeliers | 523 | 103 | 19.7% | 36 | 6.9% |
| Nick Kurtz | 488 | 151 | 30.9% | 63 | 12.9% |
| Jeff McNeil | 462 | 55 | 11.9% | 49 | 10.6% |
| Jonah Heim | 433 | 88 | 20.3% | 32 | 7.4% |
| Darell Hernaiz | 197 | 24 | 12.2% | 17 | 8.6% |
| Colby Thomas | 132 | 49 | 37.1% | 7 | 5.3% |
| Zack Gelof | 101 | 46 | 45.5% | 7 | 6.9% |
| Carlos Cortes | 99 | 20 | 20.2% | 3 | 3.0% |
| Michael Stefanic | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 3 | 12.0% |
OAK's strikeout extremes: Gelof 45.5% 2025 K% and Thomas 37.1% 2025 K% are the chase-trap names against a Liberatore who can spin a slider. Kurtz pairs a 30.9% 2025 K% with a 12.9% 2025 BB% -- power-and-patience, walks-or-strikeouts outcome. McNeil is the outlier the other way at 11.9% 2025 K% / 10.6% 2025 BB% -- a tough-to-strike-out lefty in a lineup full of swing-and-miss.
2M: BATTER BATTED BALL PROFILE
Cardinals
| Player | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | 398 | 42.0% | 33.4% | 24.6% |
| Masyn Winn | 376 | 39.6% | 34.0% | 26.3% |
| Ivan Herrera | 285 | 52.6% | 21.8% | 25.6% |
| Pedro Pagés | 243 | 44.9% | 30.9% | 24.3% |
| Jordan Walker | 231 | 48.9% | 29.4% | 21.6% |
| Nolan Gorman | 199 | 30.2% | 41.7% | 28.1% |
| Thomas Saggese | 189 | 41.8% | 29.6% | 28.6% |
| Nathan Church | 37 | 67.6% | 21.6% | 10.8% |
Against Ginn's 56.6% 2026 GB rate, the lift-tilted STL bats (Gorman 41.7% 2025 FB, Winn 34.0%, Burleson 33.4%) have the steepest climb to drive balls off a sinker. Herrera (52.6% 2025 GB) and Church (67.6% 2025 GB) are already ground-ball tilted -- expect routine infield work in their at-bats tonight.
Athletics
| Player | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Rooker | 441 | 39.9% | 33.3% | 26.8% |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 394 | 51.5% | 23.4% | 25.1% |
| Lawrence Butler | 368 | 48.6% | 24.7% | 26.6% |
| Shea Langeliers | 347 | 41.2% | 32.9% | 25.9% |
| Jeff McNeil | 331 | 37.8% | 34.1% | 28.1% |
| Jonah Heim | 294 | 42.9% | 34.0% | 23.1% |
| Nick Kurtz | 233 | 44.2% | 29.2% | 26.6% |
| Darell Hernaiz | 146 | 50.7% | 23.3% | 26.0% |
| Carlos Cortes | 70 | 42.9% | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| Colby Thomas | 65 | 41.5% | 38.5% | 20.0% |
| Zack Gelof | 44 | 45.5% | 29.5% | 25.0% |
| Michael Stefanic | 19 | 47.4% | 31.6% | 21.1% |
Soderstrom (51.5% 2025 GB) and Hernaiz (50.7% 2025 GB) are ground-ball heavy into a Liberatore who runs a balanced 39.1% GB. Rooker (39.9% 2025 GB / 33.3% FB) and Langeliers (41.2% 2025 GB / 32.9% FB) have the most balanced air-ball profiles -- the two bats most likely to put real slug on the ball if Liberatore misses up in the strike zone.
2N: PITCHER K%/BB% PROFILE
| Pitcher | IP | K | K% | BB | BB% | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 151.2 | 122 | 18.8% | 40 | 6.2% | 3.05 |
2026 to date: 16.2% K%, 8.9% BB% across 42.0 IP. 2025 baseline: 18.8% K%, 6.2% BB%, 3.05 K/BB across 151.2 IP. The 2026 walk rate is the slip versus the 2025 mark -- still respectable, but a notch loose. The K/BB profile leans on command and pitch shape, not overpowering stuff: getting ahead in counts is the lever Liberatore lives by.
KEY MATCHUPS & WATCHLIST
Top Matchups
Burleson vs Ginn. Burleson is .296/.353/.478 vs RHP in 2025 (419 PA), 14.5% 2025 K%, 7.2% 2025 BB%. Against a Ginn who walks 10.0% in 2026 and runs a 1.13 WHIP, the third spot has both the discipline to push deep counts and the slug to punish a missed strike.
Langeliers vs Liberatore. Langeliers is .367/.374/.667 with 10 HR vs LHP in 2025 (123 PA) and is 2-for-6 lifetime vs Liberatore in BvP. He homered last night off Soriano. Single biggest power risk on the OAK side.
Gorman vs Ginn (lefty bat vs ground-ball righty). Gorman is .201 vs RHP in 2025 with a 33.8% 2025 K% and a 30.2% 2025 GB rate -- pull-side lift profile that does not match against a 56.6% 2026 GB pitcher. Strikeout watch.
Situational Watch
Liberatore TTO2. 2025 second pass: .310 AVG / .511 SLG / .871 OPS, 9 HR allowed in 252 PA. Innings 4-6 are the danger band against a stretched starter on the road.
OAK SB threats. Butler (75.9% on 29 attempts), Langeliers (87.5% on 8), Rooker (85.7% on 7) -- if they reach, Pages' pop time gets tested.
X-factor: Wetherholt. 2-for-4 with HR, BB, 2 R last night. Leads off vs a RHP starter with a 10.0% 2026 BB%. Setting tone in the top of the first against a starter who walks too many is a high-leverage repeat opportunity.
QUICK REFERENCE -- IN-GAME QUERIES
1. How has Alec Burleson performed against J.T. Ginn in their career?
2. How has Matthew Liberatore fared against Shea Langeliers in their career?
3. How has Brent Rooker performed against JoJo Romero in their career?
4. What are Matthew Liberatore's third-time-through-the-order splits in 2025?
5. What are Nolan Gorman's splits vs RHP in 2025?
6. How often does JoJo Romero strand inherited runners in 2025?
7. What is the home run park factor at Sutter Health Park in 2025?
700 CLARK -- POWERED BY BASES.CHAT | HISTORICAL DATA THROUGH 2025