NL CENTRAL STANDINGS
| Team | W-L | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewers | 50-29 | - | W5 |
| Cubs | 44-38 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Cardinals | 42-37 | 8.0 | L3 |
| Pirates | 41-41 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Reds | 38-42 | 12.5 | W1 |
NL EAST STANDINGS
| Team | W-L | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 49-31 | - | W1 |
| Phillies | 46-36 | 4.0 | W4 |
| Marlins | 43-39 | 7.0 | W3 |
| Nationals | 41-42 | 9.5 | L4 |
| Mets | 34-48 | 16.0 | L7 |
RECENT RESULTS (LAST 10)
| Date | Opp | H/A | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | MIA | Home | L 0-4 |
| Jun 24 | ARI | Home | L 4-9 |
| Jun 23 | ARI | Home | L 3-4 |
| Jun 22 | ARI | Home | W 3-2 |
| Jun 21 | KC | Away | W 12-10 |
| Jun 19 | KC | Away | L 5-6 |
| Jun 18 | KC | Away | L 6-14 |
| Jun 17 | SD | Home | L 1-6 |
| Jun 16 | SD | Home | W 3-2 |
| Jun 15 | SD | Home | W 3-0 |
STARTING PITCHERS
Andre Pallante (R, STL): 2026 to date -- 9-4, 3.59 ERA, 82.2 IP, 64 K, 25 BB, 1.19 WHIP across 15 GS. 2025 baseline: 162.2 IP, 15.5% K, 8.7% BB, 1.79 K/BB. Extreme 2025 ground-ball profile (61.2% GB on 515 BIP).
Ryan Gusto (R, MIA): 2026 to date -- 0-2, 6.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 16 K, 7 BB, 1.61 WHIP across 4 GS. 2025 baseline: 101.2 IP, 21.4% K, 7.9% BB, 2.69 K/BB. 2025 home/road split was stark: 3.34 ERA away across 35.0 IP, 6.48 at home across 66.2 IP -- tonight he is on the road in St. Louis.
EXPECTED LINEUPS
Cardinals (Projected from 2026-06-26)
| # | Player | Pos | Bats | 2026 RISP AVG | 2026 RISP OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wetherholt | 2B | L | .304 | .860 |
| 2 | Herrera | DH | R | .203 | .705 |
| 3 | Burleson | 1B | L | .341 | .901 |
| 4 | Walker | RF | R | .301 | .959 |
| 5 | Nootbaar | LF | L | .100 | .569 |
| 6 | Winn | SS | R | .197 | .572 |
| 7 | Crooks | C | L | .333 | 1.052 |
| 8 | Gorman | 3B | L | -- | -- |
| 9 | Church | CF | L | .257 | .586 |
Handedness: 3 RHB (Herrera, Walker, Winn), 6 LHB (Wetherholt, Burleson, Nootbaar, Crooks, Gorman, Church).
Marlins (Projected from 2026-06-26)
| # | Player | Pos | Bats | 2026 RISP AVG | 2026 RISP OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Navarreto | C | R | .000 | .000 |
| None | Ruiz | RF | R | .188 | .701 |
| None | Conine | LF | L | .111 | .717 |
| None | Hernández | LF | R | .239 | .743 |
| None | Marsee | CF | L | .265 | .798 |
| None | Sanoja | 3B | R | .263 | .651 |
| None | Mack | C | L | .280 | .653 |
| None | Stowers | LF | L | .190 | .605 |
| None | Jiménez | 3B | R | .000 | .133 |
| None | Lopez | SS | R | .299 | .640 |
| None | Caissie | RF | L | .304 | .866 |
| None | Edwards | 2B | S | .296 | .832 |
Handedness: 6 RHB (Navarreto, Ruiz, Hernández, Sanoja, Jiménez, Lopez), 5 LHB (Conine, Marsee, Mack, Stowers, Caissie), 1 SHB (Edwards).
INJURIES & ROSTER NOTES
No injury or roster-move data is available for today.
2A: BVP -- CARDINALS BATTERS VS OPPONENT STARTER
No data available for this section.
No career BvP rows between any Cardinals batter and Ryan Gusto -- this is a clean first look on both sides. With Gusto holding only 101.2 IP through 2025 and 18.0 IP in 2026 to date, the entire Cardinals lineup is facing him without a history hook.
Bench note: No bench BvP history vs Gusto in the career sample.
2B: BVP -- OPPONENT BATTERS VS CARDINALS STARTER
| Player | PA | AB | H | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Edwards | 6 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heriberto Hernández | 6 | 6 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakob Marsee | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javier Sanoja | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Lopez | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Small sample: Xavier Edwards (6 PA), Heriberto Hernández (6 PA), Jakob Marsee (3 PA), Javier Sanoja (3 PA), Otto Lopez (3 PA).
Five Marlins carry career rows against Pallante and all five are small-sample (3-6 PA). Hernández is 3-for-6 (.500) and Marsee is 1-for-3 (.333) -- eye-catching but below the 10-PA bar for a danger flag. Edwards, Sanoja, and Lopez are a combined 0-for-12. The bulk of the order is essentially facing Pallante blind.
Bench note: No additional bench BvP rows vs Pallante outside the five shown.
2C: PLATOON SPLITS -- CARDINALS
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson L | 419 | .296 | .353 | .478 | 15 | 32 | 59 |
| Lars Nootbaar L | 403 | .249 | .340 | .394 | 10 | 47 | 72 |
| Masyn Winn R | 374 | .251 | .309 | .368 | 7 | 23 | 71 |
| Iván Herrera R | 328 | .268 | .343 | .399 | 10 | 24 | 66 |
| Jordan Walker R | 289 | .200 | .263 | .291 | 4 | 21 | 94 |
| Nathan Church L | 51 | .114 | .216 | .182 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Jimmy Crooks L | 38 | .108 | .132 | .162 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Tonight's lineup is six left-handed bats (Wetherholt, Burleson, Nootbaar, Crooks, Gorman, Church) and three right-handed bats (Herrera, Walker, Winn) -- all face the right-handed Gusto. Burleson L is the cleanest 2025 vs RHP line at .296 / .353 / .478 in 419 PA. Walker R has the roughest 2025 vs RHP line at .200 / .263 / .291 in 289 PA with 94 K. Church L and Crooks L have small 2025 vs RHP samples (51 and 38 PA) and both AVG under .115.
2C: PLATOON SPLITS -- OPPONENT
| Player | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Edwards B | 421 | .306 | .368 | .391 | 3 | 35 | 57 |
| Otto Lopez R | 403 | .270 | .333 | .413 | 12 | 32 | 52 |
| Kyle Stowers L | 356 | .297 | .377 | .597 | 24 | 39 | 106 |
| Javier Sanoja R | 209 | .249 | .288 | .399 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| Heriberto Hernández R | 170 | .270 | .347 | .439 | 6 | 16 | 41 |
| Jakob Marsee L | 153 | .274 | .359 | .437 | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| Griffin Conine L | 63 | .224 | .286 | .379 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| Owen Caissie L | 27 | .192 | .222 | .346 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Leo Jiménez R | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Navarreto R | 8 | .286 | .250 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Esteury Ruiz R | 5 | .250 | .400 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The Marlins carry six right-handed bats, five lefties, and Edwards as a switch hitter -- all face the right-handed Pallante. Stowers L is the slug profile at .297 / .377 / .597 vs RHP in 2025 with 24 HR in 356 PA -- by far the loudest bat in the room. Edwards S is .306 / .368 / .391 vs RHP in 421 PA. Caissie L (27 PA) and Jiménez R (11 PA) are 2025-sample minnows.
2D: PITCHER PLATOON SPLITS
| Pitcher | vs | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto | vs LHB | 239 | .321 | .391 | .580 | .971 | 14 | 52 |
| Ryan Gusto | vs RHB | 214 | .236 | .290 | .333 | .623 | 3 | 45 |
| Andre Pallante | vs LHB | 347 | .266 | .329 | .434 | .763 | 10 | 60 |
| Andre Pallante | vs RHB | 368 | .275 | .345 | .429 | .774 | 11 | 51 |
Gusto is the platoon story tonight. 2025 vs LHB: .321 / .391 / .580 / .971 OPS, 14 HR in 239 PA. 2025 vs RHB: .236 / .290 / .333 / .623 OPS, 3 HR in 214 PA. The Cardinals' six left-handed bats walk into the larger end of that split. Pallante's 2025 vs L/R lines are essentially flat (.763 vs LHB, .774 vs RHB) -- no platoon edge for the Marlins' lefty bats to lean on.
2D-HA: PITCHER HOME/AWAY SPLITS
| Pitcher | Split | BF | IP | ERA | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto | Away | 149 | 35.0 | 3.34 | 33 | 12 | 3 |
| Ryan Gusto | Home | 304 | 66.2 | 6.48 | 64 | 24 | 14 |
| Andre Pallante | Away | 375 | 84.2 | 4.89 | 67 | 35 | 11 |
| Andre Pallante | Home | 340 | 78.0 | 5.42 | 44 | 27 | 10 |
Tonight's game is at Busch Stadium. Gusto is pitching away from loanDepot: his 2025 away ERA was 3.34 across 35.0 IP, versus 6.48 at home in 66.2 IP -- nearly two runs of separation, road clearly his stronger context. Pallante's home/road lines are closer: 5.42 at home, 4.89 away in 2025 -- a mild home penalty he is wearing tonight.
2E: TTO SPLITS (TIMES THROUGH ORDER)
| Pitcher | TTO | PA | AVG | SLG | OPS | HR | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto | TTO1 | 221 | .260 | .393 | .723 | 5 | 47 | 18 |
| Ryan Gusto | TTO2 | 171 | .305 | .565 | .930 | 10 | 40 | 14 |
| Ryan Gusto | TTO3 | 61 | .281 | .421 | .749 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Andre Pallante | TTO1 | 279 | .266 | .393 | .720 | 6 | 35 | 21 |
| Andre Pallante | TTO2 | 270 | .309 | .487 | .868 | 8 | 46 | 27 |
| Andre Pallante | TTO3 | 166 | .217 | .408 | .691 | 7 | 30 | 14 |
Both starters carry a 2025 second-pass-through-the-order spike. Gusto's second pass (TTO2): .305 / .565 / .930 OPS, 10 HR in 171 PA. Pallante's second pass (TTO2): .309 / .487 / .868 OPS, 8 HR in 270 PA. Innings 4-6 are the structural risk on both sides. Notably, Pallante's third pass through the order (TTO3) AVG drops to .217 -- if he survives the fourth-through-sixth window, the late-inning profile holds up.
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% |
League average IR strand rate is approximately 68.8%. JoJo Romero (L) is the trust arm at 88.5% strand on 26 inherited runners (3 scored) -- elite work. McGreevy is 100% strand on a 3-runner sample (small). Matt Svanson is 50.0% strand on 26 IR (13 scored) and Gordon Graceffo is 54.5% on 11 IR -- both below league average. Leahy at 62.1% strand also sits under league average. The Romero/Svanson fork is the bullpen call to watch in the middle innings.
2G: BATTED BALL MATCHUP
Pitcher Batted Ball Profiles (Career)
| Pitcher | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gusto | 298 | 38.6% | 36.9% | 24.2% |
| Andre Pallante | 515 | 61.2% | 18.3% | 19.6% |
Hitter Batted Ball Results (Career) -- MIA
| Hitter | GB AVG | LD AVG | FB AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Caissie | .000 | .500 | .250 |
| Griffin Conine | .192 | .750 | .100 |
| Xavier Edwards | .290 | .560 | .126 |
| Heriberto Hernández | .325 | .725 | .077 |
| Leo Jiménez | .100 | .000 | .000 |
| Otto Lopez | .227 | .542 | .079 |
| Jakob Marsee | .278 | .683 | .186 |
| Brian Navarreto | .286 | -- | .333 |
| Esteury Ruiz | .429 | .000 | .000 |
| Javier Sanoja | .287 | .443 | .045 |
| Kyle Stowers | .271 | .696 | .178 |
Pallante is an extreme ground-ball pitcher: 61.2% GB profile on 515 BIP. The Marlins' GB profiles cluster mid-pack -- Lopez 50.4%, Edwards 47.9%, Sanoja 47.3%, Stowers 43.0%. The structural worry is the line-drive bucket: Stowers's career LD AVG is .696, Hernández .725, Marsee .683. When Pallante misses spots, those are the bats that turn a borderline pitch into damage. Gusto's 38.6% GB profile is more fly-ball / line-drive prone -- which lines up poorly against Burleson (24.6% 2025 LD%) and Winn (26.3%).
2H: BATTERY PAIRING
| Catcher | G | IP | ERA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pagés | 15 | 76.1 | 4.60 | .257 | -- | -- |
| Yohel Pozo | 8 | 37.2 | 6.93 | .303 | -- | -- |
| Jimmy Crooks | 5 | 23.1 | 4.24 | .258 | -- | -- |
| Iván Herrera | 5 | 23.2 | 4.56 | .271 | -- | -- |
Tonight's scheduled Cardinals catcher per the projected lineup is Jimmy Crooks (batting 7). Crooks and the active staff have 5 games and 23.1 IP together at a 4.24 ERA and .258 AVG allowed -- a working pairing, not a primary one. Pages (15 G, 76.1 IP, 4.60 ERA) is the staff's most-used 2026-to-date catcher but is not in tonight's lineup. Pozo (8 G, 6.93 ERA) is not on the active roster carried in this report. The Crooks-Pallante pairing is fresh enough to be its own scouting angle, especially against the Marlins' running game.
2I: BASERUNNING MATCHUP
The Marlins are the running team tonight. Xavier Edwards leads with 27 SB / 7 CS at 79.4% success in 2025. Otto Lopez is 15 SB / 6 CS (71.4%). Jakob Marsee is 14 SB / 6 CS (70.0%). Kyle Stowers is a quieter threat at 5 SB / 1 CS (83.3%). Esteury Ruiz is 4-for-4 on the year (100%). With Crooks behind the plate in what is a fresh-ish battery with Pallante, the running game is a live variable any time Edwards or Lopez reaches.
2J: DEFENSIVE CONTEXT
| Player | POS | G | DP | E | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | SS | 129 | 64 | 3 | 0.994 |
| Jordan Walker | RF | 108 | 2 | 4 | 0.981 |
| Lars Nootbaar | LF | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Alec Burleson | 1B | 50 | 27 | 4 | 0.990 |
| Alec Burleson | LF | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Alec Burleson | RF | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.983 |
| Lars Nootbaar | RF | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Nathan Church | CF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jimmy Crooks | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Iván Herrera | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.989 |
| Lars Nootbaar | CF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.967 |
| Nathan Church | RF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.833 |
| Nathan Church | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Iván Herrera | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Alec Burleson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Tonight's projected Cardinals defensive alignment: Winn at SS, Walker in RF, Nootbaar in LF, Burleson at 1B, Wetherholt at 2B, Gorman at 3B, Church in CF, Crooks behind the plate. Winn's 2026-to-date fielding is the headliner: 129 G at SS, 64 DP, 3 E, .994 Fld%. Walker has 4 E in 108 RF starts (.981). Burleson is .990 at first across 50 games. The available 2026 fielding sample does not carry rows for Wetherholt at 2B, Gorman at 3B, or Crooks at C as a primary -- those are tonight's positions per the lineup card, but the fielding context for those spots is thin in the current sample.
2K: BALLPARK CONTEXT & HEAD-TO-HEAD
Cardinals vs Marlins last four seasons: 2025 split 3-3, 2024 split 3-3, 2023 Cardinals 4-3, 2022 Cardinals 4-2 -- a near-even rivalry. Busch Stadium has historically played as a roughly neutral venue; the available 2K data does not carry a numeric park factor for tonight, so treat the venue as neutral context.
2L: BATTER K%/BB% PROFILE
Cardinals
| Player | PA | K | K% | BB | BB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar | 583 | 119 | 20.4% | 64 | 11.0% |
| Alec Burleson | 544 | 79 | 14.5% | 39 | 7.2% |
| Masyn Winn | 537 | 102 | 19.0% | 34 | 6.3% |
| Iván Herrera | 450 | 84 | 18.7% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Jordan Walker | 396 | 126 | 31.8% | 29 | 7.3% |
| Nathan Church | 65 | 18 | 27.7% | 3 | 4.6% |
| Jimmy Crooks | 46 | 17 | 37.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Walker and Crooks are the 2025 K% red flags. Walker's 2025 K% is 31.8% in 396 PA. Crooks's 2025 K% is 37.0% in a 46-PA sample and his 2025 BB% is 0.0%. Church's 2025 K% is 27.7% in 65 PA. Burleson's 2025 line is the cleanest contact profile: 14.5% K, 7.2% BB across 544 PA. Nootbaar's 2025 BB% is 11.0% -- the best discipline number in the lineup.
Marlins
| Player | PA | K | K% | BB | BB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Edwards | 619 | 88 | 14.2% | 49 | 7.9% |
| Otto Lopez | 594 | 82 | 13.8% | 44 | 7.4% |
| Kyle Stowers | 457 | 125 | 27.4% | 48 | 10.5% |
| Javier Sanoja | 342 | 41 | 12.0% | 19 | 5.6% |
| Heriberto Hernández | 294 | 77 | 26.2% | 31 | 10.5% |
| Jakob Marsee | 234 | 48 | 20.5% | 22 | 9.4% |
| Griffin Conine | 86 | 25 | 29.1% | 7 | 8.1% |
| Leo Jiménez | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | 2 | 6.3% |
| Owen Caissie | 27 | 11 | 40.7% | 1 | 3.7% |
| Esteury Ruiz | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | 2 | 8.7% |
| Brian Navarreto | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Marlins 2025 K% extremes: Caissie 40.7% and Ruiz 34.8% (both small samples), Conine 29.1%, Stowers 27.4%, Hernández 26.2%. The contact bat in the lineup is Sanoja at 12.0% 2025 K% across 342 PA. Among 2025 BB% leaders: Stowers and Hernández tie at 10.5%, Marsee 9.4%, Conine 8.1% -- the on-base discipline lives mostly at the top of the heart of the order.
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% |
| Lars Nootbaar | 376 | 39.1% | 35.4% | 25.5% |
| Iván Herrera | 285 | 52.6% | 21.8% | 25.6% |
| Jordan Walker | 231 | 48.9% | 29.4% | 21.6% |
| Nathan Church | 37 | 67.6% | 21.6% | 10.8% |
| Jimmy Crooks | 27 | 37.0% | 44.4% | 18.5% |
Church's 2025 GB% is 67.6% on a 37-BIP sample -- by far the most ground-ball-prone bat in the lineup, into Pallante's 61.2% GB profile. Herrera (52.6% 2025 GB) and Walker (48.9%) are also GB-leaning. Crooks's 2025 FB% is 44.4% on 27 BIP -- the lone loft bat in the lineup. Burleson and Nootbaar carry the heaviest 2025 LD% (24.6% and 25.5%) -- those are the bats most likely to turn a Gusto mistake into damage.
Marlins
| Player | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Edwards | 453 | 47.9% | 24.5% | 27.6% |
| Otto Lopez | 446 | 50.4% | 25.6% | 24.0% |
| Javier Sanoja | 258 | 47.3% | 25.6% | 27.1% |
| Kyle Stowers | 249 | 43.0% | 29.3% | 27.7% |
| Heriberto Hernández | 169 | 45.6% | 30.8% | 23.7% |
| Jakob Marsee | 156 | 46.2% | 27.6% | 26.3% |
| Griffin Conine | 52 | 50.0% | 19.2% | 30.8% |
| Leo Jiménez | 20 | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| Owen Caissie | 14 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 42.9% |
| Esteury Ruiz | 11 | 63.6% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
| Brian Navarreto | 10 | 70.0% | 30.0% | 0.0% |
The Marlins' 2025 GB%/FB%/LD% lines cluster mid-pack. Ruiz 63.6% GB and Navarreto 70.0% GB are extreme but tiny samples (11 and 10 BIP). Caissie's 2025 LD% is 42.9% on 14 BIP -- small but loud. Conine's 2025 LD% is 30.8% on 52 BIP and Stowers's 2025 LD% is 27.7% on 249 BIP. Most of the lineup will be hitting Pallante's worm-killer to the infield; the danger is when Stowers or Caissie squares one into the line-drive bucket.
2N: PITCHER K%/BB% PROFILE
| Pitcher | IP | K | K% | BB | BB% | K/BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Pallante | 162.2 | 111 | 15.5% | 62 | 8.7% | 1.79 |
| Ryan Gusto | 101.2 | 97 | 21.4% | 36 | 7.9% | 2.69 |
Gusto's 2025 K/BB ratio is 2.69 (21.4% K, 7.9% BB across 453 BFP). Pallante's 2025 K/BB ratio is 1.79 (15.5% K, 8.7% BB across 715 BFP). Gusto generates more whiffs per appearance; Pallante leans on contact management and the ground ball. 2026 to date, Pallante is at 3.59 ERA across 82.2 IP; Gusto is at 6.00 ERA across 18.0 IP. The 2025 baseline says Gusto has more strikeout stuff -- the question tonight is whether that stuff plays against a lefty-heavy lineup given his 2025 .971 OPS vs LHB.
KEY MATCHUPS & WATCHLIST
Cardinals' top of the order vs Gusto. Wetherholt L, Herrera R, Burleson L, Walker R, Nootbaar L -- five different swings against the same right-hander whose 2025 vs LHB OPS is .971. Burleson (.296 / .353 / .478 vs RHP in 2025) and Nootbaar (.249 / .340 / .394 vs RHP, 11.0% 2025 BB%) are the upside bats in that pocket.
Stowers vs Pallante. Stowers's 2025 vs RHP slug is .597 with 24 HR in 356 PA. Pallante is a worm-killer (61.2% GB profile), but his 2025 TTO2 OPS (second pass through the order) is .868. If Stowers gets a Pallante mistake the second time through, this is where the Marlins' damage comes from.
Edwards on the bases. Edwards's 2025 SB success rate is 79.4% on 34 attempts (27 SB, 7 CS). With Crooks behind the plate in a 5-game battery with the staff so far (23.1 IP together), the running game is a live variable on every Edwards walk or single.
QUICK REFERENCE -- IN-GAME QUERIES
1. How has Alec Burleson performed against Ryan Gusto in their career?
2. How has Andre Pallante fared against Kyle Stowers in their career?
3. How has JoJo Romero performed against Xavier Edwards in their career?
4. What are Andre Pallante's third-time-through-the-order splits in 2025?
5. What are Kyle Stowers'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 Busch Stadium in 2025?
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