INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
FinalFinal lineupsNL East / NL Central

Atlanta Braves 1, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 11, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 55
1
1–4
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
4
T-Score41
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBravesThe starters are close overall, but López owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handBravesAtlanta has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
BullpenBravesAtlanta has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 2–3 in their last five, with only a 6-run difference in run differential.
Team strengthBravesAtlanta leads 55–41 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

ATL
Reynaldo López RHP
Reynaldo López
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.18
142nd
WHIP
1.27
170th
K/9
8.10
106th
BB/9
3.81
167th
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
126th
OPS/R
–
IP
56.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.80
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.34
175th
WHIP
1.53
183rd
K/9
8.42
73rd
BB/9
3.59
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.75
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
87.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.38
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·López allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.27 WHIP compared with 1.53.
·López enters with a 3.18 ERA compared with Liberatore's 5.34.
·López allows the lower home-run rate: 1.11 vs 1.75 per nine.
·Liberatore works deeper into games, 4.9 IP per start versus 4.4.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

López arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam54%94.1
Slider31%84.2
Curveball11%74.6
Changeup4%84.3
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Braves vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
21st
in MLB
0.696OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Reynaldo López)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Liberatore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.780No MLB historyNo history
2Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.727No MLB historyNo history
3Matt OlsonL1B84.82341.824No MLB historyNo history
4Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.695No MLB historyNo history
5Mauricio DubónRLF57.72012.675No MLB historyNo history
6Austin RileyR3B61.65419.663No MLB historyNo history
7Eli WhiteRCF40.6876.678No MLB historyNo history
8Joey BartRC32.6624.536No MLB historyNo history
9Jorge MateoRSS33.5595.569No MLB historyNo history
1Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score4Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score5Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276 / .720 · 12 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score6Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Eli White CF · R.246 / .687 · 6 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Joey Bart C · R.214 / .662 · 4 HRvs hand .536 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs López (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.697No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.939No MLB historyNo history
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.769No MLB historyNo history
5Lars NootbaarLLF66.7218.800No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.594No MLB historyNo history
7Bryan TorresLLF40.6404.672No MLB historyNo history
8Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
9Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATLATL·STLSTL
AVG.246 10th.239 23rd
OPS.718 16th.691 29th
Home runs204 7th167 24th
Runs742 8th720 16th
OBP.309 28th.313 22nd
SLG.409 6th.378 29th
PitchingATLATL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.63vs4.26
ATLSTL
WHIP1.24vs1.36
ATLSTL
K/98.4vs8.0
ATLSTL
HR Allowed185vs158
ATLSTL
BullpenATLATL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.36vs3.94
no league rank
Saves49vs46
ATLSTL
ResultsATLATL·STLSTL
+32212th
Run differential
+25322nd
94–68 Record77–85
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Atlanta Braves (5–5)
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
St. Louis Cardinals (5–5)
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Braves?+
Reynaldo López (3.18 ERA, 4–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.34 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Braves and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Reynaldo López is at 43; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.