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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Chase FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 17, 6:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 44
5
5–4
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 49
4
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsMcGreevy leads Kelly in P-Score (52 vs 40), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
WeatherModerate impactA 3 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

STL
Michael McGreevy RHP
Michael McGreevy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.01
98th
WHIP
1.10
105th
K/9
5.84
207th
BB/9
2.04
58th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.15
96th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.07
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
AZ
Merrill Kelly RHP
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.38
162nd
WHIP
1.51
177th
K/9
5.67
199th
BB/9
3.65
171st
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.92
174th
OPS/R
–
IP
93.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·McGreevy allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.51.
·McGreevy enters with a 3.01 ERA compared with Kelly's 5.38.
·McGreevy allows the lower home-run rate: 1.15 vs 1.92 per nine.
·McGreevy has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 40%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

McGreevy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%91.9
Changeup20%87.0
Sinker16%90.8
Curveball13%78.6
Cutter11%87.6
Sweeper11%81.8
Slider4%83.6
Kelly arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%88.5
Four-seam28%92.1
Cutter13%91.0
Curveball12%82.5
Slider10%86.3
Sinker10%92.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Merrill Kelly)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Diamondbacks vs RHP (Michael McGreevy)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Merrill Kelly
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kelly (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B60.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.697No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B75.81626.939No MLB historyNo history
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.769No MLB historyNo history
5Lars NootbaarLLF63.7218.800No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS45.6255.594No MLB historyNo history
7Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
8José FermínRLF44.6646.605No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC40.5915.569No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs McGreevy (BvP)
1Ketel MarteS2B70.74822.687No MLB historyNo history
2Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.7479.762No MLB historyNo history
3Corbin CarrollLRF75.79522.727No MLB historyNo history
4Gabriel MorenoRC75.87416.909No MLB historyNo history
5Max KeplerLLF35.5652.539No MLB historyNo history
6Lourdes Gurriel Jr.RLF28.5442.561No MLB historyNo history
7Nolan ArenadoR3B62.80630.775No MLB historyNo history
8Ildemaro VargasS1B47.6759.580No MLB historyNo history
9Tim TawaR1B54.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
1Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score3Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score5Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score6Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF · R.210 / .544 · 2 HRvs hand .561 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score7Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254 / .675 · 9 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·AZAZ
AVG.239 24th.246 11th
OPS.691 28th.720 11th
Home runs167 24th166 25th
Runs720 16th739 9th
OBP.313 22nd.318 13th
SLG.378 29th.402 12th
PitchingSTLSTL·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.18
STLAZ
WHIP1.36vs1.28
STLAZ
K/98.0vs7.1
STLAZ
HR Allowed158vs186
STLAZ
BullpenSTLSTL·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.20vs3.83
no league rank
Saves46vs38
STLAZ
ResultsSTLSTL·AZAZ
+27321st
Run differential
+32615th
77–85 Record86–76
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
Arizona Diamondbacks (6–4)
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Michael McGreevy (3.01 ERA, 4–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Merrill Kelly (5.38 ERA, 7–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Chase Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Diamondbacks performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Diamondbacks 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael McGreevy is at 52; Merrill Kelly is at 40. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.