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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / AL West

St. Louis Cardinals 1, Los Angeles Angels 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 21, 7:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 19, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 44
1
1–5
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 40
5
T-Score40
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAngelsUreña leads Liberatore in P-Score (63 vs 46), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAngelsLos owns a .695 OPS vs LHP, 22th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
LineupAngelsLos's official lineup includes 8 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formEvenRecent results are nearly identical, with both clubs playing around .500 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.00
174th
WHIP
1.48
181st
K/9
8.46
74th
BB/9
3.46
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.63
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
93.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.91
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
LAA
Walbert Ureña RHP
Walbert Ureña
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.88
26th
WHIP
1.32
88th
K/9
8.63
87th
BB/9
5.09
190th
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.55
15th
OPS/R
–
IP
81.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.81
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
13
How the starters differ
·Ureña enters with a 2.88 ERA compared with Liberatore's 5.00.
·Ureña allows the lower home-run rate: 0.55 vs 1.63 per nine.
·Liberatore walks 1.6 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Recent form favors Ureña, who has allowed fewer runs across the last five starts.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

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
Ureña arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup34%90.9
Sinker33%98.1
Four-seam19%97.9
Sweeper14%87.1
Fastball0%84.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Walbert Ureña)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
22nd
in MLB
0.695OPS
.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 Walbert Ureña
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ureña (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
8Blaze JordanR3B44.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
9Bryan TorresLLF37.6404.672No 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-Score8Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS67.76627.876No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF75.80322.822No MLB historyNo history
3Nolan SchanuelL1B51.7367.615No MLB historyNo history
4Jorge SolerRDH42.66412.625No MLB historyNo history
5Vaughn GrissomR1B52.69313.686No MLB historyNo history
6Jo AdellRRF63.69923.971No MLB historyNo history
7Oswald PerazaR2B36.6167.733No MLB historyNo history
8Jose SiriRLF50.71310.680No MLB historyNo history
9Logan O'HoppeRDH37.5784.655No MLB historyNo history
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276 / .736 · 7 HRvs hand .615 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score4Jorge Soler DH · R.203 / .664 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score5Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226 / .616 · 7 HRvs hand .733 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score8Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Logan O'Hoppe DH · R.219 / .578 · 4 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·LAALAA
AVG.239 23rd.234 27th
OPS.691 29th.679 30th
Home runs167 24th154 28th
Runs720 16th655 29th
OBP.313 22nd.310 25th
SLG.378 29th.369 30th
PitchingSTLSTL·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.29
STLLAA
WHIP1.36vs1.35
STLLAA
K/98.0vs9.1
STLLAA
HR Allowed158vs164
STLLAA
BullpenSTLSTL·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.97vs4.21
no league rank
Saves46vs25
STLLAA
ResultsSTLSTL·LAALAA
+30619th
Run differential
+29323rd
77–85 Record62–100
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
Los Angeles Angels (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.00 ERA, 5–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
Walbert Ureña (2.88 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
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 Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Matthew Liberatore is at 46; Walbert Ureña is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.