St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces a lineup where only a few hitters have previous experience against him. Alec Burleson is 1-for-5 (.200 AVG, .600 OPS) across five plate appearances, while Nolan Gorman is 1-for-4 (.250 AVG, .500 OPS) in four trips. Iván Herrera has gone hitless in two plate appearances, batting 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS. The remaining hitters, including Bryan Torres, Jordan Walker, Leo Bernal, José Fermín, Nathan Church, and Thomas Saggese, have no prior MLB history against the right-hander.

Brycen Mautz presents a completely fresh look for the opposing lineup, as none of the hitters have ever faced him in the majors. Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman will all be stepping into the box against the left-hander for the first time. The rest of the batting order, featuring Miguel Rojas, Kyle Tucker, Teoscar Hernández, Max Muncy, and Hunter Feduccia, also carries no prior MLB experience against him.

The visiting hitters hold a slight edge in familiarity with three players owning past plate appearances against Yamamoto, whereas the home lineup has zero combined history against Mautz.