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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 12

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:05 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 8:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
3
3–12
FINAL
Philadelphia Phillies
88–74 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 46
12
T-Score46
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsMathews holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handPhilliesPhiladelphia owns a .705 OPS vs LHP, 16th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
LineupPhilliesPhiladelphia's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formPhilliesPhiladelphia has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.
WeatherModerate impactA 2 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

STL
Quinn Mathews LHP
Quinn Mathews
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.00
84th
WHIP
1.56
151st
K/9
10.00
98th
BB/9
6.00
146th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
51st
OPS/R
–
IP
9.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 2)
DAYS
REST
5
PHI
Andrew Painter RHP
Andrew Painter
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.43
184th
WHIP
1.55
161st
K/9
7.49
114th
BB/9
3.59
129th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.79
169th
OPS/R
–
IP
85.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.33
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Mathews strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Mathews enters with a 3.00 ERA compared with Painter's 6.43.
·Mathews allows the lower home-run rate: 1.00 vs 1.79 per nine.
·Painter walks 2.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMathewsPainterNote
Career vs opponent–3.38 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Mathews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%93.4
Slider23%84.8
Changeup17%83.0
Curveball13%75.7
Sinker9%92.8
Painter arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%96.6
Slider18%88.0
Sweeper16%82.7
Changeup10%90.6
Sinker9%95.1
Splitter8%87.4
Curveball6%81.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Andrew Painter)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs LHP (Quinn Mathews)
16th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.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 Andrew Painter
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Painter (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.7320-for-2Very small sample
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6971-for-3Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9391-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.7690-for-2Very small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
6Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.6710-for-2Very small sample
7José FermínRLF45.6646.6050-for-1Very small sample
8Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.5690-for-2Very small sample
9Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample77H-Score5Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score7José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample45H-Score8Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Mathews (BvP)
1Kyle SchwarberLDH85.85745.896No MLB historyNo history
2Trea TurnerRSS56.67519.607No MLB historyNo history
3Bryce HarperL1B81.86529.657No MLB historyNo history
4Luis ArraezL2B57.7646.764No MLB historyNo history
5Alec BohmR3B67.69815.816No MLB historyNo history
6Edmundo SosaRLF53.7129.835No MLB historyNo history
7Bryan De La CruzRRF—.7622.623No MLB historyNo history
8J.T. RealmutoRC51.61411.562No MLB historyNo history
9Derek HillRCF56.73311.781No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232 / .857 · 45 HRvs hand .896 · No MLB history · No history85H-Score2Trea Turner SS · R.242 / .675 · 19 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269 / .865 · 29 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score4Luis Arraez 2B · L.310 / .764 · 6 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Alec Bohm 3B · R.249 / .698 · 15 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Edmundo Sosa LF · R.247 / .712 · 9 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Bryan De La Cruz RF · R.280 / .762 · 2 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8J.T. Realmuto C · R.205 / .614 · 11 HRvs hand .562 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Derek Hill CF · R.241 / .733 · 11 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·PHIPHI
AVG.239 24th.240 21st
OPS.691 29th.707 22nd
Home runs167 24th182 16th
Runs720 16th713 19th
OBP.313 22nd.312 23rd
SLG.378 29th.395 24th
PitchingSTLSTL·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.04
STLPHI
WHIP1.36vs1.29
STLPHI
K/98.0vs9.9
STLPHI
HR Allowed158vs191
STLPHI
BullpenSTLSTL·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.98vs3.79
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.26
no league rank
Saves46vs42
STLPHI
ResultsSTLSTL·PHIPHI
+24820th
Run differential
+28217th
77–85 Record88–74
6–4 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
Philadelphia Phillies (8–2)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Quinn Mathews (3.00 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Phillies?+
Andrew Painter (6.43 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:05 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Phillies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Phillies 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Quinn Mathews is at 54; Andrew Painter is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.