St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Starting Lineup — Saturday, Aug 22, 2026

Alec Burleson has had success in limited looks against Andrew Painter, going 1-for-2 in 3 PA with a 1.167 OPS and a .500 batting average. Iván Herrera is also 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS and a .333 average against the right-hander. JJ Wetherholt is hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, while José Fermín is 0-for-1 in 2 PA with a .500 OPS. Jordan Walker (0-for-2), Nathan Church (0-for-2), and Jimmy Crooks (0-for-2) have each gone hitless in two plate appearances with a .000 OPS and .000 average, while Joshua Báez and Blaze Jordan have no MLB history vs that pitcher.

Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Luis Arraez have no MLB history vs that pitcher. The remainder of the batting order—Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa, Bryan De La Cruz, J.T. Realmuto, and Derek Hill—also has no MLB history vs that pitcher, giving Quinn Mathews a completely fresh slate of opposing hitters.

The visiting hitters bring far more individual experience into the matchup, with seven different batters owning prior plate appearances against Andrew Painter, whereas the entire home lineup will be facing Quinn Mathews for the first time.