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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:37 PM ET · Rogers CentreStats updated Aug 2, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score43
St. Louis Cardinals
75–77 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 43
5
5–1
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
75–77 · 4th AL East · T-Score 46
1
T-Score46
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsSt. has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Liberatore leads in P-Score, K/9 and FIP.
Offense vs handCardinalsSt. has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formJaysScherzer has a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts, while Liberatore is at 5.06.
Recent formJaysToronto has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.53
183rd
WHIP
1.49
185th
K/9
9.17
60th
BB/9
3.27
119th
P-Score46i
FIP
4.71
HR/9
1.70
191st
OPS/R
0.822
IP
143.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.77
Road ERA5.27
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.06
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.38
204th
WHIP
1.37
137th
K/9
6.78
174th
BB/9
3.72
148th
P-Score31i
FIP
5.62
HR/9
1.86
199th
OPS/R
0.624
IP
67.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA6.75
Road ERA5.70
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Liberatore strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Liberatore owns the lower FIP, 4.71 to 5.62.
·The WHIP gap favors Scherzer, 1.37 to 1.49.
·Liberatore averages 1.4 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLiberatoreScherzerNote
ERA−134154Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.715.62
WAR0.9-0.1Season value.

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%88.6
Sinker8%94.3
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0
Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%93.1
Slider18%85.5
Changeup15%84.0
Curveball14%74.8
Cutter6%87.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
27th
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
29th
in MLB
0.653OPS
.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 Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Lars NootbaarLDH70.7317.847No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF80.81928.788No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B82.82423.943No MLB historyNo history
4Iván HerreraRDH69.72916.707No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS49.6345.598No MLB historyNo history
6Bryan TorresLLF45.6844.723No MLB historyNo history
7José FermínRLF47.6596.593No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF47.66710.683No MLB historyNo history
9Blaze JordanR3B49.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
1Lars Nootbaar DH · L.242 / .731 · 7 HRvs hand .847 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.280 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.285 / .824 · 23 HRvs hand .943 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score4Iván Herrera DH · R.242 / .729 · 16 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.237 / .634 · 5 HRvs hand .598 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Bryan Torres LF · L.250 / .684 · 4 HRvs hand .723 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7José Fermín LF · R.242 / .659 · 6 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.250 / .667 · 10 HRvs hand .683 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Luis UríasR2B—.8033.653No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B66.6939.829No MLB historyNo history
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B76.77633.876No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH67.74615.663No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC68.77710.803No MLB historyNo history
6Ernie ClementR2B46.6739.651No MLB historyNo history
7Myles StrawRCF43.6363.635No MLB historyNo history
8Daulton VarshoLCF49.64211.634No MLB historyNo history
9Andrés GiménezLSS43.6479.646No MLB historyNo history
1Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.261 / .693 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.236 / .776 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4George Springer DH · R.253 / .746 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.280 / .777 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.269 / .673 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Myles Straw CF · R.230 / .636 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Daulton Varsho CF · L.224 / .642 · 11 HRvs hand .634 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Andrés Giménez SS · L.243 / .647 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·TORTOR
AVG.243 17th.248 9th
OPS.700 26th.696 27th
Home runs158 22nd148 27th
Runs688 10th614 29th
OBP.316 17th.311 25th
SLG.384 27th.385 26th
PitchingSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.29vs3.94
STLTOR
WHIP1.35vs1.30
STLTOR
K/98.1vs8.8
STLTOR
HR Allowed151vs158
STLTOR
BullpenSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.98vs3.93
no league rank
Saves45vs50
STLTOR
ResultsSTLSTL·TORTOR
+19218th
Run differential
+16521st
75–77 Record75–77
2–8 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (2–8)
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.26 ERA, 5–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (9.49 ERA, 1–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:37 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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 Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Matthew Liberatore is at 46; Max Scherzer is at 31. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.