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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 CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 2, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score41
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
5
5–1
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
1
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsSt. has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Liberatore leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .028 difference in OPS.
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
5.26
175th
WHIP
1.56
182nd
K/9
8.77
73rd
BB/9
3.51
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.67
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
102.2
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
9.49
199th
WHIP
1.82
126th
K/9
6.57
153rd
BB/9
5.11
154th
P-Score34i
FIP
–
HR/9
3.28
180th
OPS/R
–
IP
24.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Liberatore allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.56 WHIP compared with 1.82.
·Liberatore strikes out 2.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Liberatore enters with a 5.26 ERA compared with Scherzer's 9.49.
·Liberatore allows the lower home-run rate: 1.67 vs 3.28 per nine.

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
Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.0
Slider17%85.4
Changeup15%83.9
Curveball15%74.6
Cutter6%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.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 NootbaarLLF63.7218.800No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.769No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.939No MLB historyNo history
4Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.697No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.594No MLB historyNo history
6Bryan TorresLLF39.6404.672No MLB historyNo history
7José FermínRLF45.6646.605No MLB historyNo history
8Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
9Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score7José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Luis UríasR2B—.8033.653No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.829No MLB historyNo history
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.663No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.803No MLB historyNo history
6Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.651No MLB historyNo history
7Myles StrawRCF42.6463.635No MLB historyNo history
8Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.634No MLB historyNo history
9Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.646No MLB historyNo history
1Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score7Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .634 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·TORTOR
AVG.239 23rd.247 9th
OPS.691 29th.691 28th
Home runs167 24th152 30th
Runs720 16th648 30th
OBP.313 22nd.310 25th
SLG.378 29th.381 26th
PitchingSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs3.90
STLTOR
WHIP1.36vs1.29
STLTOR
K/98.0vs8.8
STLTOR
HR Allowed158vs167
STLTOR
BullpenSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.98vs3.93
no league rank
Saves46vs52
STLTOR
ResultsSTLSTL·TORTOR
+25322nd
Run differential
+25321st
77–85 Record79–83
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 34. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.