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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL Central

Tampa Bay Rays 7, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshotFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 51
7
7–9
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 34
9
T-Score34
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysRasmussen leads Liberatore in P-Score (75 vs 46), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .009 difference in OPS.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 51–34 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
12th
WHIP
–
5th
K/9
–
63rd
BB/9
–
4th
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
23rd
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen enters with a 2.47 road ERA; Liberatore owns a 5.45 ERA at home.
·Rasmussen holds a 29-point P-Score advantage, 75 to 46.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5
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

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsTBTB·STLSTL
+3968th
Run differential
+32219th
98–64 Record77–85
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays Recent form unavailable
St. Louis Cardinals Recent form unavailable
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Drew Rasmussen is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Drew Rasmussen is at 75; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.