St. Louis Cardinals

Founded 1882

Owner William DeWitt Jr.

Ballpark Busch Stadium

World Series titles 11

72–72

Record

.500

PCT

3rd NL Central

Division

16.0

42

T-Score

W1

Streak

6–4

Last 10

+171

Run diff

Next game

at Giants

Today 8:10 PM ET · McGreevy vs Webb

Matchup preview →

Standings updated Sep 7, 4:00 AM ETTeam stats updated Sep 7, 4:09 AM ETInjuries updated Sep 7, 4:10 AM ET

Team snapshot

·Cardinals sit 3rd in the NL Central at 72–72, 16.0 GB.

·Cardinals are 6–4 over their last 10 with a +6 run differential.

·The offense ranks 24th in MLB with a .704 OPS.

·The rotation owns a 4.09 ERA.

·Next: 3 games at Giants.

Where the season stands

St. Louis is trying to steady itself after dropping two of its last three, including a 10-7 loss at Colorado on Sept. 5 that left the Cardinals at 71-72 and on a one-game skid. They scored 16 runs and allowed 19 in that three-game stretch, with a 7-6 win over the Rockies sandwiched between one-run losses to the Dodgers and Rockies. In the standings, St. Louis sits third in the NL Central, 17 games back, and is outside a playoff spot, 4.0 games out in the Wild Card race, with three games next at San Francisco.

T-Score breakdown

42T-ScoreBELOW AVG

23rd of 30 teams

OffenseBELOW AVG

RotationBELOW AVG

ResultsAVERAGE

BullpenPOOR

Team PitchingBELOW AVG

Next five games

DateOpponentSiteProbable startersTime

Sep 7

GiantsAwayMcGreevy vs Webb8:10 PM ET

Sep 8

GiantsAwayMathews vs Roupp9:45 PM ET

Sep 9

GiantsAwayTBD vs TBD3:45 PM ET

Sep 11

White SoxHomeTBD vs TBD8:15 PM ET

Sep 12

White SoxHomeTBD vs TBD7:15 PM ET

Last five games

DateOpponentSiteResultScore

Sep 6

RockiesAwayW10–8

Sep 5

RockiesAwayL7–10

Sep 4

RockiesAwayW7–6

Sep 3

DodgersAwayL2–3

Sep 2

DodgersAwayW8–6

Starting rotation

PitcherP-ScoreERAL5 ERAWHIPNext startStatus

Michael McGreevy R533.975.671.26Today at SFActive

Quinn Mathews L554.384.381.58Sep 8 at SFActive

Matthew Liberatore L515.577.461.47Not announcedActive

Kyle Leahy R703.413.201.33Not announcedActive

Andre Pallante R623.512.511.24Not announcedActive

Hunter Dobbins R583.672.731.35Not announcedIL

Bullpen

Bullpen ERA

4.5525th

WHIP

1.3823rd

Saves

436th

Last-10 ERA

5.51

K/9

8.324th

IP last 7 days

30.12nd most

Top relieversERAWHIPSVLast 3 days

Gordon Graceffo2.781.07——

Justin Bruihl3.671.40—1.0

George Soriano4.261.34—0.1

Riley O'Brien4.111.25—1.0

Ryne Stanek4.501.38—0.2

Offense

HitterH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPvs RHPLast 14

Iván Herrera DH68.75016.791.732— .789

Alec Burleson 1B83.80921.543.933▼ .491

Jordan Walker RF83.83428.915.806▼ .560

Masyn Winn SS49.6405.770.595▼ .578

Nathan Church CF46.64910.564.671— .688

José Fermín LF46.6616.771.571▼ .476

Nolan Gorman 3B43.5909.477.612▼ .430

Injured list

JJ WetherholtSt. Louis Cardinals placed 2B JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list. Right wrist tendinitis.Aug 3010-day IL

Blaze JordanSt. Louis Cardinals placed 3B Blaze Jordan on the 10-day injured list. Left ankle sprain.Aug 2810-day IL

Peter StrzeleckiSt. Louis Cardinals placed RHP Peter Strzelecki on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 26, 2026. Right forearm extensor inflammation.Aug 2715-day IL

Everson PereiraSt. Louis Cardinals placed RF Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list. Left hand contusion.Aug 2310-day IL

Hunter DobbinsSt. Louis Cardinals placed RHP Hunter Dobbins on the 15-day injured list. Right forearm tightness.Aug 2215-day IL

JoJo RomeroSt. Louis Cardinals placed LHP JoJo Romero on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 14, 2026.Jul 1715-day IL

Return dates appear only when a club has stated one publicly.

Home, road and handedness

Home / road

Home record34–38

Road record38–34

Home run diff-52

Road run diff+43

Offense by site

Home OPS.665 29th

Road OPS.745 3rd

Home − road−.080

Offense by hand

OPS vs LHP.715 11th

OPS vs RHP.699 24th

Last 10 games

W 7-5

BAL

W 4-1

PIT

L 2-6

PIT

L 4-5

PIT

W 13-8

LAD

W 8-6

LAD

L 2-3

LAD

W 7-6

COL

L 7-10

COL

W 10-8

COL

Record: 6–4Run differential: +6Runs/game: 6.4Runs allowed/game: 5.8

Full season statistics

Team batting

AVG.244 16th

OBP.317 13th

SLG.387 26th

OPS.704 24th

Runs657 10th

Home runs154 21st

Team pitching

ERA4.32 22nd

WHIP1.35 23rd

Rotation ERA4.09

Bullpen ERA4.55

K/98.0 24th

Quality starts37 21st

Saves43 6th

Frequently asked

What is the Cardinals record in 2026?+

72–72 (.500), 3rd NL Central.

Where do they rank in the division?+

3rd in the NL Central, 16.0 back.

Who is their next opponent?+

The Giants, on the road at 8:10 PM ET.

Who are the probable starters in the next series?+

McGreevy vs Webb (Sep 7); Mathews vs Roupp (Sep 8).

What is the team's T-Score?+

42 out of 100, 23rd of 30 teams.

Where do the Cardinals play?+

Busch Stadium.