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Bryan Torres Bryan Torres Not starting Sunday
Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:03 AM
Torres is absent from the lineup for Sunday's contest in Milwaukee.
Analysis: Torres started in left field five of the previous six times the Cardinals have faced a righty, but he'll begin Sunday's finale on the bench. Jose Fermin will patrol left field for St. Louis. |
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Alec Burleson Alec Burleson Sitting for Game 162
Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:00 AM
Burleson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Analysis: Major League Baseball's RBI leader with 116, Burleson will give way to Leo Bernal at first base against Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski to close the campaign. Burleson turned out to be a tremendous draft-day value in 2026, though his days of flying under the radar are likely over. |
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JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt Taking seat for finale
Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:59 AM
Wetherholt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game in Milwaukee.
Analysis: Wetherholt will grab a seat for Sunday's regular-season finale while Cesar Prieto covers second base. Assuming he does not appear off the bench Sunday, Wetherholt will finish his rookie season with a .242/.339/.365 batting line, 17 home runs, 14 stolen bases and a 64:104 BB:K. |
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Jordan Walker Jordan Walker Making first start in leadoff spot
Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:40 AM
Walker will make his first career start in the leadoff spot Sunday against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Analysis: Walker has primarily hit third or fourth for St. Louis in 2026, but the Cardinals will move him to the leadoff spot for the season finale, which should get the outfielder an extra at-bat or two as he tries to reach an even 30 homers for the year. The 24-year-old has put together a fantastic season overall, though he's regressed sharply to .238/.291/.379 since the All-Star break. |
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Quinn Mathews Quinn Mathews Ends 2026 season with loss
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:15 PM
Mathews (2-4) took the loss against the Brewers on Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven across five innings.
Analysis: Mathews was handed an early 2-0 lead, but he gave up an RBI single to Jackson Chourio in the third before yielding a two-run homer to Brice Turang in the fifth in what turned out to be the game-winning runs for the Brewers. Saturday was the fourth time in nine major-league starts that Mathews fanned at least seven batters, and the 25-year-old southpaw showed he could handle himself in the big leagues since making his MLB debut Aug. 1. He'll end the 2026 campaign with a 3.83 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 46:20 K:BB over 49.1 innings. |
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Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese Late addition to lineup
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:05 PM
Saggese will start at shortstop and bat eighth Saturday against the Brewers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis: Saggese was originally in line to sit out Saturday's contest, but he'll be forced back into the starting nine as Masyn Winn moves to the bench with a sore thumb. Saggese is on track to end the season on a sour note after going 0-for-20 with 10 strikeouts across his last six games. |
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Masyn Winn Masyn Winn Shut down for season
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:01 PM
Winn was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers due to thumb soreness, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis: Winn is still feeling lingering soreness from the thumb fracture he suffered in late August, and because the Cardinals have nothing left to play for this season, they'll opt to keep the 24-year-old on the bench in both of their remaining games. Thomas Saggese will enter the lineup and start at shortstop in Winn's place. |
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Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese Resting up Saturday
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:06 PM
Saggese isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Analysis: Saggese will move to the bench Saturday after going 0-for-20 with 10 strikeouts over his last six games. Nolan Gorman will replace him at third base and bat sixth. |
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Nathan Church Nathan Church Back in lineup
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:04 PM
Church (foot) will start in center field and bat ninth Saturday against Milwaukee.
Analysis: Foot soreness prevented Church from starting Friday's series opener, but he seems to be feeling well enough to return to action after a day of rest. The 26-year-old will aim to finish the season strong after batting .307 over 22 games since the beginning of September. |
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Nathan Church Nathan Church Nursing sore foot
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:46 AM
Church was out of Friday's lineup in Milwaukee due to lingering soreness in his foot, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis: Church fouled a ball off his foot during the Cardinals' series in Pittsburgh earlier this week. He was able to appear off the bench as a pinch hitter, so Church could be back in the lineup as soon as Saturday. Victor Scott started Friday in center field in Church's place, going 1-for-3 at the plate. |
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Luis Gastelum Luis Gastelum Takes fourth loss Friday
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:21 AM
Gastelum (5-4) took the loss after allowing one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two over one inning in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Brewers.
Analysis: This was Gastelum's first loss since Aug. 21. Gastelum entered for the seventh with St. Louis trailing 4-1 and worked around a hit and a walk to keep Milwaukee scoreless. The Cardinals tied the game in the top of the eighth, but Gastelum returned in the bottom half of the inning and allowed a single to Jackson Chourio, who would end up scoring the go-ahead run. Gastelum has given up a run in four of his last 10 appearances, but he still has posted a 3.72 ERA and 10.2 K/9 across 9.2 frames during that span. With two games left in the regular season. Gastelum has a 4.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 36.2 innings in 34 relief outings. |
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Michael McGreevy Michael McGreevy Allows four runs Friday
Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:13 AM
McGreevy didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Brewers after allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings.
Analysis: McGreevy struggled to keep Milwaukee off the bases before departing with two outs in the fifth, and while Milwaukee jumped to a 4-1 lead, the Cardinals later erased the early deficit. McGreevy closed the season with some ups and downs, but he went undefeated in his last 10 starts, going 3-0 with a 4.78 ERA across 52.2 innings. For the season, the third-year hurler posted career-high marks in innings pitched (168.2), starts (31) and ERA (3.95), among several other categories. |
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Nathan Church Nathan Church Stepping out of lineup
Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:59 PM
Church is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest in Milwaukee.
Analysis: It will be the first day off since Aug. 23 for Church, who is slashing .295/.340/.400 during that stretch. Victor Scott will grab a rare start in center field and will bat ninth for the Cardinals in Friday's series opener. |
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Alec Burleson Alec Burleson Taking seat Friday against lefty
Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:55 PM
Burleson is out of the lineup for Friday's game in Milwaukee.
Analysis: The lefty-swinging Burleson will get a breather as the Brewers send southpaw Robert Gasser to the bump. Leo Bernal is grabbing a start at first base for the Cardinals, and Pedro Pages will do the catching. |
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Hancel Rincon Hancel Rincon Back up from Memphis
Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 2:37 PM
The Cardinals recalled Rincon from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
Analysis: The 24-year-old reliever made his first two major-league appearances earlier this month at Coors Field and they did not go well, as he was knocked around for seven runs while recording only four outs. Rincon threw 42 pitches in Memphis' final game of the season Thursday, so he won't be available to pitch until at least Saturday and perhaps Sunday. |
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Kyle Leahy Kyle Leahy Covers two frames in no-decision
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:09 PM
Leahy didn't factor in the decision Thursday at Pittsburgh after giving up a run on three hits and no walks over two innings. He struck out three.
Analysis: It was another short start down the stretch for the right-hander as the Cardinals managed his workload to close out his first season as a big-league starter. Leahy lasted fewer than five frames in his final six starts of the year, but he still finished with a 10-5 record with a 3.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 132:41 K:BB across 140 innings. That innings total is the 29-year-old's largest since 2022 in the minors -- his last season as a full-time starter -- and should set him up nicely to be a key rotation piece and avoid workload limitations late in the 2027 campaign. |
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Victor Scott II Victor Scott II Plans offseason trip to Driveline
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:49 PM
Scott will spend a week at Driveline Baseball's facility in Tampa, Florida, during the offseason, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis: According to Goold, Scott's primary objective with his visit to Driveline will be to adjust his bat path so he can better "impact the ball." Scott also plans to play winter ball. The speedy outfielder was the Cardinals' Opening Day center fielder but has managed just a .190/.269/.252 batting line in 79 games with the big club this season. Scott also slashed only .237/.320/.342 this season during his time at Triple-A Memphis. |
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Cooper Hjerpe Cooper Hjerpe Optioned after final bulk outing
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:36 PM
The Cardinals optioned Hjerpe to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis: Hjerpe made his final appearance of the season in Thursday's loss to the Pirates, tossing 3.1 shutout innings in a bulk-relief outing. The Cardinals will announce a corresponding roster move prior to Friday's game in Milwaukee. Hjerpe made four appearances for the big club as a piggyback partner with Kyle Leahy, logging a 4.38 ERA and 15:9 K:BB over 12.1 innings. The left-hander will likely compete for a spot in the Cardinals' Opening Day rotation next season. |
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Cooper Hjerpe Cooper Hjerpe Set for another piggyback outing
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:24 AM
Hjerpe is expected to work as a piggyback pitcher behind starter Kyle Leahy in Thursday's game against the Pirates.
Analysis: Since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on Sept. 6, Hjerpe has made all three of his appearances to date as part of a piggyback tandem with Leahy, whose workload the Cardinals are deliberately looking to keep in check as the season winds down. The rookie left-hander has had mixed results thus far, going 1-0 with a 12:6 K:BB while yielding six earned runs and giving up four hits across nine innings. |
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Finishes season off in style
Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:21 AM
Molina struck out six while yielding just one hit and two walks over five shutout innings Wednesday in Triple-A Memphis' win over Rochester in the International League Championship Series.
Analysis: Between Molina's final five regular-season starts and his one playoff outing, the lefty yielded a total of just one run while posting a 0.82 WHIP and 39:8 K:BB over 30.2 innings. In 27 regular-season starts, Molina finished with a 3.57 ERA and 150:53 K:BB across 123.2 frames between Double-A Springfield and Memphis. The 23-year-old southpaw has a good chance to debut for the Cardinals in 2027. |
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