ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
4th place | 49-58, .458 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 8-2
R: 409 | RA: 469 | PAYROLL: $133,389,750
07/28/2026
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
A. Romero .308
J. Encarnación .253
Z. Taylor .239
J. García .238
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. García 13
J. Encarnación 12
A. Romero 11
E. Anderson 8
Z. Taylor 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
A. Romero 51
J. Encarnación 41
J. Álvarez 38
J. García 36
E. Anderson 32
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 8
E. Franklin 8
D. Missaki 8
K. Nicholson 7
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Rose 2.87
D. Missaki 3.33
J. Crocker 3.47
E. Franklin 3.81
K. Heyer 5.32
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 111
E. Franklin 111
D. Missaki 111
J. Rose 103
K. Heyer 73
WHO'S HOT?
P Ed Franklin 3-0, 1.71 Last 4 games
P Casey Shane 0-1, 1.59 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Carlos A. Salazar 7 SV, 7.40 Last 23 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Ed Franklin 22 22 8 6 0 3.81 1.22 Rested
Starter R Jim Rose 22 22 6 6 0 2.87 1.03 Rested
Starter R Daniel Missaki 21 21 8 8 0 3.33 1.14 Slightly Tired
Starter R Casey Shane 7 5 1 2 0 4.65 1.61 Exhausted
Starter R Kurt Heyer 27 16 4 6 0 5.32 1.33 Tired
Long Relief R Jim Crocker 33 5 3 6 0 3.47 1.33 Rested
Long Relief L Walt Henley 16 0 2 2 0 3.68 1.64 Rested
Middle Relief R Tony Juaneza 12 0 1 0 0 4.41 1.65 Rested
Middle Relief R Charlie Cannon 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Ken Nicholson 35 6 7 4 1 4.66 1.21 Rested
Setup R Ricardo Rodriguez 16 0 1 0 0 4.32 1.74 Rested
Setup R Carlos A. Salazar 42 0 6 5 16 5.95 1.32 Slightly Tired
Closer R R.J. Alvarez 20 0 0 3 11 3.57 1.36 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 S Blake Swihart C 70 243 52 7 28 24 25 65 .214 .288 .346 0.6
18 R Irving Wilson C 40 129 26 2 12 10 14 48 .202 .280 .295 0.5
38 R Cristián Gómez C 13 37 13 1 2 4 3 7 .351 .400 .541 0.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 R Avery Romero 1B 98 354 109 11 51 39 30 88 .308 .363 .477 2.7
21 R Greg Watts SS 4 13 4 0 2 2 2 1 .308 .375 .462 0.1
31 R Brian Schales 3B 55 143 36 1 12 15 10 36 .252 .301 .336 0.1
8 L Bob Wolfe 2B 46 153 44 4 17 15 9 35 .288 .329 .386 1.1
77 R Billy Page 2B 69 207 54 4 24 23 11 29 .261 .314 .396 0.6
44 R Eric Anderson 2B 78 253 61 8 32 33 33 65 .241 .330 .348 1.9
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
27 L Juan Encarnación RF 103 371 94 12 41 51 30 64 .253 .311 .380 2.3
32 L Christian Yelich LF 5 20 2 0 1 0 0 11 .100 .100 .100 -0.3
30 R Phil Logan CF 62 152 35 2 10 17 14 33 .230 .296 .289 -0.3
4 L Zak Taylor RF 90 310 74 8 29 42 22 81 .239 .290 .377 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Phil Logan CF .230 2 10 2
2 R Avery Romero 1B .308 11 51 8
3 L Juan Encarnación RF .253 12 41 39
4 L Zak Taylor DH .239 8 29 9
5 S Blake Swihart C .214 7 28 0
6 L Christian Yelich LF .100 0 1 0
7 R Brian Schales 3B .252 1 12 4
8 R Greg Watts SS .308 0 2 0
9 L Bob Wolfe 2B .288 4 17 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Zak Taylor RF .239 8 29 9
2 S Blake Swihart DH .214 7 28 0
3 R Avery Romero 1B .308 11 51 8
4 R Phil Logan CF .230 2 10 2
5 L Juan Encarnación LF .253 12 41 39
6 R Brian Schales 3B .252 1 12 4
7 L Bob Wolfe 2B .288 4 17 0
8 R Greg Watts SS .308 0 2 0
9 R Irving Wilson C .202 2 12 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
3B Juan Álvarez torn posterior cruciate ligament... 8 months 40 day(s) left (60-day IL)
RF Juan García latissimus dorsi (back) strain 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
C Blake Swihart Unknown Diagnosis pending Not on IL
CF Sergio Cortés sprained knee 5 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 7/28
vs CHC
RHP M. Ortega
4-6, 4.00
Wed 7/29
vs CHC
LHP J. Paulino
6-6, 4.39
Thu 7/30
vs CHC
RHP K. Mella
4-5, 3.64
Fri 7/31
@ TOR
LHP V. McSweeney
7-5, 4.43
Sat 8/1
@ TOR
LHP A. García
2-7, 4.21
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
Central Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 63 43 .594 -
Milwaukee Brewers 61 45 .575 2.0
Cincinnati Reds 52 54 .491 11.0
St. Louis Cardinals 49 58 .458 14.5
Chicago Cubs 49 58 .458 14.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 49-58, .458 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 14½ GB
Record at home 28-29, .491 PCT
Record on the road 21-29, .420 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-4, .556 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-18, .438 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-19, .367 PCT
Record versus RHP 38-39, .494 PCT
Record last 10 games 8-2, .800 PCT
Record in March 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in April 11-15, .423 PCT
Record in May 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in June 11-15, .423 PCT
Record in July 13-9, .591 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .249 - 11th in NL
On-Base Percentage .308 - 13th in NL
Slugging Percentage .370 - 12th in NL
On-Base + Slugging .678 - 12th in NL
Runs Scored 409 - 14th in NL
Hits 900 - 11th in NL
Extra-Base Hits 250 - 15th in NL
Home Runs 85 - 8th in NL
Bases On Balls 295 - 11th in NL
Strikeouts 832 - 9th in NL
Stolen Bases 114 - 2nd in NL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.26 - 14th in NL
Starters' ERA 4.35 - 11th in NL
Bullpen ERA 4.11 - 15th in NL
Runs allowed 469 - 10th in NL
Hits allowed 963 - tied for 11th in NL
Opponents AVG .261 - 12th in NL
BABIP .310 - 12th in NL
Home Runs allowed 87 - 5th in NL
Bases On Balls 276 - 3rd in NL
Strikeouts 793 - 9th in NL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Memphis Redbirds (AAA)
40-60, .400 PCT, 11½ GB
Springfield Cardinals (AA)
67-32, .677 PCT, - GB
Palm Beach Cardinals (A+)
50-49, .505 PCT, 13 GB
Peoria Chiefs (A)
52-48, .520 PCT, 10 GB
FCL Cardinals (R)
1-4, .200 PCT, 4 GB
DSL Cardinals (R)
3-4, .429 PCT, 1 GB
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