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Strikeouts · Sunday, July 5, 2026

STL @ CHC Strikeouts matchups · Sunday, July 5, 2026

STL
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
vs
2:30 PM EDT
CHC
Chicago Cubs
CHC
Wrigley FieldElevation 595 ftCenter Field 400 ft

STL Matthew Liberatore · LHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate22.0% K / BF

vs LHB25.3%
vs RHB20.2%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)11.4%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload21.8 BF

Expected batters faced21.8
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection4.8 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Last 5 GamesStrikeouts

Jun 6vs CIN4
Jun 13@ MIN4
Jun 18@ KC2
Jun 24vs AZ3
Jun 30@ ATL9
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CHC lineup · K rate vs LHPExp PA
1Pete Crow-Armstrong (L)26.5%3.0 PA
2Alex Bregman (R)17.5%3.0 PA
3Michael Busch (L)22.8%3.0 PA
4Seiya Suzuki (R)22.4%2.8 PA
5Ian Happ (R)28.5%2.0 PA
6Nico Hoerner (R)14.5%2.0 PA
7Michael Conforto (L)21.0%2.0 PA
8Carson Kelly (R)17.5%2.0 PA
9Dansby Swanson (R)25.2%2.0 PA

CHC Javier Assad · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate17.5% K / BF

vs LHB19.5%
vs RHB17.1%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.9%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload19.2 BF

Expected batters faced19.2
From recent starts8

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection3.1 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Last 5 GamesStrikeouts

Apr 13@ PHI3
Apr 19vs NYM3
Jun 12@ SF5
Jun 17vs COL1
Jun 24@ NYM5
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STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)16.8%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)18.1%2.2 PA
3Jordan Walker (R)27.3%2.0 PA
4Nelson Velázquez (R)21.0%2.0 PA
5Alec Burleson (L)16.2%2.0 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)18.7%2.0 PA
7José Fermín (R)18.2%2.0 PA
8Blaze Jordan (R)22.0%2.0 PA
9Nathan Church (L)21.5%2.0 PA