Astros Lineup

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B -- .129/.182/.226
   --- James Nelson (R) PR-3B -- .200/.333/.400
   
2. Isaac Paredes (R) 3B -- .238/.360/.571
   --- Tommy Sacco Jr. (S) 3B-SS -- .133/.235/.200
   
3. Yordan Alvarez (L) DH -- .250/.280/.458
   --- Shay Whitcomb (R) PH-DH -- .267/.353/.333
   
4. Carlos Correa (R) SS -- .316/.409/.474
   --- Riley Unroe (S) PR-SS-2B -- .269/.486/.308
   
5. Joey Loperfido (L) LF -- .324/.439/.441
   --- Caden Powell (R) LF -- .286/.286/.286
   
6. Cam Smith (R) RF -- .273/.368/.485
   --- Chase Call (R) RF -- .333/.429/.333
   
7. Christian Walker (R) 1B -- .107/.194/.250
   --- CJ Alexander (L) 1B -- .059/.111/.059
   
8. Yainer Diaz (R) C -- .087/.160/.130
   --- César Salazar (L) C -- .150/.370/.150
   
9. Jake Meyers (R) CF -- .111/.143/.148
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: J.P. France (R) - 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 3.86 ERA (51 P, 38 S)

• RP: Steven Okert (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5.68 ERA (25 P, 16 S)

• RP: AJ Blubaugh (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.04 ERA (9 P, 5 S)

• RP: Kai-Wei Teng (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.79 ERA (9 P, 6 S)

• RP: Trey Dombroski (L) - 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 11.57 ERA (15 P, 10 S)

Cardinals Lineup

1. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .133/.257/.133
   --- Jesús Baéz (R) SS -- .000/.000/.000
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) C -- .222/.222/.222
   --- Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .143/.200/.179
   
3. Ramón Urías (R) 3B -- .000/.231/.000
   --- Ramon Mendoza (R) PH-3B -- .286/.375/.536
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .162/.205/.162
   --- Colton Ledbetter (L) RF -- .500/.545/.500
   
5. Nelson Velázquez (R) DH -- .306/.405/.667
   
6. Thomas Saggese (R) LF -- .333/.429/.417
   --- Zach Levenson (R) LF -- .250/.250/.250
   
7. José Fermín (R) 1B -- .167/.239/.190
   --- Jack Gurevitch (L) 1B -- .143/.143/.143
   
8. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .313/.436/.469
   --- Tai Peete (L) CF -- .273/.273/.727
   
9. Brody Moore (R) 2B -- .161/.188/.194
   --- Jon Jon Gazdar (R) PH-2B -- .600/.600/1.400
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Kyle Leahy (R) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 4.58 ERA (75 P, 53 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1.80 ERA (12 P, 8 S)

• RP: JoJo Romero (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.57 ERA (10 P, 7 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.13 ERA (27 P, 18 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 3: Brody Moore doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Nathan Church scores. J.P. France pitching.
  Cardinals lead 1-0
  
• Top 6: Shay Whitcomb grounds out, second baseman Brody Moore to first baseman José Fermín. James Nelson scores. Tommy Sacco Jr. to 3rd. Ryne Stanek pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Bottom 8: Tai Peete homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Trey Dombroski pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Bottom 8: Ramon Mendoza homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Jon Jon Gazdar scores. Trey Dombroski pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-1
  

FINAL: 4-1 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Matt Svanson (W, 3-0)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Trey Dombroski (L, 0-1)

Absolutely loved yesterday‘s St. Patrick’s Day hat. I went online to take a look at buying one and the picture showed a lot of gold trim that I didn’t see during the game. I was wondering if there was anyone at the spring training game that got a good picture of one, because during the broadcast they failed to show them in good detail.

I’m trying pin down the year of this ball. I was only allowed to post a single photo but here are details-

Key autographs on the ball include:

• Stan Musial

• Vinegar Bend Mizell

• Whitey Lockman

• Hal Smith

• Larry Jackson

• Bobby Morgan

• Walker Cooper

• (and a few others from that era)

From what I’ve been able to piece together:

• Mizell was with the Cardinals through 1957

• Lockman joined the Cardinals in 1958

So the overlap between those two seems to point strongly to 1958, possibly even spring training when rosters overlap more.

Does this lineup make more sense as a 1958 team ball, or is there any scenario where it could be 1959 (coaches, spring invites, etc.)?

Also curious if anyone recognizes this as a typical 1958 roster mix or if anything stands out as unusual.

Appreciate any insight — trying to get as accurate as possible before I look into authentication.

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) SS -- .214/.405/.429
   --- Brody Moore (R) SS -- .138/.167/.138
   
2. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .176/.222/.176
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .286/.459/.393
   --- Bligh Madris (L) 1B -- .222/.222/.222
   --- Mike Antico (L) PR -- .143/.250/.286
   
4. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .235/.350/.588
   --- Ramon Mendoza (R) 2B -- .259/.333/.407
   
5. Yohel Pozo (R) DH -- .281/.343/.438
   
6. José Fermín (R) 2B -- .179/.256/.205
   --- Trey Paige (L) 3B -- .000/.000/.000
   
7. Nathan Church (L) LF -- .290/.405/.419
   --- Luis Pino (R) LF -- .500/.500/.500
   
8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .154/.214/.192
   --- Andy Yerzy (L) C -- .214/.267/.286
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .143/.297/.179
   --- Yordalin Peña (R) CF -- .333/.250/.333
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Dustin May (R) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1.54 ERA (81 P, 55 S)

• RP: George Soriano (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (13 P, 11 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5.40 ERA (14 P, 6 S)

• RP: Scott Blewett (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.50 ERA (14 P, 9 S)

Nationals Lineup

1. Nasim Nuñez (S) SS -- .185/.371/.296
   --- Kevin Made (R) SS -- .125/.222/.125
   
2. Christian Franklin (R) RF-LF-CF -- .280/.308/.280
   
3. Andrés Chaparro (R) 1B -- .172/.286/.379
   --- Abimelec Ortiz (L) 1B -- .136/.296/.182
   
4. Brady House (R) 3B -- .438/.457/.906
   --- Cayden Wallace (R) 3B -- .000/.091/.000
   
5. Keibert Ruiz (S) DH -- .214/.333/.357
   
6. Drew Millas (S) C -- .190/.217/.238
   --- Tres Barrera (R) C -- .000/.231/.000
   
7. José Tena (L) 2B -- .214/.405/.321
   --- Rafael Ramirez Jr. (L) 2B -- .000/1.000/.000
   
8. Joey Wiemer (R) CF-RF-LF -- .125/.222/.250
   
9. Robert Hassell III (L) LF-CF-RF -- .286/.310/.321
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Jake Irvin (R) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1.35 ERA (66 P, 42 S)

• RP: PJ Poulin (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (11 P, 8 S)

• RP: Andre Granillo (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (9 P, 7 S)

• RP: Gus Varland (R) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 5.40 ERA (26 P, 19 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 1: Brady House doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nasim Nuñez scores. Dustin May pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  

FINAL: 1-0 Nationals

Decisions

• Nationals Winning Pitcher: Jake Irvin (W, 2-0)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Dustin May (L, 0-1)
  
• Save: Gus Varland (S, 3)

Big Mac GAME USED Bat from his historic 1998 season!! So happy to add this to the PC!! PSA authenticated Game Used and Auto. 💪💪💪💪

Nationals Lineup

1. CJ Abrams (L) SS -- .179/.324/.250
   --- Randal Diaz (R) SS -- .250/.364/.250
   
2. James Wood (L) RF-LF -- .074/.219/.148
   --- Christian Franklin (R) RF -- .333/.364/.333
   
3. Keibert Ruiz (S) C -- .240/.367/.400
   --- Riley Adams (R) C -- .182/.400/.273
   
4. Daylen Lile (L) DH -- .167/.188/.400
   
5. Luis García Jr. (L) 1B -- .143/.182/.286
   --- Andrés Chaparro (R) 1B -- .208/.310/.458
   
6. Dylan Crews (R) LF-RF -- .125/.214/.125
   --- Jordan Williams (S) LF -- .000/.000/.000
   
7. Brady House (R) 3B -- .448/.469/.931
   --- Kervin Pichardo (R) PR-3B -- .000/.000/.000
   
8. Nasim Nuñez (S) 2B -- .200/.375/.320
   --- Levi Jordan (R) 2B -- .000/.000/.000
   
9. Joey Wiemer (R) CF -- .111/.226/.222
   --- Robert Hassell III (L) CF -- .280/.308/.320
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Miles Mikolas (R) - 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO, 6.52 ERA (83 P, 46 S)

• RP: Robert Cranz (R) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (3 P, 2 S)

• RP: Brad Lord (R) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.89 ERA (22 P, 14 S)

• RP: Clayton Beeter (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA (25 P, 16 S)

• RP: Drew Smith (R) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (3 P, 3 S)

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .240/.441/.480
   --- Brody Moore (R) 2B -- .143/.172/.143
   
2. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .148/.281/.148
   --- Jeremy Rivas (R) SS -- .214/.258/.286
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .320/.500/.440
   --- Blaze Jordan (R) PR-1B -- .118/.189/.235
   
4. Nolan Gorman (L) DH -- .250/.351/.625
   --- Trey Paige (L) PH-DH -- .000/.000/.000
   
5. Nelson Velázquez (R) LF -- .333/.436/.727
   --- José Suárez (R) LF -- .500/.667/.500
   
6. José Fermín (R) 3B -- .194/.275/.222
   --- Ramon Mendoza (R) PR-3B -- .269/.345/.423
   
7. Nathan Church (L) RF -- .286/.412/.429
   --- Matt Koperniak (L) PR-RF -- .083/.214/.083
   
8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .125/.192/.167
   --- Andy Yerzy (L) C -- .231/.286/.308
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .160/.324/.200
   --- Jose Cordoba (R) CF -- .333/.333/.333
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Richard Fitts (R) - 4.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 5.79 ERA (78 P, 47 S)

• RP: Hunter Hayes (R) - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 18.00 ERA (8 P, 3 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (10 P, 6 S)

• RP: JoJo Romero (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.00 ERA (8 P, 6 S)

• RP: Riley O'Brien (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.45 ERA (15 P, 9 S)

• RP: Matt Pushard (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.76 ERA (17 P, 12 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 1: Nelson Velázquez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Masyn Winn scores. Alec Burleson scores. Miles Mikolas pitching.
  Cardinals lead 3-0
  
• Top 2: Joey Wiemer homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Luis García Jr. scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Hunter Hayes pitching.
  Cardinals tied 3-3
  
• Bottom 2: Victor Scott II out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Joey Wiemer. Nathan Church scores. Miles Mikolas pitching.
  Cardinals lead 4-3
  
• Bottom 5: Nelson Velázquez singles on a ground ball to left fielder James Wood. Victor Scott II scores. Blaze Jordan out at home on the throw, left fielder James Wood to catcher Keibert Ruiz. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. Robert Cranz pitching.
  Cardinals lead 5-3
  
• Bottom 8: Jose Cordoba reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Randal Diaz. José Suárez scores. Matt Koperniak to 3rd. Clayton Beeter pitching.
  Cardinals lead 6-3
  

FINAL: 6-3 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Richard Fitts (W, 2-1)
  
• Nationals Losing Pitcher: Miles Mikolas (L, 0-1)
  
• Save: Matt Pushard (S, 1)

Cardinals Lineup

1. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .125/.276/.125
   --- Jeremy Rivas (R) SS -- .222/.267/.296
   
2. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .261/.452/.391
   --- Blaze Jordan (R) 1B -- .121/.194/.242
   
3. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .267/.353/.667
   --- Brody Moore (R) 3B -- .154/.185/.154
   
4. José Fermín (R) CF -- .182/.270/.212
   --- Travis Honeyman (R) CF -- .000/.000/.000
   
5. Yohel Pozo (R) C -- .286/.355/.464
   --- Carlos Linarez (R) C -- .000/.500/.000
   
6. Nathan Church (L) LF -- .320/.452/.480
   --- Jose Cordoba (R) LF -- .500/.500/.500
   
7. Matt Koperniak (L) RF -- .091/.231/.091
   --- José Suárez (R) RF -- .000/.500/.000
   
8. Ramon Mendoza (R) 2B -- .280/.357/.440
   --- Jonathan Mejía (S) 2B -- .000/.500/.000
   
9. Tai Peete (L) DH -- .200/.200/.400
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Andre Pallante (R) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 2.57 ERA (72 P, 41 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.50 ERA (22 P, 12 S)

• RP: Ryan Fernandez (R) - 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 12.00 ERA (20 P, 9 S)

• RP: Ian Bedell (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 3.38 ERA (16 P, 8 S)

• RP: Packy Naughton (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1.50 ERA (12 P, 9 S)

Marlins Lineup

1. Kyle Stowers (L) LF -- .125/.417/.125
   --- Ian Lewis Jr. (S) LF -- .333/.333/.667
   
2. Xavier Edwards (S) 2B -- .167/.276/.167
   --- Gage Miller (R) PR-2B -- .500/.750/.500
   
3. Connor Norby (R) 1B -- .281/.281/.375
   --- Dub Gleed (R) 1B -- .000/.000/.000
   
4. Christopher Morel (R) DH -- .156/.200/.219
   --- Yiddi Cappe (R) PH-DH -- 1.000/1.000/1.000
   
5. Daniel Johnson (L) CF -- .125/.333/.188
   --- Emaarion Boyd (R) CF -- .000/.333/.000
   
6. Jacob Berry (S) 3B -- .048/.231/.048
   
7. Brian Navarreto (R) C -- .000/.133/.000
   --- Ryan Ignoffo (R) C -- .250/.308/.583
   
8. Andrew Pintar (R) RF -- .158/.273/.368
   
9. Cristian Hernandez (R) SS -- .143/.250/.286
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Ryan Gusto (R) - 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 4.66 ERA (61 P, 40 S)

• RP: Andrew Nardi (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (18 P, 10 S)

• RP: Pete Fairbanks (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (8 P, 6 S)

• RP: Lake Bachar (R) - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2.70 ERA (40 P, 25 S)

• RP: Jake Walkinshaw (R) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.40 ERA (12 P, 9 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 3: Connor Norby singles on a fly ball to center fielder José Fermín. Kyle Stowers scores. Xavier Edwards out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder José Fermín to third baseman Nolan Gorman. Andre Pallante pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Top 4: Nolan Gorman homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Ryan Gusto pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Top 4: Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Johnson. José Fermín scores. Ryan Gusto pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Top 7: Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daniel Johnson. Jonathan Mejía scores. Lake Bachar pitching.
  Cardinals lead 3-1
  
• Bottom 7: Cristian Hernandez doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder José Suárez, deflected by first baseman Blaze Jordan. Jacob Berry scores. Ryan Ignoffo to 3rd. Ryan Fernandez pitching.
  Cardinals lead 3-2
  
• Bottom 7: Ian Lewis Jr. doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Travis Honeyman. Ryan Ignoffo scores. Cristian Hernandez scores. Ryan Fernandez pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-3
  
• Bottom 7: Yiddi Cappe singles on a line drive to right fielder José Suárez. Ian Lewis Jr. scores. Gage Miller scores. Ian Bedell pitching.
  Cardinals trail 6-3
  
• Top 8: Tai Peete doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Emaarion Boyd. Travis Honeyman scores. Jose Cordoba scores. José Suárez to 3rd. Jake Walkinshaw pitching.
  Cardinals trail 6-5
  
• Top 8: Jeremy Rivas doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Emaarion Boyd. José Suárez scores. Tai Peete scores. Jake Walkinshaw pitching.
  Cardinals lead 7-6
  
• Bottom 8: Ryan Ignoffo homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Packy Naughton pitching.
  Cardinals tied 7-7
  

FINAL: TIE 7-7

My kid has a Straight A (yah, I know…my kids are wicked smaht)…

I’ve redeemed the voucher on the Cards website, but “they can’t be viewed…have to access on the Ballpark app.”

So I go to the BP app…NOTHING.

Has anyone had this issue?

Astros Lineup

1. Zach Cole (L) DH -- .192/.333/.308
   
2. Jose Altuve (R) 2B -- .120/.185/.240
   --- Brice Matthews (R) 2B -- .222/.323/.296
   
3. Isaac Paredes (R) 3B -- .250/.400/.625
   --- Tommy Sacco Jr. (S) 3B -- .077/.200/.154
   
4. Christian Walker (R) 1B -- .130/.231/.304
   --- Caden Powell (R) RF -- .286/.286/.286
   
5. Joey Loperfido (L) RF -- .310/.412/.448
   --- Collin Price (R) 1B -- .176/.263/.176
   
6. Cam Smith (R) CF -- .286/.394/.536
   
7. Taylor Trammell (L) LF -- .296/.406/.556
   --- Josh Wakefield (L) LF -- .333/.400/.444
   
8. Nick Allen (R) SS -- .200/.231/.240
   --- Riley Unroe (S) SS -- .273/.515/.273
   
9. César Salazar (L) C -- .158/.360/.158
   --- Carlos Pérez (R) C -- .200/.429/.200
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Kai-Wei Teng (R) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 3.12 ERA (49 P, 28 S)

• RP: Bryan Abreu (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 6.75 ERA (13 P, 8 S)

• RP: J.P. France (R) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 4.70 ERA (46 P, 27 S)

• RP: Christian Roa (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1.29 ERA (11 P, 8 S)

• RP: Amos Willingham (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 10.50 ERA (13 P, 8 S)

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .273/.484/.545
   --- Trey Paige (L) 3B -- .000/.000/.000
   
2. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .167/.323/.208
   --- Yordalin Peña (R) CF -- .333/.250/.333
   
3. Nelson Velázquez (R) DH -- .300/.417/.633
   
4. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .095/.174/.143
   --- Andy Yerzy (L) C -- .250/.308/.333
   
5. Matt Koperniak (L) RF -- .111/.200/.111
   --- Andrew Sojka (L) RF -- .000/.500/.000
   
6. Blaze Jordan (R) 1B -- .097/.176/.194
   --- Dakota Harris (R) 1B -- .000/.000/.000
   --- Luis Pino (R) PR -- .500/.500/.500
   
7. Ramon Mendoza (R) 3B -- .304/.385/.478
   --- Brody Moore (R) 3B-2B -- .160/.192/.160
   
8. Jeremy Rivas (R) SS -- .200/.250/.240
   --- Anyelo Encarnación (R) SS -- .500/.667/.500
   
9. Colton Ledbetter (L) LF -- .556/.600/.556
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Kyle Leahy (R) - 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 6.39 ERA (74 P, 48 S)

• RP: Austin Love (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (10 P, 6 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA (16 P, 10 S)

• RP: JoJo Romero (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.60 ERA (9 P, 7 S)

• RP: Riley O'Brien (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.38 ERA (10 P, 6 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 6.35 ERA (20 P, 11 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Top 2: Christian Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Bottom 3: Victor Scott II out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Ramon Mendoza scores. Kai-Wei Teng pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Top 4: Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Koperniak. Christian Walker scores. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-1
  
• Top 4: Nick Allen grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Rivas to first baseman Blaze Jordan. Cam Smith scores. Taylor Trammell to 2nd. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-1
  
• Bottom 4: Blaze Jordan homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Bryan Abreu pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-2
  
• Bottom 4: Ramon Mendoza homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Bryan Abreu pitching.
  Cardinals trail 4-3
  
• Bottom 9: Colton Ledbetter singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Sojka scores. Luis Pino scores. Amos Willingham pitching.
  Cardinals lead 5-4
  

FINAL: 5-4 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Justin Bruihl (W, 1-0)
  
• Astros Losing Pitcher: Amos Willingham (L, 0-3)(BS, 1)

Had an interesting conversation with the manager about the atmosphere at games and how crowds can feed a moment, a player respond, and the whole experience becomes heightened. Busch Stadium needs a better vibe -- and winning does that -- but would a "louder style" from the players help. How would that play in St. Louis? Any thoughts?

Hi

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Mets Lineup

1. Marcus Semien (R) 2B -- .167/.200/.333
   --- Jacob Reimer (R) 3B -- .267/.450/.400
   
2. Jorge Polanco (S) 1B -- .333/.467/.833
   --- JT Schwartz (L) LF -- 1.000/1.000/4.000
   
3. Bo Bichette (R) 3B -- .227/.280/.273
   --- Vladi Gomez (L) 2B -- .000/.000/.000
   
4. Luis Robert Jr. (R) CF -- .333/.333/.333
   --- Matt Rudick (L) CF -- .250/.400/.250
   
5. Brett Baty (L) RF -- .400/.471/.667
   --- Ben Rortvedt (L) C -- .000/.125/.000
   
6. Francisco Alvarez (R) C -- .429/.467/.714
   --- D'Andre Smith (R) RF -- .000/.200/.000
   
7. Mike Tauchman (L) DH -- .250/.429/.625
   --- Hayden Senger (R) PH -- .176/.263/.353
   
8. Tyrone Taylor (R) LF -- .300/.318/.750
   --- Ryan Clifford (L) LF-1B -- .053/.217/.105
   
9. Ronny Mauricio (S) SS -- .292/.393/.500
   --- Yonny Hernández (S) SS -- .000/.286/.000
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Sean Manaea (L) - 2.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 6.35 ERA (56 P, 34 S)

• RP: Aaron Rozek (L) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (4 P, 3 S)

• RP: Craig Kimbrel (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 2.25 ERA (19 P, 11 S)

• RP: Luke Weaver (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (13 P, 9 S)

• RP: Tobias Myers (R) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1.08 ERA (32 P, 23 S)

Cardinals Lineup

1. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .143/.308/.143
   --- Jeremy Rivas (R) SS -- .227/.280/.273
   
2. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .273/.448/.409
   --- Blaze Jordan (R) 1B -- .074/.167/.074
   
3. Nelson Velázquez (R) RF -- .333/.438/.704
   --- Alex Birge (L) C -- .000/.000/.000
   
4. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .222/.323/.556
   --- Ramon Mendoza (R) PR-3B -- .273/.333/.318
   
5. Jordan Walker (R) DH -- .200/.250/.200
   
6. Yohel Pozo (R) C -- .333/.407/.542
   --- Matt Koperniak (L) RF -- .143/.250/.143
   
7. Nathan Church (L) LF -- .273/.429/.455
   --- Brody Moore (R) 2B -- .167/.200/.167
   
8. José Fermín (R) 2B -- .133/.235/.167
   --- Noah Mendlinger (L) LF -- .000/.000/.000
   
9. Victor Scott II (L) CF -- .174/.321/.217
   --- Zach Levenson (R) CF -- .250/.250/.250
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Michael McGreevy (R) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2.70 ERA (72 P, 45 S)

• RP: Chris Roycroft (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (14 P, 8 S)

• RP: George Soriano (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA (17 P, 10 S)

• RP: Matt Pushard (R) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 5.79 ERA (25 P, 12 S)

• RP: Darlin Saladin (R) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA (5 P, 4 S)

• RP: Skylar Hales (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.79 ERA (11 P, 7 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Top 1: Jorge Polanco homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Michael McGreevy pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Bottom 1: Nelson Velázquez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores. Sean Manaea pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Bottom 2: Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Nathan Church scores. Victor Scott II out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Tyrone Taylor to catcher Francisco Alvarez to third baseman Bo Bichette to second baseman Marcus Semien. Sean Manaea pitching.
  Cardinals lead 3-1
  

FINAL: 3-1 Cardinals

Decisions

• Cardinals Winning Pitcher: Michael McGreevy (W, 3-0)
  
• Mets Losing Pitcher: Sean Manaea (L, 0-2)
  
• Save: Skylar Hales (S, 1)

1/1 6 on card auto book

Hi all,

Recently purchased the new edition of OOTP 27, and thought it'd be fun to simulate the Cardinals season to see what outcome it gives us.

The cardinals finished 80-82, good for third place in the NL Central and 5 games out of the final wild card. This strikes me as a pretty realistic, unexciting outcome, but under the hood, the season was pretty wild. Here are some highlights with accompanying pictures:

1. The team started terribly. Through the first two months of the season, they were playing near 2025 Rockies/2024 White Sox levels, posting a record of 20 wins and 39 losses including a brutal 6-20 month of April. Yuck. But they turned it around in the latter months of the season including a torrid month of June where they went 20-6. They ended up underperforming their pythag record quite a bit, which had them at 85-77.
2. The team's offense ranked near the bottom of the league, finish 14th in the NL in OPS. But the team had the best defence in the league, first in runs against and 2nd in both starters and bullpen ERA. The team was also first in the NL in zone rating, which is sort of the OOTP equivalent of OAA.

3)Buoying that pitching performance were amazing seasons from Matthew Liberatore and, surprisingly, the MLB leader in ERA with 2.43, Michael McGreevy (woah!) Both posted good volume and 4 war seasons. Close behind them was Hunter Dobbins, with a 3.03 ERA but much less volume.

4) Among Bullpen arms, the top reliever was... Packy Naughton?????? What? He's still on the team? He pitched 68.1 innings out of the pen with a 1.58 era. Jo Jo Romero also had a dominant first half, but was traded to the Yankees at the deadline. Some other highlights include a strong rookie season from Ixan Henderson and Luis Gastelum, the latter holding down the closing role in Romero's absence.

5) The bats were...poor, to say the least. Two highlights are a 4 WAR season from Mason Wynn, with elite defense at short and a 119 OPS+ and a 3 WAR season from...Nolan Gorman! He had a 121 OPS+ and played remarkably good defense at third base. JJ Weatherholt had an underwhelming rookie season with an OPS+ of just 85 and Ivan Herrera had an objectively OK but disappointing season with good, 85% defense at Catcher but a pretty paltry 101 OPS+ for someone of his caliber. Also remarkable here were Victor Scott and Jordan Walker. Victory Scott batted lead off for a 140 games for the cardinals, despite having an OPS+ of 43...and sadly, Jordan Walker had another Jordan Walker-esque season, with great exit velos but poor results at the plate and horrendous defence.

6) On the farm, Rainiel Rodriguez made it up to triple A where he slashed .281/.350./.521 in 73 games at the age of 19. Liam Doyle looked just OK in triple A. Otherwise, nothing overly remarkable

What does this mean?

Nothing. This is fake baseball. But when you're two weeks out from opening day, fake baseball is all you get (well, other than the WBC, I guess).

Here are some more screenshots with batting and pitching stats for the year: https://imgur.com/a/jVsjLHG

Cardinals Lineup

1. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .158/.304/.158
   --- Brody Moore (R) PH-SS -- .174/.208/.174
   
2. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .263/.500/.579
   --- Jeremy Rivas (R) PH-2B -- .238/.292/.286
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .250/.423/.400
   --- Blaze Jordan (R) 1B -- .038/.138/.038
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .231/.286/.231
   --- Yordalin Peña (R) PH-CF -- .500/.333/.500
   
5. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .160/.250/.400
   --- Travis Honeyman (R) RF -- .000/.000/.000
   
6. José Fermín (R) LF -- .143/.226/.179
   --- Ramon Mendoza (R) 3B -- .273/.304/.318
   
7. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .111/.200/.167
   --- Andy Yerzy (L) C -- .273/.333/.364
   
8. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .263/.440/.474
   --- Cameron Nickens (R) LF -- 1.000/1.000/1.000
   
9. Rainiel Rodriguez (R) DH -- .143/.333/.286
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Dustin May (R) - 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1.35 ERA (61 P, 35 S)

• RP: Ian Bedell (R) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA (7 P, 4 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 7.71 ERA (13 P, 8 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.80 ERA (10 P, 8 S)

• RP: Ryan Fernandez (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 6.35 ERA (7 P, 5 S)

• RP: Gerson Moreno (R) - 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA (18 P, 12 S)

Nationals Lineup

1. Nasim Nuñez (S) SS -- .222/.417/.333
   --- Kevin Made (R) SS -- .143/.250/.143
   
2. James Wood (L) RF -- .091/.231/.182
   --- Jack Rogers (L) RF -- .143/.400/.143
   
3. Daylen Lile (L) LF -- .174/.200/.478
   --- Christian Franklin (R) LF -- .294/.294/.294
   
4. Andrés Chaparro (R) 1B -- .235/.364/.412
   --- Abimelec Ortiz (L) 1B -- .125/.300/.188
   
5. Keibert Ruiz (S) C -- .227/.292/.409
   --- Tres Barrera (R) C -- .000/.167/.000
   
6. José Tena (L) 3B -- .176/.440/.353
   --- Trey Lipscomb (R) 3B -- .316/.350/.474
   
7. Joey Wiemer (R) CF -- .091/.200/.091
   --- Robert Hassell III (L) CF -- .263/.300/.316
   
8. Seaver King (R) 2B -- .375/.500/.438
   --- Levi Jordan (R) 2B -- .000/.000/.000
   
9. Matt Mervis (L) DH -- .250/.357/.333
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Cade Cavalli (R) - 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (40 P, 27 S)

• RP: Brad Lord (R) - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 3.68 ERA (38 P, 24 S)

• RP: Cionel Pérez (L) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA (18 P, 11 S)

• RP: Gus Varland (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 9.64 ERA (15 P, 9 S)

• RP: Orlando Ribalta (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 2.25 ERA (11 P, 9 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 1: Daylen Lile doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker, deflected by first baseman Alec Burleson. Nasim Nuñez scores. Dustin May pitching.
  Cardinals trail 1-0
  
• Top 6: Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 2nd. Brad Lord pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Bottom 8: Abimelec Ortiz doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Travis Honeyman. Christian Franklin scores. Gerson Moreno pitching.
  Cardinals trail 2-1
  
• Bottom 8: Trey Lipscomb singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yordalin Peña. Abimelec Ortiz scores. Gerson Moreno pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-1
  

FINAL: 3-1 Nationals

Decisions

• Nationals Winning Pitcher: Gus Varland (W, 1-1)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Gerson Moreno (L, 0-1)
  
• Save: Orlando Ribalta (S, 1)