MLB Matchups · Pitcher vs Lineup

April 15, 2026 MLB Matchups

1 game · 1 matchup · Updated Jun 4, 5:52 AM ET

The Almanac's Take

One game on the board today, so the read is narrow. Slade Cecconi draws the Cardinals lineup, which is posting a .690 OPS against him — the grid labels this one favoring the pitcher, and five platoon advantages for Cecconi back that up. There's no notable head-to-head history in the data to color the matchup, so this sits squarely as a season-read situation: a right-hander with a platoon edge against a lineup that hasn't been punishing same-side starters. Slim slate, but if you're building around a pitcher today, the underlying numbers point one direction.

How to read this page

Primary read is the lineup strength block — season OPS, lineup K%, and platoon-edge count across the opposing lineup. When enough Statcast PA is on file, the lineup composite vs the pitcher's hand sits alongside it.

Career head-to-head reads as color, not edge. PA count travels with every H2H number on this page so a 4-for-7 sample looks like the small sample it is. The “notable H2H” highlight list is filtered to PA ≥ 10 for that reason.

Cleveland Guardians @ St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium · Final

Slade Cecconi(RHP)

Cleveland Guardians vs St. Louis Cardinals

Favors pitcher9 batters sampled

Lineup OPS: .690
Lineup K%: 22.5%
Season HR: 55
Platoon edges: 5 / 9

Lineup detail

#1JJ Wetherholt2B· LHBPlatoon edge
Season · .249/.331/.403 · 9 HR · .734 OPS
Career vs SP · 0-for-1 · .000 AVG · 3 PA
#2Iván HerreraDH· RHB
Season · .259/.357/.412 · 7 HR · .769 OPS
Career vs SP · 0-for-1 · .000 AVG · 3 PA
#3Alec Burleson1B· LHBPlatoon edge
Season · .286/.346/.441 · 7 HR · .787 OPS
Career vs SP · 2-for-5 · .400 AVG · 2 K · 5 PA
#4Jordan WalkerRF· RHB
Season · .272/.336/.512 · 14 HR · .848 OPS
Career vs SP · 0-for-2 · .000 AVG · 1 K · 2 PA
#5Nolan Gorman3B· LHBPlatoon edge
Season · .214/.299/.341 · 6 HR · .640 OPS
Career vs SP · 0-for-4 · .000 AVG · 1 K · 4 PA
#6Masyn WinnSS· RHB
Season · .239/.302/.330 · 2 HR · .632 OPS
Career vs SP · 2-for-5 · .400 AVG · 1 K · 5 PA
#7Nathan ChurchLF· LHBPlatoon edge
Season · .252/.278/.381 · 4 HR · .659 OPS
Career vs SP · 1-for-2 · .500 AVG · 2 PA
#8Pedro PagésC· RHB
Season · .217/.250/.357 · 4 HR · .607 OPS
Career vs SP · 1-for-2 · .500 AVG · 2 PA
#9Victor Scott IICF· LHBPlatoon edge
Season · .200/.263/.271 · 2 HR · .534 OPS
Career vs SP · 1-for-3 · .333 AVG · 1 K · 4 PA

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