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MLB Matchups · Pitcher vs Lineup

August 2, 2026 MLB Matchups

1 game · 1 matchup · Updated Aug 2, 2:16 PM ET

The Almanac's Take

Thin slate today — one game on the board, and the data coverage is sparse enough to say so plainly. Scherzer draws the Cardinals, and the matchup reads as genuinely neutral: St. Louis brings a .694 lineup OPS against him with four platoon-advantage bats, but nothing in the numbers tilts the read hard in either direction. No notable head-to-head history is logged. The lack of a clear edge here is itself information — if you're building around this game, you're leaning on context the grid doesn't currently support with a strong signal.

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.

St. Louis Cardinals @

Max Scherzer(RHP)

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Neutral9 batters sampled
Lineup OPS
.694
Lineup K%
18.5%
Season HR
69
Platoon edges
4 / 9

.322 xwOBA · 0.4% Hard-Hit · 0.0% Barrel (2203 PA vs R)

Lineup detail

  • #1Lars NootbaarRF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .224/.321/.327 · 2 HR · .648 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-5 · .200 AVG · 1 K · 5 PA

  • #2Jordan WalkerDH· RHB

    Season · .276/.336/.481 · 21 HR · .817 OPS

  • #3Alec Burleson1B· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .290/.347/.467 · 15 HR · .814 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-4 · .250 AVG · 5 PA

  • #4Iván HerreraC· RHB

    Season · .243/.326/.376 · 12 HR · .702 OPS

  • #5Masyn WinnSS· RHB

    Season · .244/.314/.325 · 4 HR · .639 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-2 · .500 AVG · 1 HR · 2 PA

  • #6Bryan TorresLF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .224/.288/.418 · 3 HR · .706 OPS

  • #7José Fermín2B· RHB

    Season · .245/.302/.365 · 4 HR · .667 OPS

  • #8Nathan ChurchCF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .235/.271/.356 · 7 HR · .627 OPS

  • #9Blaze Jordan3B· RHB

    Season · .242/.272/.358 · 1 HR · .630 OPS

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