The St. Louis Cardinals (50-65) play on Thursday at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays (69-47). The game begins at 6:40 PM ET. The probable starters are Zack Littell (2-2) for the Rays and Matthew Liberatore (1-4) for the Cardinals.
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Tampa Bay vs. St. Louis Pitcher Matchup Info
- When: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET
- Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
- How to Watch on TV: MLBN
- Probable Pitchers: Littell – TB (2-2, 4.04 ERA) vs Liberatore – STL (1-4, 6.93 ERA)
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Rays vs. Cardinals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)
| Littell | Liberatore | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GS | 9 |
| 2-2 | W-L | 1-4 |
| 4.04 | ERA | 6.93 |
| 35.2 | IP | 37.2 |
| 6 | BB | 18 |
| 31 | SO | 23 |
Rays Probable Starting Pitcher: Zack Littell
- His last time out was on Friday against the Detroit Tigers, when the righty went six scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
- The 27-year-old has a 4.04 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings across 18 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .284 to his opponents.
- Littell is looking to record his second quality start of the season.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 18 outings this season.
- Littell and his team are 3-2-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- Games Littell has started this season hit the over two times in five chances.
Littell’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Tigers | Aug. 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| at Astros | Jul. 30 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| vs. Orioles | Jul. 23 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| at Rangers | Jul. 19 | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| vs. Braves | Jul. 9 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore
- The left-hander gave up five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 6.93 and 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .302 in 10 games this season.
- In nine starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
- He has two appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 10 chances this season.
- The Cardinals have a 5-4-0 record against the spread in Liberatore’s starts.
- Liberatore has had nine starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and three of those outings finished over the total.
Liberatore’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Twins | Aug. 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| at Marlins | Jul. 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| vs. Yankees | Jul. 1 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| vs. Cubs | Jun. 25 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| at Mets | Jun. 18 | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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