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AUGUST 13, 2025 • Associated Press

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AUGUST 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Lasts four innings vs. Dodgers Liberatore didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Dodgers, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out one.

Impact After starting the day with two scoreless innings, Liberatore gave up a two-run homer to Shohei Ohtani in the third inning before the Dodgers tacked on an unearned run in the fourth. The 25-year-old Liberatore has struggled to provide much length recently -- he's failed to make it through the fifth inning in any of his last four starts. Overall, the left-hander sports a 3.98 ERA with a 1.43 WHIP and 85:27 K:BB through 21 starts (113 innings). Liberatore is currently lined up for a home matchup with the Rockies his next time out.

AUGUST 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani's 1,000th career hit is a 440-foot mammoth blast (as a pitcher!) Shohei Ohtani, who has a knack for meeting the moment with a flourish, clubbed a 440-foot two-run homer off Cardinals starter Matthew Libera...

AUGUST 6, 2025 • MLB.COM

The 2 rare feats Matthew Liberatore can help Cardinals achieve vs. Dodgers: First Pitch Matthew Liberatore and the Cardinals face Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in the rubber game Wednesday in Los Angeles at 3:10 p.m. (St. Louis...

AUGUST 6, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homer twice, lead Dodgers past Cardinals 12-6

Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homered twice and Mookie Betts had three hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers shook off their offensive struggles with a 12-6 win over the St. Louis...

AUGUST 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Falters in fifth inning Liberatore (6-9) allowed four runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out one over 4.1 innings to take the loss Friday versus the Padres.

Impact A defensive miscue by Willson Contreras allowed the Padres to build a rally in the fifth inning, which ended Liberatore's outing early. He finished with 85 pitches (55 strikes) but came up short of the five-inning mark for the second start in a row. The southpaw had a start skipped coming out of the All-Star break and is also likely to have his innings monitored down the stretch -- he's already at 109 frames in 2025, though his career high across all levels came in 2022 when he logged 149.2 innings. Liberatore has been decent this year with a 3.96 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 84:26 K:BB across 20 starts, but if he can't be more efficient to be eligible for wins, his fantasy value will tumble. The 25-year-old is tentatively scheduled for a tough road matchup versus the Dodgers next week.

AUGUST 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pivetta's dominant outing and Merrill's clutch hit propel Padres to sixth straight win

Nick Pivetta gave up one hit and one run in seven innings, Jackson Merrill drove in two runs, and the San Diego Padres won their sixth game in a row, 4-1 over the St. Louis Cardina...

AUGUST 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Doesn't complete five frames Liberatore (6-8) took the loss against San Diego on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 4.1 innings.

Impact Liberatore hadn't pitched in 15 days prior to Saturday, as St. Louis opted to skip his last start so that he could get some extra rest around the All-Star break. Despite the extended time off, the Cardinals didn't want to push the southpaw too hard against the Padres -- per John Denton of MLB.com, manager Oli Marmol said prior to the contest that while Liberatore wouldn't be on a pitch count, he wasn't likely to reach triple-digit pitches. That proved to be the case, as he was lifted after 77 pitches (49 strikes). St. Louis seems set on keeping Liberatore's innings in check during the second half of the season, so shorter outings like this one could become the norm for him. He's currently at 104.2 frames on the campaign, 18.2 more than he threw all of last season, when he worked mostly as a reliever.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Doesn't complete five frames Liberatore (6-8) took the loss against San Diego on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 4.1 innings.

Impact Liberatore hadn't pitched in 15 days prior to Saturday, as St. Louis opted to skip his last start so that he could get some extra rest around the All-Star break. Despite the extended time off, the Cardinals didn't want the southpaw to push too hard against the Padres -- per John Denton of MLB.com, manager Oli Marmol said prior to the contest that Liberatore wouldn't be on a pitch count but also wasn't likely to reach triple-digit pitches, which proved to be the case. St. Louis seems set on keeping Liberatore's innings in check during the second half of the season, so shorter outings like this one could become the norm for him. He's currently at 104.2 frames on the campaign, 18.2 more than he threw all of last season, when he worked mostly as a reliever.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Machado has 2 hits, gets hit twice, too, in the Padres' testy 3-1 win over the Cardinals

Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning in the Padres’ 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Saturd...

JULY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Benches clear in Padres-Cardinals game as Machado and Contreras both get hit twice by pitches

The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches

JULY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Matthew Liberatore heads into second half start feeling 'rejuvenated' Click here to view this item from https://www.stltoday.com.

JULY 26, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Cardinals host the Padres on 3-game home win streak

The St. Louis Cardinals, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Diego Padres

JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Cardinals blank Padres 3-0; benches clear after Contreras hit by pitch

Masyn Winn drove in two runs, Willson Contreras had two hits and scored twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-0

JULY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Start being skipped The Cardinals are giving Liberatore extra rest coming out of the All-Star break in order to manage his workload, and he's tentatively expected to make his next start Saturday again...

Impact The left-hander lined up to take the mound Monday in Colorado, but St. Louis will instead call up prospect Michael McGreevy to pitch. Liberatore is healthy but has already thrown 100.1 innings this season, which is a significant bump in his workload after operating as a swingman in each of the previous two seasons. He's been a quality rotation piece for the Cardinals in 2025 with a 4.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 80:22 K:BB through 18 starts.

JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Overwhelmed by Atlanta in loss Liberatore (6-7) took the loss Friday against Atlanta, giving up six runs on nine hits and one walk in three innings. He didn't record a strikeout.

Impact Liberatore matched his shortest outing of the year, and the six runs he surrendered were his most since his June 5 start. Friday's outing was his first this season without a strikeout, and the nine hits allowed tied his season high. Liberatore has still settled in as a consistent member of St. Louis' rotation during the first half of the campaign, logging a 4.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 80:22 K:BB over a career-high 100.1 frames.

JULY 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Overwhelmed by Atlanta in loss Liberatore (6-7) took the loss Friday against Atlanta, giving up six runs on nine hits and one walk in three innings. He didn't record a strikeout.

Impact Liberatore matched his shortest outing of the year, and the six runs he surrendered were his most since his June 5 start. Friday also represented the first instance of the season that the 25-year-old southpaw was unable to fan a batter, and the nine hits allowed tied his season high. Liberatore has still settled in as a consistent member of St. Louis' rotation during the first half of the campaign, logging a 4.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 80:22 K:BB over a career-high 100.1 frames.

JULY 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

The St. Louis Cardinals lose 6-5 to the Atlanta Braves to begin final home stand before All-Star break The St. Louis Cardinals came up short on a comeback attempt as the Atlanta Braves stifled Matthew Liberatore for a 6-5 win to begin the fina...

JULY 12, 2025 • STLTODAY.COM

Murphy hits two long HRs, Braves beat Cardinals 6-5

Sean Murphy hit the two longest home runs at Busch Stadium this season and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night

JULY 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Cardinals play the Braves in first of 3-game series

The St. Louis Cardinals start a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday

JULY 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Miles Mikolas stars as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-1

Miles Mikolas pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-1

JULY 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Walks four in no-decision Liberatore allowed two runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts over five innings Saturday against the Cubs. He didn't factor in the decision.

Impact The left-hander issued just 12 free passes through his first 15 outings of the season, but he's now walked nine batters across his past two starts. The command issues prevented Liberatore from extending his streak of quality starts to four, but he still has a 2.25 ERA over his past four appearances. He's likely to make his last start before the All-Star break next weekend versus Atlanta.

JULY 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Walks four in no-decision Liberatore allowed two runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts over five innings Saturday against the Cubs. He didn't factor in the decision.

Impact The left-hander issued just 12 free passes through his first 15 outings of the season, but he's now walked nine batters across his past two starts. The command issues prevented Liberatore from extending his streak of quality starts to four, but he still has a 2.25 ERA over his last four appearances. He's likely to make his final start before the All-Star break next weekend versus Atlanta.

JULY 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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