← St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
SP · #32 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'4" · 215 lb · Age 26 · 5 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
6.5
- Runs prevented
- −11.0
- IP · ERA
- 155.0 · 5.23
- K · BB
- 154 · 55
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Home runs allowed28 vs 21 avg−10.3
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)431 vs 436 avg−3.8
- Strikeouts154 vs 150 avg+1.1
- Walks55 vs 58 avg+1.0
- Hit batters5 vs 8 avg+1.0
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 23@PIT | W 5-1 | W | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 46.4 |
| Wed, Sep 16vsSF | L 5-6 | GS | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 44.0 |
| Fri, Sep 11vsCHW | W 7-3 | GS | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 7.2 |
| Sat, Sep 5@COL | L 7-10 | L | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 71.9 |
| Sun, Aug 30vsPIT | L 4-5 | L | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 107 | 26.3 |
| Tue, Aug 25vsBAL | L 1-13 | L | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 6.0 |
| Wed, Aug 19@CIN | L 4-5 | L | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 79.5 |
| Fri, Aug 14@CHC | L 0-3 | L | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 92.6 |
| Sat, Aug 8vsCOL | L 6-8 | L | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 4.5 |
| Sun, Aug 2@TOR | W 5-1 | GS | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 98.1 |
| Mon, Jul 27vsCHC | L 3-7 | L | 3.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 4.8 |
| Tue, Jul 21@LAA | L 1-5 | L | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 12.9 |
| Sat, Jul 11vsATL | W 4-1 | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 87.0 |
| Sun, Jul 5@CHC | L 4-6 | L | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 41.5 |
| Tue, Jun 30@ATL | W 5-3 | W | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 80.9 |
| Wed, Jun 24vsARI | L 4-9 | L | 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 10.6 |
| Thu, Jun 18@KC | L 6-14 | L | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3.4 |
| Sat, Jun 13@MIN | W 9-6 | GS | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 11.9 |
| Sat, Jun 6vsCIN | W 6-5 | GS | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 44.0 |
| Sun, May 31vsCHC | W 5-1 | W | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 88.5 |
| Mon, May 25@MIL | L 1-5 | L | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 101 | 17.6 |
| Tue, May 19vsPIT | W 9-6 | GS | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 35.5 |
| Wed, May 13@ATH | L 2-6 | L | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 10.4 |
| Thu, May 7@SD | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 75.5 |
| Fri, May 1vsLAD | W 7-2 | W | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 65.8 |
| Sat, Apr 25vsSEA | L 9-11 | GS | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 1.5 |
| Sun, Apr 19@HOU | W 7-5 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 79.6 |
| Mon, Apr 13vsCLE | L 3-9 | L | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 28.2 |
| Tue, Apr 7@WSH | W 7-6 | GS | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 5.8 |
| Wed, Apr 1vsNYM | W 2-1 | GS | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 80.5 |
| Thu, Mar 26vsTB | W 9-7 | GS | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 30.2 |
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