← St. Louis Cardinals
Justin Bruihl
St. Louis Cardinals
RP · #47 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'2" · 215 lb · Age 29 · 6 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
51.0
- Runs prevented
- +2.0
- IP · ERA
- 77.2 · 3.59
- K · BB
- 53 · 28
- Rank
- 101 of 205 relievers
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 allowed4 vs 10 avg+8.9
- Strikeouts53 vs 76 avg−6.3
- Hit batters12 vs 4 avg−2.8
- Walks26 vs 30 avg+1.1
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)246 vs 221 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27@MIL | L 4-6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 97.7 | |
| Fri, Sep 25@MIL | L 4-8 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17.0 | |
| Tue, Sep 22@PIT | L 0-2 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 32.3 | |
| Sat, Sep 19vsWSH | L 5-8 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 68.1 | |
| Wed, Sep 16vsSF | L 5-6 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44.5 | |
| Mon, Sep 14vsSF | W 2-1 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sat, Sep 12vsCHW | L 5-6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 61.4 | |
| Fri, Sep 11vsCHW | W 7-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28.9 | |
| Wed, Sep 9@SF | L 6-7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 71.5 | |
| Mon, Sep 7@SF | L 4-5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 91.7 | |
| Fri, Sep 4@COL | W 7-6 | B | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5.4 |
| Wed, Sep 2@LAD | W 8-6 | W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 41.4 |
| Tue, Sep 1@LAD | W 13-8 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27.1 | |
| Thu, Aug 27vsBAL | W 7-5 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 24.4 | |
| Sun, Aug 23@PHI | L 4-6 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43.2 |
| Fri, Aug 21@PHI | L 6-7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 94.8 | |
| Wed, Aug 19@CIN | L 4-5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 14.9 | |
| Mon, Aug 17@CIN | L 5-6 | L | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sat, Aug 15@CHC | W 8-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 42.6 | |
| Wed, Aug 12vsPHI | W 7-1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 63.6 | |
| Mon, Aug 10vsPHI | L 5-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 56.0 | |
| Sun, Aug 9vsCOL | W 7-4 | H | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 92.7 |
| Fri, Aug 7vsCOL | W 3-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78.5 |
| Wed, Aug 5@NYY | W 3-1 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23.7 |
| Mon, Aug 3@NYY | W 13-7 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17.0 | |
| Fri, Jul 31@TOR | L 1-3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20.0 | |
| Wed, Jul 29vsCHC | W 3-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 80.5 | |
| Tue, Jul 28vsCHC | L 2-10 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 69.0 | |
| Sun, Jul 26vsCIN | L 3-5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 45.1 | |
| Thu, Jul 23vsARI | L 6-10 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26.8 | |
| Sat, Jul 18@ARI | L 3-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65.0 | |
| Sun, Jul 12vsATL | L 3-4 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10.2 | |
| Fri, Jul 10vsATL | W 2-1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 91.0 | |
| Tue, Jul 7vsMIL | L 3-4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 71.5 | |
| Mon, Jul 6vsMIL | L 3-4 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 52.3 | |
| Thu, Jul 2@ATL | W 11-5 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 95.9 | |
| Wed, Jul 1@ATL | L 1-5 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32.0 | |
| Sat, Jun 27vsMIA | L 1-5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 94.5 | |
| Fri, Jun 26vsMIA | L 0-4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | |
| Wed, Jun 24vsARI | L 4-9 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 67.4 | |
| Thu, Jun 18@KC | L 6-14 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 52.2 | |
| Wed, Jun 17vsSD | L 1-6 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20.0 | |
| Thu, Jun 11@NYM | L 4-5 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14.4 | |
| Tue, Jun 9@NYM | W 7-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 94.3 | |
| Mon, Jun 1vsTEX | L 1-2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 67.6 | |
| Sat, May 30vsCHC | L 1-6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23.4 | |
| Fri, May 29vsCHC | W 6-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 37.9 | |
| Tue, May 26@MIL | L 0-6 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 58.0 | |
| Sat, May 23@CIN | L 6-7 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.1 | |
| Thu, May 21vsPIT | L 2-6 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3.3 | |
| Wed, May 20vsPIT | L 0-7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 97.5 | |
| Sun, May 17vsKC | L 0-2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24.0 | |
| Sat, May 16vsKC | W 4-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 73.4 |
| Wed, May 13@ATH | L 2-6 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14.7 | |
| Sat, May 9@SD | L 2-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 53.3 | |
| Sun, May 3vsLAD | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 47.0 | |
| Thu, Apr 30@PIT | W 10-5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 33.7 | |
| Tue, Apr 28@PIT | W 11-7 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10.6 | |
| Sat, Apr 25vsSEA | L 9-11 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 79.1 |
| Fri, Apr 24vsSEA | L 2-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25.4 | |
| Tue, Apr 21@MIA | W 5-3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68.8 | |
| Sun, Apr 19@HOU | W 7-5 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42.9 |
| Fri, Apr 17@HOU | W 9-4 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 79.8 |
| Wed, Apr 15vsCLE | W 5-3 | H | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13.3 |
| Mon, Apr 13vsCLE | L 3-9 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15.0 | |
| Sat, Apr 11vsBOS | L 1-7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 78.2 | |
| Wed, Apr 8@WSH | W 6-1 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Mon, Apr 6@WSH | L 6-9 | B | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15.9 |
| Sat, Apr 4@DET | L 6-11 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 70.5 | |
| Fri, Apr 3@DET | L 0-4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28.4 | |
| Wed, Apr 1vsNYM | W 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63.6 | |
| Sun, Mar 29vsTB | L 7-11 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 70.7 | |
| Thu, Mar 26vsTB | W 9-7 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24.3 |
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