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September 26, 2026 · NL Cent

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers

September 26, 20267:10 PM ETAmerican Family Field
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
76-80
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HOME
Milwaukee Brewers
98-58

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · STL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Jordan Walker RF · R .274 .332 .474 .806 28 100 167 .728
2 Alec Burleson 1B · L .282 .347 .466 .813 23 111 115 .739
3 Iván Herrera DH · R .247 .358 .388 .746 18 68 127 .752
4 JJ Wetherholt 2B · L .242 .341 .368 .709 17 50 98 .742
5 Masyn Winn SS · R .235 .309 .320 .629 5 55 109 .732
6 Nathan Church CF · L .252 .297 .373 .670 10 50 77 .729
7 José Fermín LF · R .251 .314 .362 .676 6 41 46 .724
8 Nolan Gorman 3B · L .186 .271 .314 .585 9 33 93 .729
9 Pedro Pagés C · R .215 .267 .312 .579 4 12 55 .712
HOME · MIL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brice Turang 2B · L .264 .365 .438 .803 19 93 164 .730
2 William Contreras C · R .271 .342 .423 .765 18 88 90 .751
3 Jackson Chourio LF · R .285 .344 .481 .825 24 70 130 .766
4 Jake Bauers 1B · L .269 .397 .497 .894 26 83 143 .714
5 Garrett Mitchell CF · L .266 .358 .427 .785 11 65 159 .726
6 Christian Yelich DH · L .237 .314 .377 .691 11 57 129 .739
7 Joey Ortiz SS · R .267 .326 .403 .729 9 46 78 .707
8 Sal Frelick RF · L .234 .297 .322 .619 4 39 38 .731
9 David Hamilton 3B · L .240 .308 .329 .637 4 26 83 .714

Manager comparison

AWAY · STL
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · MIL
Pat Murphy
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 4.7 R IBBs 5.3 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · STL
  • Available 8
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · MIL
  • Available 4
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

AWAY · STL
4-6 W1 -12 run diff
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HOME · MIL
8-2 W3 +32 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Cardinals and Brewers staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.