PITCHER MATCHUP
Mitch Bratt vs St. Louis Cardinals
How the St. Louis Cardinals's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Mitch Bratt's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.
Mitch Bratt's arsenal
Throws LHPvs RHH xwOBA .326Seasons 2026
Four-Seam Fastball 41%SV 22%Slider 15%Sinker 9%Changeup 7%Curveball 5%
How the St. Louis Cardinals's regulars project
Projected expected wOBA for each of the St. Louis Cardinals's top-9-by-AB hitters against Mitch Bratt, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.
Lineup avg xwOBA .318
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1 AB Alec Burleson LHB .342
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Alec Burleson
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .363 xwOBA over 476 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 183 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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2 JW Jordan Walker RHB .343
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jordan Walker
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .358 xwOBA over 268 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 149 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
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3 JW JJ Wetherholt LHB .352
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. JJ Wetherholt
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 136 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .364 xwOBA over limited BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 49 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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4 IH Iván Herrera RHB .326
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Iván Herrera
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over 329 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 162 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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5 MW Masyn Winn RHB .302
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Masyn Winn
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 499 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 249 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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6 NC Nathan Church LHB .281
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nathan Church
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 93 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .266 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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7 JF José Fermín RHB .289
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. José Fermín
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over 102 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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8 PP Pedro Pagés RHB .282
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Pedro Pagés
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .250 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 118 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
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9 LN Lars Nootbaar LHB .345
Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Lars Nootbaar
- Four-Seam Fastball (41% usage) projects to .362 xwOBA over 373 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
- SV (22% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
- Slider (15% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 147 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
No meeting currently scheduled — this is a durable season matchup read.