Game Information

St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Angels on Monday, July 20th, 2026

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Game Status: Top 2nd

Score: 1 - 0

Summary: The Cardinals are leading the Angels 1 - 0 at the Top of the 2nd.

Progress: 12.96% done, expected to be done at Monday, July 20th, 2026 at 10:00 PM PDT

Table of Contents

Box Score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batters

Batters - STL ABRHRBIBBKAVGOPS
Wetherholt 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .759
Herrera DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .754
Burleson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .807
Walker, J RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .883
Nootbaar LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .782
Winn SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .646
Church CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .229 .640
Jordan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .668
Crooks C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .647
Totals 7 1 3 1 0 2

Batting
2B Walker, J (21, Soriano, J).
TB Church; Nootbaar; Walker, J 2.
RBI Church (29).
Team RISP 2-for-3.

Pitchers

Pitchers - STL IPHRERBBKHRERA
Leahy 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.69
Totals 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Bench

Bench - STL BPosAVGGRHHRRBISB
Fermín R LF .268 63 18 45 4 20 3
Pagés, P R C .209 57 13 31 4 11 2
Torres, B L LF .191 33 9 13 4 8 1
Velázquez, N R LF .233 25 10 14 4 12 0

Bullpen

Bullpen - STL TERAIPHBBK
Blewett R -.-- 0.0 0 0 0
Bruihl L 3.59 47.2 46 19 32
Gastelum, L R 7.20 5.0 7 1 6
Graceffo R 3.17 48.1 30 22 26
Liberatore L 5.00 93.2 103 36 88
May R 4.78 98.0 97 32 95
McGreevy R 2.92 108.0 95 24 71
O'Brien R 3.35 40.1 32 14 40
Pallante R 4.02 105.1 102 31 75
Soriano, G R 3.40 42.1 30 16 38
Stanek R 4.82 37.1 35 22 40
Svanson R 6.42 40.2 46 19 40

Los Angeles Angels

Batters

Batters - LAA ABRHRBIBBKAVGOPS
Neto SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .770
Trout CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .855
Schanuel 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .742
Soler DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .672
Grissom 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .721
Lowe, J LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .611
Adell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .665
Guzman, D 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .686
O'Hoppe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .591
Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1

Pitchers

Pitchers - LAA IPHRERBBKHRERA
Soriano, J 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.53
Totals 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0

Bench

Bench - LAA BPosAVGGRHHRRBISB
Heineman S C .180 39 8 18 1 6 1
Meckler L LF .305 45 19 39 2 17 3
Peraza, O R 2B .242 86 26 64 7 24 12
Siri R CF .258 47 18 23 5 18 1

Bullpen

Bullpen - LAA TERAIPHBBK
Bachman R 3.95 43.1 34 20 45
Detmers L 4.16 114.2 93 35 130
Farris L 3.79 40.1 42 18 40
Fermin R 3.00 30.0 21 16 32
Johnson, R R 6.10 38.1 39 16 30
Natera Jr. L 2.76 16.1 8 8 24
Rodriguez, G R 8.23 35.0 45 17 27
Silseth R 2.95 36.2 31 20 45
Suter L 4.55 55.1 58 14 48
Ureña R 2.88 81.1 61 46 78
Yates R 3.74 21.2 15 8 28
Zeferjahn R 3.91 46.0 24 31 63

Game Info

Notable Events

No notable events found.

Scorecard

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 1 - - - - - - - 1 3 0 0
Angels 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0

Most Impactful Plays Beta

Note: This is calculated by sorting by what has the highest change in win percentage.

St. Louis Cardinals

  1. Jordan Walker doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Josh Lowe. (+6.3%)
  2. Lars Nootbaar singles on a line drive to left fielder Josh Lowe. Jordan Walker to 3rd. (+6.2%)
  3. Zach Neto challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Zach Neto called out on strikes. (+2.2%)
  4. Mike Trout grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. (+1.6%)
  5. Nolan Schanuel grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. (+1.0%)

Los Angeles Angels

  1. Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. (+5.5%)
  2. JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Vaughn Grissom to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. (+2.2%)
  3. Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. (+1.6%)
  4. Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Vaughn Grissom to first baseman Nolan Schanuel. (+1.0%)
  5. Nathan Church singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Jordan Walker scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. (+0.0%)

Plays Table of Contents

  1. 1st Inning
  2. 2nd Inning

Plays

1st Inning

Top

JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Vaughn Grissom to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.

Event: Groundout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 1 (+1)
Duration: 01:33.933
Win Probability: 47.8% (-2.2%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 1 - 0
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 95.1mph -> 86.5mph.
    Break Angle: 3.6°.
    Spin Rate: 2106rpm.
    Spin Direction: 223°.
    Plate Position: (-1.5, 2.99)
    In the zone? No
    3. Count: 1 - 1
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 96.0mph -> 87.3mph.
    Break Angle: 19.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2144rpm.
    Spin Direction: 229°.
    Plate Position: (0.07, 2.25)
    In the zone? Yes
    4. Count: 1 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 95.7mph -> 87.0mph.
    Break Angle: 16.8°.
    Spin Rate: 1955rpm.
    Spin Direction: 232°.
    Plate Position: (0.41, 1.76)
    In the zone? Yes
    5. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Splitter
    Speed: 92.1mph -> 84.9mph.
    Break Angle: 28.8°.
    Spin Rate: 1657rpm.
    Spin Direction: 244°.
    Plate Position: (1.12, 0.49)
    In the zone? No
    6. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 97.4mph -> 88.7mph.
    Break Angle: 19.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2093rpm.
    Spin Direction: 232°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 89.7 mph at a -18.0° angle, and travelled 10.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (-0.06, 3.01)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: José Soriano
Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.

Event: Strikeout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 2 (+1)
Duration: 01:23.152
Win Probability: 46.2% (-1.6%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 84.5mph -> 77.9mph.
    Break Angle: 40.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2279rpm.
    Spin Direction: 32°.
    Plate Position: (0.14, 2.61)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 85.5mph -> 79.0mph.
    Break Angle: 56.4°.
    Spin Rate: 2406rpm.
    Spin Direction: 25°.
    Plate Position: (1.23, 1.0)
    In the zone? No
    4. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 96.5mph -> 88.3mph.
    Break Angle: 27.6°.
    Spin Rate: 2091rpm.
    Spin Direction: 245°.
    Plate Position: (0.73, 3.61)
    In the zone? No
    5. Count: 1 - 2
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 85.4mph -> 78.7mph.
    Break Angle: 76.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2273rpm.
    Spin Direction: 25°.
    Plate Position: (2.8, 0.44)
    In the zone? No
    6. Count: 1 - 3
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.9mph -> 88.8mph.
    Break Angle: 9.6°.
    Spin Rate: 1955rpm.
    Spin Direction: 228°.
    Plate Position: (-0.09, 1.87)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: José Soriano
Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Vaughn Grissom to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.

Event: Groundout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 3 (+1)
Duration: 00:40.070
Win Probability: 45.2% (-1.0%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 1 - 0
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 84.8mph -> 78.1mph.
    Break Angle: 55.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2222rpm.
    Spin Direction: 32°.
    Plate Position: (0.77, 1.77)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 1 - 0
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 95.9mph -> 87.7mph.
    Break Angle: 6.0°.
    Spin Rate: 2087rpm.
    Spin Direction: 228°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 86.6 mph at a 7.0° angle, and travelled 94.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (-0.67, 1.83)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: José Soriano

Bottom

Zach Neto challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Zach Neto called out on strikes.

Event: Strikeout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 1 (+1)
Duration: 01:02.566
Win Probability: 52.6% (-2.2%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 95.3mph -> 87.1mph.
    Break Angle: 18.0°.
    Spin Rate: 2246rpm.
    Spin Direction: 204°.
    Plate Position: (0.11, 3.58)
    In the zone? No
    3. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 94.5mph -> 86.2mph.
    Break Angle: 21.6°.
    Spin Rate: 2285rpm.
    Spin Direction: 207°.
    Plate Position: (0.77, 2.98)
    In the zone? Yes
    4. Count: 1 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 96.2mph -> 88.0mph.
    Break Angle: 21.6°.
    Spin Rate: 2126rpm.
    Spin Direction: 209°.
    Plate Position: (0.54, 3.67)
    In the zone? No
    5. Count: 1 - 3
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.6mph -> 88.6mph.
    Break Angle: 12.0°.
    Spin Rate: 2220rpm.
    Spin Direction: 205°.
    Plate Position: (0.72, 1.72)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: Kyle Leahy
Mike Trout grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Event: Groundout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 2 (+1)
Duration: 01:39.670
Win Probability: 51.0% (-1.6%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 90.0mph -> 83.3mph.
    Break Angle: 30.0°.
    Spin Rate: 2425rpm.
    Spin Direction: 119°.
    Plate Position: (-0.08, 2.0)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 1 - 1
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 89.0mph -> 81.8mph.
    Break Angle: 70.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2625rpm.
    Spin Direction: 76°.
    Plate Position: (2.0, 1.78)
    In the zone? No
    4. Count: 2 - 1
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.4mph -> 88.7mph.
    Break Angle: 8.4°.
    Spin Rate: 2147rpm.
    Spin Direction: 213°.
    Plate Position: (0.39, 1.59)
    In the zone? Yes
    5. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 90.5mph -> 84.0mph.
    Break Angle: 46.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2465rpm.
    Spin Direction: 126°.
    Plate Position: (1.12, 2.3)
    In the zone? No
    6. Count: 3 - 2
    Type: Changeup
    Speed: 90.9mph -> 84.0mph.
    Break Angle: 1.2°.
    Spin Rate: 1493rpm.
    Spin Direction: 232°.
    Plate Position: (-0.35, 0.24)
    In the zone? No
    7. Count: 3 - 2
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.2mph -> 87.4mph.
    Break Angle: 6.0°.
    Spin Rate: 2212rpm.
    Spin Direction: 209°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 98.3 mph at a -23.0° angle, and travelled 5.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (0.18, 2.28)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: Kyle Leahy
Nolan Schanuel grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Event: Groundout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 3 (+1)
Duration: 01:19.010
Win Probability: 50.0% (-1.0%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 1 - 0
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 92.4mph -> 84.2mph.
    Break Angle: 19.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2295rpm.
    Spin Direction: 185°.
    Plate Position: (-0.78, 2.18)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 1 - 1
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 86.8mph -> 79.6mph.
    Break Angle: 34.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2268rpm.
    Spin Direction: 49°.
    Plate Position: (0.49, 1.44)
    In the zone? No
    4. Count: 1 - 2
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 96.4mph -> 88.0mph.
    Break Angle: 10.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2255rpm.
    Spin Direction: 199°.
    Plate Position: (-0.55, 3.55)
    In the zone? No
    5. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Changeup
    Speed: 91.0mph -> 82.8mph.
    Break Angle: 15.6°.
    Spin Rate: 1496rpm.
    Spin Direction: 234°.
    Plate Position: (-1.69, 1.3)
    In the zone? No
    6. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 87.7mph -> 80.8mph.
    Break Angle: 22.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2304rpm.
    Spin Direction: 95°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 87.0 mph at a -20.0° angle, and travelled 8.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (-0.67, 2.35)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: Kyle Leahy

2nd Inning

Top

Jordan Walker doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Josh Lowe.

Event: Double
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 0
Duration: 01:01.698
Win Probability: 56.3% (+6.3%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 96.1mph -> 87.6mph.
    Break Angle: 26.4°.
    Spin Rate: 2228rpm.
    Spin Direction: 238°.
    Plate Position: (0.54, 2.18)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 84.8mph -> 78.0mph.
    Break Angle: 40.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2394rpm.
    Spin Direction: 33°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 112.7 mph at a 15.0° angle, and travelled 350.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (0.15, 2.4)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
P: José Soriano
Lars Nootbaar singles on a line drive to left fielder Josh Lowe. Jordan Walker to 3rd.

Event: Single
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 0
Duration: 01:11.391
Win Probability: 62.5% (+6.2%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.6mph -> 88.6mph.
    Break Angle: 7.2°.
    Spin Rate: 1964rpm.
    Spin Direction: 237°.
    Plate Position: (-0.34, 1.89)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 1 - 1
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 95.3mph -> 87.7mph.
    Break Angle: 1.2°.
    Spin Rate: 1740rpm.
    Spin Direction: 235°.
    Plate Position: (-1.12, 2.77)
    In the zone? No
    4. Count: 1 - 1
    Type: Splitter
    Speed: 92.1mph -> 84.6mph.
    Break Angle: 3.6°.
    Spin Rate: 1698rpm.
    Spin Direction: 241°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 81.5 mph at a 14.0° angle, and travelled 184.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (-0.78, 2.43)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
P: José Soriano
Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

Event: Strikeout
Score: 0 - 0
Outs: 1 (+1)
Duration: 02:00.534
Win Probability: 57.0% (-5.5%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 94.5mph -> 87.0mph.
    Break Angle: 12.0°.
    Spin Rate: 1870rpm.
    Spin Direction: 225°.
    Plate Position: (-0.09, 2.5)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 90.2mph -> 82.9mph.
    Break Angle: 37.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2260rpm.
    Spin Direction: 197°.
    Plate Position: (0.79, 1.89)
    In the zone? No
    4. Count: 1 - 2
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 95.9mph -> 88.3mph.
    Break Angle: 9.6°.
    Spin Rate: 1948rpm.
    Spin Direction: 219°.
    Plate Position: (0.06, 0.95)
    In the zone? No
    5. Count: 2 - 2
    Type: Slider
    Speed: 90.4mph -> 83.2mph.
    Break Angle: 37.2°.
    Spin Rate: 2360rpm.
    Spin Direction: 219°.
    Plate Position: (0.79, 0.6)
    In the zone? No
    6. Count: 2 - 3
    Type: Knuckle Curve
    Speed: 84.9mph -> 78.6mph.
    Break Angle: 40.8°.
    Spin Rate: 2354rpm.
    Spin Direction: 28°.
    Plate Position: (0.26, 1.96)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: José Soriano
Nathan Church singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Jordan Walker scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd.

Event: Single
Score: 1 - 0
Outs: 1
Duration: 01:32.030
Win Probability: 57.0% (±-0.0%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 1
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 95.8mph -> 87.7mph.
    Break Angle: 2.4°.
    Spin Rate: 1818rpm.
    Spin Direction: 227°.
    Plate Position: (-0.62, 1.6)
    In the zone? Yes
    3. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Sinker
    Speed: 96.4mph -> 87.9mph.
    Break Angle: 1.2°.
    Spin Rate: 1866rpm.
    Spin Direction: 230°.
    Plate Position: (-0.74, 1.99)
    In the zone? Yes
    4. Count: 0 - 2
    Type: Splitter
    Speed: 93.1mph -> 85.9mph.
    Break Angle: 15.6°.
    Spin Rate: 1690rpm.
    Spin Direction: 238°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 103.7 mph at a 11.0° angle, and travelled 243.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (0.31, 1.43)
    In the zone? No
Position Changes:
P: José Soriano
Blaze Jordan is at bat.

Event: Pending...
Score: 1 - 0
Outs: 1
Duration: 00:04.602
Win Probability: 57.0% (±-0.0%)

Play Events:
    2. Count: 0 - 0
    Type: Four-Seam Fastball
    Speed: 94.9mph -> 87.0mph.
    Break Angle: 1.2°.
    Spin Rate: 1888rpm.
    Spin Direction: 220°.
    Ball left the bat at a speed of 99.1 mph at a -17.0° angle, and travelled 10.0 feet.
    Plate Position: (-0.56, 2.6)
    In the zone? Yes
Position Changes:
  • No position changes
P: José Soriano

Umpire Blunders Beta

A breakdown of all balls and called strikes to determine if they were accurate or not.

Note: As I have to draw the strike-zone myself, these may be inaccurate. If it is, let me know!
Another note: You may see more blunders here than you would on other sites. On here, I am counting every single blunder, but most sites/tools have a 1-inch margin of error.

This game's HP Umpire: Shane Livensparger. View Scorecard.

Balls

Of the 13 balls, 3 were actually in the zone:

  1. Top 1st - José Soriano to Alec Burleson - Pitch 1
  2. Bottom 1st - Kyle Leahy to Mike Trout - Pitch 3
  3. Bottom 1st - Kyle Leahy to Nolan Schanuel - Pitch 1

Strikes

Of the 8 called strikes, 0 were actually out of the zone:

Pitcher Breakdown

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy

IP: 1.0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 1
Runs: 0
Hits: 0
Avg. Pitches Per Batter: 5.0

Pitches Breakdown
  1. 15
Strikeout - 1 Groundout - 2

Los Angeles Angels

José Soriano

IP: 1.1
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 2
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Avg. Pitches Per Batter: 3.71

Pitches Breakdown
  1. 12
  2. 14
Single - 2 Double - 1 Strikeout - 2 Groundout - 2 - 1

Player Breakdown

Cardinals

Iván Herrera

Position(s): Designated Hitter

Results:
Masyn Winn

Position(s): Shortstop

Results:
Blaze Jordan

Position(s): Third Base

Results:

Angels