CLEVELAND – It became clear early in his latest duel against an ace that Cardinals rookie Matthew Liberatore’s curveball intended to misbehave Friday night.
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Matthew Liberatore allows all four runs in one fifth-inning burst as Guardians hold tight for 4-3 victory Friday. Cardinals cannot capitalize in final four innings.
Rookie Matthew Liberatore will start Friday in Cleveland, pushing every start back, and opening up a conversation for when and how Matz will pitch next.
“As a catcher, I have to stick up for my pitcher way more than I stick up for me as a batter,” Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras said.
Through four starts in May, Miles Mikolas has kept left-handed hitters to a .395 slugging percentage as he regains his form.
The Cardinals could utilize Matthew Liberatore as a relief pitcher in the coming days in the event of an emergency.
Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore tossed five scoreless innings in his first in the majors this season in a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cardinals clinched the series win with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Paul DeJong hit a crucial two-run homer.
Cardinals add Matthew Liberatore to the active roster, recalled outfielder Oscar Mercado and placed Dylan Carlson on the injured list on Wednesday.
Veteran Adam Wainwright will shift back to start Thursday against Dodgers, baking in an extra day for the rotation in a stretch of 18 games in 18 days.
During his first game since April 13, Tink Hence completed three scoreless innings, did not walk a batter, and allowed one hit while striking out five batters.
In his first encounter against his Team Japan teammate and new friend Shohei Ohtani, Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar struck out three times.
Brycen Mautz was removed from Palm Beach’s win on Sunday after allowing four runs on five hits over 3 2/3 innings.
Through his first five starts for Class AAA Memphis, Matthew Liberatore is 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 27 2/3 innings.
The hard-throwing pitching prospect struck out six over six innings as he notched his first quality start at the Class AAA level.
Making his fourth start of the season, Matthew Liberatore got 19 swing-and-misses and struck out six batters.
After progressing well in his last two bullpen session, Adam Wainwright is set to throw live batting practice to Cardinals teammates on Friday at Busch Stadium.
Masyn Winn’s home run against Gwinnett was the first at the Class AAA level, while Matthew Liberatore’s 10 strikeouts were his most since Aug. 7.
Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras said he could be back in the lineup very soon despite a knee injury that forced him to leave the season opener.
Masyn Winn, 21, started at shortstop and singled in his debut start for Class AAA Memphis.
Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty discussed being part of Major League Baseball's competition committee and the new pace of play rules.
Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras doesn't regret his decision to skip the World Baseball Classic, and his offense is just starting to heat up.
Liberatore lands his curveball, defies Detroit in Cardinals' 8-4 victory, prompting questions on what his and fellow lefty Zack Thompson's future roles could be.
Cardinals infielder Nolan Gorman returns to his natural position of third base in spring training games with Nolan Arenado at the WBC.
Montgomery set to plunge deeper into the game in his third appearance of spring and prospect Liberatore has a key outing coming in night game at RDS.