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• Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Takes loss Saturday

  09/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  Liberatore (3-4) allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out two over one inning, taking the loss Saturday versus the Giants. He did not issue a walk. Liberatore gave up the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Cardinals weren't able to make a comeback. Over his last 13 innings, Liberatore has allowed nine runs (eight earned) with a 10:4 K:BB. He's filled a number of roles this year with mediocre results, pitching to a 4.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 76:28 K:BB across 86 innings spanning 60 outings (six starts).

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• Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Shaky in spot start

  07/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Liberatore (2-3) took the loss Wednesday, coughing up five runs on four hits and three walks over three-plus innings as the Cardinals were downed 5-0 by the Pirates. He struck out three. The southpaw got a spot start at the end of a stretch of six games in five days for St. Louis, but Liberatore hadn't pitched since July 14 and looked rusty as Pittsburgh ambushed him for four runs in the second inning, before he served up a solo shot to Rowdy Tellez to lead off the fourth. Liberatore tossed 69 pitches (43 strikes) before exiting, which will leave him unavailable out of the bullpen for a few more days. Through 55 innings this season, he carries a 4.75 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 44:20 K:BB.

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• Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Starting second game Wednesday

  06/26/2024 • By RotoWire

  Liberatore will start the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus Atlanta, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. Liberatore's last appearance was a spot start a week ago, and he went 3.2 innings and threw 48 pitches against the Marlins. Based on the workload he handled versus Miami, Liberatore should be capable of going at least that long in Wednesday's outing, though the St. Louis bullpen will certainly be needed to cover multiple innings.

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• Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Serves up two homers in spot start

  06/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Liberatore allowed two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one over 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Marlins on Wednesday. Liberatore was pressed into a spot start after Kyle Gibson (back) was a late scratch. This was one day after Liberatore was charged with a blown save after allowing a run in two-thirds of an inning. The southpaw yielded solo home runs to Bryan De La Cruz and Jesus Sanchez in the first inning. Liberatore has a 4.46 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 28:15 K:BB over 38.1 innings over 26 appearances (four starts) this season, though he's mainly operated out of the bullpen as the Cardinals have tried to find one steady role for him. It's unclear at this time if Liberatore would be a candidate to start again should Gibson require a stint on the injured list.

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• Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore: Not expected to start this weekend

  05/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that Liberatore is unlikely to start Saturday versus the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports. The Cards have gone back and forth on the best role for Liberatore, and the team's brain trust seems to have now settled on deploying the young left-hander out of the bullpen, where he had some success early on in the season. Andre Pallante and Zack Thompson are considered the leading candidates to start Saturday.

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