Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2026 Series Game 4 Thursday, April 30th

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Cardinals @ Pirates Series Game 4 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 4
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, April 30th
Time : 30/04/26 12:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 4 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Konnor Griffin as the 2nd-best batter in baseball when assessing his BABIP skill.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.8-mph in this game, the 2nd-most-favorable of the day for batters.

,Konnor Griffin will possess the home field advantage today, which should boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alec Burleson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Alec Burleson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Alec Burleson will hold the platoon advantage over Paul Skenes in today’s game.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 3rd-weakest outfield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jordan Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jordan Walker is projected to bat 4th in the lineup today.

,Spencer Horwitz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Dobbins today.

,Spencer Horwitz will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bryan Reynolds in the 96th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Bryan Reynolds will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Hunter Dobbins today.

,Bryan Reynolds will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Victor Scott II will hold the platoon advantage over Paul Skenes in today’s game.

,Nathan Church’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nathan Church will hold the platoon advantage against Paul Skenes today.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Marcell Ozuna is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Marcell Ozuna will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Nolan Gorman is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

,Nolan Gorman will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

,Nolan Gorman is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Pittsburgh (#3-worst of all teams on the slate).

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Henry Davis will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 91st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Ryan O’Hearn is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,Ryan O’Hearn will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hunter Dobbins today.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics across the board, and Ryan O’Hearn will hold that advantage today.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Brandon Lowe ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brandon Lowe is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Brandon Lowe will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,Brandon Lowe will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Marcell Ozuna in the 88th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,When estimating his strikeout skill, Paul Skenes projects as the 10th-best starting pitcher in Major League Baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Compared to the average hurler, Paul Skenes has been given an above-average leash since the start of last season, throwing an extra 3.9 adjusted pitches each start.

,Brian O’Nora profiles as a Pitchers Umpire and is expected to be umping today.

,Paul Skenes will benefit from the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his metrics in all categories.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 94th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Nick Gonzales will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 2nd-most strikeout-prone lineup today is the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 24.2% underlying K%.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Ivan Herrera ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ivan Herrera is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as MLB’s 11th-best home run hitter.

,Oneil Cruz is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Dobbins in today’s matchup.

,Oneil Cruz has big-time power (98th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (30.9% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Hunter Dobbins is a pitch-to-contact type (7th percentile K%) — great news for Cruz.

,Paul Skenes projects as the 2nd-best pitcher in Major League Baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The St. Louis Cardinals projected lineup profiles as the 3rd-worst of the day in terms of overall batting skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Oneil Cruz in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Oneil Cruz will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects JJ Wetherholt in the 79th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,JJ Wetherholt is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,JJ Wetherholt will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O’Hearn in the 88th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Nolan Gorman ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Pedro Pages is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,When estimating his overall offensive ability, Bryan Reynolds ranks in the 85th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Alec Burleson ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brandon Lowe in the 84th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

Negatives with the Pittsburgh Pirates Series Game 4 Game Today

Konnor Griffin is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

,Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more strikeouts), and the weather forecast forecasts the 2nd-lowest temperature on the slate today at 54°.

,Hunter Dobbins will have the handedness advantage against Konnor Griffin in today’s matchup.

,Out of all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Alec Burleson today.

,Paul Skenes will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jordan Walker today.

,Jordan Walker will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,Spencer Horwitz is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Spencer Horwitz has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.9%) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Today, Bryan Reynolds is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 33.6% rate (79th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott II in the 8th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Victor Scott II is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,In today’s matchup, Victor Scott II is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.7% rate (90th percentile).

,Victor Scott II will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Nathan Church is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Nathan Church will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Marcell Ozuna will not have the upper hand today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Gorman in the 6th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Nolan Gorman will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Henry Davis is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Hunter Dobbins throws from, Henry Davis has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Henry Davis pulls many of his flyballs (35.8% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Ryan O’Hearn has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 10th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Henry Davis’s BABIP talent is projected in the 8th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Nick Gonzales is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hunter Dobbins will hold the platoon advantage over Nick Gonzales in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Hunter Dobbins in the 13th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hunter Dobbins is projected to throw 79 pitches in today’s matchup by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the least on the slate today.

,Hunter Dobbins will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Paul Skenes will hold the platoon advantage over Ivan Herrera in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Ivan Herrera today.

,JJ Wetherholt will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Pedro Pages ranks in the 14th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Pedro Pages will be in a tough position today.

,Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Pedro Pages in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Masyn Winn in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Masyn Winn is projected to hit 6th in the lineup today.

,Paul Skenes will have the handedness advantage over Masyn Winn in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Masyn Winn today.

,When assessing his home run talent, Nick Gonzales ranks in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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