St. Louis 2025 Game #68 thread – Wednesday, June 11 vs. Toronto Blue Jays

[Brian Walton]

1:15 p.m.
LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-5, 3.82) vs. LHP Eric Lauer (2-1, 2.08)
FanDuel // KMOX // WIJR

[Brian Walton]

Donovan is not in the lineup as the Cards try to avoid being swept at home. Jays have won 10 of their last 12.

#ForTheLou lineup vs. #LightsUpLetsGo pic.twitter.com/aPdmesdqZv

— 101 ESPN St. Louis (@101espn) June 11, 2025

[jj-cf-stl]

That looks like our vs a RH starter lineup. Three losses in a row can usually coax some tweeking of a lineup, by most managers, but in our case a decent game pitched today would go a long way.

[bicyclemike]

Tough to lose 5-4 and then 10-9. Toronto is playing well though – but a good team will rebound from those kind of games and avoid a sweep. Let’s see if this club can do that. Hope Donovan is not out long.

[jj-cf-stl]

Well I got a couple hours mowing in. Now the fan and the radio are welcome companions (I hope).

[jj-cf-stl]

Dr Pozo and Libby as the battery. A hot TOR lineup won’t matter. 5 or 6 IP from Libby, maybe, after hitting the fatigue wall his last couple starts.

[jj-cf-stl]

After a missed sac fly opp by Herrera, Contreras plates Winn from 3B w/2 down.
1-0 StL

[gscottar]

Cards up 1-0 after one inning.

After going 4-6 in our last 10 games we really need this one today. You can kind of feel the season starting to slip away.

[PugsleyAddams]

Pozo poked one! 2-0 Cards.

[jj-cf-stl]

Big fly for Dr. Pozo
2-0 StL

[jj-cf-stl]

The big bags are getting action again.

[1toughdominican]

Just tuned in to see that the bats have staked Liberatore to a 2 run lead. That should be plenty…

[jj-cf-stl]

Ball off the bag single, scores.
2-1 StL

Pitch count growing.

[jj-cf-stl]

Sac fly ties it 2-2
59 pitches after 4 would be good, instead its after 3 IP for Libby.

[jj-cf-stl]

Now the ball off the bag is changed to an error. Must have seemed like a “routine” play to our scorekeeper. Or, its more about Libby’s now “unearned” runs.

[jj-cf-stl]

4-2 TOR
75 pitches for Libby. Pulling him should be under consideration.

[gscottar]

Libby isn’t fooling anyone today. This Toronto lineup is legit though.

[jj-cf-stl]

He lost the zone last inning and his zippp.

[Jnevel]

I enjoyed it better when our starting pitchers were all good. Maybe we should turn back time.

[jj-cf-stl]

93.2mph 4seamer, gone. 5-2 TOR

[jj-cf-stl]

Scott with our first lefty bat hit today after two times thru our lineup.

[1toughdominican]

Unless the Cardinal bats can get him off the hook, this will be the third consecutive losing decision for Liberatore which would place him at 3-6 on the season. His simple pitching line for today’s turn is 5 ER’s allowed in 5 IP’ed, which inches his season ERA up to just a shade shy of 4.00. Although, at 25 years of age and still young, he’s now 11-17 with a lackluster 4.68 ERA for his Big League career and he continues to look like the same pitcher that I first laid eyes on in ’22. How long do the Cardinals stay with him if he doesn’t show any signs of improvement?

[jj-cf-stl]

I don’t think Libby now, is the same pitcher as his past. What he has shown this season is worth “staying with”, going forward.

In 24′ he threw 86 IP total. Hes at 73 IP now, in less than half a season. He will need managed to survive this IP spike, but getting there is necessary to prepare for his 2026 workload as a SP.

[jj-cf-stl]

Late and close is getting very late.
Fire it up boys.

[jj-cf-stl]

Their lefty walks Burly. Gift.

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