Matt Svanson or Michael Grove
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| Matt Svanson RP - STL  | Michael Grove RP - TB  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 0 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 25.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 1 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 1 | ‐ |
| Holds | 1 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 25 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 26 | ‐ |
| Walks | 15 | ‐ |
| ERA | 8.77 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.95 | ‐ |
| Matt Svanson RP - STL | Michael Grove RP - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 56 | 13 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.8 | 21.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 6 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 20 |
| Earned Runs | 27 | 17 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 22 |
| Walks | 23 | 7 |
| ERA | 3.84 | 7.44 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.29 |
| Matt Svanson RP - STL | Michael Grove RP - TB | |
| News | ||
| The Cardinals optioned RHP Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | Michael Grove struck out the side in a perfect inning on Saturday in a rehab appearance in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | |
| Svanson turned in a 1.05 ERA with a 44:12 K:BB ratio across 34.1 innings in the second half of last season, and St. Louis is counting him among the candidates to handle save situations in 2026. Riley O'Brien, JoJo Romero, and Ryne Stanek are also in contention for ninth-inning work. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th | Michael Grove is scheduled to throw a live batting practice this weekend. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th | |
| The Rays transferred Michael Grove to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th | ||
| The Rays signed RHP Michael Grove to a one-year contract and placed him on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Matt Svanson RP - STL | Michael Grove RP - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #91 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #135 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #208 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #172 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #289 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #264 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #148 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #209 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #325 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #223 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #141 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #297 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #138 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #214 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #89 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #419 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #134 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #304 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #224 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #408 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #150 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #64 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | ||||
| Tue, May 5th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #31 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ DET | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs NYM | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs ATH | |||||
