Matt Svanson or Steven Cruz

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Matt Svanson or Steven Cruz Player Statistics
	Matt Svanson RP - STL	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	54

Games Started	1	2

Innings Pitched	43.1	56.2

Wins	2	2

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	7

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	2	5

Hits Allowed	55	51

Earned Runs	35	26

Home Runs Allowed	5	13

Strikeouts	41	62

Walks	21	20

ERA	7.27	4.13

WHIP	1.75	1.25

Matt Svanson or Steven Cruz Player Projections
	Matt Svanson RP - STL	Steven Cruz RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	56	39

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	62.8	40.6

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	2

Saves	6	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	11	3

Hits Allowed	57	36

Earned Runs	27	20

Home Runs Allowed	6	5

Strikeouts	59	37

Walks	23	17

ERA	3.84	4.48

WHIP	1.27	1.33

Matt Svanson or Steven Cruz Player Notes
	Matt Svanson RP - STL	Steven Cruz RP - KC
News
	The Cardinals optioned Matt Svanson to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 12th
	Matt Svanson entered a tie game in the tenth inning and gave up three runs, two earned, on two hits while recording only one out. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 27th	Steven Cruz struck out two batters while allowing two hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-0 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Matt Svanson allowed no runs on one hit while striking out one in an inning of work in Tuesday's game one of the doubleheader against the Brewers. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th	Steven Cruz threw a scoreless frame to earn the save in Monday's 9-5 win over the Athletics. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th
	Matt Svanson recorded one out while giving up four runs, three earned, three hits and a walk to take the loss against the Diamondbacks. Chase Davis Wed, Jun 24th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter while allowing one hit in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 7-6 win over the Angels. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Matt Svanson fired 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in Saturday's win over the Twins. Chase Davis Sun, Jun 14th	Steven Cruz struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 6th
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Matt Svanson or Steven Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Svanson RP - STL			Steven Cruz RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#70
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#366	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#159	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#147	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#31	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#370
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-1)	#361	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#116
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#369	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#256	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#146	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#256	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#206	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (2-0)	#356	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#318
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Tue, May 5th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Mon, May 18th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, May 22nd				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Sun, May 24th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#138
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#201
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#213