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# STARTING PITCHERS — St. Louis Cardinals @ Springfield Cardinals
Slate date: 2026-03-23
Generated: 2026-08-09 06:31:09 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~505 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:05 PM ET
- Venue: Route 66 Stadium (night game)
- Status: Final — St. Louis Cardinals 3, Springfield Cardinals 2 (at generation time)
- Away: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 1-1 (.500)
    Probable starter: Dustin May — 6-7, 4.30 ERA, 115.0 IP, 111 K / 38 BB, 1.27 WHIP (22 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-06 vs Pittsburgh Pirates (W): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 97 pitches
      2026-07-29 vs Chicago Cubs (ND): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 70 pitches
      2026-07-24 vs Cincinnati Reds (ND): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 89 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 17.0 IP, 3 ER (1.59 ERA), 16 K / 6 BB, 1.00 WHIP
- Home: Springfield Cardinals — record 0-1 (.000)
    Probable starter: Brycen Mautz — 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 2 K / 2 BB, 2.00 WHIP (0 GS)
    Last starts: no game log found this season (debut / long layoff?)

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