4/25 GDT: Mariners(Woo) vs Cardinals(Liberatore) 1:15 PM CT

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Mariners vs Cardinals
1:15 PM CT - April 25, 2026
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Watch: Mariners - Mariners.TV/Cardinals - Cardinals.TV
Listen: Mariners - Seattle Sports (710 AM)/1300AM/Cardinals - KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM, WIJR AM 880 (En Espanol)

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Jordan Walker's K% went from 28%(not great) at the start of the Astros series to 32%(worse) today. His pitch selection/recognition has been absolute trash and he is chasing the breaking pitch away again. Early in the count if the ball is away he shouldn't even be offering at it anyway; he should be looking for something in his wheelhouse to do damage on. It is frustrating to watch because you see the type of hitter he could be with better plate discipline.

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On this date in 1978, after the Cardinals get off to a slow start, the team fired manager Vern Rapp and would replace him with fan-favorite Ken Boyer. The former Redbirds’ third baseman will pilot the club to a fifth-place finish, compiling a 62-81 record during his tenure in the dugout this season.

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Let's keep Naylor off the bases today

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Results from 10,000 Simulations

Average projected score: Mariners 4.2 – Cardinals 3.7
Mariners win probability: ~54.8%
Cardinals win probability: ~45.2%
Average total runs: 7.9

Most common outcomes (top 5 by frequency)
:4-3 Mariners (~9.2%)
3-3 tie / extra innings potential (~7.8%)
5-3 Mariners (~7.1%)
4-4 (~6.5%)
5-4 Mariners (~6.3%)

Distribution highlights:
Mariners score 4+ runs in ~52% of sims.
Cardinals score 4+ runs in ~48% of sims.
Shutouts rare (Mariners shut out STL in ~4%; vice versa ~6%).
Games decided by 1 run: ~38%.
Extra innings projected in ~11–12% of sims.
Over 7.5 runs hit in ~51% of simulations

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On this date in 1978, after the Cardinals get off to a slow start, the team fired manager Vern Rapp and would replace him with fan-favorite Ken Boyer. The former Redbirds’ third baseman will pilot the club to a fifth-place finish, compiling a 62-81 record during his tenure in the dugout this season.

The Rapp mutiny. He was a disciplinarian influenced by his years managing in the minors, and players couldn't stand his rigid rules about dress code, hair, and so on. I remember Jack Buck speaking on KMOX about alerting team management about what he was seeing in the clubhouse in response to Rapp.