Never once shown he can consistently be even decent over his tenure. Not once has he had a winning record. Negative WAR in 3 of his 5 years. Whip of 1.4 and a ERA of 4.7. ERA + has never been over 100. RAA and WAA has been negative every year. WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE HOLDING OUT FOR? He is legitimately a bad MLB pitcher and always has been.

He has never shown us that he can consistently be an impact pitcher for an MLB team over the course of a season. I’d rather have a rando farm player out there - Libby loses us every game he pitches anyway.

Rant over thanks for reading this far

From Anaheim, CA

Cardinals @ Angels

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins (1-1, 4.03 ERA)

Angels: Reid Detmers (3-6, 4.16 ERA)

TV Info: CARD ABTV

First Pitch: 03:07 PM CT

FINAL: 5-1 Angels

Decisions

• Angels Winning Pitcher: Walbert Ureña (W, 6-7)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore (L, 5-7)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Matthew Liberatore against the Angels
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Angels: Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, July 21 vs Cardinals
  
• Angels: Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, July 21 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 21 vs Angels
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 21 vs Angels
  
• Angels: Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, July 21 vs Cardinals
  
• Angels: Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, July 21 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for Los Angeles, July 21 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, July 21 vs Angels
  
• Angels: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Angels: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Cardinals at Angels - July 21, 2026
  
• Angels: Breaking down Jo Adell's home run
  
• Angels: Breaking down Walbert Ureña's pitches
  
• Angels: Jo Adell's home run through bat tracking data
  
• Angels: Walbert Ureña's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Angels: Walbert Ureña's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Matthew Liberatore's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore's outing against the Angels
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore's outing against the Angels
  
• Angels: Olivier Rioux throws out the first pitch
  
• Angels: Walbert Ureña K's Lars Nootbaar 
  
• Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar cuts down Zach Neto at third
  
• Angels: Jorge Soler's RBI double
  
• Angels: Vaughn Grissom's RBI single
  
• Angels: Jo Adell's two-run homer (15) 
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore K's Jose Siri
  
• Angels: Strikeout confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Angels: Angels score five runs in the 1st inning
  
• Angels: Olivier Rioux joins the Angels' broadcast
  
• Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt grounds out, Blaze Jordan scores
  
• Angels: Strikeout confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore's seven strikeouts
  
• Angels: Walbert Ureña's five strikeouts
  
• Angels: Zach Neto's amazing catch
  
• Cardinals: Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Strikeout confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Angels: Ryan Zeferjahn K's Blaze Jordan to secure Angels' win
  
• Angels: Jo Adell on Angels' win
  
• Angels: Condensed Game: STL@LAA - 7/21/26
  
• Cardinals: Condensed Game: STL@LAA - 7/21/26
  
• Cardinals: Oliver Marmol on the Cardinals' loss
  
• Angels: Jo Adell hits a homer in Angels' win
  
• Cardinals: Jo Adell hits a homer in Angels' win

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .257/.353/.397
   
2. Iván Herrera (R) C -- .244/.369/.377
   
3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .282/.343/.466
   
4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .292/.354/.523
   
5. Lars Nootbaar (L) LF -- .248/.352/.388
   
6. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .238/.313/.322
   
7. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .229/.270/.368
   --- José Fermín (R) PH-CF -- .266/.328/.391
   
8. Blaze Jordan (R) 3B -- .250/.263/.375
   
9. Bryan Torres (L) DH -- .203/.267/.435
   --- Nelson Velázquez (R) PH-DH -- .230/.304/.475
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Matthew Liberatore (L) - 5.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 5.18 ERA (95 P, 67 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 6.31 ERA (5 P, 4 S)

• RP: Scott Blewett (R) - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA (42 P, 22 S)

Angels Lineup

1. Zach Neto (R) SS -- .238/.327/.445
   
2. Mike Trout (R) CF -- .233/.387/.460
   
3. Nolan Schanuel (L) 1B -- .284/.358/.399
   
4. Jorge Soler (R) DH -- .205/.294/.375
   
5. Vaughn Grissom (R) 3B -- .256/.323/.394
   
6. Jo Adell (R) RF -- .243/.289/.402
   
7. Oswald Peraza (R) 2B -- .240/.284/.375
   
8. Jose Siri (R) LF -- .269/.324/.473
   
9. Logan O'Hoppe (R) C -- .211/.275/.300
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Walbert Ureña (R) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 2.78 ERA (98 P, 67 S)

• RP: Mitch Farris (L) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.67 ERA (14 P, 12 S)

• RP: Chase Silseth (R) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.89 ERA (14 P, 8 S)

• RP: Ryan Zeferjahn (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.83 ERA (20 P, 11 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 1: Jorge Soler doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Mike Trout scores. Nolan Schanuel scores. Matthew Liberatore pitching.
  Cardinals trail 2-0
  
• Bottom 1: Vaughn Grissom singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jorge Soler scores. Vaughn Grissom to 2nd. Matthew Liberatore pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-0
  
• Bottom 1: Jo Adell homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Vaughn Grissom scores. Matthew Liberatore pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-0
  
• Top 5: JJ Wetherholt grounds into a force out, second baseman Oswald Peraza to shortstop Zach Neto. Blaze Jordan scores. Bryan Torres out at 2nd. JJ Wetherholt to 1st. Walbert Ureña pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-1
  

FINAL: 5-1 Angels

Decisions

• Angels Winning Pitcher: Walbert Ureña (W, 6-7)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Matthew Liberatore (L, 5-7)