Quinn Mathews strikes out eight in win over Giants

Mathews struck out seven against two walks and allowed five hits. The 25-year-old gave up a two-run shot to Brice Turang, but outside of that it was a solid outing for the former top prospect. Outside of an ugly start where he allowed seven runs, Mathews pitched well in his opportunity, and he threw better than a (still respectable) 3.83 ERA might suggest. It would be a surprise if he wasn’t a member of the rotation for St. Louis to open 2027.

Mathews gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out three. It was a solid outing for the 25-year-old, but he wasn’t able to repeat the eight strikeouts from his last start. Mathews has had three consecutive quality starts for the first time in his MLB career. He has a 3.65 ERA. Mathews is lined up to face the Brewers on the road next Saturday.

Mathews got tagged for a solo homer by Bryce Eldridge in the first inning. Christian Koss then took him deep for a solo shot in the second. The two runs would be all he allowed as he completed six innings for the first time in his career, logging his first quality start. He scattered three other hits and two walks while striking out four. The 25-year-old left-hander will take a 4.11 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and a 28/14 K/BB ratio across 30 2/3 innings into a start against the same Giants in St. Louis on Monday.

Mathews allowed four hits, walked four and struck out four in his fifth big-league start. The lone run came on a wild pitch after a double and a walk in the fifth. He’ll take a 4.38 ERA into a favorable matchup next week in San Francisco.

Mathews gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. He fell to 0-2 with the loss. With two on and two outs in the first inning, Mathews allowed back-to-back hits, leading to three runs for the Phillies. In the third inning, a stretch of six batters included five hits and a sacrifice fly, which led to four Phillies runs. Mathews is lined up to face the Pirates at home next weekend, but he’s not ready to be trusted in mixed leagues yet.

Mathews returns to the big leagues with both Andre Pallante (elbow) and Hunter Dobbins (forearm) landing on the injured list in rapid succession. The 25-year-old southpaw has allowed three runs with a 10/6 K/BB ratio across nine innings of work in a pair of starts over the last couple weeks. He figures to have a rotation spot with the Cardinals for at least a couple weeks and offers enough strikeout upside to be interesting for fantasy purposes. The big question is whether he can throw enough strikes to be a consistent starter at the highest level.

This was an expected move as Mathews was designated as the Cardinals’ 27th man ahead of their double-header against the Reds on Monday. He pitched well though, allowing just one run and striking out seven over four innings. It’s likely he gets another opportunity in St. Louis’ rotation before the end of the season.

It took Matthews 95 pitches to get 12 outs, so he wasn’t allowed to try to qualify for the win with a 2-1 lead. Still, this makes two solid outings in two tries for him this month. He’ll rejoin Triple-A Memphis after serving as the 27th man today, but he should get a chance to make more starts for the Cardinals before the end of the year.

Mathews will likely only be up as the 27th man and then return to Triple-A afterwards. Andre Pallante will start the second game of the doubleheader.

This is surprising, especially following Dustin May’s departure. Mathews did solid work against the Jays in his major league debut Saturday (2 ER in 5+ innings), and it seemed like he was going to get an extended look. Something obviously has changed since, or the Cardinals presumably would have sent him down on Sunday.