St. Louis Cardinals edges Miami Marlins 2-1
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a narrow win over Miami Marlins, 2-1. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
Key Players
Xavier Edwards led Miami Marlins's offense, going 1-for-3. Miami Marlins starter Tyler Phillips threw 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Bryan Torres led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever JoJo Romero threw 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Pitching Report
Miami Marlins starter Tyler Phillips: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB (97 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 0.14 reflects efficient pitching. Bullpen: 0.7 IP, 0 ER, 1 K (ERA 0.00).
St. Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB (87 pitches). The bullpen (4 pitchers) was scoreless over 4.0 IP with 4 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
Miami Marlins: 2 H, 0 RBI (team AVG 0.087).
Cleanup cold: Kyle Stowers (0-for-4), Heriberto Hernández (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.
St. Louis Cardinals: 6 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.214). Includes 1 HR.
Multi-hit games: JJ Wetherholt (2-for-4).
Cleanup cold: Alec Burleson (0-for-3), Lars Nootbaar (0-for-3). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.