Tampa Bay Rays tops St. Louis Cardinals 11-7
Game Summary
Tampa Bay Rays topped St. Louis Cardinals 11-7. A comfortable 4-run margin reflected Tampa Bay Rays's steady command of the game.
The turning point came in the top of the 2nd. Tampa Bay Rays pushed across 3 runs to seize control of the game.
A full-blown slugfest: 18 combined runs and 28 hits on the day.
Key Players
Yandy Díaz led Tampa Bay Rays's offense, going 5-for-6, 4 RBI. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Kevin Kelly threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Jordan Walker led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 3-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Justin Bruihl threw 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Tampa Bay Rays starter Steven Matz: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB (81 pitches). Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K (ERA 6.75).
St. Louis Cardinals starter Dustin May: 4.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (61 pitches). Failed to complete five innings, leaving extra burden on the bullpen. Bullpen ERA 9.00 (5.0 IP, 5 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
Hitting Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays: 16 H, 10 RBI (team AVG 0.410). 5 extra-base hits (0 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Yandy Díaz (5-for-6, 4 RBI), Jonathan Aranda (3-for-6, 2 RBI), Chandler Simpson (2-for-4), Jonny DeLuca (2-for-5), Ben Williamson (2-for-3).
St. Louis Cardinals: 11 H, 6 RBI (team AVG 0.314). 5 extra-base hits (3 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Masyn Winn (2-for-5), Jordan Walker (3-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI), Pedro Pagés (2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI), Victor Scott II (2-for-4).
Cleanup cold: Alec Burleson (0-for-4), Thomas Saggese (0-for-3). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.