St. Louis Cardinals tops Tampa Bay Rays 9-7
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Tampa Bay Rays 9-7.
The turning point came in the bottom of the 6th. St. Louis Cardinals pushed across 8 runs to seize control of the game.
A full-blown slugfest: 16 combined runs and 31 hits on the day.
Key Players
Jonathan Aranda led Tampa Bay Rays's offense, going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Yoendrys Gómez threw 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Alec Burleson led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien threw 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and earned the win.
Pitching Report
Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Rasmussen: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB (73 pitches). Bullpen ERA 24.00 (3.0 IP, 8 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB (78 pitches). Bullpen ERA 13.50 (4.0 IP, 6 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
Hitting Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays: 9 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.321). Includes 1 HR. Drew 6 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Yandy Díaz (3-for-5), Jonathan Aranda (2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI).
St. Louis Cardinals: 13 H, 7 RBI (team AVG 0.394). 4 extra-base hits (2 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Alec Burleson (3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI), Nathan Church (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Victor Scott II (3-for-4).