St. Louis Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Aug 21, 2025
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
loss:
J. Boyle(1-3)win:
S. Gray(12-6)save:J. Romero(4)
J. Boyle(1-3)win:S. Gray(12-6)save:J. Romero(4)Game Recap
TAMPA – Asked recently if the Cardinals truly know what they have in talented but oft-injured outfielder Lars Nootbaar, manager Oliver Marmol sighed, took several seconds to carefully choose his words and finally came to the following answer. “Not completely … because it’s been interrupted by certain injuries,” he said...
Scoring Summary
STLTB
1Brandon Lowe grounds out softly, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. Chandler Simpson scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 01- 2Nathan Church reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Bob Seymour. Thomas Saggese scores. Pedro Pages to 3rd. [1 run] 11
- 2Lars Nootbaar doubles (20) on a fly ball to center fielder Everson Pereira. Pedro Pages scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. [1 run] 21
- 2Wild pitch by pitcher Joe Boyle. Nathan Church scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. Ivan Herrera to 2nd. [1 run] 31
- 2Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Lowe. Lars Nootbaar scores. Ivan Herrera scores. [3 runs] 51
- 3Yandy Diaz homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. [2 runs] 53
- 4Ivan Herrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Nathan Church scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd. [1 run] 63
- 7Willson Contreras homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 73
- 7Junior Caminero grounds out, pitcher Matt Svanson to third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras. Chandler Simpson scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 74
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lars NootbaarRF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| 2Ivan HerreraDH | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| 3Alec BurlesonLF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Garrett HampsonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 |
| 4Willson Contreras1B | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| 5Masyn WinnSS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| 6Nolan Gorman3B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| 7Thomas Saggese2B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| 8Pedro PagesC | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .224 |
| 9Nathan ChurchCF | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny GrayRHP | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 4.33 |
| Kyle LeahyRHP | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3.16 |
| Matt SvansonRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2.11 |
| JoJo RomeroLHP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.31 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 158 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chandler SimpsonLF | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| 2Yandy DiazDH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Jake MangumPH-DH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| 3Brandon Lowe2B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| 4Junior Caminero3B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .255 |
| 5Josh LoweRF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| 6Everson PereiraCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 7Bob Seymour1B | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .150 |
| 8Nick FortesC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Hunter FeducciaC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
| 9Tristan GraySS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe BoyleRHP | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 5.40 |
| Mason MontgomeryLHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.13 |
| Garrett CleavingerLHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.96 |
| Bryan BakerRHP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.25 |
| Edwin UcetaRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.97 |
| Mason EnglertRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.19 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 144 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningSTLTB
- TOP 1
- WALK — Lars Nootbaar walks.00
- GROUNDED INTO DP — Ivan Herrera grounds into a double play, third baseman Junior Caminero to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Bob Seymour. Lars Nootbaar out at 2nd. Ivan Herrera out at 1st. [2 outs]00
- SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Lowe.00
- SINGLE — Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to center fielder Everson Pereira. Alec Burleson to 2nd.00
- FLYOUT — Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- SINGLE — Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church.00
- WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Sonny Gray. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.00
- FLYOUT — Yandy Diaz flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. [1 out]00
- GROUNDOUT — Brandon Lowe grounds out softly, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. Chandler Simpson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]01
- WALK — Junior Caminero walks.01
- SINGLE — Josh Lowe singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Junior Caminero to 3rd.01
- STOLEN BASE 2B — Josh Lowe steals (13) 2nd base.01
- FLYOUT — Everson Pereira flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. [3 outs]01
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Team Stats
Game Details
Thursday, August 21, 2025 · 7:35 PM
Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL
attendance: 9,182 (36.7%)
weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy