St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox

Jun 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	12	13	0	8
CWS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	3

loss:

S. Smith(3-4)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. Liberatore(4-6)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox game highlights

CHICAGO -- Willson Contreras didn’t stop to question the thoughts of White Sox catcher Edgar Quero. Alec Burleson had just broken for second on a steal attempt, right as Nolan Arenado worked a fifth-inning walk. Quero, though he didn’t need to, threw to second in an attempt to catch Burleson....

Scoring Summary

STLCWS

1Edgar Quero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alec Burleson. Miguel Vargas scores. [1 run] 01
2Pedro Pages hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Nolan Arenado scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. Pedro Pages to 2nd. [1 run] 11
2Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Austin Slater. Lars Nootbaar scores. Pedro Pages to 3rd. Victor Scott II to 2nd. [1 run] 21
2Masyn Winn grounds out to first baseman Lenyn Sosa. Pedro Pages scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. Brendan Donovan to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 31
2Ivan Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. Victor Scott II scores. Brendan Donovan scores. [2 runs] 51
5Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nolan Arenado walks. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Willson Contreras steals (3) home. Alec Burleson to 2nd. [1 run] 61
5Vinny Capra out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Lenyn Sosa scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 62
6Ivan Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Slater. Brendan Donovan scores. Masyn Winn scores. [2 runs] 82
7Alec Burleson homers (6) on a line drive to center field. [1 run] 92
8Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. Masyn Winn scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. [1 run] 102
9Victor Scott II homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Pages scores. [2 runs] 122

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brendan Donovan2B	4	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.323
Jose BarreroPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
2Masyn WinnSS	1	5	2	1	0	1	0	4	.256
3Ivan HerreraDH	2	5	0	4	1	0	0	2	.315
4Willson Contreras1B	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	3	.248
Jordan WalkerRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
5Alec BurlesonRF-1B	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.305
6Nolan Arenado3B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.244
Nolan GormanPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228
7Lars NootbaarLF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.223
8Pedro PagesC	1	4	2	0	1	0	0	3	.216
9Victor Scott IICF	1	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.241
TOTAL	13	39	12	10	5	5	2	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	6.0	5	2	2	4	0	0	86	4.08
Riley O'BrienRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	3.18
Andre GranilloRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	5	0	0	122	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chase Meidroth2B-SS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.276
2Austin SlaterLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.212
3Miguel Vargas3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242
4Edgar QueroC	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.284
5Luis Robert Jr.CF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.190
6Mike TauchmanDH	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.264
Ryan Noda1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Lenyn Sosa1B-2B	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275
8Michael A. TaylorRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.211
9Vinny CapraSS-P	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.108


TOTAL	6	31	2	2	5	0	0	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane SmithRHP	4.1	6	6	5	2	3	0	87	2.85
Tyler AlexanderLHP	1.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	17	5.73
Brandon EisertLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	23	4.65
Jordan LeasureRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	27	4.62
Vinny CapraRHP	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	9.00
TOTAL	9.0	13	12	11	5	5	2	163	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCWS

TOP 1
SINGLE — Brendan Donovan singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Slater.
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FLYOUT — Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. [1 out]
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FIELDERS CHOICE — Ivan Herrera reaches on a fielder's choice. Brendan Donovan to 2nd. Brendan Donovan advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by first baseman Lenyn Sosa.
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FLYOUT — Willson Contreras flies out to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Chase Meidroth flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Austin Slater strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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DOUBLE — Miguel Vargas doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
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SINGLE — Edgar Quero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alec Burleson. Miguel Vargas scores. [1 run]
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GROUNDOUT — Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Willson Contreras. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

CWS

12Runs2

13Hits6

0Errors2

.333Batting Avg.194

39At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs0

10Runs-Batted-In2

5Walks0

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts5

8Left on Base3

21Total Bases8

Game Details

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 16,974 (41.8%)

weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy