Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jun 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	7	9	0	6
STL	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	13	0	11

loss:

R. O'Brien(3-3)win: Texas Rangers logo

C. Quantrill(3-0)save: Texas Rangers logo

J. Junis(4)

Game Recap

Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi takes pride in picking up the bullpen. On Tuesday, the bullpen returned the favor. Jalen Beeks pulled a Houdini-esque escape in the seventh and Joc Pederson's RBI single in the ninth gave Texas the lead for good as the streaking Rangers beat the...

Scoring Summary

TEXSTL

2Jimmy Crooks singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Bryan Torres scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. [1 run] 01
4Nolan Gorman homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 02
5Nicky Lopez grounds into a force out, pitcher Dustin May to shortstop Masyn Winn. Evan Carter scores. Kyle Higashioka out at 2nd. Nicky Lopez to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 12
5Joc Pederson doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run] 22
6Alejandro Osuna singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jake Burger scores. [1 run] 32
7Josh Jung out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Torres. Kyle Higashioka scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 42
7Alec Burleson doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 3rd. [1 run] 43
7Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run] 44
9Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Evan Carter scores. Michael Helman to 2nd. [1 run] 54
9Josh Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Helman scores. Joc Pederson to 3rd. [1 run] 64
9Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Joc Pederson scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 74

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Joc PedersonDH	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.253
2Josh Jung3B	1	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	.308
3Brandon NimmoRF	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	2	.253
4Jake Burger1B	0	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	.238
5Ezequiel DuranSS	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.294
6Alejandro OsunaLF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.256
7Evan CarterCF	1	3	2	0	2	1	0	2	.173
8Kyle HigashiokaC	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.234
Michael HelmanPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Danny JansenC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
9Nicky Lopez2B	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	3	.241


TOTAL	9	33	7	7	15	3	0	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nathan EovaldiRHP	6.0	11	4	4	7	1	1	93	4.10
Jalen BeeksLHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	3.60
Cal QuantrillRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.49
Jakob JunisRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	1.69

TOTAL	9.0	13	4	4	10	1	1	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.249
2Ivan HerreraDH	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.260
3Alec Burleson1B	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.283
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	5	0	1	3	0	0	2	.283
5Bryan TorresLF	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	.250
Nelson VelazquezPH-LF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.400
6Masyn WinnSS	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.239
7Nolan Gorman3B	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	3	.209
Jose FerminPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.214
8Jimmy CrooksC	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333
Thomas SaggesePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Pedro PagesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
9Victor Scott IICF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.193
TOTAL	13	39	4	4	10	1	1	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	5.2	5	3	3	9	2	90	4.59
JoJo RomeroLHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	14	2.96
Gordon GraceffoRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	10	1.76
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	10	2.92
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	32	4.10
TOTAL	9.0	9	7	7	15	3	156	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXSTL

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Joc Pederson doubles (6) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
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WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Dustin May. Joc Pederson to 3rd.
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STRIKEOUT — Josh Jung strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Jake Burger strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, pitcher Nathan Eovaldi to first baseman Jake Burger. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.
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STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

STL

7Runs4

9Hits13

0Errors0

.273Batting Avg.333

33At Bats39

3Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

15Strikeouts10

6Left on Base11

12Total Bases18

Game Details

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 24,859 (54.6%)

weather: 77 degrees, clear

spread: TEX -112

over/under: 7