Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Mar 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	2	11	17	1	10
STL	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	7	11	0	6

loss:

D. Maywin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

S. Matz

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- About a month ago, Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola told manager Kevin Cash that Yandy Diaz came into camp looking “the best he has looked that he can recall at this time of year.” What happens in Spring Training often stays in Spring Training, but apparently that...

Scoring Summary

TBSTL

2
Jonny DeLuca doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Chandler Simpson scores. [1 run]
10
2
Wild pitch by pitcher Dustin May. Jonny DeLuca scores. [1 run]
20
2
Yandy Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carson Williams scores. Hunter Feduccia to 2nd. [1 run]
30
3
Victor Scott II singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jordan Walker scores. Throwing error by second baseman Richie Palacios. [1 run]
31
4
Yandy Diaz doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Hunter Feduccia scores. [1 run]
41
4
Jonathan Aranda doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Yandy Diaz scores. [1 run]
51
4
Cedric Mullins doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jonathan Aranda scores. [1 run]
61
4
Jordan Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Masyn Winn scores. Thomas Saggese scores. [3 runs]
64
8
Yandy Diaz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Ben Williamson scores. Carson Williams to 3rd. [1 run]
74
8
Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Carson Williams scores. Yandy Diaz to 3rd. [1 run]
84
8
Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Yandy Diaz scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
94
8
Nolan Gorman homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
95
8
Pedro Pages homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jordan Walker scores. [2 runs]
97
9
Carson Williams hits a sacrifice bunt. Jonny DeLuca scores. Ben Williamson to 2nd. Carson Williams to 1st. [1 run]
107
9
Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to pitcher Chris Roycroft. Ben Williamson scores. Carson Williams to 3rd. Nick Fortes to 2nd. [1 run]
117

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Yandy DiazDH	5	6	2	4	0	0	0	.563
2Jonathan Aranda1B	3	6	1	2	1	0	6	.462
3Cedric MullinsCF	1	5	0	2	2	0	7	.071
4Junior Caminero3B	0	5	0	0	2	0	3	.200
5Chandler SimpsonLF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	.455
6Jonny DeLucaRF	2	5	2	1	0	0	2	.444
7Richie Palacios2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ben WilliamsonPH-2B	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	.556
8Carson WilliamsSS	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	.250
9Hunter FeducciaC	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Nick FortesPH-C	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.500
TOTAL	17	42	11	10	6	4	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steven MatzLHP	5.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	81	7.20
Kevin KellyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	0.00
Garrett CleavingerLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	23	13.50
Mason EnglertRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	2	24	27.00
Bryan BakerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	11	7	7	5	3	3	148	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.308
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.077
3Alec Burleson1B	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.364
4Masyn WinnSS	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.214
5Thomas SaggeseLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.000
6Ramon Urias3B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.167
Nolan GormanPH-3B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.300
7Jordan WalkerRF	3	4	3	3	1	0	1	1	.400
8Pedro PagesC	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.375
9Victor Scott IICF	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.500

TOTAL	11	37	7	6	5	3	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	4.0	10	6	6	3	1	61	13.50
Justin BruihlLHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	29	7.71
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
Matt PushardRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	31	27.00
Chris RoycroftRHP	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	29	20.25
TOTAL	9.0	17	11	11	6	4	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Yandy Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Thomas Saggese.
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FLYOUT — Jonathan Aranda flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Junior Caminero flies out to left fielder Thomas Saggese. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — JJ Wetherholt lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

11Runs7

17Hits11

1Errors0

.405Batting Avg.297

42At Bats37

5Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs3

10Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

10Left on Base6

22Total Bases22

Game Details

Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 27,653 (60.8%)

weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TB -122

over/under: 8