MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/14/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 104 - MONDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (1-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tampa Bay Rays (4-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
With Late Score, Rays Beat Cardinals
Tampa Bay took on St. Louis in a contest which featured a pitchers' duel. Chris Sale, in particular, was fantastic. The Tampa Bay left-hander helped his team snag the win, 1-0. The win went to Ryan Fernandez in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Bryan Hudson took the loss. The loss drops the Cardinals to 1-6.

Tampa Bay got a knockout punch from Kerry Carpenter. The designated hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Tampa Bay manager Noah McKinnon.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Vierling LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .323 0 6
K. Misner CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .300 3 4
T. Fitzgerald RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .192 0 1
J. Burger 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .241 1 3
N. Maton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .241 2 5
D. Millas C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Robinson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 1
J. Eierman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 0 0
N. Zanetello SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 0 1
Totals 29 0 2 0 2 14 5      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Vierling (4, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Vierling 2 , T. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fitzgerald , N. Maton
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 1 2
N. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 2 4
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 0 1
K. Carpenter DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .414 1 9
P. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 2 5
J. Winker LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385 3 12
A. McCutchen CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .107 0 1
A. Barger 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .400 1 4
N. Fortes C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 1 2
Totals 29 1 5 1 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (3, 4th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Carpenter (1, 9th Inning off B. Hudson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor , K. Tucker 2 , K. Carpenter 4 , P. Alonso , J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Alonso , N. Fortes
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck 7.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 101 2.53   
B. Hudson L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 76
Batters Faced: T. Houck 27, B. Hudson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 7-5, B. Hudson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 101-65, B. Hudson 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale 7.0 2 0 0 1 11 0 107 4.86   
R. Fernandez W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 83
Batters Faced: C. Sale 24, R. Fernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-4, R. Fernandez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 107-70, R. Fernandez 29-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (12 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 18234
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