MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE PILOTS
04/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE PILOTS
GAME ID: 188 - SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (2-11) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 12 0
Charlotte Pilots (3-10) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Late Rally by Cardinals Locks Up 6-3 Win
St. Louis and Charlotte duked it out and the Cardinals came out victorious.

Cardinals right fielder Tyler Fitzgerald put his stamp on his team's 6-3 win over the Charlotte Pilots. Fitzgerald went 2-3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for St. Louis in the contest. St. Louis pitcher Phil Maton got the win, upping his record to 1-1. Emilio Pagan got the loss. Pete Fairbanks recorded the save for St. Louis, his 2nd of the season.

It could have been a different outcome for St. Louis, had it not been for Jake Burger, the 29-year old first baseman . Burger contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put St. Louis up, 3-2.

In postgame comments to the St. Louis Gazette, Fitzgerald said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Cardinals go to 2-11 with the win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Vierling LF 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 .296 0 6
K. Misner CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .283 4 5
T. Fitzgerald RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .255 1 3
J. Burger 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .192 1 6
N. Maton 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .220 2 6
D. Millas C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .229 1 1
C. Robinson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .224 0 1
J. Eierman 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .182 0 1
N. Zanetello SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .098 0 2
Totals 37 6 12 5 1 13 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Fitzgerald (1, 6th Inning off J. Springs, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Vierling , K. Misner 3 , T. Fitzgerald 5 , J. Burger 2 , N. Maton , D. Millas 2 , C. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Maton , C. Robinson
Sac Fly: J. Eierman
Hit by Pitch: T. Fitzgerald
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Vierling (2) , D. Millas (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Eierman-Zanetello-Burger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Meadows CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .170 1 2
C. Blackmon RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .340 1 7
T. Cabbage 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .236 0 3
C. Raleigh DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 5 10
C. Seager SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304 2 5
L. Thomas LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 2 6
P. Bailey C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .224 2 7
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 0 4
N. Senzel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 0 1
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Thomas (1, 5th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Seager (3, 8th Inning off P. Maton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bailey (2, 5th Inning off T. Houck, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Blackmon 3 , C. Seager 3 , L. Thomas 3 , P. Bailey 4 , W. Merrifield , N. Senzel
2-out RBI: L. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Raleigh , P. Bailey
GIDP: L. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Meadows(Vierling at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck 6.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 97 4.11   
P. Maton W (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 2.00   
P. Fairbanks SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 51
Batters Faced: T. Houck 25, P. Maton 9, P. Fairbanks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 8-7, P. Maton 2-3, P. Fairbanks 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 97-60, P. Maton 26-16, P. Fairbanks 8-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 90 4.55   
E. Pagan L (0-1) 1.1 4 4 4 0 3 0 33 18.00   
T. Thornton 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 31 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 55
Batters Faced: J. Springs 25, E. Pagan 8, T. Thornton 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 4-7, E. Pagan 1-0, T. Thornton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 90-62, E. Pagan 33-20, T. Thornton 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Thornton 2-2
WP: T. Thornton
Hit Batsmen: T. Thornton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (17 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 km/h
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 21396
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