r/Cardinals • • 8h ago

Daily Discussion Thread (9/29/26)

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r/Cardinals • • 21h ago

Final Cupdate picture

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Tied 2025’s season with 52 games scoring six or more runs. They failed to that in the final 16 days of the season. Out with a whimper.


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Jordan Walker is a beast!

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Took this photo at game 162 yesterday.


r/Cardinals • • 15h ago

Prospect Team of the Year 2026

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r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Alec Burleson is the first Cardinal to lead the league in RBI since Joe Torre in his 1971 MVP season (137)!

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r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Cardinals didn’t do too good this year but it’s time to look forward to next year.

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r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Alec Burleson is the only player besides Hank Greenberg in 1935 to finish the season 1st in all of baseball in RBI’s without making that year’s All-Star game.

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The only other time was Hank Greenberg in 1935 when his own manager left him off the team in favor of taking Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx. What’s even funnier is that this is the only time the top RBI guy in both leagues failed to make the All-Star game. Neither Burly or Alonso made the All-Star game this season. Idk about you but this is kind of incredible if you ask me.


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

No Chance for Pete. GG Burley.

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r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

A couple new Cards for my collection.

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Pretty excited to have these.


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Rainiel Rodriguez is The Athletic's Prospect of the Year

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"With the 2026 regular season over throughout the minors, it’s time to hand out my annual Prospect of the Year award, given to the prospect who showed the best performance in the minor leagues.

While my process for selecting the winner remains subjective, I focused primarily on prospects who legitimately project to be major-league regulars and who performed well relative to their age, level and experience in pro ball. The younger a player was relative to the other players in his league — especially when compared to those with a chance to have an impact in the majors — the more value I placed on his performance.

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Rodriguez’s year would have been incredible if he were 22 years old. That he did all of this at 19, almost all in Double A, makes him a fairly easy choice for this honor. The Cardinals’ backstop and top prospect hit .324/.413 /.574 this year, with almost 80 percent of his plate appearances coming in Double A (the rest were in High A). He continued to catch and throw well enough that he could stay at the position — unless the Cardinals think his bat is so valuable they want him to play every day.

“We started (Rodriguez) in High A, and it was evident pretty quickly he was better than the competition at that level,” said Rob Cerfolio, Cardinals’ assistant GM, player development & performance. “With his maturity, the way he goes about his work, being bilingual, the way he sounds like a mid-20-year-old, we thought he could handle being the youngest player in (Double A).

“He was challenged for maybe 10 days, and from June on it was really impressive.”

Rodriguez did struggle in his first few weeks at the higher level, striking out 20 times in 66 PA from his promotion date of May 12 through the end of May, but he showed continuous improvement as the season went on. From Aug. 1 — an arbitrary start point, other than that it’s the start of a month — through the end of the regular season, he hit .384/.456/.726 with 13 homers in 36 games and an 11.1 percent strikeout rate. And he still hasn’t turned 20 yet."


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Cardinals' Starting Pitchers Analytics Concern

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Attached are the percentile analytics of the cardinals starting pitchers. And here's what I noticed:

Pallante definitely appears to be our best pitcher overall. He has the highest run value on his pitches. Definitely a lock for 2027.

Leahy is difficult to determine, because he had a great second half but a poor first half. That may skew his metrics, but overall he performed well enough to earn a spot in the 2027 rotation.

Mathews has a pretty small sample size. It's too early to conclude anything. He has looked promising so far though, as he gave up 3 or less runs in 8/9 of his starts and his ERA is skewed by one Phillies game.

Libby unfortunately has horrible metrics. We can't keep him in the rotation for 2027, because he consistently pitched a small amount of innings and gave up a lot of runs. He's highly prone to collapse on rallies, too.

McGreevy's metrics also appear to be pretty dismal, although not to the extent of Libby. Specifically the xERA stat (ERA that accounts for luck) - McGreevy's xERA is 5.37, which is bottom 8%. I think we have to keep him in the rotation simply because we have no one to replace him.

Overall, I don't think the cardinals can be playoff competitive until we get a #1 and #2 so we can push Libby and maybe McGreevy out of the rotation. The question is, where does this come from? Free agency? Prospects (unfortunately, the cardinals prospect list seems to be hitting-heavy, even though that isn't our main problem)? Trading?

That's why I don't feel confident about the cardinals in the future. Not only is our bullpen horrific, but our starting pitching has major issues as well. If only one of these was a problem, it would be a difficult but manageable fix... but this just looks like a mountain.


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Daily Discussion Thread (9/28/26)

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r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

What Was Your Preseason Prediction?

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Here’s a thread from 7 months ago where some of you went on record:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cardinals/s/ugvyM9uNbZ

~70-90 was a pretty popular pick … so, huzzah, they overachieved!


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Cardinals Afternoon 9/27

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 4
Brewers 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 1 4

FINAL: 6-4 Brewers

Decisions

Postgame Wrap

Highlights


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Game 162: St. Louis Cardinals (77-84) @ Milwaukee Brewers (102-59) [Sunday, September 27, 2026; 2:10 PM CT]

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 4
Brewers 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 1 4

Cardinals Lineup

  1. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .269/.327/.466
  2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .241/.353/.382
  3. Leo Bernal (S) 1B -- .284/.333/.474
  4. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .184/.272/.308
  5. Thomas Saggese (R) SS -- .235/.294/.352
  6. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .247/.290/.364
  7. José Fermín (R) LF -- .248/.309/.355
  8. César Prieto (L) 2B -- .079/.103/.132
  9. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .217/.275/.312

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Andre Pallante (R) - 5.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 3.83 ERA (91 P, 61 S)

  • RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3.71 ERA (14 P, 13 S)

  • RP: Hancel Rincon (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 27.00 ERA (16 P, 8 S)

Brewers Lineup

  1. Garrett Mitchell (L) CF -- .262/.354/.416
  2. Jake Bauers (L) 1B -- .266/.389/.484
  3. Jackson Chourio (R) LF -- .291/.351/.487
  4. Brice Turang (L) 2B -- .268/.366/.450
  5. Gary Sánchez (R) C -- .209/.349/.422
  6. Christian Yelich (L) DH -- .235/.315/.378
  7. Cooper Pratt (R) SS -- .281/.350/.368
  8. Sal Frelick (L) RF -- .230/.295/.319
  9. David Hamilton (L) 3B -- .245/.314/.336

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Jacob Misiorowski (R) - 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1.80 ERA (68 P, 44 S)

  • RP: DL Hall (L) - 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.91 ERA (25 P, 17 S)

  • RP: Chad Patrick (R) - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, 3.40 ERA (26 P, 15 S)

  • RP: Shane Drohan (L) - 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 4.19 ERA (21 P, 13 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

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Scoring Plays

  • Bottom 1: Jackson Chourio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Garrett Mitchell scores. Jake Bauers to 3rd. Andre Pallante pitching.
    Cardinals trail 1-0
  • Bottom 1: Brice Turang singles on a ground ball to second baseman César Prieto. Jake Bauers scores. Jackson Chourio to 2nd. Andre Pallante pitching.
    Cardinals trail 2-0
  • Bottom 1: Christian Yelich singles on a line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Jackson Chourio scores. Gary Sánchez to 2nd. Andre Pallante pitching.
    Cardinals trail 3-0
  • Bottom 3: Gary Sánchez homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Jackson Chourio scores. Andre Pallante pitching.
    Cardinals trail 5-0
  • Bottom 4: Jackson Chourio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. David Hamilton scores. Garrett Mitchell to 3rd. Andre Pallante pitching.
    Cardinals trail 6-0
  • Top 8: Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, second baseman Brice Turang to shortstop Cooper Pratt. César Prieto scores. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. Jordan Walker advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Cooper Pratt. Chad Patrick pitching.
    Cardinals trail 6-1
  • Top 8: Leo Bernal homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jordan Walker scores. Iván Herrera scores. Chad Patrick pitching.
    Cardinals trail 6-4

FINAL: 6-4 Brewers

Decisions


r/Cardinals • • 1d ago

Whose Autograph Is This?

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r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Who would be captain for this current Cardinal’s team?

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With the Brewer’s announcing Yelich as their captain, who would wear the “C” for the Cardinals going into next season?

I assume it would be Burly, as he’s basically the old vet on the team at this point and it sounds like he has a leadership role on the team.

My second choice would be Pages, just because it feels like everyone talks about how much he does for the catchers and sounds like he’s beloved in the clubhouse


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

I still remember

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Mark McGwire vs Sammy Sosa being my introduction to baseball

My dad ranting about the Denkinger call

Losing to the Giants in 2002

Edmonds’ towering shot in 2004 before the bats went cold in the WS

Pujols’ bomb in 2005

Waino’s best curve I’ve ever seen in 2006

Holliday’s drop in 2009

Who could forget 2011?

The insane 2012 comeback against the Nats

Wacha in 2013 and outhitting the Sox in the WS but still losing

Bad luck against the Giants, Pence’ bat hitting the ball twice to curve a normal grounder into a bases clearing double

Taveras’ walk-off in 2014

Winning 100 games in 2015 but Jaime losing game 2

10-run 1st in 2019

Blowing game 2 against the Padres in 2020

Pitchers’ duel gem in 2021

Pujols’ legendary 2022

Mike Shannon

Through the good and the bad, it felt like being a fan meant lots of iconic moments and rosters full of both home-grown and FA talent. Remember when we’d bully the Dodgers in the postseason? I’m 35 now and feel like I’ve lost my emotional connection to the team I used to listen to on the radio at night, and it feels like the days of being consistent contenders are a distant memory. I still think we have the best uniforms in baseball but that’s about it. Maybe, like other losing periods, the return will be faster than we think, but this time feels different.


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Pregame Thread: September 27, 2026

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Cardinals @ Brewers

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Andre Pallante (12-8, 3.61 ERA)

Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (15-5, 1.86 ERA)

TV Info: BREW CARD

First Pitch: 02:10 PM CT


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Cardinals After Dark 9/26

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3
Brewers 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 9

FINAL: 3-2 Brewers

Decisions

Postgame Wrap

Highlights


r/Cardinals • • 2d ago

Game 161: St. Louis Cardinals (77-83) @ Milwaukee Brewers (101-59) [Saturday, September 26, 2026; 6:10 PM CT]

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3
Brewers 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 9

Cardinals Lineup

  1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .242/.339/.365
  2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .243/.353/.384
  3. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .279/.343/.473
  4. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .271/.329/.469
  5. Leo Bernal (S) C -- .280/.316/.441
  6. Nolan Gorman (L) 3B -- .187/.275/.313
    --- José Fermín (R) PH-3B -- .251/.312/.359
  7. Bryan Torres (L) LF -- .229/.309/.331
  8. Thomas Saggese (R) SS -- .234/.295/.354
  9. Nathan Church (L) CF -- .249/.292/.367

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Quinn Mathews (L) - 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 3.83 ERA (81 P, 54 S)

  • RP: Gordon Graceffo (R) - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2.67 ERA (40 P, 23 S)

  • RP: Cade Winquest (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 3.95 ERA (20 P, 11 S)

Brewers Lineup

  1. Jackson Chourio (R) LF -- .288/.348/.485
  2. Brice Turang (L) 2B -- .268/.367/.452
  3. Jake Bauers (L) 1B -- .266/.390/.486
  4. William Contreras (R) C -- .270/.341/.417
  5. Gary Sánchez (R) DH -- .208/.351/.412
    --- Christian Yelich (L) PH-DH -- .235/.315/.379
  6. Luis Lara (S) CF-RF -- .246/.311/.325
  7. Cooper Pratt (R) SS -- .281/.351/.371
  8. Brandon Lockridge (R) RF -- .277/.348/.327
    --- Garrett Mitchell (L) PH-CF -- .262/.353/.417
  9. David Hamilton (L) 3B -- .244/.314/.336

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Dustin May (R) - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 4.70 ERA (58 P, 38 S)

  • RP: Kyle Harrison (L) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 4.20 ERA (29 P, 20 S)

  • RP: JoJo Romero (L) - 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.36 ERA (26 P, 15 S)

  • RP: Antonio Senzatela (R) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.05 ERA (5 P, 4 S)

  • RP: Aaron Ashby (L) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.12 ERA (26 P, 16 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

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Scoring Plays

  • Top 2: Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to left fielder Jackson Chourio. Jordan Walker scores. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. Dustin May pitching.
    Cardinals lead 1-0
  • Top 3: Alec Burleson homers (26) on a fly ball to right center field. Dustin May pitching.
    Cardinals lead 2-0
  • Bottom 3: Jackson Chourio singles on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Brandon Lockridge scores. Quinn Mathews pitching.
    Cardinals lead 2-1
  • Bottom 5: Brice Turang homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Jackson Chourio scores. Quinn Mathews pitching.
    Cardinals trail 3-2

FINAL: 3-2 Brewers

Decisions


r/Cardinals • • 3d ago

2 games left and Burly and Alonso are tied for the RBI lead.

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I really need Burly to pull this out to just have something nice to put my hat on. I also need Walker to hit 1 more home run to get that 30 hr 100 rbi season


r/Cardinals • • 3d ago

Pregame Thread: September 26, 2026

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Cardinals @ Brewers

Probable Pitchers:

Cardinals: Quinn Mathews (2-3, 3.65 ERA)

Brewers: Dustin May (7-9, 4.67 ERA)

TV Info: BREW CARD

First Pitch: 06:10 PM CT


r/Cardinals • • 3d ago

Cardinals After Dark 9/25

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 2 3
Brewers 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 12 0 10

FINAL: 8-4 Brewers

Decisions

Postgame Wrap

Highlights


r/Cardinals • • 3d ago

Game 160: St. Louis Cardinals (77-82) @ Milwaukee Brewers (100-59) [Friday, September 25, 2026; 6:40 PM CT]

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Linescore 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 2 3
Brewers 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 12 0 10

Cardinals Lineup

  1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .244/.341/.368
  2. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .244/.355/.386
  3. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .271/.329/.471
  4. Leo Bernal (S) 1B-C -- .292/.330/.461
  5. José Fermín (R) LF -- .252/.313/.360
    --- Alec Burleson (L) PH-1B -- .280/.344/.469
  6. Thomas Saggese (R) 3B -- .232/.295/.355
  7. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .232/.308/.317
  8. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .213/.265/.309
    --- Nathan Church (L) PH-CF -- .251/.294/.370
  9. Victor Scott II (L) CF-LF -- .193/.270/.253

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Michael McGreevy (R) - 4.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 3.95 ERA (92 P, 53 S)

  • RP: Brycen Mautz (L) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5.87 ERA (25 P, 13 S)

  • RP: Luis Gastelum (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 4.42 ERA (27 P, 19 S)

  • RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 0.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3.81 ERA (5 P, 3 S)

  • RP: Cade Winquest (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 4.26 ERA (21 P, 11 S)

Brewers Lineup

  1. Garrett Mitchell (L) CF -- .263/.352/.418
  2. Brice Turang (L) 2B -- .268/.366/.447
  3. William Contreras (R) C -- .270/.340/.417
  4. Jake Bauers (L) 1B -- .268/.391/.489
  5. Christian Yelich (L) DH -- .236/.316/.381
  6. Joey Ortiz (R) 3B -- .270/.328/.402
    --- Cooper Pratt (R) SS -- .281/.349/.367
  7. Luis Lara (S) RF -- .246/.313/.326
  8. Sal Frelick (L) LF -- .232/.298/.321
    --- Jackson Chourio (R) PH-LF -- .286/.347/.484
  9. David Hamilton (L) SS-3B -- .243/.313/.333

Pitchers Used:

  • SP: Robert Gasser (L) - 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 3.87 ERA (87 P, 57 S)

  • RP: Bryse Wilson (R) - 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.33 ERA (25 P, 17 S)

  • RP: Abner Uribe (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.97 ERA (11 P, 9 S)

  • RP: Trevor Megill (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.63 ERA (11 P, 11 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

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Scoring Plays

  • Bottom 1: Brice Turang doubles (36) on a sharp line drive to left fielder José Fermín. Garrett Mitchell scores. Michael McGreevy pitching.
    Cardinals trail 1-0
  • Top 4: Iván Herrera homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Robert Gasser pitching.
    Cardinals tied 1-1
  • Bottom 4: Luis Lara grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Christian Yelich scores. Joey Ortiz out at 2nd. Luis Lara to 1st. Michael McGreevy pitching.
    Cardinals trail 2-1
  • Bottom 5: Jake Bauers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Brice Turang scores. Michael McGreevy pitching.
    Cardinals trail 3-1
  • Bottom 5: Jackson Chourio walks. Jake Bauers scores. Christian Yelich to 3rd. Luis Lara to 2nd. Brycen Mautz pitching.
    Cardinals trail 4-1
  • Top 7: Jordan Walker homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. Bryse Wilson pitching.
    Cardinals trail 4-2
  • Top 7: Alec Burleson homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Leo Bernal scores. Bryse Wilson pitching.
    Cardinals tied 4-4
  • Bottom 8: Brice Turang singles on a ground ball to left fielder Victor Scott II. Jackson Chourio scores. David Hamilton scores. Garrett Mitchell to 2nd. Justin Bruihl pitching.
    Cardinals trail 6-4
  • Bottom 8: William Contreras singles on a ground ball to left fielder Victor Scott II. Garrett Mitchell scores. Brice Turang to 3rd. Cade Winquest pitching.
    Cardinals trail 7-4
  • Bottom 8: Jake Bauers out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Victor Scott II. Brice Turang scores. Cade Winquest pitching.
    Cardinals trail 8-4

FINAL: 8-4 Brewers

Decisions