MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/20/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1293 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (28-21) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (24-25) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Cardinals Lose at Home, 3-2
The Detroit Tigers eked out a 3-2 win versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Jon Dwight. He was terrific. Dwight picked up the win for Detroit, going 7 innings. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 3-1. Picking up his 1st save was 25-year old left-handed pitcher Tomás Mendoza.

Detroit used a clutch at-bat from Dan Jackson to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Tigers ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Jackson. "You've got to get results."

The win puts Detroit at 28-21 this season.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Navarro DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 3 28
T. Johnson LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .278 3 12
J. Cortez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 1 9
   a-A. Hedges C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. González RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 9 35
A. O'Mullan 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .169 3 10
D. Bradley 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .368 9 21
D. Jackson 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .233 3 10
L. Guillorme SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 0 10
C. Welch CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .148 3 8
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 9 17      
a - A. Hedges substituted for J. Cortez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (10, 1st Inning off J. Crocker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jackson (3, 6th Inning off J. Crocker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Navarro , T. Johnson 2 , D. Bradley 2 , D. Jackson 4 , C. Welch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cortez , R. González , A. O'Mullan , D. Jackson
GIDP: D. Bradley
Hit by Pitch: J. Cortez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Welch 2 (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (González(Jiménez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan LF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-J. Heyward PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 4 18
J. Álvarez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .287 4 25
J. Jiménez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 0 5
   d-L. Tirado PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 10
S. Cortés CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 0 7
A. Romero 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .301 2 18
B. Schales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .253 2 9
C. Hewer RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 4
   a-J. Encarnación PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 4 11
C. Gómez DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 2 16
   b-Z. Taylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 6 21
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 1 7
Totals 30 2 6 2 3 9 12      
a - J. Encarnación pinch hit for C. Hewer in the 8th
b - Z. Taylor inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Heyward pinch hit for P. Logan in the 8th
d - L. Tirado pinch hit for J. Jiménez in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. Logan 2 , J. Jiménez , A. Romero 2 , J. Encarnación
2-out RBI: A. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnación
Sac Bunt: S. Cortés
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jiménez 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Romero-Álvarez-Romero)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dwight W (3-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 95 2.66   
N. Strickland H (9) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 29 7.63   
T. Mendoza SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dwight 71
Batters Faced: J. Dwight 24, N. Strickland 6, T. Mendoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dwight 5-7, N. Strickland 1-1, T. Mendoza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dwight 95-64, N. Strickland 29-15, T. Mendoza 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mendoza 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Crocker L (2-6) 5.2 6 3 3 2 5 1 105 3.98   
L. Gohara 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.35   
C. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.00   
K. Crockett 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Crocker 48
Batters Faced: J. Crocker 26, L. Gohara 4, C. Salazar 4, K. Crockett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Crocker 5-7, L. Gohara 2-0, C. Salazar 1-1, K. Crockett 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Crocker 105-64, L. Gohara 15-11, C. Salazar 12-7, K. Crockett 12-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Crocker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Dwight
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29555
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