MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/24/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2523 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (59-72) 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 12 18 1
Tampa Bay Rays (63-67) 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
Rays Suffer 12-7 Home Defeat
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 12-7, at Tropicana Field. St. Louis first baseman Avery Romero had an outstanding performance. He was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. St. Louis reliever Stu Cook picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Cristopher Sanchez was saddled with the loss. St. Louis is now 59-72. Tampa Bay is 63-67.

Had José Jiménez not delivered a key base hit in the top of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Jiménez hit a run-scoring double. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Cardinals.

"It's always great to put the barrel on the ball and contribute," said Romero.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 10 30
R. Gómez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .209 2 10
J. Heyward DH 5 1 2 1 0 3 0 .213 4 24
Z. Taylor 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .228 14 50
   a-J. Álvarez PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272 6 52
S. Cortés CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .268 8 42
A. Romero 2B, 1B 5 2 3 3 0 2 3 .270 4 47
J. Jiménez SS, 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .289 5 45
P. Logan LF 4 1 3 3 1 1 1 .234 9 28
C. Gómez C 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 .257 6 38
Totals 42 12 18 12 3 11 20      
a - J. Álvarez pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Logan (9, 2nd Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Jiménez 2 (20, 2nd Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Romero (31, 3rd Inning off E. Cartwright, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Encarnación (12, 8th Inning off B. Young, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Romero (4, 2nd Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Gómez (6, 9th Inning off B. Young, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 3 , R. Gómez , J. Heyward 2 , Z. Taylor 2 , S. Cortés 2 , A. Romero 7 , J. Jiménez 4 , P. Logan 4 , C. Gómez 4
2-out RBI: A. Romero , J. Jiménez , P. Logan 2 , C. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Logan , C. Gómez 2
GIDP: R. Gómez , J. Álvarez
Hit by Pitch: Z. Taylor
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (11)
CS: Z. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jiménez (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .285 10 67
R. McBroom 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .319 10 47
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .310 13 64
E. Cox LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .237 32 85
J. Engram DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 2 13
O. Leme C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314 4 44
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285 13 66
J. Pacheco CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 10 53
A. Rondon SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .255 0 19
Totals 38 7 11 6 1 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Leme (18, 8th Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Davenport (29, 9th Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Ramírez 2 (8, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off K. Nicholson, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cox (32, 2nd Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 3 , R. McBroom , I. Ramírez 6 , E. Cox 4 , O. Leme 2 , J. Pacheco 2 , A. Rondon 2
2-out RBI: I. Ramírez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , E. Cox , J. Engram , J. Pacheco
Sac Fly: E. Cox
Hit by Pitch: A. Rondon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Davenport 2 (14) , A. Rondon (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Veeck-Ramírez-McBroom, Veeck-Ramírez-McBroom)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nicholson 4.1 6 7 5 0 5 1 74 5.40   
S. Cook W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.02   
K. Crockett H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.20   
C. Salazar H (16) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 4.03   
J. Crocker 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 32
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 21, S. Cook 9, K. Crockett 1, C. Salazar 7, J. Crocker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 6-2, S. Cook 2-4, K. Crockett 0-1, C. Salazar 0-2, J. Crocker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 74-48, S. Cook 26-19, K. Crockett 1-1, C. Salazar 24-17, J. Crocker 10-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cook 1-1 , J. Crocker 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Nicholson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cartwright 2.1 9 7 7 0 3 1 54 7.45   
D. Gardner 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 48 6.08   
R. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.29   
C. Sanchez L (3-3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 19 3.64   
B. Young 1.2 5 4 4 1 1 1 29 6.55   
N. Sandoval 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 10
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 15, D. Gardner 13, R. Smith 2, C. Sanchez 5, B. Young 10, N. Sandoval 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 1-2, D. Gardner 1-3, R. Smith 1-0, C. Sanchez 1-0, B. Young 3-0, N. Sandoval 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 54-35, D. Gardner 48-30, R. Smith 8-4, C. Sanchez 19-13, B. Young 29-18, N. Sandoval 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 2-2 , R. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Gardner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avery Romero
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 29088
Special Notes: Ismael Ramírez ties the AL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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