MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/25/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 966 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (15-13) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (15-11) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 12 0
Cardinals Use Late Score to Top Mariners, 6-5
The Seattle Mariners got a superb performance from pitcher José Amaya, but the St. Louis Cardinals still won the game, 6-5. Amaya threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball. St. Louis reliever Carlos A. Salazar picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Derrek Barker was saddled with the loss. The loss makes Seattle 15-13.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when St. Louis second baseman Eric Anderson, facing Derrek Barker, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Cardinals the 6-5 win.

"If we keep winning the close games," Anderson said, "we'll be in good shape at the end."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Almora CF 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .252 1 8
B. Howell LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263 0 9
M. Hahn RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .319 4 14
R. McMahon 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .162 2 10
M. Choice DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 3 18
B. Miller 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .395 1 7
K. Wong 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .420 0 9
R. McGuire C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .329 0 9
F. Mejia SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .207 0 9
Totals 37 5 10 5 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Hahn 2 (9, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Almora (10, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Miller (4, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Howell (7, 9th Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Almora (1, 7th Inning off J. Crocker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Almora 6 , B. Howell 3 , M. Hahn 4 , M. Choice , B. Miller 3 , K. Wong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. McMahon 2 , B. Miller , R. McGuire , F. Mejia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Howell (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McMahon-Wong-Miller)
PB: R. McGuire
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .304 4 12
J. Encarnación RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 5 12
   a-B. Schales PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 0 1
R. Gómez 3B, RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .255 2 10
J. García DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .261 5 13
   b-P. Logan DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
B. Swihart C 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .207 2 10
A. Romero 1B 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .227 3 13
A. Lamb CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .219 1 5
E. Anderson 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .291 4 13
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307 0 10
Totals 37 6 12 5 7 9 23      
a - B. Schales pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 7th
b - P. Logan inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Taylor (7, 3rd Inning off J. Amaya, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Gómez (5, 7th Inning off D. Evans, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Anderson (4, 8th Inning off D. Evans, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 4 , J. Encarnación , R. Gómez 3 , J. García , P. Logan , A. Romero , A. Lamb , E. Anderson 4 , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: E. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gómez , B. Swihart 2 , E. Anderson 2
GIDP: A. Lamb
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (8)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Amaya 5.0 4 1 0 3 7 0 21 93 1.60   
A. Kavanagh H (1) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 25 9.45   
D. Evans BS (1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 37 7.78   
D. Barker L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 32 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Amaya 61
Batters Faced: J. Amaya 21, A. Kavanagh 7, D. Evans 10, D. Barker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Amaya 7-0, A. Kavanagh 1-1, D. Evans 2-3, D. Barker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Amaya 93-51, A. Kavanagh 25-14, D. Evans 37-25, D. Barker 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kavanagh 1-1 , D. Evans 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin 5.1 6 3 3 2 5 0 24 103 3.66   
J. Crocker 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 21 3.38   
K. Crockett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0.00   
K. Nicholson 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 0.71   
C. Salazar W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 47
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 24, J. Crocker 4, K. Crockett 3, K. Nicholson 5, C. Salazar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-4, J. Crocker 0-0, K. Crockett 2-0, K. Nicholson 1-2, C. Salazar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 103-67, J. Crocker 21-11, K. Crockett 7-5, K. Nicholson 19-15, C. Salazar 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Crocker 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Amaya
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 46839
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