MLB PRO
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/10/2023
 
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2309 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (53-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (61-56) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Cardinals Score Late, Top Rays, 4-2
St. Louis Cardinals starter Duncan Duimelaar was in the groove. He led his team to a win over the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-2. The win was credited to Kent Cook in relief. His record improves to 3-2. Kevin Nicholas took the loss. Jesus Luzardo converted his 4th save in 6 tries.

Had James Hardy Jr. not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Hardy Jr. hit a 2-run single. That made the score 4-2, in favor of the Cardinals.

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

The Cardinals improve their record to 53-63 with the win over Tampa Bay.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tanner LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 12 44
J. Rodríguez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 17 62
B. Vanderbilt DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 17 53
R. Walker SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .214 8 15
J. Hardy Jr. 2B 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .251 13 46
J. Kelenic RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .250 1 3
R. Kreidler 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 1 2
L. Bowers CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 4 10
T. Cross 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .381 1 6
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Vanderbilt (23, 8th Inning off K. Nicholas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rodríguez 2 , B. Vanderbilt 2 , J. Hardy Jr. 2 , J. Kelenic , R. Kreidler , T. Cross
2-out RBI: J. Hardy Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kelenic , L. Bowers 2
GIDP: J. Rodríguez , R. Kreidler
Hit by Pitch: R. Walker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hardy Jr. (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Kreidler-Hardy Jr.-Cross)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Jenkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 20 64
C. Carroll CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 0 2
N. Plummer LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 8 51
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .296 16 64
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 12 46
D. McCormick 1B 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .220 10 43
   a-W. Gray 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 20
W. Macoy DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 4 15
T. Davis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 16
D. Mesoraco C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 18 63
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 6 4      
a - W. Gray substituted for D. McCormick in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. McCormick 2 (10, 2nd Inning off D. Duimelaar, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Duimelaar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Plummer , B. Witt Jr. 2 , D. McCormick 8
2-out RBI: D. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Cruz
GIDP: N. Plummer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Witt Jr. (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McCormick-Witt Jr.-McCormick, Davis-Witt Jr.-McCormick)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Duimelaar 6.0 2 2 2 1 3 2 82 54 3.74
K. Cook W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 13 3.65
J. Luzardo SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 4.09
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duimelaar 62
Batters Faced: D. Duimelaar 21, K. Cook 6, J. Luzardo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duimelaar 6-8, K. Cook 2-1, J. Luzardo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duimelaar 82-54, K. Cook 22-13, J. Luzardo 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Oswalt 6.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 95 55 3.86
G. Goodwin H (8) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 21 11 3.89
K. Nicholas L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 10 6.75
D. Hughes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4.50
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oswalt 64
Batters Faced: T. Oswalt 24, G. Goodwin 4, K. Nicholas 5, D. Hughes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oswalt 8-3, G. Goodwin 1-0, K. Nicholas 1-0, D. Hughes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oswalt 95-55, G. Goodwin 21-11, K. Nicholas 18-10, D. Hughes 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Goodwin 2-0 , K. Nicholas 1-1
WP: T. Oswalt
Hit Batsmen: T. Oswalt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duncan Duimelaar
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 31232
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