WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TORONTO BLUE PIRATES
05/06/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TORONTO BLUE PIRATES
GAME ID: 676 - MONDAY, MAY 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (12-21) 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Toronto Blue Pirates (18-15) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Cardinals Deal Blue Pirates 5-4 Defeat
Fans watched the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Pirates fight to the finish.

George Springer was instrumental in his team's 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Pirates. The right fielder went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals go to 12-21 with the win.

Nick Castellanos, the 32-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Castellanos contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put St. Louis up, 4-1.

In postgame comments to the St. Louis Today, Springer said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer CF, RF 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .247 5 9
T. Story SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .342 5 23
B. Reynolds LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .304 6 13
   b-T. Grisham LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 3
J. Turner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 1 3
   c-N. Pratto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Candelario 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .259 2 14
H. Renfroe RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .071 0 1
   a-M. Kepler CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 10
N. Castellanos DH 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .205 2 6
A. Rosario 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 1 8
J. Rogers C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 3 14
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 15      
a - M. Kepler substituted for H. Renfroe in the 7th
b - T. Grisham substituted for B. Reynolds in the 7th
c - N. Pratto substituted for J. Turner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Candelario (7, 2nd Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Reynolds (7, 5th Inning off J. Means, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Turner (1, 8th Inning off M. Strahm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Springer (5, 3rd Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Castellanos (2, 4th Inning off J. Means, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Springer 7 , T. Story , B. Reynolds 2 , J. Turner 3 , J. Candelario 2 , N. Castellanos 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario
GIDP: B. Reynolds
Sac Fly: N. Castellanos
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Candelario (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .290 5 19
   a-W. Contreras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 4 16
N. Lowe DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .279 2 8
Y. Diaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 4 23
J. Suwinski RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .400 0 5
X. Bogaerts 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .336 5 17
B. Stott SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .322 6 26
S. Kwan CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .280 0 22
T. d'Arnaud C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 0 0
K. Newman 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273 0 2
Totals 35 4 8 3 2 10 18      
a - W. Contreras pinch hit for C. Yelich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Suwinski (2, 1st Inning off A. Cobb, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Kwan (10, 2nd Inning off A. Cobb, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Newman (2, 7th Inning off J. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Yelich (1, 5th Inning off A. Cobb, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 4 , J. Suwinski 2 , X. Bogaerts , S. Kwan 3 , K. Newman 3
2-out RBI: J. Suwinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Suwinski , X. Bogaerts , T. d'Arnaud , K. Newman
Sac Fly: N. Lowe
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Stott-Diaz)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Cobb W (1-1) 5.0 7 4 4 0 5 0 92 60 3.08   
J. Hicks H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 17 8.69   
R. Helsley H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 11 2.11   
A. Minter SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cobb 42
Batters Faced: A. Cobb 23, J. Hicks 7, R. Helsley 5, A. Minter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cobb 4-6, J. Hicks 1-2, R. Helsley 1-1, A. Minter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cobb 92-60, J. Hicks 26-17, R. Helsley 19-11, A. Minter 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hicks 1-1 , R. Helsley 2-0
WP: A. Cobb , J. Hicks 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Means L (1-3) 4.1 7 5 5 2 3 2 78 49 5.22   
R. Yarbrough 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5.06   
C. Holmes 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 17 4.30   
M. Strahm 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 18 5.11   
D. Jefferies 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 7.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Means 30
Batters Faced: J. Means 21, R. Yarbrough 2, C. Holmes 6, M. Strahm 8, D. Jefferies 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Means 2-7, R. Yarbrough 2-0, C. Holmes 1-1, M. Strahm 4-0, D. Jefferies 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Means 78-49, R. Yarbrough 2-2, C. Holmes 27-17, M. Strahm 30-18, D. Jefferies 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Yarbrough 1-0 , M. Strahm 1-0 , D. Jefferies 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Springer
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 23798
Special Notes: RP Ryan Yarbrough was injured while pitching.
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