Thursday, August 21st, 2025 6:35PM CST
Willson Contreras hit a home run and Alec Burleson drove in two runs with a single during a five-run second inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals secure a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Read the full game recap.
Date: Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Time: 6:35PM CST
Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 9,182
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
STL |
0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Simpson (11, Gray)
Home Runs: Díaz (21, 3rd inning off Gray 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Díaz 2 (73), B. Lowe (62), Caminero (86)
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Díaz 1-2, Gray 1-1, B. Lowe 0-1, J. Lowe 0-2, Pereira 0-1, B. Seymour 0-1, Caminero 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B. Lowe 1; J. Lowe 2

Pitcher Notes: Boyle pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
Wild Pitches: Boyle
Hit By Pitch: Herrera (by Boyle)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cleavinger 3/3; Baker 3/4; Uceta 2/3; Englert 2/3; Boyle 18/25; Montgomery 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cleavinger-3-1-5-1; Baker-0-2-2-4; Uceta-2-3-0-1; Englert-1-1-2-3; Boyle-16-6-18-16; Montgomery-1-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cleavinger 1-0; Baker 2-1; Uceta 0-1; Englert 2-1; Boyle 4-3; Montgomery 2-0
Game Scores: J Boyle 24

Double Plays: 2 (Caminero-B. Lowe-B. Seymour , B. Seymour-Fortes-B. Lowe)
Errors: B. Lowe (8, fielding); Caminero (14, throw)

Stolen Bases: J. Lowe (13, 2nd base off Gray/Pagés); Caminero (6, 2nd base off Romero/Pagés)

Doubles: Gorman (10, Boyle); Nootbaar (20, Boyle)
Home Runs: Contreras (18, 7th inning off Baker 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Contreras (68), Herrera (47), Burleson 2 (59), Nootbaar (44), Church (2)
Ground Into Double Play: Herrera; Pagés
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Contreras 0-1, Herrera 1-1, Pagés 0-2, Burleson 1-2, Nootbaar 2-2, Winn 0-1, Church 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pagés 2; Burleson 1

Pitcher Notes: Leahy pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Wild Pitches: Gray
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gray 13/22; Romero 5/7; Svanson 3/5; Leahy 7/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gray-17-13-16-15; Romero-8-6-0-4; Svanson-1-3-1-2; Leahy-4-2-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gray 3-6; Romero 2-1; Svanson 1-1; Leahy 1-1
Game Scores: S Gray 48

Assists: Church (Fortes at 3rd base).

Caught Stealing: Nootbaar (5, 3rd base by Boyle/Fortes)
Stolen Bases: Church (1, 2nd base off Boyle/Fortes)
Picked Off: Nootbaar (2nd base, Boyle)
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