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Tampa Bay Rays at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals Home Opener Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9–7 on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 7 98-64
at St. Louis Cardinals 9 77-85

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 7 17 2
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 9 14 0
  • W: Riley O'Brien (1-0)
  • L: Garrett Cleavinger
  • S: Ryne Stanek

Home runs

  • Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda (1)
  • St. Louis Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt (1), Alec Burleson (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Top 5th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nathan Church. Nick Fortes scores. Carson Williams to 3rd. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. 2–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Carson Williams scores. 3–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Ben Williamson singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Chris Roycroft. Yandy Díaz scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. 4–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Chandler Simpson scores. Junior Caminero scores. Ben Williamson to 3rd. 6–1
Top 6th Tampa Bay Rays Nick Fortes singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn. Ben Williamson scores. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd. 7–1
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Alec Burleson scores. Masyn Winn scores. 7–3
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Nolan Gorman scores. Jordan Walker scores. 7–5
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Nathan Church scores. Pedro Pagés to 3rd. 7–6
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Pedro Pagés scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. 7–7
Bottom 6th St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Victor Scott II scores. 7–9

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 1 3 0 1 0 .600
Ryan Vilade LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chandler Simpson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 .500
Junior Caminero 3B 2 1 1 0 4 1 .500
Ben Williamson 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .750
Richie Palacios 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jonny DeLuca RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500
Jake Fraley RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Nick Fortes C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .750
Hunter Feduccia C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Cedric Mullins CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carson Williams SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Totals 43 7 17 7 6 5
Pitcher
Drew Rasmussen 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 73 1.80
Ian Seymour 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 0 21 -.--
Garrett Cleavinger (L, 0-1)(H, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 54.00
Griffin Jax (BS, 1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 13.50
Yoendrys Gómez 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 0.00

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250
Iván Herrera DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Alec Burleson 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 .750
Masyn Winn SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Nolan Gorman 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250
Ramón Urías 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jordan Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Nathan Church LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .750
Pedro Pagés C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Victor Scott II CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750
Totals 37 9 14 9 1 3
Pitcher
Matthew Liberatore 5.0 7 1 1 2 2 1 78 1.80
Matt Svanson 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 16 81.00
Justin Bruihl 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 9 54.00
Chris Roycroft 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 13 27.00
JoJo Romero 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Riley O'Brien (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00
Ryne Stanek (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 26 0.00

Game info

Weather
91 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
16 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
3:18 PM
Time of game
3:04
Attendance
45,037
Umpires
Home Plate: Chris Guccione, First Base: David Rackley, Second Base: Nestor Ceja, Third Base: Charlie Ramos

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final (10) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 Final Game page

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