St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians, April 15, 2026

GuardiansCLE
3-5
Final
CardinalsSTL

April 15, 2026, 1:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

2-3

Last 5
W 6-0
@ ATL
L 1-13
@ ATL
W 9-3
@ STL
L 5-6
@ STL
L 3-5
@ STL

St. Louis Cardinals

2-3

Last 5
L 1-7
vs BOS
L 3-9
vs BOS
L 3-9
vs CLE
W 6-5
vs CLE
W 5-3
vs CLE

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi
Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
Recorded starter

Season Comparison

2026
Cleveland GuardiansSt. Louis Cardinals
.696
OPS
.691
162
HR
167
678
Runs
720
3.77
ERA
4.26
1.26
WHIP
1.36
1530
Strikeouts by pitchers
1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Daniel Schneemann headshot
Daniel Schneemann

8 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

José Ramírez headshot
José Ramírez

7 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Angel Martínez headshot
Angel Martínez

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

6.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.25 ERA

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 3.00 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Jordan Walker headshot
Jordan Walker

7 H, 3 HR, 3 RBI

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Gordon Graceffo headshot
Gordon Graceffo

3.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.60 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Nathan Church headshot
Nathan Church
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cleveland Guardians 3: CLE 8 hits, STL 9 hits; CLE 0 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cleveland Guardians100000200380
St. Louis Cardinals01000310x590

Box Score

Batting

Kyle Manzardo and Daniel Schneemann led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanCF4010000
Chase DeLauterRF3000100
José RamírezDH4100010
Kyle Manzardo1B2021000
Angel MartínezPH/LF2000010
George ValeraLF2010010
Rhys HoskinsPH/1B1100110
Juan Brito2B4000020
Daniel Schneemann3B3120010
Bo NaylorC3012010
Brayan RocchioSS3010000
Totals31383280

Nathan Church led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B1001200
Iván HerreraDH2000300
Alec Burleson1B5022020
Jordan WalkerRF5010020
Nolan Gorman3B4010000
Ramón UríasPR/3B1100000
Masyn WinnSS4110010
Nathan ChurchLF4231000
Pedro PagésC3011000
Victor Scott IICF2100220
Totals31595770

Pitching

Slade Cecconi went 4.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (4 SO, 1 ER); Dustin May went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cleveland Guardians
Slade Cecconi4.0311540
Connor Brogdon1.1233100
Tim Herrin0.1100100
Matt Festa2.1311030
St. Louis Cardinals
Dustin May6.0611140
Justin Bruihl0.2222110
JoJo Romero1.1000010
Riley O'Brien1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. José Ramírez scores. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B2

    Single Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to left fielder George Valera. Nathan Church scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B6

    Sac Fly JJ Wetherholt out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Masyn Winn scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. Victor Scott II to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 2

  • B6

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan, deflected by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Nathan Church scores. Victor Scott II scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. CLE 1, STL 4

  • T7

    Double Bo Naylor doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Rhys Hoskins scores. Daniel Schneemann scores. CLE 3, STL 4

  • B7

    Double Nathan Church doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Ramón Urías scores. CLE 3, STL 5

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Juan Brito grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. CLE 3, STL 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Rhys Hoskins strikes out swinging. CLE 3, STL 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B8

    Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B8

    Double Jordan Walker doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B8

    Pop Out Iván Herrera pops out to pitcher Matt Festa. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch. CLE 3, STL 5

  • T8

    Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 3, STL 5

  • T8

    Pop Out Chase DeLauter pops out to third baseman Ramón Urías in foul territory. CLE 3, STL 5

  • T8

    Pop Out Steven Kwan pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Victor Scott II called out on strikes. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B7

    Lineout Pedro Pagés lines out sharply to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B7

    Double Nathan Church doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Ramón Urías scores. CLE 3, STL 5

  • B7

    Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out softly, third baseman Daniel Schneemann to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Ramón Urías to 2nd. CLE 3, STL 4

  • B7

    Single Nolan Gorman singles on a fly ball to left fielder Angel Martínez. CLE 3, STL 4

  • T7

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. CLE 3, STL 4

  • T7

    Double Bo Naylor doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Rhys Hoskins scores. Daniel Schneemann scores. CLE 3, STL 4

  • T7

    Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a ground ball to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Rhys Hoskins to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Juan Brito strikes out swinging. CLE 1, STL 4

  • T7

    Walk Rhys Hoskins walks. CLE 1, STL 4

  • T7

    Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Justin Bruihl. CLE 1, STL 4

  • B6

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. CLE 1, STL 4

  • B6

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan, deflected by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Nathan Church scores. Victor Scott II scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. CLE 1, STL 4

  • B6

    Intent Walk Tim Herrin intentionally walks Iván Herrera. CLE 1, STL 2

  • B6

    Sac Fly JJ Wetherholt out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Masyn Winn scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. Victor Scott II to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 2

  • B6

    Walk Victor Scott II walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B6

    Sac Bunt Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Connor Brogdon to second baseman Juan Brito. Masyn Winn to 3rd. Nathan Church to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B6

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Masyn Winn to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B6

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP José Ramírez grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Chase DeLauter out at 2nd. José Ramírez out at 1st. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T6

    Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T6

    Lineout Steven Kwan lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Nolan Gorman flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B5

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, first baseman Kyle Manzardo to pitcher Connor Brogdon. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T5

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T5

    Flyout Bo Naylor flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Daniel Schneemann called out on strikes. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B4

    Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B4

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B4

    Walk Victor Scott II walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B4

    Pop Out Pedro Pagés pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B4

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, pitcher Slade Cecconi to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Juan Brito called out on strikes. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T4

    Double George Valera doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Kyle Manzardo out at home on the throw, left fielder Nathan Church to shortstop Masyn Winn to catcher Pedro Pagés. George Valera to 3rd. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T4

    Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T4

    Flyout José Ramírez flies out to left fielder Nathan Church. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Masyn Winn pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Nolan Gorman pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Chase DeLauter pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T3

    Double Play Steven Kwan lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Alec Burleson. Brayan Rocchio out at 1st. CLE 1, STL 1

  • T3

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a soft pop up to third baseman Nolan Gorman. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Victor Scott II strikes out swinging. Pedro Pagés steals (1) 3rd base. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Single Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to left fielder George Valera. Nathan Church scores. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 1

  • B2

    Single Nathan Church singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Daniel Schneemann. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T2

    Caught Stealing 2B Daniel Schneemann caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Pedro Pagés to shortstop Masyn Winn. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Bo Naylor strikes out swinging. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T2

    Single Daniel Schneemann singles on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Juan Brito pops out to catcher Pedro Pagés in foul territory. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder George Valera. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to left fielder George Valera. Alec Burleson to 2nd. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B1

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Iván Herrera to 3rd. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B1

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. CLE 1, STL 0

  • B1

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout George Valera called out on strikes. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T1

    Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. José Ramírez scores. CLE 1, STL 0

  • T1

    Fielders Choice Out José Ramírez reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Masyn Winn to catcher Pedro Pagés to third baseman Nolan Gorman. Steven Kwan out at home. José Ramírez to 2nd. CLE 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out sharply, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Steven Kwan to 3rd. CLE 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Double Steven Kwan doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Nathan Church. CLE 0, STL 0