Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025, 7:35 PM ET | George M. Steinbrenner Field
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Tampa Bay Rays
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025St. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay Rays
.693
OPS.714
148
HR182
689
Runs714
4.29
ERA3.94
1.32
WHIP1.22
1209
Strikeouts by pitchers1416
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Saggese2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan ChurchCF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Chandler Simpson and Yandy Díaz led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler SimpsonLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy DíazDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake MangumPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Caminero3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh LoweRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Everson PereiraCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick FortesC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter FeducciaC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan GraySS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Sonny Gray went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 3 ER); Joe Boyle went 4.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (5 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Sonny Gray | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kyle Leahy | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| JoJo Romero | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Joe Boyle | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edwin Uceta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Englert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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