St. Louis Cardinals vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Cardinals

23-30

3-4

Final

Guardians

22-28

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3
CLE	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	4

Who won: Guardians 4-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Cardinals 4-0 in the 5th inning. Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · May 26

Bieber's solid start, Rosario's 3-run double helps Guardians edge Cards 4-3 in another 1-run game

Nobody plays them as close as the Guardians, baseball's tightrope walkers.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Cardinals 12-15 on the road; Guardians 11-14 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 13h ago

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Recap · 22h ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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Recap · Sep 27

Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Matthew Liberatore SP

Probable starter · 3-6, 5.25 ERA, 46 K, 1.48 WHIP

Lineup

1Lars NootbaarCF
2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3Nolan GormanDH
4Nolan Arenado3B
5Willson ContrerasC
6Brendan DonovanRF
7Paul DeJongSS
8Alec BurlesonLF
9Tommy Edman2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 3.80 ERA, 107 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh BellDH
5Josh Naylor1B
6Gabriel AriasRF
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Mike ZuninoC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 31,303
Officials: Chris Guccione (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Edwin Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)