Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Rays

57-56

2-5

Final

Cardinals

59-56

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 5-2

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 4th inning. Alec Burleson went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Aug 7

Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson each drive in 2 runs to help the Cardinals beat the Rays 5-2

Nolan Arenado and Alec Burleson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
Rays 27-27 on the road; Cardinals 31-26 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

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

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 4.11 ERA, 154 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Christopher MorelDH
4Josh LoweRF
5Dylan CarlsonLF
6Jose SiriCF
7Jose CaballeroSS
8Curtis Mead3B
9Alex JacksonC

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Erick Fedde SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 3.30 ERA, 154 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec Burleson1B
3Willson ContrerasC
4Brendan DonovanLF
5Nolan Arenado3B
6Lars NootbaarRF
7Matt CarpenterDH
8Nolan Gorman2B
9Victor Scott IICF

The series

STL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Cardinals 4, Rays 3 (Aug 6)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 31,401
Officials: Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Nestor Ceja (First Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Second Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Third Base Umpire)