Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Rays

58-56

6-4

Final

Cardinals

59-57

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 6-4

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Cardinals 3-0 in the 7th inning. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Nolan Arenado went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Aug 8

Lowe, Carlson spark Rays to a 6-4 victory over Cardinals to avoid a sweep

Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and former Cardinal Dylan Carlson drove in two runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays avoid a series sweep by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
Rays 28-27 on the road; Cardinals 31-27 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

Shane Baz SP

Probable starter · 4-3, 3.06 ERA, 69 K, 1.06 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Christopher MorelDH
4Josh LoweLF
5Dylan CarlsonLF
6Ben RortvedtC
7Jonny DeLucaRF
8Taylor WallsSS
9Curtis Mead3B

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Kyle Gibson SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 4.24 ERA, 151 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec BurlesonDH
3Willson ContrerasC
4Nolan Arenado3B
5Brendan DonovanLF
6Paul Goldschmidt1B
7Lars NootbaarRF
8Nolan Gorman2B
9Victor Scott IICF

The series

STL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Cardinals 5, Rays 2 (Aug 7)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 35,217
Officials: Nestor Ceja (Home Plate Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (First Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Second Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Third Base Umpire)