Tampa Bay Rays
1 - 2 .333
F
March 29, 2026, 2:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
7
St. Louis Cardinals
2 - 1 .667| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
W: Steven Matz
(W, 1-0)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, BB
L: Dustin May
(L, 0-1)
4.0 IP, 6 ER, 3 K, BB
Top Performers
Díaz, Y
5-6 | 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
Walker, J
3-4 | HR, 2B, K
Pagés, P
2-4 | HR, 2 RBI, R
Tampa Bay Rays Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yandy Díaz DH | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .563 |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda 1B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .462 |
| 3 | Cedric Mullins CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .071 |
| 4 | Junior Caminero 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 5 | Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .455 |
| 6 | Jonny DeLuca RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| 7 | Richie Palacios 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b- Ben Williamson PH-2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | |
| 8 | Carson Williams SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| 9 | Hunter Feduccia C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| a- Nick Fortes PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .339 |
a-Popped out for Palacios, R in the 5th.
b-Grounded out for Feduccia in the 6th.
BATTING
2B DeLuca (1, May) Williams, C (1, May) Díaz, Y (1, May) Aranda (1, May) Mullins (1, May).
TB Aranda 4 DeLuca 3 Díaz, Y 6 Feduccia Mullins 2 Simpson 2 Williams, C 2 Williamson 2.
RBI Aranda 2 (4) DeLuca (3) Díaz, Y 4 (5) Mullins 2 (2) Williams, C (3).
2-out RBI Díaz, Y Aranda Mullins.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Caminero Williams, C Mullins 3.
SAC Williams, C.
SF Mullins.
Team RISP 7-for-16.
Team LOB 10.
BASERUNNING
PO DeLuca (1st base by May).
FIELDING
E Palacios, R (1, throw).
DP (Caminero-Aranda).
Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz(W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 50 | 31 | 7.20 |
| Kevin Kelly(H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Garrett Cleavinger(H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 13.50 |
| Mason Englert | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 27.00 |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 148 | 95 | 53 | 6.84 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Matz 2 May Pushard.
ABS Challenge Feduccia (Strike-Confirmed) Pagés, P (Ball-Confirmed) Fortes (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Matz 81-50 Kelly 10-8 Cleavinger 23-13 Englert 24-16 Baker 10-8 May 61-40 Bruihl 29-17 Soriano, G 12-8 Pushard 31-15 Roycroft 29-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Matz 5-4 Kelly 1-0 Cleavinger 0-2 Englert 0-1 Baker 2-0 May 2-4 Bruihl 3-0 Soriano, G 1-0 Pushard 0-2 Roycroft 3-1.
Batters faced Matz 21 Kelly 4 Cleavinger 6 Englert 6 Baker 3 May 22 Bruihl 8 Soriano, G 3 Pushard 7 Roycroft 8.
Umpires HP: Nestor Ceja. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: David Rackley.
Weather 65 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 11 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch 1:15 PM.
T 2:55.
Att 27,653.
Venue Busch Stadium.
March 29, 2026