MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/13/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2022 - SUNDAY, JULY 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (39-57) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (44-53) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 11 0
Cortés, Cardinals Beat Firebirds, 8-6
The St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Atlanta Firebirds, 8-6, at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals got a big game from Sergio Cortés, who went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5. St. Louis occupies 4th place in the National League Central Division at 44-53.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Cardinals grabbed the lead when Cortés hit his 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Miguel Del Pozo made it 8-6, St. Louis.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Cortés.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Camacho 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .332 0 22
J. Gutiérrez CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .281 0 41
J. McGrath RF, LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .266 8 28
P. Walker LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .302 5 29
   a-D. Godfrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299 16 48
   b-L. Brown LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 3 10
J. Bowers SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 13 51
C. Shelton 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .290 6 17
R. Edwards P, DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .234 1 10
G. Torres 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270 4 28
W. Ramey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 0 14
Totals 38 6 13 5 1 3 15      
a - D. Godfrey pinch hit for P. Walker in the 8th
b - L. Brown substituted for D. Godfrey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Camacho (21, 1st Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Walker (13, 1st Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Edwards (11, 8th Inning off C. Salazar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Shelton (6, 8th Inning off C. Salazar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Camacho 3 , J. Gutiérrez 2 , J. McGrath , P. Walker 3 , C. Shelton 6 , R. Edwards 3 , G. Torres
2-out RBI: J. McGrath , P. Walker , C. Shelton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bowers , R. Edwards , G. Torres , W. Ramey
GIDP: J. McGrath , G. Torres
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shelton 2 (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Torres (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .257 5 14
J. Álvarez SS 2 3 1 0 3 1 1 .270 5 45
E. Anderson DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 4 .265 4 17
   a-J. Heyward DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 4 20
   b-C. Gómez DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 4 27
S. Cortés CF 4 2 3 5 1 0 2 .259 5 29
A. Romero 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .271 3 32
J. Jiménez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .258 2 27
B. Schales 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 2 15
C. Hewer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 10
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207 1 13
Totals 36 8 11 8 6 9 20      
a - J. Heyward inserted as DH in the 6th
b - C. Gómez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Anderson (4, 1st Inning off R. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Cortés (5, 8th Inning off M. Del Pozo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Logan , J. Álvarez , E. Anderson 4 , J. Heyward , C. Gómez , S. Cortés 6 , J. Jiménez , B. Schales , C. Hewer
2-out RBI: S. Cortés , J. Jiménez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Anderson , A. Romero 3
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jiménez-Álvarez-Romero, Álvarez-Jiménez-Romero)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Edwards 3.1 6 5 3 3 3 1 65 4.42   
C. Jackson 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 43 4.20   
B. Moore L (2-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 32 3.05   
M. Del Pozo BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Edwards 30
Batters Faced: R. Edwards 20, C. Jackson 12, B. Moore 7, M. Del Pozo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Edwards 2-5, C. Jackson 2-4, B. Moore 1-1, M. Del Pozo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Edwards 65-42, C. Jackson 43-28, B. Moore 32-22, M. Del Pozo 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jackson 2-0 , M. Del Pozo 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nicholson 5.0 9 4 4 0 1 0 94 4.80   
L. Gohara H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.77   
C. Salazar BS (6) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 24 3.92   
N. Acosta W (8-4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 34
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 23, L. Gohara 6, C. Salazar 5, N. Acosta 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 5-8, L. Gohara 1-3, C. Salazar 0-1, N. Acosta 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 94-59, L. Gohara 17-12, C. Salazar 24-13, N. Acosta 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Acosta 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sergio Cortés
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 34605
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