MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
03/26/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 583 - THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (0-1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 6 8 1
Cardinals Deal Tampa Bay 6-2 Defeat
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals who packed the stands for the home opener were rewarded with a St. Louis win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2. Jim Rose started for the home team against Kevin Murray. Kevin Murray earned accolades for his performance.

In the bottom of the second, St. Louis shortstop Juan Álvarez had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and one out, Álvarez stroked a run-scoring single to left-center. It made the score 2-0, St. Louis. For the game, he was 1-4.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Álvarez, "and then get after the next one."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Ramírez 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
B. Davenport RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Mitchell 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
   a-J. Pacheco PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Cox LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
J. Engram DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
O. Leme C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
D. Santos CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
A. Rondon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 7 17      
a - J. Pacheco pinch hit for D. Mitchell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mitchell (1, 4th Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Engram (1, 4th Inning off J. Rose, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Ramírez 3 , D. Mitchell 2 , J. Engram 2 , O. Leme 2 , D. Veeck 3 , D. Santos
2-out RBI: D. Veeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , D. Santos , A. Rondon 2
GIDP: E. Cox
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Ramírez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Murray (1) , D. Mitchell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 1
   a-A. Lamb LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
R. Gómez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
J. García DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .250 1 2
B. Swihart C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Romero 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
S. Cortés CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
E. Anderson 2B 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .000 0 1
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .250 0 1
Totals 32 6 8 5 4 7 17      
a - A. Lamb substituted for Z. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Taylor (1, 1st Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. García (1, 7th Inning off J. Ingram, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 4 , J. Encarnación , R. Gómez 2 , J. García 4 , A. Romero , S. Cortés , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lamb , J. Encarnación , R. Gómez , J. García
Sac Fly: E. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Taylor (1) , J. Encarnación (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gómez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Álvarez-Romero)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Murray L (0-1) 5.0 4 4 3 3 2 1 23 78 5.40   
T. Larkin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 0.00   
J. Ingram 1.2 3 2 2 1 4 1 9 43 10.80   
J. Carver 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 44
Batters Faced: K. Murray 23, T. Larkin 4, J. Ingram 9, J. Carver 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 7-6, T. Larkin 0-2, J. Ingram 1-0, J. Carver 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 78-47, T. Larkin 16-10, J. Ingram 43-23, J. Carver 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Larkin 1-1 , J. Carver 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Rose 3.2 3 2 2 0 3 0 15 54 4.91   
E. Ferrebus W (1-0) 2.1 5 0 0 1 3 0 12 54 0.00   
K. Crockett H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0.00   
K. Nicholson 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rose 48
Batters Faced: J. Rose 15, E. Ferrebus 12, K. Crockett 3, K. Nicholson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rose 3-5, E. Ferrebus 2-1, K. Crockett 1-1, K. Nicholson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rose 54-35, E. Ferrebus 54-35, K. Crockett 13-8, K. Nicholson 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ferrebus 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Murray
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:15 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 46706
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