MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
03/28/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 595 - SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (0-2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 7 0
Rays Fall to Cardinals, 4-2
The Cardinals grabbed a win, 4-2, at Busch Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Tampa Bay pitcher Jose Quintana. Quintana went 5.1 innings and allowed no runs. Jim Crocker earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.2 innings. He upped his record to 1-0. Carlos A. Salazar picked up the save, his 1st.

St. Louis took a 4-2 lead on Zak Taylor's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Taylor hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Tampa Bay pitcher Dan Gardner visibly frustrated.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Cardinals manager Aaron Thompson.

The Cardinals, now 2-0, have stormed out of the gates.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .444 0 0
B. Davenport RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
D. Mitchell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .143 0 0
E. Cox LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Engram DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 1
O. Leme C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
D. Veeck 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .429 0 1
D. Santos CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .375 1 1
A. Rondon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Ramírez (1, 1st Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Davenport (1, 1st Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Santos (1, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Ramírez 2 , B. Davenport 3 , O. Leme , D. Santos 5
2-out RBI: D. Santos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Ramírez 2 , J. Engram 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gardner (1) , D. Veeck (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Rondon-Quintana, Veeck-Ramírez-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF, RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .250 2 3
J. Encarnación RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-B. Page PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-A. Lamb RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. García DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286 1 2
B. Swihart C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .167 0 0
A. Romero 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .143 0 0
S. Cortés CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 0 0
E. Anderson 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .250 0 3
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
Totals 31 4 7 4 3 7 20      
a - B. Page pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 6th
b - A. Lamb substituted for B. Page in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Taylor (2, 7th Inning off D. Gardner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 4 , J. Encarnación , J. García , B. Swihart , S. Cortés , E. Anderson , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: Z. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , S. Cortés , E. Anderson
GIDP: R. Gómez , A. Romero
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Romero (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Quintana 5.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 19 86 0.00   
C. Sanchez H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 0.00   
J. Carver H (1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 15 27.00   
D. Gardner L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 24 27.00   
H. Saldaña 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 63
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 19, C. Sanchez 3, J. Carver 3, D. Gardner 5, H. Saldaña 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 5-6, C. Sanchez 0-0, J. Carver 0-1, D. Gardner 0-2, H. Saldaña 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 86-57, C. Sanchez 11-8, J. Carver 15-7, D. Gardner 24-17, H. Saldaña 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 1-0 , D. Gardner 2-2 , H. Saldaña 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin 5.1 4 2 2 1 3 1 21 93 3.38   
J. Crocker W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 33 0.00   
K. Nicholson H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 17 0.00   
C. Salazar SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 54
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 21, J. Crocker 7, K. Nicholson 4, C. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-6, J. Crocker 1-2, K. Nicholson 0-1, C. Salazar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 93-59, J. Crocker 33-18, K. Nicholson 17-11, C. Salazar 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Crocker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Quintana
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 44584
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