MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/03/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 671 - FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (5-2) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Detroit Tigers (3-4) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 7 0
Tigers Rebuff Cardinals, 4-2
The Detroit Tigers withstood a fine game by St. Louis designated hitter Juan García at Comerica Tigers Park, to upend the Cardinals, 4-2. García was 3-3 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2. Tomás Mendoza closed the door for Detroit, picking up his 2nd save of the year. With the loss, St. Louis is 5-2.

The Tigers had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 4-2, Detroit, with two out. St. Louis, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Amerigo Maria Lamb dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 cutter, he struck out.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 3 8
   a-A. Lamb PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 2 3
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 0 0
J. García DH 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .250 2 3
   b-B. Page DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Swihart C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 1
A. Romero 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .308 2 7
S. Cortés CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .182 0 0
E. Anderson 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 .294 0 3
J. Álvarez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .240 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 5 9 19      
a - A. Lamb pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 7th
b - B. Page inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. García 2 (2, 4th Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Romero (3, 4th Inning off S. Ladnier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. García (2, 2nd Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 8 , A. Romero 3 , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: A. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lamb , A. Romero , S. Cortés
GIDP: J. Álvarez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Franklin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Álvarez-Anderson-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .400 3 6
A. Peña LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   a-L. Provolone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. González RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 2 5
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
J. Navarro 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .333 1 5
T. Johnson DH 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .318 1 3
J. Sala CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 0 2
L. Guillorme SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 0 1
D. Fisher C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 1 5
Totals 31 4 7 3 1 8 7      
a - L. Provolone substituted for A. Peña in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (1, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Fisher (1, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jackson (3, 1st Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Peña (1, 3rd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 4 , A. Peña 4 , R. González , J. Navarro , T. Johnson 3 , D. Fisher 3
2-out RBI: D. Fisher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson
GIDP: J. Sala
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guillorme-Navarro-Bradley)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin L (0-1) 8.0 7 4 4 1 8 2 32 103 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 59
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 103-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Ladnier W (1-0) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5 1 22 93 5.06   
L. Taylor H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 28 2.70   
T. Blach H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 0.00   
T. Mendoza SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ladnier 53
Batters Faced: S. Ladnier 22, L. Taylor 5, T. Blach 4, T. Mendoza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ladnier 5-5, L. Taylor 2-1, T. Blach 1-2, T. Mendoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ladnier 93-56, L. Taylor 28-15, T. Blach 13-9, T. Mendoza 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Taylor 1-0 , T. Blach 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan García
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (36 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 41704
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