MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
04/05/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 713 - SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (5-4) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Detroit Tigers (5-4) 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 X 9 13 1
Jackson Leads Tigers to Win
The Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3, at Comerica Tigers Park. Dan Jackson produced 3 singles and 1 double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4. After losing, St. Louis is 5-4.

Raúl González, who finished 3rd in the AL in wins above replacement with 6.0 in 2024, chipped in a run-scoring single for Detroit in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Detroit skipper Robert Carson.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .188 3 8
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 2 3
R. Gómez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 0 1
J. García DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .231 2 3
B. Swihart C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .172 0 2
A. Romero 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .281 2 8
S. Cortés CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .207 0 1
E. Anderson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292 0 5
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 0 2
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Taylor (2, 1st Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Swihart (1, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 2 , R. Gómez , J. García , B. Swihart 3 , A. Romero , E. Anderson , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cortés
GIDP: E. Anderson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. García (1) , J. Álvarez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .474 3 11
A. Peña LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 1 2
   a-L. Provolone LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
R. González RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .412 4 11
T. Johnson DH 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 .367 1 8
J. Navarro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .256 1 6
D. Bradley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .219 0 2
J. Sala CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .205 0 2
L. Guillorme SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .273 0 3
J. Cortez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9 4 7 17      
a - L. Provolone substituted for A. Peña in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson 2 (4, 5th Inning off K. Heyer, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Crocker, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jackson (2, 8th Inning off J. Crocker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. González (4, 7th Inning off J. Crocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 5 , A. Peña , R. González 5 , T. Johnson 5 , L. Guillorme 2 , J. Cortez
2-out RBI: , D. Jackson 2 , R. González , T. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Navarro 3 , L. Guillorme
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jackson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Guillorme-Navarro-Bradley)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Heyer L (0-1) 4.2 6 5 5 2 5 0 22 87 10.80   
E. Ferrebus 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 7 16 9.00   
J. Crocker 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 1 12 48 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heyer 35
Batters Faced: K. Heyer 22, E. Ferrebus 7, J. Crocker 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heyer 6-3, E. Ferrebus 1-2, J. Crocker 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heyer 87-53, E. Ferrebus 16-13, J. Crocker 48-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ferrebus 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Mejia W (1-1) 6.2 7 3 3 1 2 0 26 94 4.15   
D. Weaver 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 49
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 26, D. Weaver 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 6-9, D. Weaver 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 94-63, D. Weaver 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weaver 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Jackson
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (39 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 41709
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