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March 29, 2026 · NL Cent

Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals

March 29, 2026Busch StadiumPartly Cloudy 65°F · 11 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
1-2
11
vs
HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
2-1
7

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Chandler Simpson scores. TB 1, STL 0
T2 Carson Williams Carson Williams doubles (1) on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. TB 2, STL 0
T2 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carson Williams scores. Hunter Feduccia to 2nd. TB 3, STL 0
B3 Victor Scott II Victor Scott II singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jordan Walker scores. Throwing error by second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 3, STL 1
T4 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Hunter Feduccia scores. TB 4, STL 1
T4 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Yandy Díaz scores. TB 5, STL 1
T4 Cedric Mullins Cedric Mullins doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 6, STL 1
B4 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Masyn Winn scores. Thomas Saggese scores. TB 6, STL 4
T8 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Ben Williamson scores. Carson Williams to 3rd. TB 7, STL 4
T8 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Carson Williams scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. TB 8, STL 4
T8 Cedric Mullins Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Yandy Díaz scores. TB 9, STL 4
B8 Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 9, STL 5
B8 Pedro Pagés Pedro Pagés homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jordan Walker scores. TB 9, STL 7
T9 Carson Williams Carson Williams hits a sacrifice bunt. Jonny DeLuca scores. Ben Williamson to 2nd. Carson Williams to 1st. TB 10, STL 7
T9 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to pitcher Chris Roycroft. Ben Williamson scores. Carson Williams to 3rd. Nick Fortes to 2nd. TB 11, STL 7

Box score

  123456789 R
TB 030300032 11
STL 001300030 7

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Rays AWAY 11

Steven Matz started for Rays, leaving with a 6–4 lead. Out of the bullpen, Mason Englert took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Steven Matz Starter 5.0 81 4 2 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Steven Matz threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 39 48% 2 8 4 16 9
    Changeup 23 28% 3 3 2 10 5
    Curveball 12 15% 2 2 2 4 2
    Slider 7 9% 1 0 3 1 2
  • Kevin Kelly Setup 1.0 10 0 1 HLD
  • Garrett Cleavinger Setup 1.0 23 0 1 HLD
  • Mason Englert Middle 1.0 24 3 1
  • Bryan Baker Closer 1.0 10 0 0
Cardinals HOME 7

Dustin May started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Matt Pushard took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Dustin May Starter 4.0 61 6 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Dustin May threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 55% 2.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sweeper 18 30% 3 1 1 7 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 16 26% 1 3 2 5 5
    Changeup 8 13% 0 2 2 2 2
    Sinker 7 11% 0 1 1 1 4
    Curveball 7 11% 0 3 0 4 0
    Cutter 5 8% 0 0 2 2 1
  • Justin Bruihl Setup 2.0 29 0 2
  • George Soriano Setup 1.0 12 0 0
  • Matt Pushard Reliever 1.0 31 3 1
  • Chris Roycroft Reliever 1.0 29 2 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 2nd · off May
  • DeLuca 2B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH 6 2 5 4 0 0 .563 .588 .625 1.213 2B
Jonathan Aranda 1B 6 1 3 2 0 1 .462 .529 .769 1.298 2B
Cedric Mullins CF 5 0 1 2 0 2 .071 .067 .143 .210 2B
Junior Caminero 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .467 .200 .667
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Jonny DeLuca RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000 2B
Ben Williamson 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.112
Carson Williams SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 .250 .308 .333 .641 2B
Nick Fortes C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
Richie Palacios 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Hunter Feduccia C 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
HOME · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .333 .538 .871
Iván Herrera DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .071 .154 .225
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .429 .636 1.065
Masyn Winn SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571 2B
Thomas Saggese LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Nolan Gorman 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900 HR (1)
Jordan Walker RF 4 3 3 3 0 1 .400 .500 .900 1.400 HR (1), 2B
Pedro Pagés C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125 HR (1)
Victor Scott II CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Ramón Urías 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500

Pitching lines

AWAY · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Steven Matz 5.0 6 4 4 1 2 1 81 7.20 W
Kevin Kelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00 HLD
Garrett Cleavinger 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 13.50 HLD
Mason Englert 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 24 27.00
Bryan Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
HOME · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Dustin May 4.0 10 6 6 1 3 0 61 13.50 L
Justin Bruihl 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 7.71
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00
Matt Pushard 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 31 27.00
Chris Roycroft 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 29 20.25

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 1.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 2.8 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · TB
3-7 L1 -5 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.