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Tampa Bay Rays 4
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Match Report

Díaz, Lowe, Arozarena deliver run-scoring hits in 3-run 8th innings as Rays beat Cardinals 4-2

— Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena hit RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

STL

  • Nolan Arenado 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Lars Nootbaar LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Paul Goldschmidt 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nolan Gorman 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

TB

  • Yandy Diaz DH H-AB 4-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Isaac Paredes 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Luke Raley RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Josh Lowe LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

Head to Head

STL wins series 2-1

Injuries

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

TB

  1. Yandy Diaz1B2
  2. Wander FrancoSS5
  3. Brandon Lowe2B5
  4. Randy ArozarenaLF56
  5. Isaac Paredes3B15
  6. Luke RaleyDH20
  7. Jose SiriCF28
  8. Josh LoweRF3
  9. Christian BethancourtC60

Substitutes

  1. Harold RamirezPH43
  2. Rene PintoC35

STL

  1. Lars NootbaarLF21
  2. Paul Goldschmidt1B48
  3. Nolan Gorman2B16
  4. Nolan Arenado3B28
  5. Willson ContrerasC40
  6. Alec BurlesonDH41
  7. Jordan WalkerRF18
  8. Dylan CarlsonCF5
  9. Tommy EdmanSS25

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    42180 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 2-4

    Contreras homered to right center (404 feet).

    42180 9th Inning
  3. Home Run 2-4

    Pitch 11 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  5. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 9 : Ball 3

    42180 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  8. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball 2

    42180 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  10. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    4109034 8th Inning
  16. Play Result 1-4

    Arozarena singled to center, Franco scored, B. Lowe to second.

    4109034 8th Inning
  17. Single 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4109034 8th Inning
  18. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4109034 8th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4109034 8th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    4109034 8th Inning
  21. Play Result 1-3

    B. Lowe singled to center, Díaz scored, Franco to third.

    4109034 8th Inning
  22. Single 1-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    4109034 8th Inning
  23. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    4109034 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  25. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4109034 8th Inning
  26. Ball 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4109034 8th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 1-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4109034 8th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
    4109034 8th Inning
  29. Play Result 1-2

    Díaz singled to center, J. Lowe scored.

    4109034 8th Inning
  30. Single 1-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4109034 8th Inning
  31. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4109034 8th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    32116 7th Inning
  37. Play Result 1-1

    Paredes homered to left (383 feet).

    32116 7th Inning
  38. Home Run 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32116 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32116 7th Inning
  40. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32116 7th Inning
  41. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32116 7th Inning
  42. Foul Out 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32804 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32116 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32116 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32116 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32116 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32116 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 6th Inning
  50. Foul Out 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32116 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32116 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32804 5th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    42180 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 2-4

    Walker struck out swinging.

    42180 9th Inning
  3. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  6. Ball 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Jordan Walker

    42180 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    42180 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 2-4

    Burleson grounded out to second.

    42180 9th Inning
  10. Ground Out 2-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  11. Strike Swinging 2-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Alec Burleson

    42180 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
    42180 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 2-4

    Contreras homered to right center (404 feet).

    42180 9th Inning
  15. Home Run 2-4

    Pitch 11 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  17. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 9 : Ball 3

    42180 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  20. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball 2

    42180 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  22. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  24. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  26. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Willson Contreras

    42180 9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    42180 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 1-4

    Arenado flied out to right.

    42180 9th Inning
  29. Fly Out 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  30. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42180 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Nolan Arenado

    42180 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 1-4

    Fairbanks relieved Adam

    42180 9th Inning
  34. Play Result 1-4

    Pinto catching.

    9th Inning
  35. Start Inning 1-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  36. End Inning 1-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    33121 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 1-4

    Siri struck out swinging.

    33121 8th Inning
  39. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33121 8th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33121 8th Inning

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