MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/30/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1424 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (22-35) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Texas Rangers (24-34) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Rangers Get Extra-Inning, 5-4 Win
The Texas Rangers wiggled past the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, at Globe Life Field. The win was highlighted by the performance of Texas second baseman Nick Loftin. Texas pitcher Yuki Matsui got the win, upping his record to 2-4. Mark Leiter Jr. got the loss. Texas is now 24-34, St. Louis 22-35.

The decisive blow was delivered by Gary Sanchez in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off 34-year old right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. to win the game for Texas. The home crowd went nuts.

Texas manager Brian O called it "a darn good win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Betts RF, SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 .227 9 23
W. Brennan LF 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .226 3 13
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 7 27
   a-W. Perez PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 19
B. Stott 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .248 0 12
G. Allen CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .235 2 9
A. Rendon 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .241 0 6
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292 13 39
K. Hiura DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .212 7 23
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .212 3 14
   b-C. Koss PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 0 2
   c-A. Jackson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 5 9
Totals 39 4 9 4 6 11 22      
a - W. Perez pinch hit for J. Pena in the 9th
b - C. Koss pinch hit for B. Rortvedt in the 10th
c - A. Jackson substituted for C. Koss in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Stott (10, 1st Inning off B. Falter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Brennan (3, 5th Inning off B. Falter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Betts , W. Brennan 4 , B. Stott 3 , G. Allen , A. Rendon , A. Rizzo , K. Hiura , B. Rortvedt
2-out RBI: B. Stott , G. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , W. Brennan , A. Rendon 2 , B. Rortvedt
GIDP: K. Hiura
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fraley DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .254 8 27
   b-G. Sanchez DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .217 4 12
M. Vierling 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .284 2 12
J. Duran LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .241 4 24
L. Butler RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .208 6 25
T. Murphy C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 7 20
G. Perdomo SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .215 2 19
K. Misner CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .237 1 20
L. Rengifo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .230 3 8
   a-G. Workman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 4
N. Loftin 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .213 4 14
Totals 39 5 11 5 6 11 23      
a - G. Workman substituted for L. Rengifo in the 8th
b - G. Sanchez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Vierling (9, 1st Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Loftin (4, 5th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sanchez (4, 10th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Fraley , G. Sanchez 5 , M. Vierling 2 , J. Duran 2 , L. Butler , G. Perdomo , K. Misner , N. Loftin 5
2-out RBI: J. Duran , L. Butler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duran , L. Butler 2 , G. Perdomo , L. Rengifo , G. Workman , N. Loftin
Hit by Pitch: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Duran (10) , L. Butler (6) , K. Misner (7) , N. Loftin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Rengifo (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Perdomo-Loftin-Vierling)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman 4.2 5 2 2 3 7 1 97 4.55   
J. Leftwich 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 32 4.60   
J. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.76   
T. Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.79   
B. Baker 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.83   
M. Leiter Jr. L (0-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 50
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 22, J. Leftwich 9, J. Hill 5, T. Hill 4, B. Baker 4, M. Leiter Jr. 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 4-3, J. Leftwich 2-2, J. Hill 1-1, T. Hill 0-2, B. Baker 0-2, M. Leiter Jr. 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 97-59, J. Leftwich 32-18, J. Hill 19-11, T. Hill 18-11, B. Baker 21-10, M. Leiter Jr. 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Leftwich 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Falter 4.1 5 3 3 2 4 1 92 3.39   
B. Burkhalter 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 4.55   
J. Brebbia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.95   
D. Lynch IV H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 7.44   
E. Uceta H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.12   
C. Doval H (6) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 2.21   
Y. Matsui W (2-4), BS (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Falter 43
Batters Faced: B. Falter 21, B. Burkhalter 6, J. Brebbia 1, D. Lynch IV 5, E. Uceta 3, C. Doval 4, Y. Matsui 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Falter 3-6, B. Burkhalter 0-3, J. Brebbia 0-0, D. Lynch IV 1-0, E. Uceta 2-1, C. Doval 1-0, Y. Matsui 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Falter 92-57, B. Burkhalter 27-14, J. Brebbia 6-4, D. Lynch IV 23-15, E. Uceta 9-5, C. Doval 20-11, Y. Matsui 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burkhalter 1-0 , J. Brebbia 2-0 , E. Uceta 1-0 , Y. Matsui 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Loftin
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:29
Attendance: 23526
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