MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MIAMI MARLINS
08/18/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MIAMI MARLINS
GAME ID: 2446 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (42-84) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Miami Marlins (80-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 8 1
Cardinals Fall Short, 2-1, at Miami
The Marlins faced a stiff challenge from St. Louis pitcher Shota Imanaga, but persevered to claim a win at loanDepot Park. The final score was 2-1. Imanaga went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. The Miami winning streak has reached 3 games.

Miami took a 2-1 lead on Ceddanne Rafaela's 13th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Rafaela hit in the bottom of the seventh, left St. Louis pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. visibly frustrated.

"I was a little disappointed," said St. Louis manager Jason B. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 3 30
   b-W. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 3 34
W. Brennan LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 6 40
   a-C. Koss PR, LF, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .165 0 7
M. Betts RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .243 17 49
K. Hiura DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .197 13 52
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .246 24 66
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 .234 12 49
G. Allen CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .210 6 19
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .224 5 28
A. Monasterio 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .215 0 7
Totals 36 1 8 1 4 10 25      
a - C. Koss pinch ran for W. Brennan in the 1st
b - W. Perez pinch hit for B. Stott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Brennan (25, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Brennan 2 , C. Koss , K. Hiura , J. Pena , G. Allen , B. Rortvedt 2 , A. Monasterio
2-out RBI: B. Rortvedt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , J. Pena 2 , A. Monasterio
Hit by Pitch: B. Stott
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Monasterio-Stott-Rizzo, Pena-Stott-Rizzo, Stott-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 23 61
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 31 79
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .247 8 49
L. O'Hoppe C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 26 73
   b-K. Higashioka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 4 15
C. McCormick LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 4 14
   a-M. Siani LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 25
C. Rafaela SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .257 13 52
Y. Moncada RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 9 40
M. Rojas 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 2
C. Pache CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .221 0 7
Totals 29 2 8 1 1 5 11      
a - M. Siani substituted for C. McCormick in the 8th
b - K. Higashioka substituted for L. O'Hoppe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (19, 1st Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Pache (8, 5th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rafaela (13, 7th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Soto 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , C. McCormick , C. Rafaela 4 , Y. Moncada , C. Pache 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soto
GIDP: N. Arenado 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Rojas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: V. Guerrero Jr. (5)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga 6.1 7 1 1 0 4 0 96 3.70   
M. Leiter Jr. L (1-6) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 5.57   
T. Hill 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.27   
B. Baker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 59
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 23, M. Leiter Jr. 4, T. Hill 3, B. Baker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 7-5, M. Leiter Jr. 1-0, T. Hill 0-2, B. Baker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 96-62, M. Leiter Jr. 11-8, T. Hill 16-10, B. Baker 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Leiter Jr.
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler 5.0 6 1 0 3 5 0 98 2.32   
R. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 1.50   
S. Hentges W (4-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 1.80   
B. Graterol SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 55
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 25, R. Garcia 5, S. Hentges 8, B. Graterol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 3-7, R. Garcia 1-1, S. Hentges 2-2, B. Graterol 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 98-54, R. Garcia 26-14, S. Hentges 24-16, B. Graterol 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garcia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shota Imanaga
Ballpark: loanDepot Park
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 37171
Special Notes: LF Will Brennan was injured while running the bases.
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