MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/07/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2289 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (65-48) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (63-52) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Rays Top St. Louis, 4-3
The Tampa Bay Rays managed to get by the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, at Busch Stadium. Tampa Bay pitcher Jeffrey Springs set himself apart with his performance. Pete Fairbanks, 4-3, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East Division with a record of 65-48.

Tampa Bay used the clutch hitting of Tom Murphy to capture the win. The catcher drilled a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning to give the Rays the lead, 4-3. For the game, Murphy had 1 single and 1 double in 3 at-bats.

"Jeffrey was throwing strikes, locating well," said Tampa Bay manager Michael Jank.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 9 24
H. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .311 3 28
Y. Díaz 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .314 15 63
J. Lowe RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .255 18 55
I. Paredes 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .211 17 62
T. Morgan DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .429 0 0
O. Basabe SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .215 3 15
V. Bruján 2B 4 3 2 1 1 0 5 .259 7 36
T. Murphy C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .269 9 48
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Bruján (15, 2nd Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Ramirez (17, 4th Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Murphy (20, 8th Inning off J. Beeks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez 2 , Y. Díaz 2 , J. Lowe , I. Paredes , T. Morgan 2 , V. Bruján 3 , T. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: V. Bruján , T. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ramirez , Y. Díaz 2 , V. Bruján 2
Sac Fly: H. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: K. Misner , O. Basabe
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Morgan (1) , V. Bruján (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Murphy)
OF assists: 1 (Lowe(Contreras at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .243 14 40
A. Burleson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 15 62
L. Nootbaar CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .282 22 77
N. Gorman DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .231 31 74
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 13 49
D. Carlson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 8 28
W. Contreras C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .261 12 42
B. Donovan 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 2 26
   a-T. O'Neill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 5 23
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 12 40
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 11 10      
a - T. O'Neill pinch hit for B. Donovan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Contreras (23, 5th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gorman (31, 2nd Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Contreras (12, 2nd Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Edman (14, 3rd Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Edman 4 , A. Burleson , N. Gorman 4 , D. Carlson , W. Contreras 6 , P. Goldschmidt
2-out RBI: W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 3 84 4.64   
P. Fairbanks W (4-3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.49   
M. Montgomery SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 57
Batters Faced: J. Springs 24, P. Fairbanks 7, M. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 2-9, P. Fairbanks 1-3, M. Montgomery 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 84-55, P. Fairbanks 21-13, M. Montgomery 18-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graceffo 5.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 94 4.45   
G. Gallegos BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 23 4.12   
J. Beeks L (3-4) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 32 4.92   
D. Castillo 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.64   
A. Granillo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 45
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 25, G. Gallegos 5, J. Beeks 7, D. Castillo 6, A. Granillo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 7-5, G. Gallegos 2-1, J. Beeks 1-2, D. Castillo 2-0, A. Granillo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 94-61, G. Gallegos 23-12, J. Beeks 32-17, D. Castillo 24-16, A. Granillo 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Castillo 1-0 , A. Granillo 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Graceffo , D. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeffrey Springs
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 41194
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