MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/11/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1749 - SATURDAY, JULY 11TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (61-35) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (51-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 6 0
Rays Score Late to Upend Cardinals, 4-1
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, in American League action at Tropicana Field. The standout performance belonged to Tampa Bay pitcher and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, native Michael Fulmer. The win for the Rays lifted their record to 51-45.

The game was at a stalemate until center fielder Kevin Kiermaier came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing St. Louis pitcher Ben Rowen, he hit a first pitch sinker for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Tampa Bay on top, 2-1.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Kiermaier said after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perez DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .270 7 13
J. Soto LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 34 67
O. Albies 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .260 18 40
A. Meadows RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 14 59
T. Frazier 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .429 0 0
M. Olson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 14 48
H. Bader CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .203 4 18
B. Rodgers SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
J. Stallings C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 9 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Albies (18, 1st Inning off M. Fulmer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 5 , A. Meadows , J. Stallings , H. Perez , T. Frazier 2
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Bader , M. Olson
Hit by Pitch: M. Olson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Albies-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 11 31
M. Ozuna LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .205 14 34
R. Devers 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278 19 58
N. Cruz DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .205 9 32
D. Vogelbach 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .252 21 52
B. Posey C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .264 6 19
A. Hicks RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .208 12 34
I. Diaz 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289 9 29
J. Iglesias SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283 1 16
Totals 28 4 6 4 5 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Iglesias (16, 8th Inning off B. Rowen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ozuna (14, 1st Inning off M. Keller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Devers , K. Kiermaier , M. Ozuna 4 , J. Iglesias 2 , B. Posey , I. Diaz
2-out RBI: B. Posey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hicks , B. Posey
GIDP: M. Ozuna
Sac Fly: N. Cruz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Devers (6) , K. Kiermaier (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Keller 5.0 3 1 1 3 2 1 64 34 3.59   
P. Strop 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 16 1.04   
B. Rowen L (2-1) 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 24 12 2.45   
H. Milner 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Keller 56
Batters Faced: M. Keller 20, P. Strop 6, B. Rowen 6, H. Milner 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Keller 3-9, P. Strop 2-3, B. Rowen 0-1, H. Milner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Keller 64-34, P. Strop 26-16, B. Rowen 24-12, H. Milner 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Milner 2-1
WP: M. Keller 2
Balk: B. Rowen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fulmer 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 1 96 60 4.89   
J. Venters W (4-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 1.93   
K. Giles SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 10 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fulmer 64
Batters Faced: M. Fulmer 29, J. Venters 4, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fulmer 8-9, J. Venters 1-0, K. Giles 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fulmer 96-60, J. Venters 21-14, K. Giles 19-10
Hit Batsmen: M. Fulmer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Fulmer
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 39554
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