Tuesday, April 21, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
14-9 · W1
MIA
Miami Marlins
11-13 · L1
St. Louis Cardinals beat Miami Marlins 5-3 at loanDepot park. Dustin May earned the win; Chris Paddack took the loss. Riley O'Brien recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Jakob Marsee homers (1) on a line drive to right field.
Alec Burleson reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Connor Norby. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
Nathan Church homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores.
Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Stowers. Alec Burleson scores.
Heriberto Hernández singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Xavier Edwards scores. Liam Hicks scores. Javier Sanoja to 3rd.
Key Performers
Nathan Church
STL
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jakob Marsee
MIA
3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Alec Burleson
STL
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Heriberto Hernández
MIA
1-1, 2 RBI
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Church LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| MIA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto Hernández LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jakob Marsee CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Javier Sanoja 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Xavier Edwards 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Graham Pauley 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Stowers RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Liam Hicks C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Owen Caissie RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Agustín Ramírez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Connor Norby 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Austin Slater PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Otto Lopez SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May (W, 3-2) | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 97-59 | 5.84 |
| Bruihl | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27-16 | 5.84 |
| Stanek | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32-15 | 9.00 |
| Soriano, G (H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-5 | 4.66 |
| O'Brien (S, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| MIA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddack (L, 0-4) | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 90-60 | 6.38 |
| King, Jo | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19-14 | 0.90 |
| Phillips | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40-26 | 0.60 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |