Cardinals
March 9, 2026
Final
STL
10
HOU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | x | 10 | 14 | 1 |
W
Peter Lambert
L
Richard Fitts
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Church LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .880 |
| Ryan Mitchell CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 |
| José Fermín CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .160 | .450 |
| Luis Pino LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .136 | .649 |
| Deniel Ortiz 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .217 | .497 |
| José Suárez RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| Nelson Velázquez DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .964 |
| Jack Gurevitch PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .286 |
| Blaze Jordan 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .043 | .197 |
| Cade McGee 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.100 |
| Jeremy Rivas SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .666 |
| Jesús Baéz SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Andy Yerzy C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .473 |
| Carlos Linarez C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 |
| Brody Moore 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .340 |
| Ryan Weingartner 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | 1.000 |
BATTING
TB: Church; Pino; Velázquez, N 2; Walker, J.
RBI: Church (3); Velázquez, N (2).
2-out RBI: Church; Velázquez, N.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jordan; Gurevitch; Velázquez, N; Yerzy, A 2; Fermín.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fitts | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.71 |
| Michael Watson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Hunter Hayes | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Jawilme Ramírez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Max Rajcic | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Skylar Hales | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 |
| Bruce Zimmermann | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.38 |
| José Davila | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 |
PITCHING
HBP: Moore (by Javier); Ortiz, D (by Murray).
Pitch timer violations: Hayes (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Cole (Strike-Confirmed); Yerzy, A 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Salazar (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Mitchell (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Fitts 63-41; Watson 4-4; Hayes 27-12; Ramírez 2-1; Rajcic 10-9; Hales 15-9; Zimmermann 38-31; Davila 9-6; Javier 52-27; Maldonado, A 5-3; Lambert, P 52-28; Weiss 48-33; Murray 27-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Fitts 1-1; Watson 0-0; Hayes 1-1; Ramírez 0-0; Rajcic 0-1; Hales 1-0; Zimmermann 1-1; Davila 0-0; Javier 1-0; Maldonado, A 1-0; Lambert, P 1-4; Weiss 1-0; Murray 0-0.
Batters faced: Fitts 14; Watson 1; Hayes 6; Ramírez 1; Rajcic 3; Hales 3; Zimmermann 10; Davila 3; Javier 10; Maldonado, A 1; Lambert, P 13; Weiss 12; Murray 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Watson 1-0; Hayes 1-1; Ramírez 3-0; Davila 1-1; Maldonado, A 1-0.
Umpires: HP: James Jean. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Dan Merzel.
Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 1:06 PM.
T: 2:59.
Att: 2,413.
Venue: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.