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St. Louis Cardinals 7, Tampa Bay Rays 4: final score and stats

St. Louis Cardinals beat Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals 7 to Tampa Bay Rays 4, on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals.

MLBThursday, August 21, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals64-657

Final

Tampa Bay Rays61-674

DateAug 21, 2025

Start time7:35 PM ET

VenueGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida

TVFanDuel SN MW, MLB.TV, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance9,182

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
St. Louis Cardinals	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
Tampa Bay Rays	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4

Top performers

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageLars Nootbaar · 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, 2 BB, K

Home RunsWillson Contreras · 2-5, HR, RBI, R, K

Runs Batted InAlec Burleson · 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 K

MLB RatingWillson Contreras · 2-5, HR, RBI, R, K

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AverageChandler Simpson · 2-4, 2B, 3 R, BB, K

Home RunsYandy Diaz · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

Runs Batted InYandy Diaz · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

MLB RatingYandy Diaz · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

Team comparison

St. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay Rays

Runs per game

Runs allowed per game

64-65Record61-67

4th in NL CentStanding1st in AL East

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

St. Louis Cardinals

Richard Fitts SP · Lat - Surgery

Out

Max Rajcic RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Hunter Dobbins SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Tampa Bay Rays

Ryan Pepiot SP · Hip - Surgery

Out

Shane McClanahan SP · Forearm - Soreness

Out

Edwin Uceta RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lars Nootbaar	2-3	3	1	2	1	0	2	1	21	.244	.335	.395
Ivan Herrera	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	19	.285	.362	.431
Alec Burleson	2-5	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	20	.285	.337	.449
Garrett Hampson	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148
Willson Contreras	2-5	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	13	.261	.345	.455
Masyn Winn	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.260	.315	.380
Nolan Gorman	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	18	.223	.320	.414
Thomas Saggese	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	15	.255	.293	.333
Pedro Pages	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.224	.272	.361
Nathan Church	0-4	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	13	.000	.067	.000
Team	10-35	35	7	10	6	1	4	8	144

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Sonny Gray	5.0	6	3	3	1	6	1	92-61	4.33	92
Kyle Leahy	1.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	25-16	3.16	25
Matt Svanson	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15-7	2.11	15
JoJo Romero	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	26-18	2.31	26
Team	9.0	10	4	4	5	10	1	158-102		158

Tampa Bay Rays

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Chandler Simpson	2-4	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	18	.302	.339	.354
Yandy Diaz	2-3	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	15	.281	.341	.463
Jake Mangum	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.275	.311	.340
Brandon Lowe	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	17	.269	.321	.485
Junior Caminero	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	21	.255	.298	.519
Josh Lowe	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	18	.226	.293	.362
Everson Pereira	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	.143	.280	.190
Bob Seymour	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.150	.190	.300
Nick Fortes	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	14	.138	.306	.241
Hunter Feduccia	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.167	.265	.267
Tristan Gray	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.160	.160	.200
Team	10-36	36	4	10	4	1	5	10	158

Tampa Bay Rays

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Joe Boyle	4.0	9	6	5	3	5	0	91-56	5.40	91
Mason Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	5.13	7
Garrett Cleavinger	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-10	1.96	11
Bryan Baker	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	12-8	4.25	12
Edwin Uceta	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-6	3.97	11
Mason Englert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	4.19	12
Team	9.0	10	7	6	4	8	1	144-92		144

Season series

TB wins series 2-1

Aug 24, 2025STL 2, TB 7

Aug 22, 2025STL 6, TB 10

Aug 21, 2025STL 7, TB 4

Team pages

St. Louis Cardinals
Schedule, roster and stats

Tampa Bay Rays
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Frequently asked questions

Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays?

St. Louis Cardinals won, 7-4, on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

What was the final score of St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays?

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Tampa Bay Rays 4.

Who were the top performers?

St. Louis Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar (2-3, 2B, RBI, R, 2 BB, K batting average). Tampa Bay Rays: Chandler Simpson (2-4, 2B, 3 R, BB, K batting average).

Where is St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays played?

George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida.

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