Cardinals beat Rangers 5-3.

Final · MLB · Wed Jun 3, 6:45 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: MacKenzie Gore (TEX) vs Andre Pallante (STL)
TV: Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive, Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365
Where: Busch Stadium

Cardinals beat Rangers 5-3. Cardinals led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	1
STL	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	X	5	11	1

Win: Andre Pallante. Loss: MacKenzie Gore. Save: Riley O'Brien. Burleson drove in 3 for Cardinals.

By the numbers: Hits TEX 6, STL 11; Errors TEX 1, STL 1; Left on base TEX 19, STL 16.

Team stats

	TEX	STL
Hits	6	11
Errors	1	1
Left on base	19	16
Home runs	0	0
Walks	4	3
Strikeouts	8	8

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pederson DH	5	0	1	2	0	1
Jung, Jo 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1
Nimmo RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Burger 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Duran, E SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Osuna, A LF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Freeman, C LF	2	0	1	0	0	1
Carter CF	2	0	0	0	0	2
Foscue 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0
Higashioka C	2	2	1	0	2	0
Lopez, N SS	2	0	0	0	0	1
Helman CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	3	6	3	4	8

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Gore (L)	4.2	9	4	4	3	5	100
Curvelo	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	20
Ahlstrom	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	17
Quantrill	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	7
Totals	8.0	11	5	5	3	8	144

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Winn SS	4	0	0	0	1	1
Herrera C	5	0	1	0	0	1
Walker, J RF	4	3	3	0	0	0
Velázquez, N DH	3	1	2	1	1	1
Burleson 1B	4	0	2	3	0	0
Fermín LF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Gorman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Saggese 2B	4	0	2	1	0	2
Scott II CF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	5	11	5	3	8

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Pallante (W)	5.2	3	1	1	2	5	85
Romero, J	0.2	2	2	2	1	2	23
Stanek	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	25
O'Brien (S)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	4	8	146

Play-by-play

Top 1st 4

1 out TEX Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
1 out TEX Josh Jung hit by pitch.
2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
3 out TEX Jake Burger grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese. Josh Jung out at 2nd.

Bottom 1st 7

0 out STL Masyn Winn walks.
1 out STL Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
2 out STL Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.
2 out STL Nelson Velázquez walks. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
2 out STL Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jordan Walker scores. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. TEX 0, STL 1
2 out STL José Fermín walks. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
3 out STL Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

Top 2nd 3

0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out TEX Alejandro Osuna grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Alejandro Osuna out at 1st.
3 out TEX Evan Carter called out on strikes.

Bottom 2nd 4

0 out STL Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nicky Lopez.
1 out STL Victor Scott II strikes out swinging.
2 out STL Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
3 out STL Iván Herrera grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.

Top 3rd 5

0 out TEX Kyle Higashioka singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
1 out TEX Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.
2 out TEX Joc Pederson lines out to left fielder José Fermín.
2 out TEX Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Kyle Higashioka scores. TEX 1, STL 1
3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.

Bottom 3rd 6

0 out STL Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
0 out STL Nelson Velázquez doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
0 out STL Alec Burleson doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jordan Walker scores. Nelson Velázquez scores. TEX 1, STL 3
1 out STL José Fermín reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to third baseman Josh Jung. Alec Burleson out at 3rd.
2 out STL Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
3 out STL Thomas Saggese strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 4th 4

1 out TEX Jake Burger lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
2 out TEX Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes.
2 out TEX Alejandro Osuna walks.
3 out TEX Evan Carter strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th 5

1 out STL Victor Scott II grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out STL Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
2 out STL Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
2 out STL Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
3 out STL Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging.

Top 5th 3

1 out TEX Kyle Higashioka pops out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
2 out TEX Nicky Lopez flies out to left fielder José Fermín.
3 out TEX Joc Pederson lines out sharply to left fielder José Fermín.

Bottom 5th 5

1 out STL Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger.
1 out STL José Fermín doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
2 out STL Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. José Fermín to 3rd.
2 out STL Thomas Saggese triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. José Fermín scores. TEX 1, STL 4
3 out STL Victor Scott II grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.

Top 6th 5

1 out TEX Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
1 out TEX Jake Burger walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
2 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd.
3 out TEX Cody Freeman strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 5

1 out STL Masyn Winn pops out to second baseman Cody Freeman.
2 out STL Iván Herrera grounds out sharply, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out STL Jordan Walker singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter.
2 out STL Nelson Velázquez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jordan Walker scores. TEX 1, STL 5
3 out STL Alec Burleson pops out to catcher Kyle Higashioka.

Top 7th 6

0 out TEX Justin Foscue doubles (4) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
0 out TEX Kyle Higashioka walks.
1 out TEX Michael Helman strikes out swinging.
1 out TEX Joc Pederson triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Justin Foscue scores. Kyle Higashioka scores. TEX 3, STL 5
2 out TEX Josh Jung strikes out swinging.
3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder José Fermín.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out STL José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes.
2 out STL Nolan Gorman pops out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran.
3 out STL Thomas Saggese called out on strikes.

Top 8th 4

1 out TEX Jake Burger flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
2 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out TEX Cody Freeman singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker, deflected by first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out TEX Justin Foscue grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese. Cody Freeman out at 2nd.

Bottom 8th 3

1 out STL Victor Scott II lines out to third baseman Josh Jung.
2 out STL Masyn Winn lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
3 out STL Iván Herrera called out on strikes.

Top 9th 4

0 out TEX Kyle Higashioka walks.
1 out TEX Michael Helman bunt grounds out to pitcher Riley O'Brien. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd.
2 out TEX Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
3 out TEX Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.