MLB

Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals

· Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
30-32, 15-19 Away
Final
3 - 5
St. Louis Cardinals
32-28, 16-16 Home

Alec Burleson has 3 RBIs, Andre Pallante works 5 2/3 innings as Cardinals defeat Rangers 5-3

Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals: Game Highlights

The Cardinals improved to 26-3 when leading after seven innings and got back to .500 at home, while the Rangers saw their five-game win streak end.

Pallante (6-4) allowed three hits and struck out five. After reliever JoJo Romero gave up a two-run triple to Joc Pederson in the seventh, Ryne Stanek followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Riley O'Brien worked the ninth for his 15th save.

Burleson hit a two-out RBI single in the first inning. Josh Jung answered for Texas with a run-scoring single in the third.

The Cardinals had three straight hits to begin their half of the third, and Burleson drove in two with a double to right field that made it 3-1.

Thomas Saggese drove in a run in the fifth with his first career triple, and Nelson Velázquez brought one more home with a single in the sixth.

Texas' MacKenzie Gore (4-5) worked 4 2/3 innings, allowing nine hits and four runs while striking out five.

Up next The Rangers host Cleveland on Friday, with RHP Kumar Rocker (2-5, 3.54 ERA) facing Guardians LHP Parker Messick (6-1, 2.21).

The Cardinals continue their homestand against Cincinnati starting on Friday. RHP Kyle Leahy (5-3, 4.25) starts opposite Reds RHP Brady Singer (2-5, 6.18).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Jung flied out to right.
9th Inning Pederson flied out to center.
9th Inning Helman bunt grounded out to pitcher, Higashioka to second.
9th Inning Higashioka walked.
9th Inning O'Brien relieved Stanek
8th Inning Herrera struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 11
8 Strikeouts 8
3 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 11
1 Stolen Bases 3
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 5
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 35
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
19 Runners Left On Base 16
1 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 3
16 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
146 Pitches 144
0 Games Started 0
3 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
9 Total Bases 16
38 Plate Appearances 38
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 4
2.7 Runs Created 6.5
.182 Batting Average .314
.333 Pinch Hit Average .000
.273 Slugging Percentage .457
.242 Secondary Average .314
.289 On Base Percentage .368
.562 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .826
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
2.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.4
23.5 Batter Rating 42.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.84 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.79
.091 Isolated Power .143
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.38
.105 Walks Per Plate Appearance .079
.061 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
6.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
72.8 MLB Rating 89.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 21,400 | Capacity:

2026 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 81 W2 0.5 81
Texas 1 82 L1 0.49382716 80
Seattle 5 86 W2 0.4691358 76
Athletics 17 98 L2 0.39506173 64
Los Angeles 19 100 L2 0.38271606 62

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 W5 0.63580245 103
Chicago 14 73 W1 0.5493827 89
Pittsburgh 21 80 W1 0.50617284 82
St. Louis 26 85 L4 0.47530866 77
Cincinnati 28 87 L1 0.46296296 75
Full Standings