Game Report - April 5, 2026 - Cardinals 5, Tigers 3
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Steve Bielawski
Apr 7, 2026, 10:04:26 PM (5 days ago) Apr 7
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> St. Louis Cardinals 5, Detroit Tigers 3 - final
A four-run ralley in the top of the fifth inning erased an early Tigers' lead. The Tigers never recovered.
The Tigers got the early lead in the bottom of the third inining, when Colt Keith led off with a singled, and Kerry Carpenter homereed.
In the top of the fifth , Nolan Gorman singled, Thomas Saggase walked, Nothazn Church was safe on a force out of Mr. Saggase at second base, Pedro Pages singled to drive in Mr. Gorman, Victor Scott II hit a sacrifice bunt to drive in Mr. Church, and Ivan Herrera singled to drive in Mr. Pages and Mr. Scott. That gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Dillon Dingler walked, Parker Meadows singled and stole second base, Spencer Torkelson walked, and Javy Baez hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Dingler.
In the top of the eighth, JJ Wetherholt singled, went to second base on a walk to Ivan Herrera, went to third base on a fly out, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nolan Gorman.
The Tigers would lose again on Monday, but Michigan soports fans were mostly watching the Wolverines win the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .407 .448 .556
Singled to left in the third and scored.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
In the KIITI club.
> K. McGonigle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 .410 .455
Walked in the first.
Walked again in the sixth.
> G. Torres 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .390 .313
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter RF 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .194 .297 .387
Homered to centre in the third
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the fifth.
> M. Vierling PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .154 .417
nothing.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 .308 .314
Beat out an infield single in the third.
> D. Dingler C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .367 .520
Walked in the sixth and scored.
Also made four successful appeals of calls of balls and strikes.
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 .357 .400
Singled up the middle in the second inning.
Singled to right in the sixth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .172 .294 .241
Walked in the second inning.
Doubled to left in the fourth.
Walked in the sixth.
Drew a lonely walk in the eighth.
> J. Baez SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .227 .200
Hit a sacrifice fly to right in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Dingler.
> team 32 3 6 3 1 7 8
Not enoguh to win this game.
> 2B: Torkelson (2, Leahy)
> HR: Carpenter (2, 3rd inning off Leahy 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Báez (3), Carpenter 2 (6)
> 2-Out RBI: Carpenter 2.
> SF: Báez
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Báez 0-2, Torres 0-1, Jones 0-1, Carpenter 1-1, Keith 0-1)
> SB: Meadows (3, 2nd base off Soriano/Pagés)
> E: De Jesús (1, throw)
> St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Wetherholt 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .359 .364
> I. Herrera DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .226 .375 .323
> A. Burleson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .350 .394
Contained.
> J. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 .382 .567
> N. Gorman 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207 .250 .414
> R. Urias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .500
> T. Saggese SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 .250 .118
Corralled.
> N. Church LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .148 .115
Cornered.
> P. Pages C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .273 .350
> V. Scott II CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .310 .345
> team 31 5 6 5 0 3 7
No XBH, but enough runs to win this game.
> RBI: Gorman (7), Herrera 2 (6), Pagés (3), Scott II (1)
> 2Out RBI: Herrera 2.
> S: Gorman
> SH: Scott II
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-6 (Herrera 1-1, Pagés 1-1, Burleson 0-1,
> Church 0-1, Wetherholt 0-1, Saggese 0-1)
> CS: Scott II (1, 2nd base by Seabold/Dingler)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> St. Louis Cardinals (5-4, 1-2 away) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 6 0
> Detroit Tigers (4-5, 2-1 home) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
Not a happy ending for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Montero (L, 0-1) 4.1 3 3 2 1 3 0 63-40 4.15
He did well for the four innings,
but he got into trouble in the fifth.
> E. De Jesus 2.2 2 2 1 0 3 0 38-27 7.71
Allowed two inherited runners to score in the fifth,
and later, he had a problem of his own.
> C. Seabold 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31-16 0.00
Allowed an inherited runner to score from first base.
> team 9.0 6 5 3 3 7 0 132-83
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Montero 9/17;
> De Jesús 7/11; Seabold 4/8
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Montero-10-4-13-12;
> De Jesús-7-4-8-8; Seabold-3-4-4-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Montero 4-6;
> De Jesús 3-3; Seabold 2-2;
> Game Scores: K Montero 49
> St. Louis Cardinals IP H R E BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Leahy (W, 1-1) 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 97-54 5.40
He didn't stay long enough to get a Quality Start,
but he got the win.
> G. Soriano (H, 1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 19-10 4.50
A bit rough.
> J. Romero (H, 3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-10 0.00
> R. Stanek (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23-14 1.80
Did their jobs.
> R. O'Brien (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-7 0.00
Stay on the right track
to 9-Mile and Mack,
'Cause Roy O'Brien has the best deals around.
> team 9.0 6 3 3 7 8 1 171-95
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Stanek 4/4; Romero 4/6;
> O'Brien 2/3; Soriano 3/4; Leahy 11/23
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Stanek-2-5-6-1; Romero-1-2-3-4;
> O'Brien-3-1-1-2; Soriano-2-1-5-2; Leahy-16-7-15-16
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Stanek 0-1; Romero 3-1; O'Brien 1-1; Soriano 0-1; Leahy 6-5
> Game Scores: K Leahy 50
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 28, 823
> Weather: 44 degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 15 m.p.h., out to left
> Time of Game: 2:53
This game report is brought to you by Altes Beer.
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A four-run ralley in the top of the fifth inning erased an early Tigers' lead. The Tigers never recovered.
The Tigers got the early lead in the bottom of the third inining, when Colt Keith led off with a singled, and Kerry Carpenter homereed.
In the top of the fifth , Nolan Gorman singled, Thomas Saggase walked, Nothazn Church was safe on a force out of Mr. Saggase at second base, Pedro Pages singled to drive in Mr. Gorman, Victor Scott II hit a sacrifice bunt to drive in Mr. Church, and Ivan Herrera singled to drive in Mr. Pages and Mr. Scott. That gave the Cardinals a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Dillon Dingler walked, Parker Meadows singled and stole second base, Spencer Torkelson walked, and Javy Baez hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Dingler.
In the top of the eighth, JJ Wetherholt singled, went to second base on a walk to Ivan Herrera, went to third base on a fly out, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nolan Gorman.
The Tigers would lose again on Monday, but Michigan soports fans were mostly watching the Wolverines win the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .407 .448 .556
Singled to left in the third and scored.
> J. Jones PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
In the KIITI club.
> K. McGonigle 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 .410 .455
Walked in the first.
Walked again in the sixth.
> G. Torres 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .390 .313
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter RF 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .194 .297 .387
Homered to centre in the third
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Walked in the fifth.
> M. Vierling PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .154 .417
nothing.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 .308 .314
Beat out an infield single in the third.
> D. Dingler C 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .367 .520
Walked in the sixth and scored.
Also made four successful appeals of calls of balls and strikes.
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 .357 .400
Singled up the middle in the second inning.
Singled to right in the sixth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 .172 .294 .241
Walked in the second inning.
Doubled to left in the fourth.
Walked in the sixth.
Drew a lonely walk in the eighth.
> J. Baez SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .227 .200
Hit a sacrifice fly to right in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Dingler.
> team 32 3 6 3 1 7 8
Not enoguh to win this game.
> 2B: Torkelson (2, Leahy)
> HR: Carpenter (2, 3rd inning off Leahy 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Báez (3), Carpenter 2 (6)
> 2-Out RBI: Carpenter 2.
> SF: Báez
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Báez 0-2, Torres 0-1, Jones 0-1, Carpenter 1-1, Keith 0-1)
> SB: Meadows (3, 2nd base off Soriano/Pagés)
> E: De Jesús (1, throw)
> St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Wetherholt 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .359 .364
> I. Herrera DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .226 .375 .323
> A. Burleson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .350 .394
Contained.
> J. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 .382 .567
> N. Gorman 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .207 .250 .414
> R. Urias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .500
> T. Saggese SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 .250 .118
Corralled.
> N. Church LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .148 .115
Cornered.
> P. Pages C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .273 .350
> V. Scott II CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .310 .345
> team 31 5 6 5 0 3 7
No XBH, but enough runs to win this game.
> RBI: Gorman (7), Herrera 2 (6), Pagés (3), Scott II (1)
> 2Out RBI: Herrera 2.
> S: Gorman
> SH: Scott II
> Team LOB: 4
> Team RISP: 2-6 (Herrera 1-1, Pagés 1-1, Burleson 0-1,
> Church 0-1, Wetherholt 0-1, Saggese 0-1)
> CS: Scott II (1, 2nd base by Seabold/Dingler)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> St. Louis Cardinals (5-4, 1-2 away) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 - 5 6 0
> Detroit Tigers (4-5, 2-1 home) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
Not a happy ending for the Tigers.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Montero (L, 0-1) 4.1 3 3 2 1 3 0 63-40 4.15
He did well for the four innings,
but he got into trouble in the fifth.
> E. De Jesus 2.2 2 2 1 0 3 0 38-27 7.71
Allowed two inherited runners to score in the fifth,
and later, he had a problem of his own.
> C. Seabold 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31-16 0.00
Allowed an inherited runner to score from first base.
> team 9.0 6 5 3 3 7 0 132-83
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Montero 9/17;
> De Jesús 7/11; Seabold 4/8
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Montero-10-4-13-12;
> De Jesús-7-4-8-8; Seabold-3-4-4-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Montero 4-6;
> De Jesús 3-3; Seabold 2-2;
> Game Scores: K Montero 49
> St. Louis Cardinals IP H R E BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Leahy (W, 1-1) 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 97-54 5.40
He didn't stay long enough to get a Quality Start,
but he got the win.
> G. Soriano (H, 1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 19-10 4.50
A bit rough.
> J. Romero (H, 3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-10 0.00
> R. Stanek (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23-14 1.80
Did their jobs.
> R. O'Brien (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-7 0.00
Stay on the right track
to 9-Mile and Mack,
'Cause Roy O'Brien has the best deals around.
> team 9.0 6 3 3 7 8 1 171-95
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Stanek 4/4; Romero 4/6;
> O'Brien 2/3; Soriano 3/4; Leahy 11/23
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Stanek-2-5-6-1; Romero-1-2-3-4;
> O'Brien-3-1-1-2; Soriano-2-1-5-2; Leahy-16-7-15-16
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Stanek 0-1; Romero 3-1; O'Brien 1-1; Soriano 0-1; Leahy 6-5
> Game Scores: K Leahy 50
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 28, 823
> Weather: 44 degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 15 m.p.h., out to left
> Time of Game: 2:53
This game report is brought to you by Altes Beer.
Brewed in Detroit.
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