The St. Louis Cardinals were outscored by the Miami Marlins 9-8 in 10 innings on Tuesday night at loanDepot park. The start time of the game was moved 30 minutes earlier because the Florida Panthers have a chance to win their first Stanley Cup title later on in the evening 42 miles north in Sunrise.
St. Louis(36-36) bolted out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Paul Goldschmidt powered a two-run homer on the first pitch to right field with Alec Burleson aboard. It ended up being the ninth home run of the 2024 campaign for Goldschmidt.
Miami(24-49) leaped over the Cards in the bottom of the first by a score of 3-2. Jesus Sanchez blasted a three-run homer to right-center field on a 1-1 pitch for his fifth home run of the year. Bryan De La Cruz and Josh Bell scored in front of him on the play.
The Cardinals regained the lead in the top of the second. Brendan Donovan smacked a two-run home run to right field on a 1-0 count and chalked up his sixth homer this season. He was able to drive in Michael Siani.
It became a tied game 4-4 in the bottom of the frame. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a sacrifice fly for the Marlins into left field and Otto Lopez reached home.
The Redbirds continued to roll with two runs during the third inning and they led 6-4. Brandon Crawford helped his new team when he grounded out to first and Ivan Herrera scored. Two batters later, Siani singled into center field and Matt Carpenter crossed the plate.
In the top of the fourth, St. Louis increased their lead to 7-4. Burleson cracked a solo home run on a 3-1 pitch to left-center field for his 10th homer of the season.
The Fish closed it to 7-5 in the bottom of the fourth. Tim Anderson was able to score on a ground out by Christian Bethancourt to second.
Miami evened it up 7-7 in the sixth inning. Bethancourt walloped a solo home run to left field for his second homer with his new club. Bell later knocked in Chisholm with a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Cardinals moved ahead 8-7 in the top of the 10th. Dylan Carlson drove in Jose Fermin on a sacrifice fly to right field.
The Marlins got the walk-off victory in the bottom of the 10th. Anderson got an infield hit to the left side and Sanchez scored. Two batters later, pinch-hitter Vidal Brujan singled into right field and Nick Gordon scored the game-winning run.
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