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St. Louis Cardinals at Miami Marlins

MLBAugust 20, 2025loanDepot park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL63-65

Cardinals 2, Marlins 6

Final
MarlinsMiamiMIAWon60-67
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL000011000251
MIA01201101–691

W Sandy AlcantaraL Andre Pallante

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder Troy Johnston.
  2.  Iván Herrera flies out sharply to right fielder Joey Wiemer.
  3.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee.

Bot 1st

  1.  Xavier Edwards grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jakob Marsee grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Agustín Ramírez hit by pitch.
  4.  Liam Hicks grounds out, catcher Yohel Pozo to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Thomas Saggese grounds out to first baseman Liam Hicks.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Heriberto Hernández singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson.MIA 60%
  2.  Joey Wiemer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Heriberto Hernández to 2nd.MIA 67%
  3.  Troy Johnston walks. Heriberto Hernández to 3rd. Joey Wiemer to 2nd.MIA 74%
  4.  Javier Sanoja grounds into a double play, shortstop Thomas Saggese to second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Willson Contreras. Heriberto Hernández scores. Joey Wiemer to 3rd. Troy Johnston out at 2nd. Javier Sanoja out at 1st.MIA 66%
  5.  Maximo Acosta grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 3rd

  1.  Yohel Pozo reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Javier Sanoja.MIA 58%
  2.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  3.  José Fermín grounds into a force out, shortstop Maximo Acosta to second baseman Xavier Edwards. Yohel Pozo out at 2nd. José Fermín to 1st.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Troy Johnston. José Fermín to 2nd.
  5.  Iván Herrera grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Liam Hicks.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Xavier Edwards grounds out, pitcher Andre Pallante to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jakob Marsee singles on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Agustín Ramírez hit by pitch. Jakob Marsee to 2nd.
  4.  Liam Hicks strikes out swinging.
  5.  Heriberto Hernández singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jakob Marsee scores. Agustín Ramírez scores.MIA 85%
  6.  Joey Wiemer grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 4th

  1.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  2.  Willson Contreras strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Nolan Gorman called out on strikes.

Bot 4th

  1.  Troy Johnston singles on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  Javier Sanoja reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Thomas Saggese. Troy Johnston to 2nd.
  3.  Maximo Acosta walks. Troy Johnston to 3rd. Javier Sanoja to 2nd.
  4.  Xavier Edwards strikes out swinging.
  5.  Jakob Marsee strikes out swinging.
  6.  Agustín Ramírez grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 5th

  1.  Thomas Saggese lines out sharply to left fielder Troy Johnston.
  2.  Yohel Pozo strikes out swinging. Yohel Pozo to 1st. Passed ball by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
  3.  Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Troy Johnston. Yohel Pozo to 2nd.
  4.  José Fermín lines out sharply to left fielder Troy Johnston.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar hits a ground-rule double (19) on a line drive to right-center field. Yohel Pozo scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.MIA 76%
  6.  Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Joey Wiemer.MIA 82%

Bot 5th

  1.  Liam Hicks walks.
  2.  Heriberto Hernández singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Liam Hicks to 2nd.
  3.  Joey Wiemer strikes out swinging.
  4.  Troy Johnston singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Liam Hicks scores. Heriberto Hernández out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Lars Nootbaar to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  5.  With Javier Sanoja batting, Troy Johnston picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 6th

  1.  Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Xavier Edwards to first baseman Liam Hicks.
  2.  Willson Contreras homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.MIA 82%
  3.  Nolan Gorman grounds out, first baseman Liam Hicks to pitcher Sandy Alcantara.
  4.  Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to second baseman Xavier Edwards.
  5.  Yohel Pozo pops out to second baseman Xavier Edwards.

Bot 6th

  1.  Javier Sanoja lines out to left fielder Alec Burleson.
  2.  Maximo Acosta homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.MIA 91%
  3.  Xavier Edwards pops out to right fielder Jordan Walker in foul territory.
  4.  Jakob Marsee called out on strikes.

Top 7th

  1.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  2.  José Fermín walks.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging.
  4.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Agustín Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Liam Hicks singles on a line drive to left fielder Alec Burleson.
  3.  Heriberto Hernández pops out to second baseman José Fermín.
  4.  Joey Wiemer strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Alec Burleson lines out sharply to left fielder Jakob Marsee.
  2.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Derek Hill walks.
  2.  Javier Sanoja walks. Derek Hill to 2nd.
  3.  Maximo Acosta lines out sharply to center fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Xavier Edwards walks. Derek Hill to 3rd. Javier Sanoja to 2nd.
  5.  Jakob Marsee walks. Derek Hill scores. Javier Sanoja to 3rd. Xavier Edwards to 2nd.
  6.  Agustín Ramírez called out on strikes.
  7.  Liam Hicks grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Ryan Fernandez.

Top 9th

  1.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.
  2.  Yohel Pozo flies out to left fielder Jakob Marsee.
  3.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  STL 0, MIA 1Javier Sanoja grounds into a double play, shortstop Thomas Saggese to second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Willson Contreras. Heriberto Hernández scores. Joey Wiemer to 3rd. Troy Johnston out at 2nd. Javier Sanoja out at 1st.MIA 66%

Bot 3rd

  1.  STL 0, MIA 3Heriberto Hernández singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jakob Marsee scores. Agustín Ramírez scores.MIA 85%

Top 5th

  1.  STL 1, MIA 3Lars Nootbaar hits a ground-rule double (19) on a line drive to right-center field. Yohel Pozo scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.MIA 76%

Bot 5th

  1.  STL 1, MIA 4Troy Johnston singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Liam Hicks scores. Heriberto Hernández out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Lars Nootbaar to third baseman Nolan Gorman.

Top 6th

  1.  STL 2, MIA 4Willson Contreras homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.MIA 82%

Bot 6th

  1.  STL 2, MIA 5Maximo Acosta homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.MIA 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  STL 2, MIA 6Jakob Marsee walks. Derek Hill scores. Javier Sanoja to 3rd. Xavier Edwards to 2nd.

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · STL 0–3 MIA

Heriberto Hernández singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Jakob Marsee scores. Agustín Ramírez scores.

See it in the scoring summary
MIA 85%MIA +16 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

MarlinsMiami

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Lars Nootbaar CF4021001.240
Iván Herrera DH4000001.285
Alec Burleson LF4000000.284
Willson Contreras 1B4111103.259
Nolan Gorman 3B4000003.219
Thomas Saggese SS4010001.258
Yohel Pozo C4100001.255
Jordan Walker RF4010003.229
José Fermín 2B2000010.318
Totals342521113

2B: Nootbaar.HR: Contreras.RBI: Nootbaar, Contreras.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Andre Pallante L5.185534935.17
Anthony Veneziano1.010001154.50
Andre Granillo1.001131354.32
Ryan Fernandez0.200011178.62

Video

3:27Cardinals vs. Marlins Highlights MLB video
0:24Alec Burleson's leaping grab 0:16Sandy Alcantara strikes out Willson Contreras 0:34Andre Pallante's four strikeouts 0:15Joey Wiemer's first hit with the Marlins
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