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St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks

MLBJuly 18, 2026Chase Field

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL51-46

Cardinals 3, D-backs 5

Final
D-backsPhoenixAZWon50-48
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL000002001380
AZ01310000–580

W Brandon PfaadtL Dustin MaySV Paul Sewald

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Tim Tawa.
  2.  Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa.

Bot 1st

  1.  Ketel Marte walks.AZ 60%
  2.  Geraldo Perdomo grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ketel Marte out at 2nd. Geraldo Perdomo out at 1st.AZ 51%
  3.  Corbin Carroll called out on strikes.

Top 2nd

  1.  Jordan Walker grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Tim Tawa to pitcher Brandon Pfaadt.
  3.  Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Kepler.
  4.  Nathan Church called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.AZ 60%
  2.  Max Kepler pops out to third baseman José Fermín in foul territory.
  3.  Nolan Arenado singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Gabriel Moreno to 2nd.
  4.  Tim Tawa strikes out swinging.AZ 55%
  5.  James McCann singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gabriel Moreno scores. Nolan Arenado to 3rd.AZ 68%
  6.  Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa.
  2.  Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.
  3.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Geraldo Perdomo walks. Ketel Marte to 2nd.
  3.  Corbin Carroll grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ketel Marte to 3rd. Geraldo Perdomo out at 2nd. Corbin Carroll out at 1st.AZ 67%
  4.  Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.AZ 77%
  5.  Max Kepler walks. Gabriel Moreno to 2nd.
  6.  Nolan Arenado doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Gabriel Moreno scores. Max Kepler scores.AZ 91%
  7.  Tim Tawa strikes out swinging.

Top 4th

  1.  Iván Herrera lines out to second baseman Ketel Marte.
  2.  Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll.
  3.  Jordan Walker grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar flies out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.

Bot 4th

  1.  James McCann strikes out swinging.
  2.  Ryan Waldschmidt doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Ryan Waldschmidt scores. Ketel Marte to 2nd.
  4.  Geraldo Perdomo flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  5.  Corbin Carroll walks.
  6.  Gabriel Moreno flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Top 5th

  1.  Masyn Winn hit by pitch.
  2.  Nathan Church grounds into a force out, second baseman Ketel Marte to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Nathan Church to 1st.
  3.  José Fermín flies out to left fielder Max Kepler.
  4.  Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Max Kepler strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nolan Arenado flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Tim Tawa lines out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Top 6th

  1.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  2.  Iván Herrera pops out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.
  3.  Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
  4.  Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Jordan Walker to 2nd.AZ 86%
  6.  Masyn Winn grounds into a force out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to second baseman Ketel Marte. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Lars Nootbaar out at 2nd. Masyn Winn to 1st.
  7.  Nathan Church pops out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

Bot 6th

  1.  James McCann strikes out swinging.
  2.  Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ketel Marte grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 7th

  1.  José Fermín walks.
  2.  Bryan Torres lines out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
  3.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Max Kepler. José Fermín to 2nd.
  4.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
  5.  Alec Burleson lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.

Bot 7th

  1.  Geraldo Perdomo flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Corbin Carroll grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Justin Bruihl.
  3.  Gabriel Moreno walks.
  4.  Max Kepler flies out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

Top 8th

  1.  Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Jorge Barrosa.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging.
  3.  Masyn Winn walks.
  4.  Nathan Church lines out to center fielder Jorge Barrosa.

Bot 8th

  1.  Nolan Arenado lines out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  Tim Tawa grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  James McCann grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 9th

  1.  José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes.
  2.  Jimmy Crooks homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
  3.  JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.
  4.  Iván Herrera lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll.

Bot 2nd

  1.  STL 0, AZ 1James McCann singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gabriel Moreno scores. Nolan Arenado to 3rd.AZ 68%

Bot 3rd

  1.  STL 0, AZ 2Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.AZ 77%
  2.  STL 0, AZ 4Nolan Arenado doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Gabriel Moreno scores. Max Kepler scores.AZ 91%

Bot 4th

  1.  STL 0, AZ 5Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Ryan Waldschmidt scores. Ketel Marte to 2nd.

Top 6th

  1.  STL 1, AZ 5Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
  2.  STL 2, AZ 5Masyn Winn grounds into a force out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to second baseman Ketel Marte. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Lars Nootbaar out at 2nd. Masyn Winn to 1st.

Top 9th

  1.  STL 3, AZ 5Jimmy Crooks homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · STL 0–4 AZ

Nolan Arenado doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Gabriel Moreno scores. Max Kepler scores.

See it in the scoring summary
AZ 91%AZ +13 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

D-backsPhoenix

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
JJ Wetherholt 2B5120001.264
Iván Herrera DH5000001.242
Alec Burleson 1B4120000.275
Jordan Walker RF4011000.293
Lars Nootbaar LF4010001.259
Masyn Winn SS2011010.246
Nathan Church CF4000001.229
José Fermín 3B3000011.261
Pedro Pagés C2000002.209
Bryan Torres PH1000000.191
Jimmy Crooks C1111100.185
Totals35383127

HR: Crooks.RBI: Walker, Winn, Crooks.SB: Winn.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Dustin May L5.085546984.78
Gordon Graceffo1.000002142.85
Justin Bruihl1.000010213.59
Matt Svanson1.00000096.42

Video

11:13Condensed Game: STL@AZ - 7/18/26MLB video
3:14Nolan Arenado drives in two in D-backs' 5-3 win0:30Data Viz: Jimmy Crooks' home run0:07Dustin May fans Corbin Carroll 2:12Torey Lovullo breaks down takeaways in 5-3 win
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