The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals met for the first time this spring today.
Miami Marlins Starting Lineup
CF – Jakob Marsee
C – Agustin Ramirez
LF – Heriberto Hernandez
1B – Christopher Morel
3B – Connor Norby
RF – Griffin Conine
SS – Javier Sanoja
2B – Maximo Acosta
DH – Daniel Johnson
RHP – Eury Perez
St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup
SS – Masyn Winn
1B – Alec Burleson
2B – JJ Wetherholt
3B – Nolan Gorman
LF – Jose Fermin
CF – Nathan Church
C – Jimmy Crooks
RF – Joshua Baez
DH – Leonardo Bernal
RHP – Michael McGreevy
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Marlins vs. Cardinals
Scoring
Miami jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Jakob Marsee hit a solo home run on the fourth pitch of the game. It was Marsee’s first big fly of spring. The Cardinals tied things up in the first as Jose Fermin singled home Alec Burleson, who reached via a walk. In the top of the third, Miami took the lead back as Christopher Morel singled home Jakob Marsee, who walked earlier in the inning. The Cardinals even things up in the bottom of the fourth. JJ Wetherholt drew a lead-off walk. He then stole second and then advanced to third on a throwing error. He would then score on an error to make it 2-2.
The Marlins took the lead back with an RBI double by Javier Sanoja that drove home Griffin Conine. The Marlins led 3-2. Miami got an insurance run as Ryan Ignoffo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and it brought home Jesus Bastidas.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Cardinals came alive. Ryan Weingartner doubled home Jalen Flores to make it a run game. Jeremy Rivas then doubled home Weingartner to tie the game at 4-4. Noah Mendelinger, who was on third after the Rivas double, would score on a wild pitch to give the Cardinals a walk-off 5-4 win over the Marlins.
Pitching
Miami
Eury Perez got the ball for Miami, going just one inning. He allowed a run on a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Max Meyer got the second, setting the Cardinals down 1-2-3 with two strikeouts. Michael Petersen got the ball in the third inning. He allowed a walk, but that was the only base runner he allowed. Garrett Acton had the fourth and fifth innings. He allowed one run on an error, walked one, and struck out four. William Kempner had the sixth, allowing a walk and striking out two.
Patrick Monteverde got the seventh and eighth innings, allowing just one hit; he didn’t record a strikeout or walk anyone. Colby Martin started the ninth for the Marlins, and he struggled, allowing three runs on a hit and two walks; he also recorded two strikeouts. Peyton Fosher came in relief for Martin and allowed the double to Rivas and allowed the winning run to score on his wild pitch.
St. Louis
Michael McGreevy got the start for St. Louis, going two innings, allowing a run on two hits. He didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. JoJo Romero got the third, giving up a run, a hit, and a walk. Brycen Mautz got the next two innings for the Cardinals, giving up a hit, walking two, and striking out one. Hancel Rincon had the sixth and seventh for St. Louis; he struggled, giving up one run on three hits. He walked two and struck out two. The second inning was much better than the first. Michael Watson got the eighth, giving up a run on a hit. He walked two and struck out two. Ian Bedell got the ninth, and he allowed a walk and a hit but got all three outs via strikeout.
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Next Up:
The Marlins are home tomorrow as they face the Philadelphia Phillies with first pitch at 1:10 PM EST. The Cardinals hit the road tomorrow night as they face the Washington Nationals with first pitch at 6:05 PM EST.
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