STL 5, WSH 3 | Mar 8, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 8, 2025•CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches•80°F, Sunny

STL

Cardinals

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Steven Matz

LOSS

DJ Herz

SAVE

Kyle Leahy

The Cardinals defeated the Nationals 5-3.

Key Moment

Bot 3: Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Koperniak. Jacob Young scores. Robert Hassell III to 2nd.

Weather: 80°F, SunnyWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:30Att: 3,818Venue: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

WSH WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	2
WSH	1	0	1	0	0	1	0

Game 778724 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Nathan ChurchCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.267/.000
José BarreroSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.188/.278/.563
R.J. Yeager1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.231/.333/.462
Noah MendlingerDH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500/.750/.500
Jimmy CrooksC	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.200/.000
César Prieto3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.286/.286/.500
Bryan TorresLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.077/.294/.077
Yordalin PeñaRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500/.500/2.000
Jeremy Rivas2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222/.364/.222
Bench
Michael SianiCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.045/.160/.045
JJ WetherholtSS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.111/.304/.278
Willson Contreras1B
Totals	35	5	7	4	6	5	-

2B:Vilade; Prieto

TB:9

RBI:Vilade 2; Helman 2

SB:Wetherholt; Prieto

SF:Helman

Team LOB:10

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Yohandy Morales1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.238/.304/.286
Nasim NuñezSS	1	0

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	P-S	ERA
Steven MatzW	4.0	5	2	2	3	53-37	3.00
Ryan HelsleyH	1.0	0	0	0	1	6-5	4.50
Roddery MuñozH	1.0	1	1	0	1	9-6	0.00
John KingH	1.0	2	0	0	1	17-10	5.79
Kyle LeahyS	2.0	2	0	0	1	44-31	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	2	7	129-89	-

Pitches-strikes:Matz 53-37; Helsley 6-5; Muñoz 9-6; King 17-10; Leahy 44-31

Groundouts-flyouts:Matz 8-1; Helsley 2-0; Muñoz 1-1; King 2-0; Leahy 3-2

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
DJ HerzL	3.1	4	4	2	1	1	0	71-47	8.10

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • WSH

0-1

Keibert Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Michael Helman to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jacob Young scores. Robert Hassell III to 3rd. Keibert Ruiz out at 1st.

Top 2 • STL

2-1

Michael Helman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Thomas Saggese scores.

1-1

Ryan Vilade grounds into a force out, shortstop Trey Lipscomb to second baseman Amed Rosario. Pedro Pagés scores. Thomas Saggese to 3rd. Matt Koperniak out at 2nd. Ryan Vilade to 1st.

Bot 3 • WSH

2-2

Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to left fielder Matt Koperniak. Jacob Young scores. Robert Hassell III to 2nd.

Top 4 • STL

4-2

Michael Helman grounds out, third baseman José Tena to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Thomas Saggese scores. Ryan Vilade to 3rd.

3-2

Ryan Vilade hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Pagés scores. Thomas Saggese to 3rd.

Top 5 • STL

5-2

Luken Baker walks.

Bot 6 • WSH

5-3

Juan Yepez grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman R.J. Yeager. Darren Baker scores.

WP:Ferrer

Inherited runners-scored:Salazar 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Herz 71-47; Salazar 23-15; Poche 9-6; Ferrer 23-11; Rutledge 45-25

Groundouts-flyouts:Herz 3-7; Salazar 5-0; Poche 0-2; Ferrer 1-2; Rutledge 1-3

Bench
Jacob YoungCF	3	2	2	0	0	1	.273/.304/.409
Robert Hassell IIIRF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.400/.455/.600
Amed Rosario2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.227/.227/.273
Juan YepezLF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.190/.261/.238
Andrés Chaparro1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.375/.423/.542
José Tena3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.192/.125
Drew MillasC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.067/.263/.133
Maxwell Romero Jr.C	1	0	1	0	0	0	.667/.667/.667
Trey LipscombSS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.294/.429/.294
DJ HerzP							.000/.000/.000
Eduardo SalazarP							.000/.000/.000
Colin PocheP							.000/.000/.000
José A. FerrerP							.000/.000/.000
Jackson RutledgeP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Washington Nationals

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Washington Nationals

Game Notes