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Contreras HR, Burleson’s 2 RBIs Power the Cardinals to a 7-4 Win over the Rays

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 at George Steinbrenner Field on Thursday night.
The Cardinals built a five-run second inning aided by Alec Burleson's two-run single, Nathan Church and Lars Nootbaar's run-scoring hits, and a wild pitch.
Starting pitching featured Sonny Gray allowing three runs in five innings with six strikeouts for the Cardinals and Joe Boyle taking his first home loss after allowing six runs over five innings for the Rays.
Willson Contreras launched his 18th home run of the season, a solo shot measuring 423 feet, while Rays veteran Yardy Diaz connected on a two-run home run before exiting the game due to a right hamstring injury.
The Cardinals' offense and relief pitching secured the win and gave Sonny Gray a chance for his 12th victory as the Rays must regroup ahead of Friday's game against Adrian Houser and Miles Mikolas.

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Contreras HR, Burleson’s 2 RBIs power the Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Rays

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Willson Contreras homered, Alec Burleson's two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay…

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Contreras HR, Burleson's 2 RBIs power the Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Rays

Willson Contreras homered, Alec Burleson's two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4.

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Contreras HR helps power Cardinals past Rays

By KRISTIE ACKERT TAMPA — Willson Contreras homered, Alec Burleson’s two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Thursday night. Sonny Gray (12-6) allowed three runs on six hits in five innings, with six strikeouts and a walk for the win. Kyle Leahy, Matt Svanson and JoJo Romero (fourth save) combined to limit Tampa Bay to one run and five hits the rest of the way. Trailing 1-0 g…

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5-run inning propels Cardinals past Rays

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Cardinals' persistent offense capitalizes on Rays misplays, mistakes in 7-4 victory

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