Guardians vs Cardinals Recap: Cleveland Dominates 9-3

The Cleveland Guardians visited the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, April 13. Cleveland wanted to use its strong pitching depth and score early. St. Louis hoped its young rotation would hold steady at home. The game finished with the Guardians winning 9–3 over the Cardinals at the Cardinals home park. Early action set the tone as both teams traded runs before Cleveland pulled away later. The box score shows Cleveland scored in the first inning and built a big lead with multi-run frames. This win moved Cleveland to a 9-7 record and left St. Louis at 8-7 after the loss.

In the first inning, Cleveland grabbed an early lead when Martínez homered to left. The ball soared 398 feet off an 81 mph curveball and the crowd reacted. St. Louis answered in the bottom of the first when Burleson singled and Wetherholt scored to tie the game. Pitching battled through the middle innings, but Cleveland kept adding runs with timely hitting. By the fourth, Schneemanns single scored two and Hedges sacrifice fly pushed another run across. Those plays helped Cleveland take a 4-1 lead and set up a big middle-game advantage for the visitors.

Clevelands turning point came in the sixth inning when Rocchio homered to left and Hedges scored. The ball flew 402 feet and made it 6-1, swinging momentum toward the Guardians. St. Louis fought back a bit with Walkers solo homer in the bottom of the sixth, but Cleveland added insurance in the eighth. Rocchio reached on an infield single and Fry scored after a throwing error. Then Kwan singled in two more runs, making it 9-2. Pagés hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, but the final was 9-3. This result left Cleveland at 9-7 and St. Louis at 8-7.