STL 12, CWS 2 | Jun 17, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, June 17, 2025•Rate Field•85°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Matthew Liberatore

LOSS

Shane Smith

The Cardinals cruised past the White Sox 12-2 in a dominant performance.

★Alec Burleson3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Brendan Donovan4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Iván Herrera4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Alec Burleson homers (6) on a line drive to center field.

Weather: 85°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:32Att: 16,974Venue: Rate Field

Ump Audit

Alfonso Márquez

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96.0%A

6 missed calls

+4.5% CWS

+0.38 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	12	13	0
CWS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Game 777467 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
José Barrero2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130/.167/.304	91	.005	.005
Masyn WinnSS	5	2	1	1	1	0	.256/.323/.385	99.8	.289	.297
Iván HerreraDH	5	0	2	4	0	1	.315/.389/.534	99.1	.330	.312
Jordan WalkerRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218/.278/.309	-	-	-
Alec Burleson1B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.305/.346/.443	106.8	.560	.649
Nolan Gorman3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228/.319/.398	110.2	.337	.277
Lars NootbaarLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.223/.330/.357	107.7	.566	.574
Pedro PagésC	4	2	1	0	0	1	.216/.258/.353	93.4	.111	.068
Victor Scott IICF	4	2	1	2	0	1	.241/.326/.330	98.7	.180	.292
Bench
Brendan Donovan2B	5	2	4	1	0	1	.323/.388/.451	106.3	.567	.635
Willson Contreras1B	3	1	0	0	2	0	.248/.337/.411
Totals	39	12	13	10	5	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Burleson (7th off Eisert, 0 on, 0 out); II (9th off Capra, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Donovan; Winn

TB:21

RBI:II 2; Burleson 2; Donovan; Winn; Herrera 4

SB:Contreras

GIDP:Contreras

Team LOB:8

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase MeidrothSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.276/.358/.337	100.3	.210

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreW	6.0	5	2	2	4	86-58	89.8	4.08
Riley O'Brien	2.0	1	0	0	1	25-16	95.1	3.18
Andre Granillo	1.0	0	0	0	0	11-8	87.1	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	5	122-82	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 86-58; O'Brien 25-16; Granillo 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 7-7; O'Brien 2-2; Granillo 3-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane SmithL	4.1	6	6	5	3	2	0	87-53	91.8	2.85

Bot 1 • CWS

0-1

Edgar Quero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alec Burleson. Miguel Vargas scores.

EV: 96.9 mph28 ftLA: -5°

Top 2 • STL

5-1

Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. Victor Scott II scores. Brendan Donovan scores.

EV: 56.1 mph160 ftLA: 39°

3-1

Masyn Winn grounds out to first baseman Lenyn Sosa. Pedro Pagés scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.

EV: 65.0 mph2 ftLA: -54°

2-1

Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Austin Slater. Lars Nootbaar scores. Pedro Pagés to 3rd. Victor Scott II to 2nd.

EV: 69.0 mph118 ftLA: 13°

1-1

Pedro Pagés hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Nolan Arenado scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. Pedro Pagés to 2nd.

EV: 20.9 mph24 ftLA: 18°

Top 5 • STL

6-1

Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nolan Arenado walks. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Willson Contreras steals (3) home. Alec Burleson to 2nd.

Bot 5 • CWS

6-2

Vinny Capra out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Lenyn Sosa scores.

EV: 100.7 mph355 ftLA: 18°

Top 6 • STL

8-2

Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Austin Slater. Brendan Donovan scores. Masyn Winn scores.

EV: 69.5 mph177 ftLA: 18°

Top 7 • STL

9-2

Alec Burleson homers (6) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 405 ftLA: 21°

Top 8 • STL

10-2

Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael A. Taylor. Masyn Winn scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd.

EV: 97.0 mph204 ftLA: 12°

Top 9 • STL

12-2

Victor Scott II homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Pagés scores.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 370 ftLA: 26°

HBP:II (by Smith); Nootbaar (by Eisert)

Inherited runners-scored:Alexander 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Smith 87-53; Alexander 17-12; Eisert 23-13; Leasure 27-14; Capra 9-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Smith 5-7; Alexander 3-1; Eisert 1-1; Leasure 1-0; Capra 0-3

Bench
Mike TauchmanDH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.264/.370/.484	100.5	.213	.186
Shane SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon EisertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan LeasureP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-