ST. LOUIS -- Logan Morrison reached a milestone, helped his team win and paid tribute to his late father.
Morrison blasted two home runs to reach 31 this season, his second coming in the 10th inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday.
"Exciting win for us obviously," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "It kind of started with LoMo, ended with LoMo and then a lot of good Chris Archer in the middle. . It's also really good to see LoMo get going. He got to the 30 homer mark and then got 31, so maybe he's going to start adding on here quickly. But tough, tough ballgame."
Morrison's father, Tom, died in 2010 after a battle with cancer. Morrison wore his parents' names on the patch on his shoulder for Major League Baseball's Players Weekend. The Rays first baseman acknowledged his father after his home runs.
"He was always the guy pushing me and driving me to be better," Morrison said. "He even framed a poster of Cal Ripken that said `perseverance' under it. I mean, shoot, that pretty much sums up today, where my career has gone and where it is now. Just keep going. Keep persevering and keep going."
Morrison drove a 97-mph fastball from Sam Tuivailala into the right-center field bleachers with one out in the 10th. His 31 homers are a career high.
"I was looking for a heater," he said. "Just trying to take a nice, easy swing at it, relax, and let him do the work for me basically. I barreled it up and it went out for me."
Sergio Romo (3-1) threw a scoreless ninth, and Alex Colome worked a scoreless 10th for his major league-leading 39th save in 44 chances.
All five runs in the game were scored on solo homers.
The win was the Rays' third in four games and fifth in seven as they attempt to chase down a wild-card spot. Tampa Bay improved to 8-5 in extra innings.
Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer allowed one run and five hits over seven innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked one.
Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn allowed two runs and six hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking three.
Morrison hit his 30th homer this season in the fourth. Brad Miller's homer in the seventh made it 2-0.
"Having never done it before, 30 is a pretty special club," Morrison said. "Hopefully I can keep swinging it and get into an even more special club."
Kolten Wong went deep in the eighth to make it 2-1. It was his second homer in three games and fourth of the season.
The Rays loaded the bases in the eighth against three Cardinals relievers, but John Brebbia struck out Miller to end the threat.
Matt Carpenter tied it in the eighth with his 17th homer this season.
"Any loss when you go to extra innings isn't going to be good ... but just solo shots hurt us today," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "We just couldn't finish like we needed to."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 3B Jedd Gyorko (right hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and could miss a few weeks. 1B Luke Voit was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Cardinals GM Mike Girsch and Matheny said Carpenter could see time at third with Gyorko out. . LHP Kevin Siegrist (left forearm) could return from a rehab assignment later this week.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Austin Pruitt (6-4, 5.76) opened a three-game series in Kansas City on Monday. He has allowed 11 runs and 18 hits over 10 2/3 innings in his last two starts.
Cardinals: After an off day Monday, RHP Luke Weaver (2-1, 2.31) will open a three-game series in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings in his last start.
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Morrison blasted two home runs to reach 31 this season, his second coming in the 10th inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday.
"Exciting win for us obviously," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "It kind of started with LoMo, ended with LoMo and then a lot of good Chris Archer in the middle. . It's also really good to see LoMo get going. He got to the 30 homer mark and then got 31, so maybe he's going to start adding on here quickly. But tough, tough ballgame."
Morrison's father, Tom, died in 2010 after a battle with cancer. Morrison wore his parents' names on the patch on his shoulder for Major League Baseball's Players Weekend. The Rays first baseman acknowledged his father after his home runs.
"He was always the guy pushing me and driving me to be better," Morrison said. "He even framed a poster of Cal Ripken that said `perseverance' under it. I mean, shoot, that pretty much sums up today, where my career has gone and where it is now. Just keep going. Keep persevering and keep going."
Morrison drove a 97-mph fastball from Sam Tuivailala into the right-center field bleachers with one out in the 10th. His 31 homers are a career high.
"I was looking for a heater," he said. "Just trying to take a nice, easy swing at it, relax, and let him do the work for me basically. I barreled it up and it went out for me."
Sergio Romo (3-1) threw a scoreless ninth, and Alex Colome worked a scoreless 10th for his major league-leading 39th save in 44 chances.
All five runs in the game were scored on solo homers.
The win was the Rays' third in four games and fifth in seven as they attempt to chase down a wild-card spot. Tampa Bay improved to 8-5 in extra innings.
Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer allowed one run and five hits over seven innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked one.
Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn allowed two runs and six hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking three.
Morrison hit his 30th homer this season in the fourth. Brad Miller's homer in the seventh made it 2-0.
"Having never done it before, 30 is a pretty special club," Morrison said. "Hopefully I can keep swinging it and get into an even more special club."
Kolten Wong went deep in the eighth to make it 2-1. It was his second homer in three games and fourth of the season.
The Rays loaded the bases in the eighth against three Cardinals relievers, but John Brebbia struck out Miller to end the threat.
Matt Carpenter tied it in the eighth with his 17th homer this season.
"Any loss when you go to extra innings isn't going to be good ... but just solo shots hurt us today," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "We just couldn't finish like we needed to."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 3B Jedd Gyorko (right hamstring strain) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and could miss a few weeks. 1B Luke Voit was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Cardinals GM Mike Girsch and Matheny said Carpenter could see time at third with Gyorko out. . LHP Kevin Siegrist (left forearm) could return from a rehab assignment later this week.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Austin Pruitt (6-4, 5.76) opened a three-game series in Kansas City on Monday. He has allowed 11 runs and 18 hits over 10 2/3 innings in his last two starts.
Cardinals: After an off day Monday, RHP Luke Weaver (2-1, 2.31) will open a three-game series in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings in his last start.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Kiermaier singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kiermaier out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Carpenter flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Dickerson singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Dickerson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Sucre popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Fowler grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Wong flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Archer reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second, Archer to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third, Archer to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia doubled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn grounded out to shortstop, Garcia to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenter grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Morrison homered to center (408 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarria flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Pham grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJong popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Fowler singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Molina struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Sucre walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Archer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Sucre out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Kiermaier doubled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Wong walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Garcia struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Lynn flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Morrison popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pham singled to shallow left center. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJong lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Miller homered to center (406 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Sucre struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Archer struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Molina popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Wong homered to right center (409 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Piscotty fouled out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Garcia singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Voit hit for Lynn. | 2 | 1 |
| Voit lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Seung-Hwan Oh pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Oh relieved Lynn. | 2 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Longoria flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Duke relieved Oh. | 2 | 1 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Puello hit for Dickerson. | 2 | 1 |
| Brebbia relieved Duke. | 2 | 1 |
| Duda hit for Puello. | 2 | 1 |
| Duda walked, Souza Jr. to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. to third, Duda to second on wild pitch by Brebbia. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarria walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Bourjos in left field. | 2 | 1 |
| Jennings relieved Archer. | 2 | 1 |
| Carpenter homered to right center (402 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Cishek relieved Jennings. | 2 | 2 |
| Pham lined out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| DeJong singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Molina singled to center, DeJong to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Wong grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Brebbia pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Sucre hit by pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| Bourjos struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Kiermaier flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sergio Romo pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Romo relieved Cishek. | 2 | 2 |
| Piscotty struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Garcia singled to shallow left. | 2 | 2 |
| Grichuk hit for Brebbia. | 2 | 2 |
| Grichuk struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Carpenter struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Sam Tuivailala pitching for St. Louis | TB | STL |
| Tuivailala relieved Brebbia. | 2 | 2 |
| Longoria flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Morrison homered to center (411 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Espinosa hit for Romo. | 3 | 2 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Hechavarria grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | STL |
| Colomé relieved Romo. | 3 | 2 |
| Pham flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Fowler struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .267 | .333 | .443 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .253 | .359 | .493 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .265 | .320 | .438 |
| Morrison 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .244 | .350 | .512 |
| Dickerson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .291 | .338 | .513 |
a-Puello PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
b-Duda PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .202 | .343 | .488 |
Jennings P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cishek P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Romo P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Espinosa PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .165 | .239 | .277 |
Colomé P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hechavarria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .234 | .258 | .333 |
| Miller 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .192 | .333 | .321 |
| Sucre C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .255 | .294 | .376 |
| Archer P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Bourjos LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .226 | .271 | .397 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 155 | |||
| a-hit for C Dickerson in the 8th b-walked for C Puello in the 8th c-struck out swinging for S Romo in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kiermaier (12, Lynn) HR: Morrison 2 (31, 4th inning off Lynn 0 on, 0 Out; 10th inning off Tuivailala 0 on, 1 Out); Miller (6, 7th inning off Lynn 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Morrison 2 (70), Miller (30) GIDP: Hechavarria, Archer Rays RISP: 0-4 (Miller 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Longoria 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 44,469 (98% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - CB Bucknor, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Mark Carlson |
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