Kyle Leahy labors. So does the getaway day offense as the Marlins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1

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Wed, Apr 22, 2026 ·

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GameSummary

The Marlins jump Leahy for an early 2-0 with death by a thousand ~~cuts~~ singles with too many walks sprinkled in. The Cardinals come out swinging against Junk (literally and figuratively), but muster only a weak single against him. Leahy labors through 5 innings, giving up 8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and 4 runs. Not his best day. The getaway Cardinal lineup musters but 4 hits and it took a ninth solo HR by Herrera avoids a shutout. The getaway lineup was not particularly sharp defensively, either. On the bright side, the Cardinal bullpen navigated 3 IP without giving up a run or a walk. That was pretty much the bright spot of the day.

Line-up (and roster) machinations

An early start today, noon Eastern.
A getaway day line-up today, if there ever was one. For both sides.
Leahy takes the mound for the Cardinals. Ironically, Junk takes the mound for the Marlins. Queue the jokes.
Burleson gets a day. Gorman into the three hole and playing third.
Urias is the back-up first baseman, it turns out. Hitting clean-up.
Winn gets a day, too. Saggese in at short.
Walker gets a day, too. Church in right, Fermin in left.
No Pozo? I missed the news that he is redshirting this year.

The Game Details

T1– Wetherholt F7 on the first pitch. Herrera F8. Gorman lines out L8. Quick inning.

B1– 1-3. 3u. 4-3. Leahy gets through a quick inning.

T2– Urias reaches on E5. Fermin promptly GIDP. Church K’s. Guess they can’t hit Junk.

B2– Single. Single. FC at third. RBI single. HBP. As efficient as the first inning was, this has been the opposite. P2. Bases loaded walk after 0-2 count plates another run. 4-3 closes out the inning. Marlins up 2-0.

T3– Sags 5-3. Pages singles to break the no-no by Junk. Scott II forces Pages at second. Lots of swings today, typical of getaway day. It’s funny how plate discipline wanes on these days. Wetherholt F8.

B3– K. L8. Walk. What is with these walks? It is an epidemic. All four balls were “waste” pitches. Totally non-competitive. F9.

T4– Herrera F8. Gorman F7. Urias 6-3. A seven-pitch inning. Junk at 36 pitches through four innings. Cardinals trying to get him a complete game.

B4– 1-3. Another walk. He is missing by a lot! Most of his pitches are non-competitive. Not much on the borderline. Single. An RBI single, but Church does get the backside runner going to third for the second out. 9-5 is the scoring. Stolen base. Urias makes a nice play 3-1 to end the inning. Marlins now up 3-0.

T5– Pages F8. Saggese K. Church earns a walk. Fermin hits into hard luck out 5-3.

B5– Single. 4-3 advances a runner who was on the move with the pitch. An RBI single, followed by another single signals that Leahy is really laboring. A caught stealing and a K re-direct the inning to a more positive end. Leahy is assuredly done. His line through 5 innings – 8 hits, 3 walks, 1 HBP and 4 runs. 89 pitches, only 50 for strikes.

T6– Nardi in for Junk. He pitched 5 shutout IP, 1 hit, 1 BB. Scott K. Wetherholt K. Herrera 4-3. Ho-hum.

B6– Graceffo in. Single. Single. F8 and GIDP allow GG to make a good recovery. Still Marlins up 4-0.

T7– Gorman doubles. Bender in for Nardi. Urias F8. Fermin backwards K. Saggese’s struggles continue 6-3.

B7 – Svanson in for Graceffo. K. F7. 6-3. Good inning for a guy that needed one.

T8– Petersen in for Bender. Pages backwards K. Scott swinging K. Wetherholt backwards K. Been that kind of day.

B8– Fernandez in for Svanson . K. E-3. Single loads the bases. P6. K. Ends the uprising.

T9– Bachar in for Petersen. Herrera with a lead-off solo HR. Gorman walks. Urias P6. Fairbanks in for the save. Fermin F7. Church K to end the game after an 8-pitch PA. 4-1 Marlins in your final.

Post-Game Notes

Check out Today on the Farm – Wednesday 4/22 for updates on MiLB action. Two teams play day games today.
After the game today, a flight home followed by an apparently well-timed off day. Seattle comes into town for a weekend tilt, which will be a very brief 3-game homestand.
Paid attendance for this game was less than 7,600. Actual attendance well less than that. These teams drew better in Spring Training at RDS.