Wetherholt's Walk-off Hit Secures Cards' Thrilling Win

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to MLB News today, powered by AI and ready for first pitch. St. Louis Cardinals pulled out a thrilling 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in 10 innings on Saturday. Rookie JJ Weatherhold delivered the game winner with a two run single in a second big league game. Michael McGreevy set the tone early, tossing six hitless innings with five strikeouts. The cards jumped ahead, three nothing in the eighth on Ivan Herrera's RBI double. Tampa Bay snapped the shutout in the seventh and mounted a huge comeback, scoring four in the ninth to tie it at four. That rally featured Carson Williams' two run single and Nick Fortay's driving in the tying run. Fans are buzzing about Weatherhold, the seventh overall pick in last year's amateur draft. McGreevy's gem nearly became the Cardinals' first no-hitter since 2001, broken by a lead off single. It shows the young arm stepping up big for St. Louis. Rays grabbed a brief five-four lead in the top of the tenth on Yandee Diaz's single.

1:01But the bottom half belonged to the home team after a walk in sacrifice bun set the stage for Weatherhold's clutch hit. Sunday's finale pits, Rays left these Stephen Mats against Cardinals' Rady Kyle Leahy and a matchup of familiar foes, keeping the series hot till the end.