MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/08/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 17728 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Carolina Aviators 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 9 0
Cardinals Clip Aviators 7-6 in WCS Contest
Kyle Wright pitched well, but the Carolina Aviators lost anyway, falling 7-6 in extra innings to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. With the win, St. Louis tied the best-of-7 Wild Card Series at 1 games apiece. Wright was effective, giving the Aviators 8 innings and allowing 1 run.

The game ended with a bang. In the bottom of the 11th, with St. Louis trailing 6-4, Malcom Nunez jumped on a 1-0 slider from Teddy McGraw for a 3-run home run, sending the Cardinals to a walk-off win.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Nunez, "but a win in the playoffs is nothing to sniff at."

Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at American Airlines Field in Charlotte.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .200 0 1
B. Nimmo LF 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
W. Smith C 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .125 0 0
C. Seager 2B 6 1 2 3 0 1 4 .333 1 3
B. Ramos 1B 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .000 0 0
I. Pacheco 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .286 0 0
J. Reed RF 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 .500 1 2
N. Schanuel DH 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 0 1
G. Goss SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
   a-J. Feltner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Castro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 6 12 6 5 12 25      
a - J. Feltner pinch hit for G. Goss in the 10th
b - R. Castro substituted for J. Feltner in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Reed (1, 2nd Inning off M. Fried, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Seager (1, 11th Inning off P. Sewald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hedlund , B. Nimmo 3 , W. Smith , C. Seager 5 , I. Pacheco , J. Reed 6 , G. Goss
2-out RBI: , C. Seager 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hedlund 2 , B. Ramos , G. Goss
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nimmo (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Pacheco-Seager-Ramos, Pacheco-Seager-Ramos, Pacheco-Seager-Ramos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Farley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Jung 2B, 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Trout RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .286 0 0
D. Jansen C 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .167 0 2
M. Nunez DH 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .125 1 3
A. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .286 0 2
B. House 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-L. Soto PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7 5 5 17      
a - L. Soto pinch hit for B. House in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Goldschmidt (1, 11th Inning off T. McGraw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Nunez (1, 11th Inning off T. McGraw, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Farley , J. Jung 2 , M. Trout , P. Goldschmidt 2 , D. Jansen , M. Nunez 4 , A. Ramirez , B. House
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nunez , L. Soto
GIDP: M. Trout , T. Anderson 2
Sac Fly: D. Jansen
Hit by Pitch: A. Farley
Team LOB: 4
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright 8.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 75 1.12   
S. Dominguez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
C. Vargas 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 27 81.00   
B. Baker 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
T. McGraw L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 75
Batters Faced: K. Wright 27, S. Dominguez 1, C. Vargas 6, B. Baker 5, T. McGraw 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 10-6, S. Dominguez 1-0, C. Vargas 1-0, B. Baker 3-1, T. McGraw 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 75-50, S. Dominguez 5-4, C. Vargas 27-12, B. Baker 17-7, T. McGraw 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fried 5.2 6 3 3 3 5 1 113 4.76   
D. Gardea 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 30 6.75   
C. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 0.00   
K. Ort 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
P. Sewald W (1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 35 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 47
Batters Faced: M. Fried 26, D. Gardea 6, C. Martin 5, K. Ort 4, P. Sewald 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 10-2, D. Gardea 2-0, C. Martin 0-2, K. Ort 0-2, P. Sewald 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 113-74, D. Gardea 30-18, C. Martin 24-14, K. Ort 17-11, P. Sewald 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardea 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Wright
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 47662
Special Notes: CL Seranthony Dominguez was injured while pitching.
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