Martínez and Rocchio go deep as Guardians defeat Cardinals 9-3 despite
Walker's 8th homer
[April 14, 2026]
By JOE HARRIS
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angel Martínez and Brayan Rocchio
homered as the Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on
Monday night.
Gavin Williams (2-1) allowed two runs in five-plus innings for the win.
He gave up five hits, walked two and struck out four. |
Cleveland Guardians' David Fry, left, scores past St. Louis Cardinals
catcher Pedro Pagés during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday,
April 13, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Jordan Walker’s major league-best eighth home run leading off
the sixth ended Williams’ night. Walker became the fifth player
in Cardinals history to hit at least eight homers in the first
16 games of a season, joining Stan Musial (1954), Mark McGwire
(1998), Scott Rolen (2004) and Albert Pujols (2006).
Martínez gave the Guardians a 1-0 lead in the first inning,
sending Matthew Liberatore's curveball 398 feet over the
left-field wall.
Daniel Schneemann’s two-run single sparked a Guardians rally in
the fourth. Austin Hedges followed with a sacrifice fly to give
Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
Rocchio made it 6-1 with a two-run homer off Justin Bruihl in
the sixth that left his bat at 108.1 mph, according to Statcast.
Steven Kwan capped a three-run outburst in the eighth with a
two-run single. Five of the nine Guardians batters reached
safely at least twice.
Liberatore (0-1) needed a season-high 105 pitches to get through
five innings. He allowed four runs on six hits, walked three and
struck out two.
Alec Burleson’s RBI single drew the Cardinals even at 1 in the
first, capping a string of three straight two-strike singles off
Williams.
Up next
LHP Joey Cantillo (1-0, 2.45 ERA) starts for the Guardians
against Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (1-1, 2.16) on Tuesday
night
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