Cardinals @ Marlins · Apr 21, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Tue, Apr 21, 2026

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St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 5

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3 Miami Marlins Marlins

Away starter

Dustin May

Home starter

Chris Paddack

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May a steadying presence as Cards hold off Marlins in Miami

MIAMI -- Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol has a simple formula for unlocking the best version of Dustin May: Get ahead early. On Tuesday night, May showed flashes of that approach in the Cardinals’ 5-3 win over the Marlins at loanDepot park, leaning on his fastball mix to deliver a steady

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Dustin May leads the Cardinals to 5-3 victory00:03:18

Dustin May picks up five strikeouts in a strong outing, while Nathan Church crushes a home run to power the Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Marlins

Condensed Game: STL@MIA - 4/21/2600:11:42

Condensed Game: Dustin May and the Cardinals take on Jakob Marsee and the Marlins on April 21, 2026

Nathan Church's two-run homer (2)00:00:30

Nathan Church cranks a two-run home run to right field and extends the Cardinals' lead to 4-1 in the top of the 4th

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Cardinals @ Marlins · 5–3

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