Current-feed record
+1wins for Rays
52% Rays · 48% Cardinals
Cardinals have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 7-5.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays All-Time Record
Interleague
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Rays lead Cardinals16to15since 2005
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Cardinals lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays insights
Recent form
8-12last 20
Rays won 11-7 on Mar 29, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Rays built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 11 of 19 decided meetings (58%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 5-7, or 42% to Rays.
Cardinals vs Rays interleague history by season
St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays first met in 2005, so all 31 meetings across 10 seasons sit in the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.
- Active seasons
- 10
- With at least one meeting since 2002
- Busiest season
- 2014
- 4 meetings
- Per active season
- 3.1
- Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
15W
16W
STL
TB
48%52%
St. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay Rays
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 29
STL 7-11 TB
TBMar 28
STL 6-5 TB
STLMar 26
STL 9-7 TB
STLAug 24
TB 7-2 STL
TBAug 22
TB 10-6 STL
TBAug 21
TB 4-7 STL
STLAug 8
STL 4-6 TB
TBAug 7
STL 5-2 TB
STLAug 6
STL 4-3 TB
STLAug 10
TB 2-5 STL
STL| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | STL | TB | 7–11 | TB |
| Mar 28, 2026 | STL | TB | 6–5 | STL |
| Mar 26, 2026 | STL | TB | 9–7 | STL |
| Aug 24, 2025 | TB | STL | 7–2 | TB |
| Aug 22, 2025 | TB | STL | 10–6 | TB |
| Aug 21, 2025 | TB | STL | 4–7 | STL |
| Aug 8, 2024 | STL | TB | 4–6 | TB |
| Aug 7, 2024 | STL | TB | 5–2 | STL |
| Aug 6, 2024 | STL | TB | 4–3 | STL |
| Aug 10, 2023 | TB | STL | 2–5 | STL |
Last Meeting
Mar 29, 2026Final
STL
7
HOME
TB
11
AWAY
Rayswon by4runs
Snapped Cardinals' streak·Game 31 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Tampa Bay Rays won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 2.7 runs on average
2.7runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
STL↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
Archive since 200248.4%
TB↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
Archive since 200251.6%
Last 10 Results
STL / TB
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season31 games
15
16
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
5–2+3 runs
Jun 18, 2005
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
11–3+8 runs
Jun 8, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | STL ↕ | TB ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
8-9
STL
AWAY
7-7
TB
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays all-time record, 2005 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 28
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 17 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 31 games from 2005 to 2026. History Lab: 28 Retrosheet games from 2005 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 28 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
STLTB
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
STLTB
39.3
146.4
60.7
235.7
28.6
364.3
57.1
450.0
28.6
542.9
60.7
653.6
35.7
785.7
39.3
842.9
26.9
945.0
66.7
EX133.3
- STL after scoring first
- 53.8%
- TB after scoring first
- 60.0%
- Lead-change games
- 57.1%
- Beyond nine innings
- 3
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
17 runs
STL 9, TB 8
May 17, 2008
Biggest margin
8 runs
TB 11, STL 3
Jun 8, 2022
Longest game
10 innings
STL 9, TB 8
May 17, 2008
Largest crowd
46,392
STL 5, TB 4
May 18, 2008
St. Louis Cardinals largest comeback
3-run deficit
STL 5, TB 4
May 18, 2008
Tampa Bay Rays largest comeback
3-run deficit
TB 6, STL 3
Jun 11, 2014
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricSTLTB
Hits233261
Home runs2829
Walks8379
Strikeouts210207
Errors1114
Where the rivalry lived
- 0114games
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
- 0211games
Busch Stadium III
St. Louis, MO
- 033games
George M. Steinbrenner Field
Tampa, FL
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 31 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
22.6%
Share of the 31 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
77.4%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 2.7.
Average total
9.1runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51.6%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 19 | 12 | 61.3% |
| 8.5 | 18 | 13 | 58.1% |
| 9.5Closest to even | 14 | 17 | 45.2% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Tampa Bay Rays
16 W · 51.6%1.94
St. Louis Cardinals
15 W · 48.4%2.07
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
20%vs 22.6% full archive
-2.6% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 77.4% full archive
+2.6% in the last 20
Average total
9.4 runsvs 9.1 runs full archive
+0.3 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Rays and Cardinals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays
How do recent St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays results compare with the complete record?
St. Louis Cardinals have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Tampa Bay Rays lead the decided record 16-15. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 2005 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 17, 2005, when St. Louis Cardinals won 6-4 away to Tampa Bay Rays. The archive covers 28 meetings from 2005 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays have met 31 times in this archive, which covers the 2005 season onward.