MIAMI (AP) — Alec Burleson went 3 for 4, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals ended their five-game losing streak with an 8-3 win against the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
Miami right fielder Dane Myers was unable to make a routine catch at the warning track in the seventh, which put a runner in scoring position for the Cardinals. Burleson's RBI single sent Iván Herrera home for a 4-3 lead.
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Miami Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez, right, hands the ball to manager Clayton McCullough, left, after being relieved during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman (16) shakes hands with third base coach Ron Warner (73) after hitting a two run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages, left, shakes hands with relief pitcher Jorge Alcala, right, after defeating the Miami Marlins in a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on a two run home run hit by Nolan Gorman during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman, right, beats the throw to score on a single by Pedro Pages during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis added another run on a single by Pedro Pagés.
The Marlins were undone by two errors, three unearned runs, four wild pitches and five walks allowed.
Marlins catcher Agustín Ramírez had a pitch get behind him, allowing Garrett Hampson to score. Ramírez has a league-leading 11 passed balls this year.
On the next pitch, Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer to make it 8-3.
Cardinals reliever Matt Svanson (2-0) pitched two innings, allowing one hit and one strikeout for the win.
Miami scored in the first on a sacrifice fly from Jakob Marslee, who also had an RBI double in the sixth that tied it 3-all. Eric Wagaman hit a solo homer in the fourth.
Marlins reliever Lake Bachar (5-1) allowed four hits in two innings.
Miami has lost four of five and eight of 10.
The Marlins had a runner in scoring position in the sixth. Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras caught a line drive and tagged the runner diving back to the bag for a double play, keeping the game tied at 3.
Eury Pérez became the first pitcher in Miami Marlins history to throw four wild pitches in a game.
The teams meet again Tuesday night. Edward Cabrera (6-6, 3.34 ERA) starts for the Marlins against Michael McGreevy (4-2, 4.41).
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Miami Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez, right, hands the ball to manager Clayton McCullough, left, after being relieved during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman (16) shakes hands with third base coach Ron Warner (73) after hitting a two run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages, left, shakes hands with relief pitcher Jorge Alcala, right, after defeating the Miami Marlins in a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on a two run home run hit by Nolan Gorman during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman, right, beats the throw to score on a single by Pedro Pages during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A new construction accident on a road near Thailand's capital, Bangkok, was reported on Thursday, just 24 hours after a construction crane fell on a moving passenger train in the country's northeast, killing at least 32 people.
There was no immediate official confirmation of deaths in Thursday’s accident, but the Facebook page of Fire & Rescue Thailand, which covers the activities of volunteer firefighters and rescue workers, said at least one person was killed.
The accident occurred at the site of an elevated road construction project.
Meanwhile, the search for survivors from Wednesday’s train accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province has ended, said provincial governor Anuphong Suksomnit. Officials said three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated.
Officials believed there had been 171 people aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene on Thursday.
The latest accident on the outskirts of Bangkok saw a construction crane collapse on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province at around 9 a.m., according to the government's Public Relations Department, which added that two vehicles were trapped in the wreckage, which included massive metal girders.
Rescue operations were underway, the statement added.
The construction project, an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious in recent years for construction accidents, some of them fatal.
At the train accident scene in Nakhon Ratchasima, work to remove the wreckage continued Thursday, after search and rescue operations concluded Wednesday night. The accident saw a falling crane derail and crush parts of the train under it.
The authorities said the crane that fell was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways.
Narongsak Promta, the provincial police chief of Nakhon Ratchasima, told reporters at the site that police are working to verify the status of all passengers to determine the status of the three people listed as missing.
He said police are still collecting evidence and interviewing relevant parties and have not yet pressed charges against any party.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported that one South Korean national, a man in his late 30s, was among the dead. The ministry is providing consular services to the bereaved family.
The two-stage high-speed rail project on which the accident occurred has a total investment cost of more than 520 billion baht ($16.8 billion) and is associated with an ambitious plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers.
Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai Development, with a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision.
A statement posted on the website of the company, also known as Italthai, expressed condolences to the victims and said the company would take responsibility for paying compensation to the families of the dead and hospitalization expenses for the injured.
The rail accident sparked outrage because Italthai was also the co-lead contractor for the State Audit Building in Bangkok that collapsed during construction in March last year during a major earthquake.
About 100 people were killed in the collapse, which was the only major structure in Thailand to suffer such serious damage. Dozens of executives were indicted in connection with the disaster but none have yet been tried.
The involvement of Chinese companies in both projects has also drawn attention, as has Italthai and Chinese companies’ involvement in the construction of several expressway extensions in and around Bangkok where several accidents, some fatal, have occurred.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday the government was aware of the reports about the rail accident and had expressed condolences.
It was not immediately clear which companies were involved in Thursday's road construction accident.
Associated Press writers Wasamon Audjarint in Bangkok and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul contributed to this report.
Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
