Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A Craig singled to center, M Holliday scored, C Beltran to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Craig homered to left, M Holliday scored. (414 feet)
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Y Betancourt grounded out to third, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
A Gordon tripled to deep center, H Quintero scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
R Furcal singled to center, T Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
C Beltran singled to right, J Jay scored, M Holliday to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
M Holliday reached on infield single to third, R Furcal scored, J Jay to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Inning 8-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Moustakas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Francoeur grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
E Hosmer batting
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Play Result 8-2
J Motte relieved M Boggs.
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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End Inning 8-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Carpenter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Craig out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
D Freese struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
D Freese batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A Craig singled to center, M Holliday scored, C Beltran to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Head to Head
STL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Yuniesky Betancourt2B3
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Humberto QuinteroC46
STL
Rafael FurcalSS
Jon JayCF9
Matt HollidayDH7
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Allen Craig1B11
David Freese3B25
Matt CarpenterLF13
Tony CruzC17
Daniel Descalso2B33
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