Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
11
Kansas City Royals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-8
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Play Result 11-8
B Butler homered to right center (436 feet), A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-8
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
M Holliday hit sacrifice fly to right, R Furcal scored, J Jay to second.
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Advancing On Play 11-6
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
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Play Result 10-6
A Craig singled to center, S Robinson and D Descalso scored, R Furcal to second, R Furcal to third on error by center fielder J Dyson.
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Advancing On Force 10-6
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Advancing On Force 9-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
D Descalso singled to right, M Carpenter scored, S Robinson to third, D Descalso to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 8-6
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
D Freese singled to left, M Holliday scored, D Freese thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Foul Out 6-6
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
S Perez grounded out to shortstop, J Francoeur scored, B Pena to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Y Molina homered to left (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
J Dyson tripled to deep right, B Pena scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Francoeur homered to left (380 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Moustakas homered to right (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (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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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 11-8
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-8
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Play Result 11-8
J Francoeur struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-8
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 11-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-8
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-8
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Play Result 11-8
B Butler homered to right center (436 feet), A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-8
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Home Run 11-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
M Moustakas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
I Falu popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 11-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-6
I Falu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
A Gordon walked.
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: ball 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
Irving Falu2B13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Billy Butler1B36
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Brayan PenaDH25
Salvador PerezC13
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alcides EscobarSS3
STL
Rafael FurcalSS
Allen CraigRF11
Matt HollidayLF7
Carlos Ivan BeltranDH15
David Freese3B25
Yadier MolinaC4
Matt Carpenter1B13
Shane RobinsonRF38
Daniel Descalso2B33
Substitutes
Jon JayCF9
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