Yadier Molina lifts Cardinals over slumping Royals
Yadier Molina homered and drove in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Monday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
6
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 34,746 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
M Carpenter doubled to deep right, D Descalso scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Y Molina hit sacrifice fly to center, P Kozma scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
E Hosmer singled to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 4-2
A Gordon scored, B Butler to second on wild pitch by A Wainwright.
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Wild Pitch 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Craig singled to right, Y Molina scored, C Beltran to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Y Molina doubled to deep center, D Descalso scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
A Escobar flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
D Lough singled to center.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
D Lough batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
E Johnson flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
E Johnson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
G Kottaras struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
G Kottaras batting
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Play Result 6-3
E Mujica relieved A Wainwright.
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Start Inning 6-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-3
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Lineup Change 6-3
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
P Kozma popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-3
Pitch 9: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Head to Head
STL wins series 2-0
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
David LoughCF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Miguel Tejada3B24
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
George KottarasC10
Elliot Johnson2B
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Yadier MolinaC4
Carlos Ivan BeltranDH15
Allen CraigLF11
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Pete KozmaSS38
Daniel Descalso2B33
Substitutes
Shane RobinsonRF38
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