Carlos Beltran helps Cards hand Royals 10th straight home loss
Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer against his former team
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 27,833 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: 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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Holliday homered to center (437 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
M Carpenter homered to right (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: 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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
B Butler doubled to deep center, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
C Beltran homered to right (373 feet), M Carpenter scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
L Cain grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Escobar grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
A Gordon batting
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Play Result 4-1
E Mujica relieved T Rosenthal.
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Play Result 4-1
D Descalso at second base.
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Play Result 4-1
P Kozma at shortstop.
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Play Result 4-1
M Carpenter at third base.
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Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
J Jay grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
J Jay batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
D Freese flied out to center.
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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
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Lorenzo CainCF6
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Miguel Tejada3B24
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Adam MooreC31
Elliot Johnson2B
Substitutes
David LoughRF3
George KottarasC10
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayDH7
Allen CraigLF11
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Tony CruzC17
Daniel Descalso2B33
Substitutes
Pete KozmaSS38
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