Royals outlast Cardinals 8-7
Royals outlast Cardinals 8-7
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
8
St. Louis Cardinals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| STL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
E Hosmer singled to left, O Infante scored, E Hosmer to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 8-7
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
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Play Result 7-7
A Escobar reached on infield single to second, S Perez scored, J Guthrie to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-7
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
P Bourjos homered to left (428 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
J Peralta doubled to left, A Craig scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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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
O Taveras hit sacrifice fly to right, M Holliday scored, A Craig to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
A Gordon homered to right (379 feet), N Aoki and E Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
N Aoki singled to left, J Shields scored, N Aoki to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
J Shields doubled to deep left center, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
A Escobar tripled to deep center, M Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-7
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Y Molina lined out to right.
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Line Out 8-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Y Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
A Craig struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-7
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
M Holliday struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
M Holliday batting
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Play Result 8-7
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 8-7
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-7
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Lineup Change 8-7
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End Inning 8-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
S Perez grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Gordon out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-7
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Ground Out 8-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
Oscar TaverasRF18
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jon JayCF9
Jaime GarciaP64
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Seth ManessP63
Sam FreemanP77
Pat NeshekP93
Daniel Descalso2B33
Peter BourjosCF25
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
James ShieldsP33
Substitutes
Aaron James CrowP
Wilking RodriguezP74
Billy ButlerPH36
Jeremy GuthriePR18
Wade DavisP71
Greg HollandP40
Jarrod DysonCF1
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