Bullpen finishes off Cardinals' 3-2 win over Royals
Call-up Tyler Lyons had a solid outing and Mark Reynolds hit the go-ahead homer in the fifth inning for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Kansas City Royals for the second straight day, 3-2 o
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
2
St. Louis Cardinals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Reynolds homered to left (373 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 2-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Pérez homered to left (374 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Heyward singled to right center, Reynolds scored, Molina to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Carpenter singled to deep right, Wong scored, Carpenter out stretching at second.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Gordon homered to right (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Moustakas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Infante struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Hosmer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Hosmer batting
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Play Result 2-3
Hosmer hit for Davis.
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Start Inning 2-3
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Lineup Change 2-3
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End Inning 2-3
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Jay struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Jay batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Kozma struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
STL 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
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Mark Reynolds1B12
Yadier MolinaC4
Jason HeywardRF22
Randal GrichukLF34
Jon JayLF9
Tyler LyonsP58
Substitutes
Trevor RosenthalP40
Matt BelisleP38
Randy ChoateP
Seth ManessP63
Kevin SiegristP54
Pete KozmaSS38
Peter BourjosCF25
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alex RiosRF15
Kendrys Morales1B36
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Christian Colon3B29
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Jeremy GuthrieP18
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonPR1
Drew ButeraC16
Franklin MoralesP56
Kelvin HerreraP41
Wade DavisP71
Eric HosmerPH51
Mike Moustakas3B18
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