Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
3
St. Louis Cardinals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
John Lackey threw seven strong innings after a shaky beginning, Trevor Rosenthal escaped his own jam in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royal 4-3 on Thursday night.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Infante tripled to deep right, Rios scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Carpenter homered to right (392 feet), Wong scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Grichuk homered to left (360 feet), Heyward scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Rios singled to right, Hosmer scored, Pérez to second.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pérez singled to left, Moustakas scored, Hosmer to third.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Middle of the 9th
Moustakas grounded out to second.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Escobar to second on fielder's indifference.
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Moustakas batting
Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, Infante out at home, Dyson to third.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Escobar batting
Coleman struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Dyson to second on fielder's indifference.
Pitch 1: ball 1
Coleman batting
Coleman hit for Herrera.
Dyson walked.
Pitch 4: ball 4
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Dyson batting
Showing the last 40 of 587 events.
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt Carpenter3B13
Matt HollidayLF7
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Yadier MolinaC4
Randal GrichukLF34
Dan Johnson1B30
John LackeyP41
Carlos MartinezPR18
Randy ChoateP
Seth ManessP63
Trevor RosenthalP40
Peter BourjosCF25
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Jarrod DysonLF1
Chris YoungP32
Kendrys MoralesPH36
Kris MedlenP47
Franklin MoralesP56
Paulo OrlandoPH16
Luke HochevarP44
Kelvin HerreraP41
Dusty ColemanPH9
ESPN
Who will win MVP? Picks, analysis for 2026 MLB awards week
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collect their hardware this week.
News
Brewers' Misiorowski, Yanks' Schlittler crowned unanimous Cy Young winners
Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and New York's Cam Schlittler capped dominant 2026 seasons by sweeping all 30 first-place votes to win their respective Cy Young Awards.
ESPN
MLB free agency tracker: 2026-27 offseason trades, moves
We've got you covered on all the major MLB hot stove signings and trades.
ESPN
LLWS highlights significance of MLB specialty stadiums
Throughout MLB history, specialty venues like Historic Bowman Field have captivated fans in unique ways. Learn more about alternative ballparks now.