Cardinals' offense comes alive in 8-4 win over Royals
Just about everybody in the Cardinals lineup drove in a run, Michael Wacha was good enough on the mound and St. Louis held off the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
8
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 32,909 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Cuthbert doubled to deep left center, Morales and Orlando scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to second, Carpenter scored, Moss out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 8-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Moss safe at first on error by first baseman Hosmer, G. Garcia scored, Carpenter to third.
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Error 7-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Carpenter doubled to deep right, Wong scored, G. Garcia to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Adams hit sacrifice fly to center, Moss scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Carpenter homered to right center (424 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Escobar out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 8-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Gordon fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Gordon batting
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Play Result 8-4
Gordon hit for Dyson.
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Lineup Change 8-4
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Lineup Change 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Escobar singled to right, Colón to third, Butera to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Merrifield flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Merrifield batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Butera singled to center, Colón to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
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
Whit MerrifieldLF15
Alcides EscobarSS3
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Christian Colon2B29
Drew ButeraC16
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alex GordonPH4
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Brandon Moss1B37
Matt HollidayDH7
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Matt Adams1B18
Jhonny Peralta3B27
Yadier MolinaC4
Kolten WongLF16
Greg GarciaSS4
Substitutes
Tommy PhamCF28
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