Carpenter homers as Cardinals beat Royals 11-3
Matt Carpenter hit a three-run homer in St. Louis' six-run fourth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
11
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Moss homered to center (426 feet).
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
DeJong homered to left (384 feet), Voit scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-2
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
Wong homered to right center (425 feet), Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Foul Out 7-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Hosmer homered to left (353 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Carpenter homered to right (383 feet), Wong and Garcia scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-1
Fowler scored, Wong safe at third, Garcia safe at second on throwing error by catcher Butera.
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Error 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Garcia walked, Molina scored, Fowler to third, Wong to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Wong grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Martínez scored, Molina to third, Fowler safe at second on error by shortstop Escobar.
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Error 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 11-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Gordon grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 11-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Moss homered to center (426 feet).
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Home Run 11-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-2
Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
Moustakas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 11-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 11-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 11-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 11-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 11-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-2
Moustakas batting
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Play Result 11-2
Tuivailala relieved C. Martínez.
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Play Result 11-2
Kelly catching.
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Play Result 11-2
Voit at first base.
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Start Inning 11-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 11-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
Kelly grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J. Martínez out at second.
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Advancing On Force 11-2
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Ground Out 11-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-2
Kelly batting
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Play Result 11-2
Kelly hit for Molina.
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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
Whit Merrifield2B15
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Melky CabreraRF53
Mike Moustakas3B18
Brandon MossDH37
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Drew ButeraC16
STL
Matt Carpenter1B13
Tommy PhamLF28
Paul DeJongSS18
Jose MartinezDH16
Yadier MolinaC4
Dexter FowlerCF25
Kolten Wong2B16
Randal GrichukRF34
Greg Garcia3B4
Substitutes
Luke Voit1B99
Carson KellyC15
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