Fowler's grand slam powers Cardinals to 6th straight win
Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
6
St. Louis Cardinals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
DeJong doubled to left, Pham scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-8
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Butera scored, Moss to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-7
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Moss doubled to deep right center, Moustakas and Escobar scored, Butera to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Advancing On Force 4-7
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Fowler homered to right center (404 feet), Carpenter, Pham and DeJong scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Advancing On Force 3-6
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Wong hit sacrifice fly to left, Molina scored, J. Martínez to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Play Result 3-2
J. Martínez safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Moylan, Fowler scored, Molina to third.
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Error 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Fowler doubled to deep right, DeJong scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Cabrera tripled to deep right, Cain and Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (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 3: 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 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Escobar lined out to right.
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Line Out 6-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Play Result 6-8
Cuthbert ran for Moustakas.
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Lineup Change 6-8
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Lineup Change 6-8
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Moustakas singled to right.
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Single 6-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Cabrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Hosmer flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Hosmer batting
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Start Inning 6-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Molina lined out to second.
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Line Out 6-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Molina batting
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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
Matt Carpenter1B13
Tommy PhamLF28
Paul DeJongSS18
Dexter FowlerCF25
Yadier MolinaC4
Jose MartinezRF16
Kolten Wong2B16
Greg Garcia3B4
Lance LynnP31
Substitutes
Matt BowmanP51
Tyler LyonsP58
Luke VoitPH99
Brett CecilP27
Seunghwan OhP18
Trevor RosenthalP40
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Randal GrichukRF34
KC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Melky CabreraRF53
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Drew ButeraC16
Jason HammelP39
Substitutes
Cheslor CuthbertPR57
Peter MoylanP30
Mike MinorP31
Neftali FelizP30
Kevin McCarthyP83
Brandon MossPH37
Joakim SoriaP28
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