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Kansas City Royals 12
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Match Report

Perez enjoys big night as the Royals hammer struggling Wainwright in 12-8 win over the Cardinals

— Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBI as the Kansas City Royals clobbered a struggling Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Friday night.

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Top Performers

STL

  • Lars Nootbaar LF H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Nolan Arenado 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Paul Goldschmidt 1B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Willson Contreras 1B H-AB 3-3 · AB 3 · R 2

KC

  • Nelson Velazquez LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Freddy Fermin C H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 4-4 · AB 4 · R 2

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

KC

  1. Maikel Garcia3B11
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Michael Massey2B19
  4. Salvador PerezC13
  5. MJ MelendezLF1
  6. Edward OlivaresDH34
  7. Matt Beaty1B27
  8. Nelson VelazquezRF30
  9. Kyle IsbelCF28

Substitutes

  1. Matt Duffy3B9
  2. Freddy FerminC54
  3. Dairon BlancoRF97

STL

  1. Lars NootbaarCF21
  2. Paul GoldschmidtDH48
  3. Nolan Arenado3B28
  4. Nolan Gorman2B16
  5. Willson ContrerasC40
  6. Tyler O'NeillLF9
  7. Alec Burleson1B41
  8. Jordan WalkerRF18
  9. Tommy EdmanSS25

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 8-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

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  2. End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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  3. Play Result 8-12

    Contreras homered to left center (461 feet), Gorman scored.

    4179560 9th Inning
  4. Home Run 8-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

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  5. End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
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  6. Play Result 6-12

    Duffy singled to left, Blanco scored and Isbel scored.

    4109034 8th Inning
  7. Single 6-12

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

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  8. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

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  9. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

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  10. Strike Swinging 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

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  11. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

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  12. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

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  13. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

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  17. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4109034 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

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  20. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

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  21. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    4109034 7th Inning
  22. Play Result 6-10

    Perez singled to right, Massey scored, Perez out stretching at second.

    4109034 7th Inning
  23. Single 6-10

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

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  24. Single 6-10

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

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  25. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4109034 7th Inning
  26. Ball 6-9

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4109034 7th Inning
  27. Ball 6-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

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  28. Strike Swinging 6-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4109034 7th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4109034 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 6-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 7th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
    3960883 6th Inning
  38. Play Result 6-9

    Nootbaar doubled to right, Edman scored, Nootbaar thrown out at third.

    3960883 6th Inning
  39. Double 6-9

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    3960883 6th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 5-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    3960883 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    3960883 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    3960883 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    3960883 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 5-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42485 5th Inning
  45. End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
    4705673 5th Inning
  46. Play Result 5-9

    O'Neill homered to center (424 feet), Contreras scored.

    4705673 5th Inning
  47. Home Run 5-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4705673 5th Inning
  48. Ball 3-9

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4705673 5th Inning
  49. Ball 3-9

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

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  50. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4705673 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42485 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42485 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 3-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42485 4th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
    4179560 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 8-12

    Walker grounded into double play, third to second to first, O'Neill out at second.

    4179560 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 8-12

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

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  4. Strike Swinging 8-12

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

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  5. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

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  6. Strike Looking 8-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

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  7. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

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  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12

    Jonathan Heasley pitches to Jordan Walker

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  9. End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
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  10. Play Result 8-12

    Burleson lined out to shortstop.

    4179560 9th Inning
  11. Line Out 8-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

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  12. Strike Swinging 8-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

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  13. Strike Swinging 8-12

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4179560 9th Inning
  14. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4179560 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12

    Jonathan Heasley pitches to Alec Burleson

    4179560 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
    4179560 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 8-12

    O'Neill reached on infield single to third.

    4179560 9th Inning
  18. Single 8-12

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    4179560 9th Inning
  19. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

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  20. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

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  21. Foul Ball 8-12

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4179560 9th Inning
  22. Ball 8-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4179560 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 8-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4179560 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-12

    Jonathan Heasley pitches to Tyler O'Neill

    4179560 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 8-12
    4179560 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 8-12

    Contreras homered to left center (461 feet), Gorman scored.

    4179560 9th Inning
  27. Home Run 8-12

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4179560 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-12

    Jonathan Heasley pitches to Willson Contreras

    4179560 9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
    4179560 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 6-12

    Gorman hit by pitch.

    4179560 9th Inning
  31. Hit By Pitch 6-12

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

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  32. Ball 6-12

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

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  33. Strike Looking 6-12

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

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  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-12

    Jonathan Heasley pitches to Nolan Gorman

    4179560 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 6-12

    Heasley relieved Hernández

    4179560 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 6-12

    Blanco in right field.

    9th Inning
  37. Play Result 6-12

    Fermin catching.

    9th Inning
  38. Start Inning 6-12

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  39. End Inning 6-12

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 6-12
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