Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Leake
  
  Gordon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Leake
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peralta juggles the ball. That's an error on Peralta. Merrifield moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morales vs. Leake
  
  There goes Merrifield. The throw from Pena and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Merrifield scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Leake
  
  Morales strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hosmer vs. Leake
  
  Hosmer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Young
  
  Carpenter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Wong vs. Young
  
  Wong takes first base on ball four. Carpenter moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Holliday vs. Young
  
  Holliday strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Moss vs. Young
  
  There goes Wong. The throw from Perez and he is out, Escobar applying the tag. Carpenter moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
  Moss vs. Young
  
  Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Adams vs. Young
  
  Adams strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Adams out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Leake
  
  Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Colon vs. Leake
  
  Colon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Leake
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Dyson vs. Leake
  
  There goes Escobar. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Dyson vs. Leake
  
  Dyson hits a popup off the glove of Peralta, and into shallow left field. Dyson reaches second base with a double. Dyson is thrown out after the base hit. Escobar scores. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peralta vs. Young
  
  Peralta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Young
  
  Pena strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pena out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Young
  
  Garcia strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Leake
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Leake
  
  Gordon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Leake
  
  Merrifield hits a line drive towards first. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Leake vs. Young
  
  Leake strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Young
  
  Carpenter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Wong vs. Young
  
  Wong hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Holliday vs. Young
  
  Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Colon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Leake
  
  Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holliday. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Hosmer vs. Leake
  
  Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Leake
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Colon vs. Leake
  
  Colon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Young
  
  Moss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Young
  
  Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Peralta vs. Young
  
  Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Colon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Young
  
  Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Garcia vs. Young
  
  Garcia takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Leake vs. Young
  
  Leake hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Leake
  
  Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dyson vs. Leake
  
  Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adams scoops it up and throws to first, with Leake covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Eibner vs. Leake
  
  Brett Eibner pinch hits for Chris Young.
  
  Eibner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Gee
  
  Dillon Gee now pitching.
  
  Carpenter strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Wong vs. Gee
  
  Wong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Holliday vs. Gee
  
  Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Colon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Leake
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Merrifield vs. Leake
  
  Leake fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Leake. Gordon moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Merrifield vs. Leake
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Morales vs. Leake
  
  Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moss. Morales reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Hosmer vs. Leake
  
  Hosmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Leake
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. Morales moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Colon vs. Leake
  
  Colon hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Gee
  
  Moss strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Gee
  
  Adams strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Peralta vs. Gee
  
  Peralta hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Gee
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Leake
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peralta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dyson vs. Leake
  
  Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cuthbert vs. Leake
  
  Cheslor Cuthbert pinch hits for Dillon Gee.
  
  Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Hochevar
  
  Luke Hochevar now pitching. Cheslor Cuthbert now playing third base.
  
  Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Gyorko vs. Hochevar
  
  Jedd Gyorko pinch hits for Mike Leake.
  
  Gyorko strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Carpenter vs. Hochevar
  
  Carpenter hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Wong vs. Hochevar
  
  Wong hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Lyons
  
  Tyler Lyons now pitching.
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Lyons
  
  Merrifield strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Lyons
  
  Morales hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hosmer vs. Lyons
  
  Hosmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Lyons
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hosmer moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Lyons
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hosmer moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Lyons
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Holliday vs. Herrera
  
  Kelvin Herrera now pitching. Paulo Orlando now playing right field.
  
  Holliday strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Moss vs. Herrera
  
  Moss strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Herrera
  
  Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Orlando vs. Rosenthal
  
  Trevor Rosenthal now pitching.
  
  Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Rosenthal
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carpenter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Dyson vs. Rosenthal
  
  Dyson hits a line drive towards third. Peralta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Peralta vs. Davis
  
  Wade Davis now pitching.
  
  Peralta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pena vs. Davis
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Garcia vs. Davis
  
  Tommy Pham pinch runs for Brayan Pena.
  
  Garcia strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Molina vs. Davis
  
  Yadier Molina pinch hits for Trevor Rosenthal.
  
  Molina hits a line drive into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/30/2016 -- Kansas City at St. Louis (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI
Gordon A, lf          4  1  1  0   Carpenter M, 2b       2  0  0  0   
Merrifield W, 2b      4  1  0  0   Wong K, cf            3  0  0  0   
Morales K, rf         4  1  3  2   Holliday M, lf        4  0  0  0   
Herrera K, p          0  0  0  0   Moss B, rf            3  1  1  1   
Davis W, p            0  0  0  0   Adams M, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Hosmer E, 1b          3  0  1  0   Peralta J, 3b         4  1  2  1   
Perez S, c            4  0  0  0   Pena B, c             3  0  0  0   
Colon C, 3b           3  0  0  0   Pham T, pr            0  0  0  0   
Hochevar L, p         0  0  0  0   Garcia G, ss          2  0  0  0   
Orlando P, rf         1  0  0  0   Leake M, p            2  0  0  0   
Escobar A, ss         4  1  1  0   Gyorko J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Dyson J, cf           4  0  1  1   Lyons T, p            0  0  0  0   
Young C, p            1  0  0  0   Rosenthal T, p        0  0  0  0   
Eibner B, ph          1  0  0  0   Molina Y, ph          1  0  0  0   
Gee D, p              0  0  0  0                                      
Cuthbert C, ph-3b     1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  7  3                        29  2  3  2

Kansas City      110 001 010 --  4
St. Louis        000 101 000 --  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Young C               4.0  1  1  1  6  5
Gee D (W)             2.0  1  1  1  0  3
Hochevar L            1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Herrera K             1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Davis W (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leake M (L)           7.0  5  3  2  1  4
Lyons T               1.0  2  1  1  0  2
Rosenthal T           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Peralta J, Pena B, Leake M
LOB -- Kansas City 4, St. Louis 7
2B -- Dyson J, Morales K 2
HR -- Moss B, Peralta J, Morales K
SB -- Merrifield W, Escobar A
WP -- Lyons T 2
T -- 2:50
A -- 44802

    

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