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Royals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 2020
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 26, 2020 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jake Junis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dakota Hudson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Jordan Baker 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Jeremie Rehak |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Center Fielder |
| Hunter Dozier | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Soler | DH |
| Ryan O'Hearn | First Baseman |
| Maikel Franco | Third Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Nicky Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Cam Gallagher | Catcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kolten Wong | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Edman | Right Fielder |
| Paul Goldschmidt | First Baseman |
| Brad Miller | DH |
| Paul DeJong | Shortstop |
| Matt Carpenter | Third Baseman |
| Yadier Molina | Catcher |
| Tyler O'Neill | Left Fielder |
| Dylan Carlson | Center Fielder |
| Mike Shildt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 2020
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Hudson
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Hudson
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Hudson
Soler takes first base on ball four. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
O'Hearn vs. Hudson
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Junis
Wong hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Edman vs. Junis
Edman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goldschmidt vs. Junis
Goldschmidt hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goldschmidt for the out. Wong moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Junis
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Hudson
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hudson
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goldschmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Hudson
Mondesi hits a line drive towards short. DeJong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJong vs. Junis
DeJong hits a ball on the ground towards third. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Junis
Carpenter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Junis
Molina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Junis
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Carlson vs. Junis
Carlson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hudson
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Hudson
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Hudson
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeJong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Hudson
Dozier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Hudson
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goldschmidt scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Hearn vs. Hudson
O'Hearn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Hudson
Franco hits a fly ball into center field. Carlson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Junis
Wong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Edman vs. Junis
Edman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wong moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Goldschmidt vs. Junis
Goldschmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wong tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Junis
There goes Edman. The throw from Gallagher and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Junis
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
DeJong vs. Junis
DeJong hits a fly ball into center field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hudson
Gordon hits a popup towards short. DeJong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Hudson
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hudson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Junis
Carpenter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Junis
Molina hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Hearn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Junis
There's a wild pitch. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Junis
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Carlson vs. Junis
Carlson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Carlson reaches second base with a double. Carpenter scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wong vs. Newberry
Jake Newberry now pitching.
Wong hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Hudson
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Hudson
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Hudson
Dozier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edman vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Edman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldschmidt vs. Holland
Goldschmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Holland
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Hudson
Soler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Hudson
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Hudson
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJong vs. Kennedy
Ian Kennedy now pitching.
DeJong hits a fly ball into right field. Dozier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Kennedy
Carpenter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Kennedy
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Kennedy
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Carlson vs. Kennedy
Carlson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cabrera
Genesis Cabrera now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Edman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Cabrera
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cabrera
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wong vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching.
Wong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edman vs. Barlow
Edman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goldschmidt vs. Barlow
Goldschmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Barlow
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McBroom vs. Cabrera
Ryan McBroom pinch hits for Cam Gallagher.
McBroom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Cabrera
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carlson. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Reyes
Alex Reyes now pitching.
Dozier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Soler vs. Reyes
Soler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Hearn vs. Reyes
O'Hearn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Reyes
Franco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJong vs. Staumont
Meibrys Viloria now catching. Josh Staumont now pitching.
DeJong hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Staumont
Carpenter takes first base on ball four. DeJong moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Staumont
Harrison Bader pinch runs for Matt Carpenter.
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Hearn fields it and throws to second for the out. DeJong moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Staumont
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Carlson vs. Rosenthal
Trevor Rosenthal now pitching.
Carlson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Wong vs. Rosenthal
Wong strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Reyes
Tommy Edman now playing third base. Harrison Bader now playing center field. Dylan Carlson now playing right field.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Reyes
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Reyes
There goes Mondesi. The throw from Molina and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Reyes
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Viloria vs. Reyes
Viloria bunts towards the mound. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Reyes
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. Mondesi scores. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. Reyes
The ball gets by Molina for a passed ball. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dozier vs. Reyes
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edman vs. Rosenthal
Bubba Starling now playing center field. Hunter Dozier now playing first base. Whit Merrifield now playing right field.
Edman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goldschmidt vs. Rosenthal
Goldschmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rosenthal
Miller hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Goldschmidt moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
DeJong vs. Rosenthal
DeJong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Schrock vs. Rosenthal
Max Schrock pinch hits for Harrison Bader.
Schrock strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Molina vs. Rosario
Randy Rosario now pitching.
Molina is hit by the pitch. Goldschmidt scores. Miller moves to third. DeJong moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Rosario
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Franco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller scores. DeJong scores. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carlson vs. Rosario
There's a wild pitch. Molina moves to third. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Carlson vs. Rosario
Carlson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Wong vs. Rosario
Wong takes first base on ball four. Molina scores. O'Neill moves to third. Carlson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/2020 -- Kansas City at St. Louis (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, cf-rf 5 0 3 2 Wong K, 2b 4 1 1 1
Dozier H, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Edman T, rf-3b 5 0 1 0
Soler J, dh 3 0 0 0 Goldschmidt P, 1b 2 1 0 1
O'Hearn R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Miller B, dh 5 1 1 0
Starling B, cf 0 0 0 0 DeJong P, ss 4 1 1 0
Franco M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carpenter M, 3b 1 1 0 0
Gordon A, lf 4 0 0 0 Bader H, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Mondesi A, ss 4 1 1 0 Schrock M, ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez N, 2b 3 2 1 0 Molina Y, c 4 1 2 1
Gallagher C, c 2 1 1 2 O'Neill T, lf 4 0 2 2
McBroom R, ph 1 1 1 1 Carlson D, cf-rf 4 0 1 1
Viloria M, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 34 6 9 6
Kansas City 002 000 012 -- 5
St. Louis 001 100 004 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Junis J 3.2 4 2 2 1 6
Newberry J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Holland G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kennedy I 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Barlow S 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Staumont J 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Rosenthal T 1.1 1 3 3 2 4
Rosario R (L) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson D 6.0 3 2 2 3 3
Cabrera G* 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Reyes A (W) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Gallagher C, Molina Y
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, St. Louis 14
2B -- Carlson D, Merrifield W 2, Miller B
HR -- Gallagher C, McBroom R
SB -- Edman T, Mondesi A
SF -- Goldschmidt P
HBP -- by Junis J (Carpenter M) 2, by Rosario R (Molina Y)
WP -- Junis J, Rosario R
PB -- Molina Y
T -- 3:37
A -- 0
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