Cardinals (9) vs Royals (4) · Aug 14, 2021 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 14, 2021

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	3	9	11	0	5
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	12	2	9

win:

J. Lesterloss: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Keller

Game Recap

Edman, Sosa 'fantastic,' key win with five hits

Scoring Summary

STLKC

4
Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Harrison Bader. Andrew Benintendi scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. [1 run]
01
5
Tommy Edman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yadier Molina scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. Edmundo Sosa to 2nd. [2 runs]
21
7
Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores. [2 runs]
41
7
Nolan Arenado homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores. [2 runs]
61
9
Paul Goldschmidt out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Harrison Bader scores. Edmundo Sosa to 3rd. Tommy Edman to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
71
9
Nolan Arenado hits a ground-rule double (30) on a fly ball to left-center field. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores. [2 runs]
91
9
Whit Merrifield doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Hanser Alberto scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs]
93
9
Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
94

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Tommy Edman2B	2	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	.252
2Paul GoldschmidtDH	1	4	1	3	2	0	0	3	.273
3Nolan Arenado3B	2	4	1	4	0	1	1	2	.264
4Tyler O'NeillLF	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	1	.272
5Matt Carpenter1B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.190
6Yadier MolinaC	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255
7Lars NootbaarRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	.229
8Harrison BaderCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.274
9Edmundo SosaSS	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	.258

TOTAL	11	37	9	9	11	3	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jon LesterLHP	5.2	7	1	1	2	2	90	5.32
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	3	1	24	4.56
Luis GarciaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	4.76
Andrew MillerLHP	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	19	4.78
Genesis CabreraLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	8	3.08
TOTAL	8.3	12	4	4	8	3	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF-2B	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	.272
2Carlos Santana1B	1	5	0	1	2	0	4	.221
3Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	2	1	3	.278
4Andrew BenintendiLF	0	5	1	0	2	0	3	.246
5Hunter DozierDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.206
6Michael A. TaylorCF	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	.246
7Emmanuel Rivera3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.229
Ryan O'HearnPH-RF	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.232
8Hanser Alberto2B-3B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	.269
9Nicky LopezSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	.272
TOTAL	12	37	4	4	8	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	6.2	6	4	2	8	2	0	112	5.62
Josh StaumontRHP	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	13	3.55
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	4.60
Greg HollandRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	27	5.79

TOTAL	9.0	11	9	7	11	3	1	168	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Tommy Edman strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Paul Goldschmidt flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [2 outs]
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WALK — Nolan Arenado walks.
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WALK — Tyler O'Neill walks. Nolan Arenado to 2nd.
00
POP OUT — Matt Carpenter pops out to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera in foul territory. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, pitcher Jon Lester to shortstop Edmundo Sosa to first baseman Matt Carpenter. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Carlos Santana lines out to shortstop Edmundo Sosa. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
00
FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Harrison Bader. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

9Runs4

11Hits12

0Errors2

.297Batting Avg.324

37At Bats37

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts8

5Left on Base9

15Total Bases13

Game Details

Saturday, August 14, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 35,784 (94.4%)

weather: 85 degrees, clear