Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 8, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

A. Reyes(5-5)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Barlow(4-3)save: Kansas City Royals logo

R. Lovelady(1)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- When Sunday’s game finally resumed after a rain delay of more than two hours, it took approximately six minutes for the Royals to retake the lead and 19 minutes to secure a 6-5 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, avoiding a series sweep at the hands...

Scoring Summary

KCSTL

1Dylan Carlson homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
4Michael A. Taylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Carlson, deflected by second baseman Tommy Edman. Carlos Santana scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd. Edward Olivares to 2nd. [1 run] 11
4Hanser Alberto grounds into a force out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to second baseman Tommy Edman. Hunter Dozier scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd. Michael A. Taylor out at 2nd. Hanser Alberto to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
5Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 31
6Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Hunter Dozier scores. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Tyler O'Neill. [1 run] 41
6Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Carlson. Michael A. Taylor scores. [1 run] 51
7Paul Goldschmidt singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. Jose Rondon scores. [1 run] 52
8Dylan Carlson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Harrison Bader scores. Andrew Knizner to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 53
8Paul Goldschmidt singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Andrew Knizner scores. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd. [1 run] 54
8Nolan Arenado singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Lars Nootbaar scores. Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd. [1 run] 55
9Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Carlson. Jarrod Dyson scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. [1 run] 65

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	1	4	1	0	1	1	3	.269
2Nicky LopezSS	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	.277
3Salvador PerezC	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	.272
Andrew BenintendiPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.255
Cam GallagherC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
4Carlos Santana1B	1	5	1	0	1	0	3	.230
5Hunter DozierRF	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	.198
6Edward OlivaresLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.232
Scott BarlowP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Richard LoveladyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Michael A. TaylorCF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	.242
8Hanser Alberto3B	1	4	0	1	0	0	3	.260
9Kris BubicP	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Domingo TapiaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ryan O'HearnPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.239
Wade DavisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jake BrentzP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Greg HollandP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jarrod DysonLF	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.226
TOTAL	9	35	6	5	6	2	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	4.2	4	1	1	4	4	1	92	4.43
Domingo TapiaRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.24
Wade DavisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	6.47
Jake BrentzLHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	24	3.33
Greg HollandRHP	0.1	1	3	3	0	1	0	19	5.11
Scott BarlowRHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	2.73
Richard LoveladyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	4.50
TOTAL	9.0	9	5	5	9	6	1	188	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Dylan CarlsonRF	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.256
2Paul Goldschmidt1B	2	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	.271
3Nolan Arenado3B	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.263
4Tyler O'NeillLF	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	4	.280
5Tommy Edman2B	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	5	.252
6Harrison BaderCF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.275
7Paul DeJongSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.198
8Andrew KniznerC	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.190
9Jon LesterP	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.194
Justin MillerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose RondonPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261
T.J. McFarlandP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Matt CarpenterPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Lars NootbaarPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Alex ReyesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000




TOTAL	9	33	5	5	9	6	1	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jon LesterLHP	5.1	6	5	5	2	2	0	92	5.57
Justin MillerRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	7.07
T.J. McFarlandLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3.27
Alex ReyesRHP	1.0	2	1	0	2	0	0	24	2.31



TOTAL	9.0	9	6	5	6	2	0	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCSTL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Whit Merrifield flies out to right fielder Dylan Carlson. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Nicky Lopez flies out to right fielder Dylan Carlson. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Salvador Perez walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Carlos Santana grounds into a force out, shortstop Paul DeJong to second baseman Tommy Edman. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Dylan Carlson homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Paul Goldschmidt called out on strikes. [1 out]
01
GROUNDOUT — Nolan Arenado grounds out sharply, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. [2 outs]
01
WALK — Tyler O'Neill walks.
01
STRIKEOUT — Tommy Edman strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

STL

6Runs5

9Hits9

0Errors2

.257Batting Avg.273

35At Bats33

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks6

3Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts9

7Left on Base11

10Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, August 8, 2021 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 31,943 (70.2%)

weather: 90 degrees, sunny