Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 29, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	3	7	16	0	14
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

loss:

A. Wainwright(2-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Mayers(1-0)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- Nearly seven years ago, Mike Mayers stood on the same mound he pitched on Monday afternoon. In 2016, he was making his Major League debut for the Cardinals, who had drafted him in the third round three years earlier. In the series opener against St. Louis, he...

Scoring Summary

KCSTL

3Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (15) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Tommy Edman. Nick Pratto scores. [1 run] 10
5MJ Melendez triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tommy Edman. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] 20
5Freddy Fermin out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Willson Contreras to first baseman Brendan Donovan. MJ Melendez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 30
8Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run] 40
9Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 50
9Michael Massey homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. MJ Melendez scores. [2 runs] 70

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nick PrattoLF-1B	3	6	1	0	2	0	0	2	.301
2Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.262
Jackie Bradley Jr.PR-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.141
3Salvador PerezDH	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	4	.280
Matt DuffyPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.309
4Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	.232
5MJ MelendezRF	1	3	2	1	1	2	0	3	.210
6Michael Massey2B	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.240
7Freddy FerminC	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	5	.222
8Nicky Lopez3B	4	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.262
9Drew WatersCF-LF	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.231
TOTAL	16	42	7	7	12	3	2	29	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	PC	ERA
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	0	2	14	4.50
Mike MayersRHP	6.0	2	3	76	1.35
Taylor ClarkeRHP	1.0	0	0	7	3.16
Amir GarrettLHP	1.0	0	2	20	3.00
TOTAL	9.0	2	7	117	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	LOB	AVG
1Lars NootbaarCF	0	1	0	0	.266
Oscar MercadoCF	0	3	1	0	.333
2Paul GoldschmidtDH	0	3	2	0	.290
Juan YepezPH	0	1	0	0	.243
3Nolan Gorman2B	0	3	2	0	.276
4Nolan Arenado3B	1	3	0	0	.262
5Willson ContrerasC	1	3	0	0	.217
6Brendan Donovan1B	0	3	0	2	.247
7Paul DeJongSS	0	3	1	2	.240
8Alec BurlesonLF	0	3	0	2	.234
9Tommy EdmanRF	0	3	1	0	.262
TOTAL	2	29	7	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Adam WainwrightRHP	5.0	9	3	3	6	2	0	105	6.15
Steven MatzLHP	2.2	2	1	1	4	0	0	50	5.60
Drew VerHagenRHP	0.2	5	3	3	1	1	2	33	4.39
Chris StrattonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	3.77
TOTAL	8.3	16	7	7	12	3	2	196	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Nick Pratto singles on a line drive to left fielder Alec Burleson.
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SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Edman. Nick Pratto to 2nd.
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FORCEOUT — Salvador Perez grounds into a force out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to shortstop Paul DeJong. Nick Pratto to 3rd. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Salvador Perez to 1st. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to first baseman Brendan Donovan. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — MJ Melendez flies out to left fielder Alec Burleson. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Lars Nootbaar flies out sharply to center fielder Drew Waters. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Nolan Gorman called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

7Runs0

16Hits2

0Errors0

.381Batting Avg.069

42At Bats29

5Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In0

3Walks0

2Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts7

14Left on Base2

26Total Bases2

Game Details

Monday, May 29, 2023 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 45,911 (100.9%)

weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy