St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

May 18, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0	13
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	2	9	0	9

loss:

C. Roycroftwin: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Ercegsave: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- It’s no secret that the Royals have struggled to muster up much offense through the first 48 games of the season. But their bats did just enough on Sunday afternoon to salvage the finale of a three-game I-70 Series against the Cardinals in a 2-1 win at...

Scoring Summary

STLKC

4
Alec Burleson homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
10
4
Dairon Blanco doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Hunter Renfroe scores. [1 run]
11
7
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Drew Waters scores. [1 run]
12

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lars NootbaarRF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	6	.253
2Masyn WinnSS	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
3Brendan Donovan2B	4	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.330
4Nolan Arenado3B	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.247
5Willson Contreras1B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	7	.249
6Ivan HerreraDH	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429
7Alec BurlesonLF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.273
8Yohel PozoC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.348
Jose BarreroPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Pedro PagesC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
9Victor Scott IICF	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.262

TOTAL	12	37	1	1	7	1	1	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	6.0	6	1	1	5	1	0	92	2.92
Chris RoycroftRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	5.59
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	11	4.50


TOTAL	8.0	9	2	2	6	2	0	110	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	.301
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.303
3Salvador Perez1B	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.223
4Mark CanhaLF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.275
Kyle IsbelCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.270
5Vinnie PasquantinoDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	4	.222
Cavan BiggioPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177
6Hunter RenfroeRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.179
7Freddy FerminC	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.238
8Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.204
9Dairon BlancoCF	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	.333
Drew WatersPH-LF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.271
TOTAL	9	32	2	2	6	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	5.0	8	1	1	6	0	1	83	2.86
John SchreiberRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.00
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0.87
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	0.44
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.18
TOTAL	9.0	12	1	1	7	1	1	146	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dairon Blanco.
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LINEOUT — Masyn Winn lines out to center fielder Dairon Blanco. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Brendan Donovan singles on a fly ball to left fielder Mark Canha. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Nolan Arenado called out on strikes. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Willson Contreras strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Willson Contreras. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
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SINGLE — Mark Canha singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

1Runs2

12Hits9

0Errors0

.324Batting Avg.281

37At Bats32

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In2

1Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts6

13Left on Base9

16Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, May 18, 2025 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 25,695 (67.8%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy