St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

52-66, 27-33 Away

Final

38-81, 22-37 Home


STL
KC

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

CardinalsTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Ball
  Slider 85
  3
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 97
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 85
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- T. Hearn pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. VerHagen pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Melendez hit for S. Taylor
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- T. Hearn pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Melendez in left field.
  4
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Gallegos pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Blanco ran for Melendez
  5
  3
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	96
2 Ball	Slider	85
3 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	97
4 Strike Swinging	Slider	85

Cardinals
8
Royals
12

Game 1

12/8

Cardinals
5
Royals
4

Game 2

13/8

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 13 August 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 37,016

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	45	27	.625	-	L1
St. Louis	40	33	.548	5.5	L2
Chicago	39	36	.520	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	38	37	.507	8.5	W2
Cincinnati	35	38	.479	10.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	39	34	.534	-	W1
Cleveland	40	35	.533	-	W1
Minnesota	36	40	.474	4.5	W4
Kansas City	31	45	.408	9.5	W2
Detroit	30	44	.405	9.5	L2

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

S. Matz4-7

C. Ragans3-4

J. Romero2

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