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Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBJuly 10, 2024Busch Stadium

RoyalsKansas CityKCWon51-43

Royals 8, Cardinals 5

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTL48-44
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
KC0012211018121
STL0101201005100

W Michael WachaL Gordon GraceffoSV James McArthur

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Adam Frazier flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Michael Siani.
  3.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, shortstop Brandon Crawford to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 1st

  1.  Brendan Donovan singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez.STL 60%
  2.  Willson Contreras flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  3.  Alec Burleson pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
  4.  Paul Goldschmidt pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.

Top 2nd

  1.  Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Siani.
  3.  Hunter Renfroe grounds into a double play, shortstop Brandon Crawford to second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Hunter Renfroe out at 1st.STL 55%

Bot 2nd

  1.  Lars Nootbaar homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.STL 68%
  2.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  3.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  4.  Brandon Crawford walks.
  5.  Michael Siani called out on strikes.

Top 3rd

  1.  MJ Melendez homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 50%
  2.  Freddy Fermin bunt grounds out softly, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  3.  Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
  4.  Adam Frazier grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, third baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  3.  Alec Burleson flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Top 4th

  1.  Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan.KC 55%
  2.  Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.KC 68%
  3.  Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
  4.  Michael Massey grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Matthew Liberatore. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
  5.  Hunter Renfroe singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.KC 73%
  6.  MJ Melendez lines out to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 4th

  1.  Paul Goldschmidt flies out to left fielder MJ Melendez.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe.KC 68%
  3.  Nolan Arenado pops out to catcher Freddy Fermin in foul territory.
  4.  Nolan Gorman hits a ground-rule double (12) on a line drive to left-center field. Lars Nootbaar scores.KC 60%
  5.  Brandon Crawford grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 5th

  1.  Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Brandon Crawford to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Siani.
  3.  Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd.KC 80%
  4.  Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Adam Frazier scores.
  5.  Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.

Bot 5th

  1.  Michael Siani grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Brendan Donovan flies out to right fielder Hunter Renfroe.
  3.  Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe.
  4.  Alec Burleson doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Alec Burleson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.KC 74%
  5.  Paul Goldschmidt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Adam Frazier. Alec Burleson scores.KC 62%
  6.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 6th

  1.  Salvador Perez homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 79%
  2.  Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Hunter Renfroe flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  4.  MJ Melendez flies out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  5.  Freddy Fermin strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Masyn Winn pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 7th

  1.  Kyle Isbel walks.
  2.  Adam Frazier strikes out swinging.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Siani. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.KC 92%
  5.  Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  6.  Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 7th

  1.  Dylan Carlson singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez.
  2.  Brendan Donovan doubles (21) on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Dylan Carlson to 3rd.KC 67%
  3.  Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dylan Carlson scores.KC 74%
  4.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.KC 80%
  5.  Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Hunter Renfroe flies out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  MJ Melendez grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher John King.
  3.  Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 8th

  1.  Lars Nootbaar lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  2.  Nolan Arenado lines out to right fielder Hunter Renfroe.
  3.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Kyle Isbel homers (7) on a line drive to right field.KC 96%
  2.  Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Bot 9th

  1.  Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
  2.  Matt Carpenter lines out to right fielder Hunter Renfroe.
  3.  Brendan Donovan grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Brendan Donovan to 1st.
  4.  Willson Contreras flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bot 2nd

  1.  KC 0, STL 1Lars Nootbaar homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.STL 68%

Top 3rd

  1.  KC 1, STL 1MJ Melendez homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 50%

Top 4th

  1.  KC 2, STL 1Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
  2.  KC 3, STL 1Hunter Renfroe singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.KC 73%

Bot 4th

  1.  KC 3, STL 2Nolan Gorman hits a ground-rule double (12) on a line drive to left-center field. Lars Nootbaar scores.KC 60%

Top 5th

  1.  KC 4, STL 2Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd.KC 80%
  2.  KC 5, STL 2Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Adam Frazier scores.

Bot 5th

  1.  KC 5, STL 3Alec Burleson doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Alec Burleson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.KC 74%
  2.  KC 5, STL 4Paul Goldschmidt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Adam Frazier. Alec Burleson scores.KC 62%

Top 6th

  1.  KC 6, STL 4Salvador Perez homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 79%

Top 7th

  1.  KC 7, STL 4Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.KC 92%

Bot 7th

  1.  KC 7, STL 5Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dylan Carlson scores.KC 74%

Top 9th

  1.  KC 8, STL 5Kyle Isbel homers (7) on a line drive to right field.KC 96%

Win probability

Bot 7th · Biggest swing #1 · KC 7–4 STL

Brendan Donovan doubles (21) on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Dylan Carlson to 3rd.

KC 67%STL +17 pts

Game leaders

RoyalsKansas City

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Adam Frazier 3B4111001.206
Maikel Garcia 3B1000001.229
Bobby Witt Jr. SS4121001.325
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B5121000.249
Salvador Perez DH3112101.279
Michael Massey 2B4020000.281
Hunter Renfroe RF4011000.224
MJ Melendez LF4111100.191
Freddy Fermin C4000001.296
Kyle Isbel CF3321111.232
Totals368128316

2B: Pasquantino.HR: Perez, Melendez, Isbel.RBI: Frazier, Jr., Pasquantino, Perez 2, Renfroe, Melendez, Isbel.SB: Isbel.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Michael Wacha W5.074313843.83
Angel Zerpa1.021101223.44
John Schreiber1.000002124.33
Kris Bubic1.000001100.00
James McArthur S1.010000194.10

Video

2:33Royals vs. Cardinals Game 2 HighlightsMLB video
2:02Cardinals remember Whitey Herzog0:15Kyle Isbel's solo home run (7)0:24Salvador Perez's solo home run (16)0:20MJ Melendez's 10th home run of the season
All 23 clips

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