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St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals

MLBAugust 10, 2024Kauffman Stadium

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL60-58

Cardinals 3, Royals 8

Final
RoyalsKansas CityKCWon65-53
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL0200000103102
KC00100142–8122

W Michael WachaL Ryan FernandezSV Lucas Erceg

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Brendan Donovan pops out to third baseman Paul DeJong in foul territory.
  2.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  3.  Willson Contreras flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bot 1st

  1.  Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Brandon Crawford to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
  3.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Top 2nd

  1.  Nolan Arenado singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.STL 54%
  2.  Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging.
  3.  Paul Goldschmidt homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 70%
  4.  Nolan Gorman lines out to right fielder Garrett Hampson.
  5.  Tommy Pham grounds out, third baseman Paul DeJong to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Salvador Perez grounds out, pitcher Andre Pallante to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
  3.  MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Freddy Fermin walks. MJ Melendez to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Andre Pallante. MJ Melendez to 3rd.
  5.  Garrett Hampson lines out to second baseman Nolan Gorman.

Top 3rd

  1.  Brandon Crawford lines out sharply to right fielder Garrett Hampson.
  2.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, second baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  3.  Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Garrett Hampson.
  4.  Willson Contreras flies out to left fielder MJ Melendez.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Kyle Isbel singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Willson Contreras. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. Kyle Isbel advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Willson Contreras.STL 61%
  2.  Maikel Garcia grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Andre Pallante. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Andre Pallante. Kyle Isbel scores.
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Andre Pallante.

Top 4th

  1.  Nolan Arenado walks.STL 67%
  2.  Lars Nootbaar lines into a double play, right fielder Garrett Hampson to first baseman Salvador Perez. Nolan Arenado out at 1st.STL 58%
  3.  Paul Goldschmidt reaches on catcher interference by Freddy Fermin. Paul Goldschmidt to 1st.
  4.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Garrett Hampson. Paul Goldschmidt to 2nd.
  5.  Tommy Pham flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bot 4th

  1.  Salvador Perez walks.STL 52%
  2.  Paul DeJong reaches on a fielder's choice. Salvador Perez to 2nd. Salvador Perez advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by second baseman Nolan Gorman.KC 56%
  3.  MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.STL 51%
  4.  Freddy Fermin flies out to right fielder Tommy Pham.STL 58%
  5.  Garrett Hampson grounds into a force out, shortstop Brandon Crawford to second baseman Nolan Gorman. Paul DeJong out at 2nd.

Top 5th

  1.  Brandon Crawford called out on strikes.
  2.  Brendan Donovan lines out to right fielder Garrett Hampson.
  3.  Alec Burleson strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 5th

  1.  Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Maikel Garcia lines out to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
  4.  With Vinnie Pasquantino batting, Bobby Witt Jr. picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, second baseman Nolan Gorman.

Top 6th

  1.  Willson Contreras called out on strikes.
  2.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Paul DeJong to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
  2.  Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Paul DeJong walks.
  4.  MJ Melendez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Paul DeJong to 3rd.
  5.  Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Paul DeJong scores. MJ Melendez to 2nd.KC 58%
  6.  Adam Frazier pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado in foul territory.KC 52%

Top 7th

  1.  Paul Goldschmidt walks.STL 56%
  2.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Adam Frazier. Paul Goldschmidt to 2nd.STL 65%
  3.  Tommy Pham grounds into a double play, first baseman Salvador Perez to second baseman Maikel Garcia to third baseman Paul DeJong. Paul Goldschmidt out at 3rd. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Tommy Pham to 1st.KC 56%
  4.  Brandon Crawford strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham.KC 66%
  2.  Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham. Kyle Isbel scores.KC 80%
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. triples (11) on a fly ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Maikel Garcia scores.KC 92%
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to shortstop Brandon Crawford.
  5.  Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 97%
  6.  Paul DeJong singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan.
  7.  MJ Melendez grounds into a force out, second baseman Nolan Gorman to shortstop Brandon Crawford. Paul DeJong out at 2nd. MJ Melendez to 1st.
  8.  MJ Melendez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Willson Contreras to second baseman Nolan Gorman.

Top 8th

  1.  Brendan Donovan doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Adam Frazier.
  2.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  3.  Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to second baseman Maikel Garcia. Brendan Donovan scores. Throwing error by second baseman Maikel Garcia.
  4.  Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adam Frazier. Willson Contreras to 2nd.
  6.  Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Freddy Fermin flies out to right fielder Tommy Pham.
  2.  Adam Frazier doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Tommy Pham.
  3.  Kyle Isbel triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham. Dairon Blanco scores.
  4.  Maikel Garcia pops out to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in foul territory.
  5.  Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Kyle Isbel scores.
  6.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, shortstop Brandon Crawford to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Top 9th

  1.  Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  2.  Tommy Pham singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Lucas Erceg. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.
  3.  Brandon Crawford strikes out swinging.
  4.  Brendan Donovan grounds into a force out, first baseman Salvador Perez to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Tommy Pham out at 2nd. Brendan Donovan to 1st.
  5.  Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Top 2nd

  1.  STL 2, KC 0Paul Goldschmidt homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Nolan Arenado scores.STL 70%

Bot 3rd

  1.  STL 2, KC 1Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Andre Pallante. Kyle Isbel scores.

Bot 6th

  1.  STL 2, KC 2Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Paul DeJong scores. MJ Melendez to 2nd.KC 58%

Bot 7th

  1.  STL 2, KC 3Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham. Kyle Isbel scores.KC 80%
  2.  STL 2, KC 4Bobby Witt Jr. triples (11) on a fly ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Maikel Garcia scores.KC 92%
  3.  STL 2, KC 6Salvador Perez homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 97%

Top 8th

  1.  STL 3, KC 6Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to second baseman Maikel Garcia. Brendan Donovan scores. Throwing error by second baseman Maikel Garcia.

Bot 8th

  1.  STL 3, KC 7Kyle Isbel triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham. Dairon Blanco scores.
  2.  STL 3, KC 8Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. Kyle Isbel scores.

Win probability

Top 7th · Biggest swing #1 · STL 2–2 KC

Tommy Pham grounds into a double play, first baseman Salvador Perez to second baseman Maikel Garcia to third baseman Paul DeJong. Paul Goldschmidt out at 3rd. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Tommy Pham to 1st.

KC 56%KC +21 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

RoyalsKansas City

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Brendan Donovan LF5110000.269
Alec Burleson DH5010002.277
Willson Contreras C4010001.261
Nolan Arenado 3B3110011.271
Lars Nootbaar CF4010002.227
Paul Goldschmidt 1B2112111.232
Nolan Gorman 2B4030000.206
Tommy Pham RF4010000.270
Brandon Crawford SS4000003.169
Totals3531021210

2B: Donovan.HR: Goldschmidt.RBI: Goldschmidt 2.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Andre Pallante5.2321441044.21
Ryan Fernandez L0.143300183.38
John King0.221100122.84
Shawn Armstrong1.132200225.47

Video

2:54Cardinals vs. Royals HighlightsMLB video
0:26Salvador Perez's two-run home run (21)0:09Lucas Erceg gets out of a jam in the 8th0:16Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI single0:11Royals seal the win with a groundout
All 21 clips

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