St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
a-grounded to third for D Descalso in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BA Pujols (5, J Francis)
- GIDPT Greene; A Craig
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-7 (M Holliday 0-1, J Jay 1-1, T Greene 0-2, D Descalso 0-1, A Craig 0-1, R Theriot 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Jay (2, 2nd base off J Francis/B Pena)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Jay-A Pujols)
- AssistsJ Jay (E Hosmer at 1st base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Getz2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .339 | .443 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .306 | .446 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .368 | .588 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .337 | .521 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .391 | .419 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .379 | .443 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .278 | .295 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .309 | .279 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .267 | .276 |
| 30 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BW Betemit (13, C Carpenter)
- RBIB Pena (8), A Escobar (12), M Cabrera (27)
- SFB Pena; M Cabrera
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-4 (A Escobar 1-1, C Getz 1-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Escobar-E Hosmer, A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Carpenter(L,1-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 88-65 | 4.88 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 2.45 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 9.20 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 108-76 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Holliday (By J Francis)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Carpenter 21-27; T Miller 2-3; R Franklin 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Carpenter 16-11-16-22; T Miller 0-0-2-2; R Franklin 2-1-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Carpenter 6-7; T Miller 1-1; R Franklin 1-2
- Game ScoresC Carpenter 48
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Francis(W,1-5) |
A. Crow(H,3) |
J. Soria(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94-60 | 4.23 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 0.83 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 4.08 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 114-72 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Francis 19-29; A Crow 1-2; J Soria 1-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Francis 16-9-14-21; A Crow 2-2-2-0; J Soria 2-1-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Francis 11-6; A Crow 0-0; J Soria 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Francis 71
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | B Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, B Butler scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7th | A Escobar singled to right, W Betemit scored, C Getz to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7th | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, C Getz scored, A Escobar to third. | 0 | 3 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 21 May 2011
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,816
Game Time:2:17
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
- Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

