St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
39-36, 24-15 Away
2
39-36, 24-15 Away
Final
40-35, 27-10 Home
6
40-35, 27-10 Home
Cardinals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for A Diaz in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BDíaz 2 (21, Duffy 2); Holliday (14, Duffy)
- HRHolliday (15, 1st inning off Duffy 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHolliday 2 (46)
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP1-4 (Holliday 1-1, Pham 0-1, Piscotty 0-1, Gyorko 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSDíaz (2, 3rd base by Duffy)
- Fielding
- EPiscotty (2, bobble)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. CainCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .317 | .340 | .441 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .313 | .348 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .337 | .418 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .310 | .369 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .330 | .520 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .309 | .406 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .372 | .448 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .281 | .314 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .308 | .435 |
| 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BHosmer (16, Wainwright); Morales (11, Wainwright)
- RBIMorales 2 (37), Cain (39), Hosmer 2 (48), Pérez (37)
- 2Out RBIMorales 2, Cain, Hosmer 2, Pérez
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP5-12 (Merrifield 0-1, Orlando 0-3, Hosmer 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Pérez 2-2, Morales 1-1, Cain 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Wainwright(L,6-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 102-67 | 5.04 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.28 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-18 | 5.40 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 139-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWainwright 17-26; Maness 3-6; Rosenthal 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWainwright 18-12-20-17; Maness 3-2-1-4; Rosenthal 4-3-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWainwright 3-5; Maness 4-1; Rosenthal 1-1
- Game ScoresA Wainwright 29
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuffy 17-28; Soria 4-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuffy 16-15-17-20; Soria 2-2-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDuffy 4-10; Soria 2-1
- Game ScoresD Duffy 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Holliday homered to center (423 feet), Díaz scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | Morales singled to right, Cain and Hosmer scored, Pérez to second, Pérez to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Cain singled to center, Escobar scored, Merrifield to third. | 2 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Hosmer doubled to right, Merrifield and Cain scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 2nd | Pérez singled to left, Hosmer scored. | 2 | 6 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 28 June 2016
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,355
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
- First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
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 |
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