Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. JayCF |
S. Perez1B |
J. SolerRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .350 | .340 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .352 | .411 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .330 | .503 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .246 | .285 | .509 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .389 | .468 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .328 | .397 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .294 | .324 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .278 | .235 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .261 | .329 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .296 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .281 | .311 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
a-singled to left for J Junis in the 6th
b-struck out looking for K Mccarthy in the 8th
c-grounded into fielder's choice to second for B Boyer in the 10th
- Batting
- HRPérez (8, 2nd inning off Wacha 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPérez (22), Merrifield (17), Butera 2 (9), Jay (13)
- SFMerrifield
- SHJay; Escobar
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-4 (Butera 1-1, Jay 1-1, Goins 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJay (2, 2nd base off Cecil/Peña)
- Fielding
- PBButera
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. PhamCF |
M. Carpenter2B-3B |
J. Gyorko3B-SS |
H. BaderRF |
Y. MunozSS |
K. Wong2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | .398 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .199 | .320 | .370 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 | .385 | .471 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .367 | .704 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .374 | .474 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .337 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .300 | .286 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .315 | .373 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .288 | .390 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .276 | .299 |
| 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
a-grounded to second for S Tuivailala in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BGyorko (3, Junis); Peña (2, Junis)
- RBIBader (6), Peña (2)
- 2Out RBIPeña
- SHWacha
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-7 (J. Martínez 0-1, Peña 1-2, Muñoz 0-1, Wacha 0-1, Bader 0-1, Pham 0-1)
- Fielding
- EO'Neill (1, bobble); Norris (1, bunt)
- AssistsO'Neill (Goins at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Boyer(W, 2-0) |
K. Herrera(S, 10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 81-55 | 3.52 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-9 | 1.77 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 11.09 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.96 |
| 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 141-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJunis 12/21; McCarthy 4/6; Keller 2/4; Boyer 3/4; Herrera 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJunis 21-8-13-13; McCarthy 5-3-0-4; Keller 4-2-2-1; Boyer 1-0-4-4; Herrera 2-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJunis 5-3; McCarthy 3-1; Keller 0-1; Boyer 2-1; Herrera 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Junis 55
Cardinals Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBMerrifield (By Cecil)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWacha 13/24; Tuivailala 0/1; Hicks 3/3; Norris 2/7; Cecil 1/4; Mayers 1/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWacha 15-15-23-17; Tuivailala 0-0-1-1; Hicks 3-1-2-1; Norris 4-5-5-5; Cecil 2-1-0-2; Mayers 0-0-1-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWacha 6-8; Tuivailala 1-0; Hicks 1-0; Norris 1-0; Cecil 1-0; Mayers 0-1
- Game ScoresM Wacha 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Pérez homered to left (378 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Bader grounded out to shortstop, O'Neill scored, Gyorko to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Peña doubled to left, Gyorko scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6th | Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Almonte scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10th | Butera singled to center, Soler and Gordon scored, Escobar to third. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 10th | Jay singled to left, Butera scored, Goins thrown out at home. | 5 | 2 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
6:15 PM, 23 May 2018
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 41,984
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
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 |
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 |

