St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Y Munoz in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BMolina 2 (16, Sparkman, Smith); J. Martínez (21, Sparkman)
- HRDeJong (11, 2nd inning off Smith 0 on, 0 Out); Carpenter (32, 2nd inning off Smith 1 on, 2 Out); Bader (7, 6th inning off Sparkman 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIDeJong (32), Bader 2 (18), Carpenter 2 (65), J. Martínez 2 (65)
- 2Out RBIBader 2, Carpenter 2, J. Martínez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-14 (J. Martínez 2-2, Muñoz 0-2, Ozuna 0-4, DeJong 0-2, Bader 1-2, Gyorko 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (DeJong-Wong-Carpenter, Gyorko-Wong-Carpenter)
- EWong (4, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. Duda1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .365 | .421 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .252 | .292 | .346 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .272 | .424 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .263 | .281 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .282 | .340 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .309 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .291 | .342 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .295 | .393 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .270 | .425 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .105 | .261 | .263 |
| 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BBonifacio (10, Poncedeleon)
- 3BMondesi (1, Gomber)
- GIDPPérez; Merrifield
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP0-8 (Merrifield 0-1, Mondesi 0-2, O'Hearn 0-2, Dozier 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Merrifield)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Gomber(W, 2-0) |
D. Ponce de Leon(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89-57 | 3.45 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.45 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44-26 | 1.23 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 156-98 |
- Pitching
- HBPPérez (By Gomber)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGomber 16/22; Shreve 1/4; Poncedeleon 8/12
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGomber 17-6-17-17; Shreve 2-2-8-3; Poncedeleon 3-5-11-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGomber 2-10; Shreve 0-2; Poncedeleon 4-4
- Game ScoresA Gomber 61
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Smith(L, 1-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46-25 | 6.97 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 68-43 | 5.06 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25-17 | 5.10 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19-10 | 10.00 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 158-95 |
- Pitching
- WPSparkman 2
- HBPMolina (By Smith)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 4/12; Sparkman 13/18; Adam 3/7; Maurer 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith 7-2-7-9; Sparkman 12-6-10-15; Adam 4-3-8-2; Maurer 3-3-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 2-2; Sparkman 7-4; Adam 0-2; Maurer 0-0
- Game ScoresB Smith 22
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | DeJong homered to center (431 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Bader singled to center, Gyorko scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Carpenter homered to right center (425 feet), Bader scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J. Martínez singled to center, Molina scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Bader homered to left (419 feet). | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7th | J. Martínez doubled to deep right, Molina scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:15 AM, 11 August 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 29,414
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
- First Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Second Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
- Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
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 |

