Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .314 | .389 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .347 | .389 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .301 | .507 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .272 | .351 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .273 | .472 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .238 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .299 | .362 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .279 | .393 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .307 | .411 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
a-grounded to second for Staumont in the 7th
- Batting
- RBITaylor (39), Alberto (14)
- 2Out RBITaylor, Alberto
- SHKeller
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-6 (C. Santana 0-1, Taylor 1-1, Merrifield 0-1, Alberto 1-1, Dozier 0-1, Keller 0-1)
- Fielding
- AssistsDozier (Edman at Home)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
H. BaderCF |
T. Edman2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .336 | .409 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .335 | .447 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .318 | .501 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | .342 | .521 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .300 | .378 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .337 | .475 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .290 | .383 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .300 | .374 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .120 | .154 | .160 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .328 | .325 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .273 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .314 | .311 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
a-doubled to deep right for Kim in the 4th
b-singled to left for García in the 6th
c-singled to right for Cabrera in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BCarpenter (9, Keller); DeJong (6, Keller)
- HRArenado (22, 5th inning off Keller 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMolina 2 (45), Carpenter (21), Arenado (67), Nootbaar (4)
- 2Out RBIMolina 2
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-12 (Molina 1-1, Carpenter 1-1, Goldschmidt 0-1, Arenado 0-2, O'Neill 0-2, Bader 0-1, Carlson 1-2, Edman 1-1, Nootbaar 1-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffRondón (1st base, Perez)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(L, 7-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 95-56 | 5.79 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-17 | 3.30 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 5.36 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 133-86 |
- Pitching
- WPKeller
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Santana 5/6; Keller 16/26; Staumont 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Santana-2-4-2-5; Keller-17-11-12-16; Staumont-4-2-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Santana 1-3; Keller 4-5; Staumont 1-1
- Game ScoresB Keller 33
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Garcia(W, 1-0) |
R. Helsley(H, 8) |
G. Cabrera(H, 18) |
G. Gallegos(S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83-52 | 3.36 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-17 | 5.79 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.87 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.31 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.30 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 156-104 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGarcía 5/6; Gallegos 3/3; Helsley 2/3; Cabrera 3/4; Kim 10/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGarcía-4-4-6-2; Gallegos-2-0-5-3; Helsley-2-2-2-2; Cabrera-2-6-7-2; Kim-13-7-19-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGarcía 1-2; Gallegos 0-3; Helsley 1-1; Cabrera 0-1; Kim 7-2
- Game ScoresK Kim 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Molina singled to right, Carlson scored and Goldschmidt scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Taylor singled to left, Dozier scored, Rivera to second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Alberto singled to left, Rivera scored, Taylor to second. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Carpenter doubled to deep right, DeJong scored, Edman thrown out at home. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Arenado homered to left (381 feet). | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Nootbaar singled to left, DeJong scored, Edman to second. | 2 | 5 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
12:15 AM, 8 August 2021
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 36,615
Game Time:3:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
- First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
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 |

