St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMolina (16, Minor); Edman (29, E. Santana)
- HRArenado (23, 4th inning off Minor 0 on, 1 Out); O'Neill (19, 4th inning off Minor 0 on, 1 Out); Nootbaar (2, 9th inning off E. Santana 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMolina (48), Arenado 2 (71), O'Neill (42), DeJong (40), Nootbaar (7)
- SFArenado; DeJong
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-7 (Molina 1-1, Goldschmidt 1-1, Arenado 0-1, Sosa 0-1, O'Neill 0-1, Bader 1-1, DeJong 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBGoldschmidt (8, 2nd base off Davis/Perez)
Royals Hitting
a-singled to right center for O'Hearn in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BPerez (19, McFarland)
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-5 (C. Santana 0-1, Dyson 0-1, Benintendi 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Rivera 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSDyson (2, 2nd base by Flaherty/Molina)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Flaherty(W, 9-1) |
T.J. McFarland(H, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 81-52 | 2.65 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.77 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.17 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.70 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 124-78 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcFarland 3/6; Flaherty 16/19; Gallegos 1/4; Helsley 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcFarland-2-1-2-6; Flaherty-16-8-14-13; Gallegos-2-2-3-2; Helsley-1-3-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcFarland 3-0; Flaherty 5-7; Gallegos 0-2; Helsley 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Flaherty 73
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Minor(L, 8-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 102-68 | 5.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.18 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-10 | 6.49 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28-17 | 5.28 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 165-101 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Santana 3/6; Davis 3/6; Minor 15/25; Tapia 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Santana-5-4-3-5; Davis-2-4-1-3; Minor-19-9-23-17; Tapia-2-1-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Santana 1-1; Davis 0-2; Minor 2-9; Tapia 2-1
- Game ScoresM Minor 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Arenado homered to left (398 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | O'Neill homered to center (423 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Arenado hit sacrifice fly to center, Edman scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Molina singled to right center, Goldschmidt scored, O'Neill to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8th | DeJong hit sacrifice fly to right, O'Neill scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 9th | Nootbaar homered to right center (449 feet). | 6 | 0 | ||
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 14 August 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 30,620
Game Time:3:08
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
- First Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
- Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Segal
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 |

