St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BArenado (30, Holland)
- HRArenado (24, 7th inning off Staumont 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGoldschmidt 3 (67), Arenado 4 (75), Edman 2 (34)
- 2Out RBIGoldschmidt 2, Arenado 2
- SFGoldschmidt
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-10 (Carpenter 0-2, Goldschmidt 1-2, Arenado 1-2, Sosa 0-1, O'Neill 0-1, Bader 0-1, Edman 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSBader (3, 2nd base by Keller/Perez); Edman (5, 2nd base by Keller/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Sosa-Edman-Carpenter , Arenado-Carpenter)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. MerrifieldRF-2B |
H. Alberto2B-3B |
N. LopezSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .319 | .390 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .333 | .370 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .310 | .517 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .301 | .394 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .206 | .280 | .360 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .303 | .364 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .270 | .257 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .263 | .417 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .285 | .392 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .342 | .343 |
| 37 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
a-lined out to left for Rivera in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield (26, Miller)
- RBIC. Santana (56), Taylor (41), Merrifield 2 (56)
- GIDPRivera (2)
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-9 (C. Santana 1-3, Perez 0-1, Taylor 1-1, Merrifield 1-1, Benintendi 0-1, O'Hearn 0-1, Rivera 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Perez-Alberto)
- ELopez (5, fielding); Rivera (3, throw)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lester(W, 4-6) |
R. Helsley(H, 10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90-56 | 5.32 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24-14 | 4.56 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.76 |
| 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 4.78 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.08 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 153-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 13/24; Miller 3/5; García 3/3; Helsley 3/6; Cabrera 1/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester-9-8-19-20; Miller-2-1-2-5; García-3-3-2-1; Helsley-1-3-8-2; Cabrera-2-0-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 11-2; Miller 0-1; García 1-0; Helsley 0-1; Cabrera 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 51
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(L, 7-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 112-73 | 5.62 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-9 | 3.55 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.60 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-14 | 5.79 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 168-107 |
- Pitching
- WPHolland; Staumont
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHolland 4/7; Keller 18/28; Staumont 3/3; Lovelady 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHolland-4-4-1-5; Keller-21-16-18-17; Staumont-3-2-2-2; Lovelady-4-0-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHolland 1-1; Keller 7-5; Lovelady 2-0
- Game ScoresB Keller 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Taylor singled to center, Benintendi scored, Dozier to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Edman singled to left, Molina scored and Nootbaar scored, Sosa to second. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Goldschmidt singled to center, Sosa scored and Edman scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Arenado homered to left (367 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Goldschmidt hit sacrifice fly to center, Bader scored, Edman to second, Sosa to third. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Arenado hit a ground rule double to deep left center, Edman scored and Sosa scored. | 9 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Merrifield doubled to left, Lopez scored and Alberto scored. | 9 | 3 | ||
| 9th | C. Santana singled to right, Merrifield scored. | 9 | 4 | ||
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 15 August 2021
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 35,784
Game Time:3:25
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Additon
- First Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Segal
- Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
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 |

