Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. PrattoLF-1B |
J. Bradley Jr.PR-CF |
S. PerezDH |
N. Lopez3B |
D. WatersCF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .395 | .437 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .341 | .466 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .198 | .222 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .317 | .528 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .360 | .397 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .270 | .438 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .210 | .303 | .370 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .349 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .467 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .385 | .369 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .231 | .231 |
| 42 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
a-flied out to center for Perez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BPratto (8, Wainwright); Pasquantino (15, Wainwright)
- 3BMelendez (2, Wainwright)
- HRWitt Jr. (10, 9th inning off VerHagen 0 on, 0 Out); Massey (4, 9th inning off VerHagen 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMelendez (23), Fermin (6), Witt Jr. (26), Pasquantino 2 (26), Massey 2 (17)
- 2Out RBIPasquantino
- SHFermin
- Team LOB14
- Team RISP4-16 (Perez 0-2, Bradley Jr. 0-1, Duffy 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Pratto 1-2, Melendez 0-2, Fermin 0-2, Witt Jr. 0-2, Pasquantino 2-2, Massey 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBLopez (3, 2nd base off Matz/Contreras); Witt Jr. (16, 2nd base off Matz/Contreras)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. EdmanRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .380 | .390 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .357 | .444 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | .395 | .517 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .300 | .432 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .367 | .565 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .307 | .429 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .304 | .360 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .341 | .367 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .319 | .510 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .288 | .391 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .317 | .448 |
| 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
a-grounded to first for Goldschmidt in the 9th
- Batting
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP0-3 (DeJong 0-1, Donovan 0-1, Burleson 0-1)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGarrett 1/3; Mayers 9/20; Clarke 2/3; Staumont 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGarrett-3-3-7-1; Mayers-14-8-11-16; Clarke-1-0-1-3; Staumont-2-3-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGarrett 1-0; Mayers 7-8; Clarke 0-3; Staumont 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Staumont 55
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Wainwright(L, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 105-67 | 6.15 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50-36 | 5.60 |
| 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33-18 | 4.39 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.77 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 196-127 |
- Pitching
- HBPWitt Jr. (by Matz); Massey (by Matz)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWainwright 16/26; Stratton 1/2; Matz 7/12; VerHagen 4/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWainwright-20-11-18-17; Stratton-3-1-1-1; Matz-12-7-11-6; VerHagen-3-5-4-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWainwright 3-6; Stratton 0-1; Matz 1-3; VerHagen 0-1
- Game ScoresA Wainwright 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Pasquantino doubled to right, Pratto scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Melendez tripled to right, Perez scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Fermin sacrificed to catcher, Melendez scored, Massey to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Pasquantino singled to left, Lopez scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9th | Witt Jr. homered to left center (406 feet). | 5 | 0 | ||
| 9th | Massey homered to right (367 feet), Melendez scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
7:15 PM, 29 May 2023
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 45,911
Game Time:2:47
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Second Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
- Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
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 |

