Cardinals 6-1 Royals (24 May, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

28-15, 17-7 home


STL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	6	10	1
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

M. Wacha7-0

7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Y. Ventura3-4

7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 96
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 97
  3
  Ball
  Fastball 96
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 94
- Peralta out at home on runner's fielder's choice.
  2
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Gordon safe at second on error by center fielder Bourjos.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CardinalsTop 6th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Wacha pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Siegrist pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Blanton pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Butera catching.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- T. Rosenthal pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	96
2 Ball	Fastball	97
3 Ball	Fastball	96
4 Ball	Fastball	94

Cardinals
0
Royals
5

Game 1

23/5

Cardinals
2
Royals
3

Game 2

24/5

Cardinals
6
Royals
1

Game 3

24/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 24 May 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 36,342

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Third Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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