Cardinals 6-0 Royals (22 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

26-19, 15-9 home


KC
STL

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

M. Mikolas6-0

9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

I. Kennedy1-5

5.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Strike Looking
  Two-seam FB 93
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 89
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 79
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Ozuna singled to right, Carpenter scored, J. Martínez to third, Ozuna to second on error by right fielder Soler.
  0
  1
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- I. Kennedy pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Muñoz ran for Garcia.
  0
  5
- J. Adam pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Muñoz at shortstop.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- J. Adam pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Carpenter at first base.
  0
  6
- Wong at second base.
  0
  6
- Goins hit for Adam.
  0
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- B. Boyer pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Strike Looking	Two-seam FB	93
3 Foul Ball	Slider	89
4 Strike Swinging	Curve	79

Royals
0
Cardinals
6

Game 1

22/5

Royals
5
Cardinals
1

Game 2

23/5

Royals
5
Cardinals
2

Game 3

23/5

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 22 May 2018

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 42,140

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Mark Ripperger
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

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

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

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M. Mikolas6-0

I. Kennedy1-5

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