Royals 5-1 Cardinals (23 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

26-20, 15-10 home


KC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	1
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0

J. Hammel1-5

7.0 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

L. Weaver3-4

7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Single
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- L. Weaver pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- J. Hammel pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Bader hit for Weaver.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- B. Cecil pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Moustakas to second on wild pitch by Mayers.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Dozier hit for Keller.
  3
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Gyorko hit for Brebbia.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Single	Four-seam FB	93

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, 23 May 2018

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 39,545

Game Time:2:53

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

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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J. Hammel1-5

L. Weaver3-4

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