Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	8	12	1
St. Louis CardinalsSTL	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	10	0

Decisions

• WinnerMichael Wacha
• LoserGordon Graceffo
• SaveJames McArthur

Scoring plays

1. Bot 2Lars Nootbaar homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.0-1
2. Top 3MJ Melendez homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.1-1
3. Top 4Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.2-1
4. Top 4Hunter Renfroe singles on a line drive to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.3-1
5. Bot 4Nolan Gorman hits a ground-rule double (12) on a line drive to left-center field. Lars Nootbaar scores.3-2
6. Top 5Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd.4-2
7. Top 5Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Adam Frazier scores.5-2
8. Bot 5Alec Burleson doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Willson Contreras scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Alec Burleson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.5-3
9. Bot 5Paul Goldschmidt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Adam Frazier. Alec Burleson scores.5-4
10. Top 6Salvador Perez homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.6-4
11. Top 7Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brendan Donovan. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.7-4
12. Bot 7Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dylan Carlson scores.7-5
13. Top 9Kyle Isbel homers (7) on a line drive to right field.8-5

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Busch Stadium

Attendance

37,898

Duration

2 h 33

Weather

84 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, Out To RF

Umpires

John Tumpane (Home plate) · Nick Mahrley (First base) · Marvin Hudson (Second base) · Jonathan Parra (Third base)