St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

59-56, 27-31 Away

Final

49-65, 29-28 Home


STL
KC

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

J. Flaherty9-1

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

M. Minor8-11

6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Flaherty pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Dyson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- D. Tapia pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Nootbaar in right field.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Goldschmidt stole second.
  3
  0
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Alberto hit for O'Hearn
  5
  0
- G. Gallegos pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- E. Santana pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Alberto as designated hitter.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	91

Cardinals
6
Royals
0

Game 1

14/8

Cardinals
9
Royals
4

Game 2

15/8

Cardinals
7
Royals
2

Game 3

16/8

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 AM, 14 August 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 30,620

Game Time:3:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
First Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
Third Base Umpire - Chris Segal

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	60	37	.619	-	W1
Chicago	54	43	.557	6	L1
St. Louis	51	45	.531	8.5	W1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	10	W3
Cincinnati	44	52	.458	15.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	51	45	.531	-	W4
Cleveland	51	46	.526	0.5	W4
Minnesota	49	49	.500	3	W3
Detroit	45	52	.464	6.5	W1
Kansas City	39	59	.398	13	W1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

J. Flaherty9-1

M. Minor8-11

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