St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
a-hit by pitch for M Carpenter in the 9th
b-grounded to second for Y Molina in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BCarpenter (26, Kennedy); Molina (17, Kennedy); Grichuk (20, Kennedy)
- 3BFowler (5, Kennedy)
- HRCarpenter (15, 4th inning off Kennedy 2 on, 1 Out); Wong (2, 8th inning off Buchter 1 on, 1 Out); DeJong (16, 9th inning off Buchter 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIWong 4 (28), Garcia (12), Carpenter 3 (53), DeJong 2 (36)
- SFWong
- GIDPDeJong; Kelly
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-9 (J. Martínez 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Carpenter 1-2, Wong 0-1, DeJong 0-2, Grichuk 0-1, Pham 0-1)
- Fielding
- ECarpenter (11, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCabrera (20, C. Martínez)
- HRMoustakas (32, 2nd inning off C. Martínez 0 on, 1 Out); Hosmer (18, 4th inning off C. Martínez 0 on, 1 Out); Moss (15, 9th inning off Tuivailala 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMoustakas (73), Hosmer (61), Moss (30)
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-5 (Moustakas 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Moss 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer, Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
- EEscobar (9, ground ball); Butera (1, throw)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Martínez(W, 8-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 102-70 | 3.52 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16-12 | 2.42 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 118-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC. Martínez 16/31; Tuivailala 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC. Martínez 12-14-22-22; Tuivailala 2-5-3-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC. Martínez 8-9; Tuivailala 1-0
- Game ScoresC Martinez 67
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
I. Kennedy(L, 4-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 103-67 | 4.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 4.24 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29-17 | 6.75 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 141-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPVoit (By Buchter)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 17/28; Moylan 3/4; Buchter 5/9
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 21-10-17-19; Moylan 2-1-1-4; Buchter 4-2-4-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 6-7; Moylan 1-2; Buchter 3-2
- Game ScoresI Kennedy 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Wong hit sacrifice fly to center, Fowler scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Moustakas homered to right (345 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Wong grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Martínez scored, Molina to third, Fowler safe at second on error by shortstop Escobar. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Garcia walked, Molina scored, Fowler to third, Wong to second. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Fowler scored, Wong safe at third, Garcia safe at second on throwing error by catcher Butera. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Carpenter homered to right (383 feet), Wong and Garcia scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Hosmer homered to left (353 feet). | 7 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Wong homered to right center (425 feet), Molina scored. | 9 | 2 | ||
| 9th | DeJong homered to left (384 feet), Voit scored. | 11 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Moss homered to center (426 feet). | 11 | 3 | ||
STL wins 2-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
10:15 AM, 8 August 2017
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 38,478
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- First Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | W5 |
| St. Louis | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | L1 |
| Cincinnati | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | L3 |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 19 | 16 | .543 | 3.5 | W3 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 18 | 17 | .514 | - | W2 |
| Cleveland | 18 | 17 | .514 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 16 | 18 | .471 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 15 | 19 | .441 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 20 | .429 | 3 | W1 |

