KC 5, STL 1 | May 22, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 23, 2018•Busch Stadium•83°F, Clear

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Jason Hammel

LOSS

Luke Weaver

The Royals defeated the Cardinals 5-1.

★Alcides Escobar3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Alex Gordon3-for-4, 1 RBI

⚾Jason Hammel7.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Jon Jay singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. Abraham Almonte scores. Alcides Escobar scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.

Weather: 83°F, ClearWind: 6 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 39,545Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Marty Foster

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89.7%C

12 missed calls

+11.5% STL

+0.72 runs KC

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

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

Game 530123 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayRF	5	0	2	2	0	1	.293/.351/.342	86.9	.460	.430
Ryan Goins2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250/.286/.317	95.1	.277	.250
Mike Moustakas3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.289/.333/.513	107.1	.004	.005
Salvador PerezC	5	1	1	1	0	1	.248/.288/.495	106.4	.443	.544
Whit Merrifield1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	.286/.356/.418	102.3	.199	.181
Alex GordonLF	4	1	3	1	0	0	.262/.323/.393	107.1	.605	.756
Abraham AlmonteCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.198/.253/.321	101.5	.575	.531
Alcides EscobarSS	4	1	3	1	0	0	.240/.293/.323	95.8	.445	.435
Kelvin HerreraP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Jason HammelP	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	59.5	.051	.060
Totals	35	5	10	5	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Gordon (2nd off Weaver, 0 on, 1 out); Perez (6th off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Escobar

TB:17

RBI:Perez; Jay 2; Escobar; Gordon

GIDP:Almonte

Team LOB:8

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dexter FowlerRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.155/.274/.284	97.3	.063

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jason HammelW	7.0	9	1	6	89-58	87.2	5.55
Brad KellerH	1.0	0	0	1	12-8	93.7	1.86
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	0	1	11-10	90.3	1.02
Totals	9.0	11	1	8	112-76	-	-

HBP:Martínez (by Hammel)

Pitches-strikes:Hammel 89-58; Keller 12-8; Herrera 11-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Hammel 4-9; Keller 2-0; Herrera 1-0

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luke WeaverL	7.0	7	3	3	1	8	2	88-66	88.4	4.31

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Ryan Goins out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Matt Carpenter to first baseman Jose Martinez. Jon Jay to 2nd.

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B8Replay review: Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Marcell Ozuna grounds out sharply, shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Whit Merrifield.

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T8Wild pitch by Mike Mayers

Bench
Luke WeaverP	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Harrison BaderPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.354/.412	80.9	.113	.126