KC 8, STL 2 | May 22, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 22, 2019•Busch Stadium•78°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Brad Keller

LOSS

Michael Wacha

The Royals cruised past the Cardinals 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Jorge Soler3 RBI

⚾Brad Keller7.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K

Key Moment

Top 7: Adalberto Mondesi triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Dexter Fowler. Nicky Lopez scores.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 5:15 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 42,725Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

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90.3%C

14 missed calls

+6.8% KC

+0.25 runs KC

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

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

Game 566591 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.293/.350/.510	97.3	.574	.530
Nicky Lopez2B	3	2	1	0	2	0	.321/.424/.429	97	.429	.389
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	1	2	2	0	1	.283/.317/.487	96.4	.286	.274
Alex GordonLF	3	2	1	0	1	1	.293/.391/.524	101.8	.473	.510
Hunter Dozier3B	1	0	0	2	1	1	.301/.395/.571	98.2	-	.220
Jorge SolerRF	4	1	1	3	0	1	.249/.303/.497	108.1	.520	.820
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.183/.303/.336	91.7	.046	.041
Cam GallagherC	4	1	1	0	0	0	.125/.176/.125	99.9	.474	.447
Kevin McCarthyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Brad KellerP	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	85.5	.030	.038
Totals	31	8	8	8	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Soler (3rd off Wacha, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Merrifield

3B:Mondesi

TB:14

RBI:Soler 3; Mondesi 2; Merrifield; Dozier 2

SF:Dozier 2

GIDP:Lopez

Team LOB:4

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt Carpenter3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.202/.322/.347	91.5	.074

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerW	7.0	2	2	2	4	3	105-64	88.3	4.43
Kevin McCarthy	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	20-16	87.8	12.71
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	4	4	125-80	-	-

HBP:DeJong (by Keller); Bader (by Keller)

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Keller 105-64; McCarthy 20-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 6-12; McCarthy 3-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaL	4.2	7	7	6	3	4	1	86-54	86.8	5.59

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Harrison Bader. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 94.4 mph367 ftLA: 34°

Top 3 • KC

7-0

Jorge Soler homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 108.1 mph💣 411 ftLA: 24°

4-0

Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Harrison Bader. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 98.2 mph354 ftLA: 39°

3-0

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dexter Fowler. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Adalberto Mondesi to 2nd.

EV: 81.7 mph8 ftLA: -24°

2-0

Whit Merrifield doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Marcell Ozuna. Cam Gallagher scores.

EV: 84.3 mph164 ftLA: 14°

Top 7 • KC

8-0

Adalberto Mondesi triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Dexter Fowler. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 96.4 mph247 ftLA: 14°

Bot 8 • STL

8-2

Marcell Ozuna doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Matt Carpenter scores. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

EV: 104.9 mph393 ftLA: 18°

Bench
Paul DeJongSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.317/.407/.556	82.9	.206	.185
Kolten Wong2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.238/.350/.391	94.3	.500	.450
Harrison BaderCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.253/.381/.437	100.3	.020	.030
Michael WachaP	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.133/.200	54.2	.088	.103