KC 5, STL 4 | Aug 25, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 26, 2020•Busch Stadium•87°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Josh Staumont

LOSS

John Gant

SAVE

Trevor Rosenthal

The Royals edged the Cardinals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Ryan O'Hearn3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Paul DeJong3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Ryan McBroom singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Hunter Dozier scores. Ryan McBroom out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Dylan Carlson to catcher Yadier Molina to second baseman Kolten Wong. Maikel Franco to 3rd.

Weather: 87°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:070Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Jeremie Rehak

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93.9%B

10 missed calls

+16.2% KC

+0.52 runs KC

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

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

Game 630978 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.288/.341/.466	98	.293	.371
Hunter DozierRF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.261/.404/.500	102.9	.302	.277
Jorge SolerDH	3	0	0	0	1	2	.252/.341/.495	98.9	-	-
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	2	3	2	0	1	.246/.306/.369	104.9	.662	.952
Maikel Franco3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.248/.291/.468	104.3	.757	.716
Bubba StarlingCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174/.231/.217	-	-	-
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.213/.234/.278	87.2	.062	.064
Nicky Lopez2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.213/.276/.300	97.5	.261	.265
Cam GallagherC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.300/.417/.400	102	.718	.719
Bench
Ryan McBroomLF	4	0	2	2	0	1	.288/.327/.519	100.2	.483	.455
Matt HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	5	10	4	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:O'Hearn (6th off Wainwright, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Franco; Gallagher

TB:15

RBI:McBroom 2; O'Hearn 2

SB:Mondesi

GIDP:Mondesi

Team LOB:5

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kolten Wong2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.241/.353/.293	102	.270

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matt Harvey	2.2	5	4	4	2	2	54-31	88.9	11.12
Jake Newberry	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	22-12	87.2	1.86
Jesse Hahn	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-10	87.5	0.00
Ian Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	92	7.82
Josh StaumontW	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	23-13	95.1	0.73
Scott BarlowH	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	16-10	83.3	1.59
Trevor RosenthalS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	16-11	93.6	1.46
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	6	8	159-96	-	-

HBP:Wong (by Rosenthal)

Inherited runners-scored:Newberry 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Harvey 54-31; Newberry 22-12; Hahn 14-10; Kennedy 14-9; Staumont 23-13; Barlow 16-10; Rosenthal 16-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Harvey 4-1; Newberry 1-1; Hahn 1-1; Kennedy 1-2; Staumont 0-1; Barlow 2-0; Rosenthal 1-0

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Adam Wainwright	7.0	7	4	4	2	4	1	98-62	81.9	2.88

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Ryan McBroom grounds out, shortstop Paul DeJong to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 79.7 mph18 ftLA: -9°

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

EV: 92.7 mph142 ftLA: 9°

Bot 3 • STL

2-2

Tommy Edman hits a ground-rule double (3) on a line drive to right field. Dylan Carlson scores. Harrison Bader scores.

EV: 94.6 mph299 ftLA: 19°

2-3

Brad Miller singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Tommy Edman scores. Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd.

EV: 95.8 mph39 ftLA: -1°

2-4

Paul DeJong singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Franco. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Brad Miller to 3rd. Paul DeJong to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Maikel Franco.

EV: 80.6 mph123 ftLA: 9°

Top 5 • KC

3-4

Whit Merrifield singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Tommy Edman. Cam Gallagher scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Tommy Edman.

EV: 33.9 mph2 ftLA: 37°

Top 6 • KC

4-4

Ryan O'Hearn homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 409 ftLA: 32°

Top 8 • KC

5-4

Ryan McBroom singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Hunter Dozier scores. Ryan McBroom out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Dylan Carlson to catcher Yadier Molina to second baseman Kolten Wong. Maikel Franco to 3rd.

EV: 93.6 mph54 ftLA: 2°

Bench
Adam WainwrightP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John GantP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler WebbP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-