STL 9, KC 4 | Aug 14, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, August 14, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Clear

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

Jon Lester

LOSS

Brad Keller

The Cardinals cruised past the Royals 9-4 in a dominant performance.

★Nolan Arenado4 RBI

★Edmundo Sosa3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Paul Goldschmidt3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores.

Weather: 85°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:25Att: 35,784Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Ryan Additon

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92.3%B

13 missed calls

+8.8% STL

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	3	9	11	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 632818 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tommy Edman2B	4	2	2	2	1	1	.252/.301/.376	97.4	.321	.297
Paul GoldschmidtDH	4	1	1	3	0	2	.273/.342/.444	105.6	.859	.1187
Nolan Arenado3B	4	1	2	4	1	0	.264/.324/.509	100.4	.254	.480
Tyler O'NeillLF	4	0	0	0	1	3	.272/.340/.509	96.1	.148	.197
Matt Carpenter1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.190/.325/.310	91.2	.077	.080
Yadier MolinaC	4	1	0	0	0	0	.255/.299/.380	105.6	.372	.362
Lars NootbaarRF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.229/.300/.457	99.4	.423	.396
Harrison BaderCF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.274/.339/.453	101.5	.541	.528
Edmundo SosaSS	4	2	3	0	0	0	.258/.328/.352	101.6	.484	.481
Bench
Jon LesterP							.194/.194/.323	-	-	-
Ryan HelsleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	9	11	9	3	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Arenado (7th off Staumont, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Arenado

TB:15

RBI:Arenado 4; Goldschmidt 3; Edman 2

CS:Edman; Bader

SF:Goldschmidt

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	2	2	1	0	.272/.319/.390	100	.508

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon LesterW	5.2	7	1	1	2	2	90-56	84.8	5.32
Ryan HelsleyH	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	24-14	94.6	4.56
Luis García	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-9	90.6	4.76
Andrew Miller	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	19-10	84.1	4.78
Génesis Cabrera	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	97	3.08
Totals	9.0	12	4	4	3	8	153-95	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Helsley 2-0; Cabrera 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Lester 90-56; Helsley 24-14; García 12-9; Miller 19-10; Cabrera 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Lester 11-2; Helsley 0-1; García 1-0; Miller 0-1; Cabrera 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	6.2	6	4	2	2	8	0	112-73	90.9	5.62

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging and Tommy Edman caught stealing 2nd, catcher Salvador Perez to second baseman Hanser Alberto to catcher Salvador Perez.

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T5Replay review: Royals challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Edmundo Sosa reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Nicky Lopez. Yadier Molina to 3rd. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.

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T7Wild pitch by Josh Staumont

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T9Wild pitch by Greg Holland

Bot 4 • KC

0-1

Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Harrison Bader. Andrew Benintendi scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.

EV: 95.7 mph116 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • STL

2-1

Tommy Edman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yadier Molina scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. Edmundo Sosa to 2nd.

EV: 95.9 mph18 ftLA: -7°

Top 7 • STL

6-1

Nolan Arenado homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

EV: 95.8 mph💣 367 ftLA: 32°

4-1

Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores.

EV: 84.2 mph261 ftLA: 19°

Top 9 • STL

9-1

Nolan Arenado hits a ground-rule double (30) on a fly ball to left-center field. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores.

EV: 99.8 mph384 ftLA: 32°

7-1

Paul Goldschmidt out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Harrison Bader scores. Edmundo Sosa to 3rd. Tommy Edman to 2nd.

EV: 101.2 mph388 ftLA: 33°

Bot 9 • KC

9-3

Whit Merrifield doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Hanser Alberto scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 100.0 mph198 ftLA: 14°

9-4

Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 103.1 mph8 ftLA: -15°

Bench
Emmanuel Rivera3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.229/.270/.257	106.2	.197	.177
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-