KC 5, STL 6 | Apr 12, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 12, 2022•Busch Stadium•76°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Jordan Hicks

LOSS

Daniel Lynch IV

SAVE

Giovanny Gallegos

The Cardinals edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 2 RBI

★Albert Pujols3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Andrew Knizner3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Salvador Perez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 76°F, Partly CloudyWind: 17 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:45 PM UTCT: 2:36Att: 40,398Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Ron Kulpa

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93.4%B

9 missed calls

+18.0% STL

+0.61 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

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

Game 662017 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.200/.238/.200	91.4	.577	.547
Bobby Witt Jr.3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.100/.143/.200	97.1	.119	.155
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.412/.500/.588	94	.095	.115
Salvador PerezDH	4	2	2	2	0	1	.200/.238/.500	106.9	.523	.1042
Carlos Santana1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.063/.211/.125	96.6	.105	.099
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.167/.211/.167	98.2	.147	.138
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.286/.375/.500	102.9	.233	.373
Nicky Lopez2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.357/.400/.429	100.3	.260	.240
Ryan O'HearnPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	89.7	.429	.386
Bench
Cam GallagherC	2	0	1	1	1	1	.500/.667/1.000	96.5	.305	.521
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	5	8	5	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (2nd off Hudson, 0 on, 0 out); Taylor (2nd off Hudson, 1 on, 1 out); Perez (8th off Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Gallagher

TB:18

RBI:Gallagher; Perez 2; Taylor 2

SB:Merrifield

GIDP:Merrifield

Team LOB:4

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dylan CarlsonRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.357/.389/.500	85.7	.149

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVL	5.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	81-57	89.1	10.80
Joel Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	87	4.50
Amir Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-8	85.8	0.00
Dylan Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	93.3	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	6	6	2	9	3	121-84	-	-

Pitches-strikes:IV 81-57; Payamps 15-9; Garrett 8-8; Coleman 17-10

Groundouts-flyouts:IV 0-8; Payamps 2-0; Garrett 0-3; Coleman 1-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dakota Hudson	4.0	5	3	3	0	4	2	70-39	89.7	6.75

Bot 1 • STL

0-2

Nolan Arenado homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Tyler O'Neill scores.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 386 ftLA: 21°

0-3

Albert Pujols homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.8 mph💣 368 ftLA: 31°

Top 2 • KC

3-3

Michael A. Taylor homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 407 ftLA: 26°

1-3

Salvador Perez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.9 mph💣 441 ftLA: 31°

Bot 4 • STL

3-6

Andrew Knizner homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Albert Pujols scores. Tommy Edman scores.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 386 ftLA: 31°

Top 7 • KC

4-6

Cam Gallagher doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 96.5 mph383 ftLA: 26°

Top 8 • KC

5-6

Salvador Perez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 403 ftLA: 31°

Bench
Dakota HudsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan HicksP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Génesis CabreraP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Giovanny GallegosP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-