STL 8, KC 12 | Aug 11, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 12, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•93°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

Angel Zerpa

LOSS

Adam Wainwright

The Royals defeated the Cardinals 12-8.

★Willson Contreras3-for-3, 5 RBI

★Lars Nootbaar3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Salvador Perez4-for-4, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Willson Contreras homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. Nolan Gorman scores.

Weather: 93°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:59Att: 26,271Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Larry Vanover

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95.0%A

9 missed calls

+3.9% STL

+0.39 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

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

Game 717039 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lars NootbaarCF	4	1	3	1	0	0	.286/.384/.460	104.4	.396	.373
Paul GoldschmidtDH	3	0	0	0	2	0	.272/.360/.445	84.6	.039	.038
Nolan Arenado3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.282/.330/.507	105.8	.431	.420
Nolan Gorman2B	2	2	0	0	2	2	.241/.327/.490	97.3	-	-
Willson ContrerasC	3	2	3	5	1	0	.259/.353/.446	112.7	.700	.1014
Tyler O'NeillLF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.247/.318/.416	108.9	.321	.442
Alec Burleson1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.244/.292/.413	96.1	.181	.186
Jordan WalkerRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.259/.317/.411	105.9	.283	.264
Tommy EdmanSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.244/.308/.405	108.3	.345	.374
Bench
Adam WainwrightP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zack ThompsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	8	11	8	5	3	-	-	-	-

HR:O'Neill (5th off Zerpa, 1 on, 2 out); Contreras (9th off Heasley, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Contreras; Nootbaar; Edman 2

TB:21

RBI:Contreras 5; Nootbaar; O'Neill 2

GIDP:Walker; Arenado

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt Duffy3B	3	0	1	2	0	1	.260/.314/.322	98.7	.290

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Adam WainwrightL	1.0	9	8	8	0	0	2	39-22	78.7	8.78
Zack Thompson	4.0	4	1	1	0	5	1	73-43	87.6	3.96
James Naile	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	92.3	9.00
Andre Pallante	2.0	3	3	2	1	0	0	45-24	90.5	4.79
Totals	8.0	16	12	11	1	5	3	160-91	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Naile 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Wainwright 39-22; Thompson 73-43; Naile 3-2; Pallante 45-24

Groundouts-flyouts:Wainwright 1-1; Thompson 4-3; Naile 2-0; Pallante 6-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dylan Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22-8	89.9	9.39

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Lars Nootbaar doubles (17) on a ground ball to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Tommy Edman scores. Lars Nootbaar out at 3rd, pitcher James McArthur to third baseman Matt Duffy.

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Salvador Perez doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 103.5 mph148 ftLA: 9°

0-3

MJ Melendez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 100.8 mph272 ftLA: 16°

0-4

Edward Olivares singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lars Nootbaar. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 102.5 mph91 ftLA: 3°

Bot 2 • KC

0-5

Nelson Velazquez homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 411 ftLA: 39°

0-8

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 408 ftLA: 25°

0-9

Salvador Perez homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 97.8 mph💣 373 ftLA: 38°

Top 3 • STL

3-9

Willson Contreras doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Lars Nootbaar scores. Nolan Arenado scores. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 105.0 mph41 ftLA: -2°

Top 5 • STL

5-9

Tyler O'Neill homers (6) on a line drive to center field. Willson Contreras scores.

EV: 108.9 mph💣 424 ftLA: 19°

Top 6 • STL

6-9

Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Lars Nootbaar doubles (17) on a ground ball to right fielder Nelson Velazquez. Tommy Edman scores. Lars Nootbaar out at 3rd, pitcher James McArthur to third baseman Matt Duffy.

EV: 104.4 mph26 ftLA: -3°

Bot 7 • KC

6-10

Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Michael Massey scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Jordan Walker to shortstop Tommy Edman.

EV: 93.1 mph103 ftLA: 4°

Bot 8 • KC

6-12

Matt Duffy singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler O'Neill. Dairon Blanco scores. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 98.7 mph82 ftLA: 2°

Top 9 • STL

8-12

Willson Contreras homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. Nolan Gorman scores.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 461 ftLA: 31°

HR:Velázquez (2nd off Wainwright, 0 on, 0 out); Jr. (2nd off Wainwright, 2 on, 0 out); Perez (2nd off Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Perez; Olivares; Melendez

TB:28

RBI:Perez 4; Olivares; Melendez; Duffy 2; Jr. 3; Velázquez

SB:Blanco 2; Isbel

GIDP:Beaty; Jr.

Team LOB:3

HBP:Nootbaar (by Coleman); Contreras (by Wittgren); Gorman (by Heasley)

Inherited runners-scored:Hernández 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Coleman 22-8; Zerpa 68-43; McArthur 13-11; Wittgren 25-15; Davidson 11-3; Hernández 2-2; Heasley 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Coleman 1-1; Zerpa 7-4; McArthur 2-0; Wittgren 1-1; Davidson 0-2; Hernández 0-1; Heasley 1-1

Bench
Maikel Garcia3B	2	2	2	0	0	0	.286/.330/.384	102.7	.392	.359
Salvador PerezC	4	2	4	4	0	0	.251/.296/.433	103.5	.484	.507
Nelson VelázquezRF	4	1	2	1	0	2	.273/.333/.697	104.5	.477	.669
Dylan ColemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Angel ZerpaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
James McArthurP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tucker DavidsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jonathan HeasleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-