KC 7, STL 0 | May 29, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Monday, May 29, 2023•Busch Stadium•85°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Mike Mayers

LOSS

Adam Wainwright

The Royals cruised past the Cardinals 7-0 in a dominant performance.

★Nicky Lopez4-for-5, 0 RBI

★Nick Pratto3-for-6, 0 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 85°F, Partly CloudyWind: 3 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 45,911Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Mark Wegner

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93.3%B

11 missed calls

+3.6% STL

+1.03 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	3	7	16	0
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 717975 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Pratto1B	6	1	3	0	0	2	.301/.395/.437	100.4	.393	.498
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.141/.198/.222	-	-	-
Matt DuffyDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309/.360/.397	93.1	.118	.183
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.232/.270/.438	104.8	.282	.557
MJ MelendezRF	3	2	1	1	2	1	.210/.303/.370	108.6	.328	.526
Michael Massey2B	3	1	2	2	1	0	.240/.296/.349	106.6	.374	.664
Freddy FerminC	4	0	0	1	0	2	.222/.300/.467	95.5	.037	.037
Nicky Lopez3B	5	1	4	0	0	1	.262/.385/.369	100	.661	.623
Drew WatersLF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.231/.231/.231	100.5	.515	.643
Bench
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	0	3	2	0	0	.262/.341/.466	109.5	.311	.287
Salvador PerezDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	.280/.317/.528
Totals	42	7	16	7	3	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (9th off VerHagen, 0 on, 0 out); Massey (9th off VerHagen, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Pratto; Pasquantino

3B:Melendez

TB:26

RBI:Fermin; Melendez; Massey 2; Pasquantino 2; Jr.

SB:Lopez; Jr.

Team LOB:14

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Óscar MercadoCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.357/.444	99.1	.048

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Josh Staumont	1.0	0	2	14-8	94.1	4.50
Mike MayersW	6.0	2	3	76-50	89.6	1.35
Taylor ClarkeH	1.0	0	0	7-5	88.8	3.16
Amir Garrett	1.0	0	2	20-14	91.4	3.00
Totals	9.0	2	7	117-77	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Clarke 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Staumont 14-8; Mayers 76-50; Clarke 7-5; Garrett 20-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Staumont 0-1; Mayers 7-8; Clarke 0-3; Garrett 1-0

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Adam WainwrightL	5.0	9	3	3	2	6	0	105-67	80.4	6.15

Top 3 • KC

1-0

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (15) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Tommy Edman. Nick Pratto scores.

EV: 109.5 mph148 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • KC

3-0

Freddy Fermin out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Willson Contreras to first baseman Brendan Donovan. MJ Melendez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

EV: 38.9 mph3 ftLA: -74°

2-0

MJ Melendez triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tommy Edman. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 108.6 mph344 ftLA: 18°

Top 8 • KC

4-0

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 89.4 mph143 ftLA: 7°

Top 9 • KC

7-0

Michael Massey homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 106.6 mph💣 367 ftLA: 40°

5-0

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 406 ftLA: 27°

HBP:Jr. (by Matz); Massey (by Matz)

Inherited runners-scored:VerHagen 1-0; Stratton 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Wainwright 105-67; Matz 50-36; VerHagen 33-18; Stratton 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Wainwright 3-6; Matz 1-3; VerHagen 0-1; Stratton 0-1

Bench
Lars NootbaarCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.380/.390	104.4	.696	.1267
Paul GoldschmidtDH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.290/.395/.517	101	.427	.831
Adam WainwrightP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven MatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Drew VerHagenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-