MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/15/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2349 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-50) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Kansas City Royals (62-55) 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 12 16 0
Cardinals Fall, 12-1, to Witt Jr., Royals
The Kansas City Royals saddled the St. Louis Cardinals with a loss at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 12-1. Bobby Witt Jr. was 4 for 5, including 2 singles and 2 home runs. The Kansas City shortstop scored 4 runs and drove in 4. Logan Webb picked up the win with 8 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 12. On the season, he is now 11-7. Kansas City goes to 62-55, St. Louis to 68-50.

In the bottom of the second inning, catcher Sam Michelson had a 3-run home run for Kansas City. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 4-1.

Said St. Louis manager David Mendel after the blowout loss: "They did pretty much every facet of the game better than we did and that's why we lost."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .277 5 48
R. Palacios 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 6 25
L. Nootbaar CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .283 22 73
J. Walker LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251 25 70
   a-C. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 3 22
A. Burleson DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295 14 72
J. Rivas 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 1 10
T. Edman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .349 6 48
D. Carlson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 7 45
I. Herrera C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 8 39
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 12 10      
a - C. Davis pinch hit for J. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Burleson (14, 2nd Inning off L. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan , L. Nootbaar 2 , A. Burleson 4 , J. Rivas , D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Walker 2 , A. Burleson , I. Herrera
GIDP: I. Herrera
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Palacios 2 (24)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Donovan (8) , J. Rivas (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Edman-Rivas-Palacios)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290 4 30
G. Cross LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .291 13 51
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .321 24 79
J. Ramirez DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .297 21 70
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 .276 10 58
V. Pasquantino 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .278 16 69
J. McNeil RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .425 2 9
S. Michelson C 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .192 5 31
K. Villavicencio 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .245 1 37
Totals 40 12 16 12 2 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wallace (30, 1st Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Villavicencio (12, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McNeil (3, 4th Inning off O. Yanez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Michelson (5, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. 2 (10, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher , C. Wallace 3 , B. Witt Jr. 10 , V. Pasquantino 2 , J. McNeil 4 , S. Michelson 4 , K. Villavicencio 4
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr. , K. Villavicencio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wallace , J. Ramirez
GIDP: S. Michelson
Sac Fly: S. Michelson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Villavicencio-Pasquantino)
OF assists: 1 (Fletcher(Palacios at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez L (10-6) 1.2 8 8 8 1 1 2 50 4.34   
O. Yanez 3.1 4 3 0 1 3 0 52 2.06   
D. Lee 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 29 2.16   
G. Zuniga 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 1
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 14, O. Yanez 17, D. Lee 8, G. Zuniga 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 2-2, O. Yanez 2-5, D. Lee 2-2, G. Zuniga 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 50-32, O. Yanez 52-34, D. Lee 29-19, G. Zuniga 19-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Webb W (11-7) 8.0 6 1 1 1 12 1 110 4.27   
S. Alcantara 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Webb 77
Batters Faced: L. Webb 29, S. Alcantara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Webb 8-2, S. Alcantara 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Webb 110-75, S. Alcantara 10-7
Balk: L. Webb
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 37749
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