MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/15/2037
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1817 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2037 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (64-25) 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 10 15 0
Kansas City Royals (46-43) 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 13 2
Cardinals Rally For Late Win Over Royals
The Kansas City Royals could not turn a fine performance from second baseman Josh Ennis into a win. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals prevailed, 10-8. Ennis went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles. Dan Willis was called on to finish, recording his 3rd save. The National League West Division-leading Cardinals are 64-25.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Jake Armbruster to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 9-8. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Armbruster.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cleveland CF 5 3 2 1 0 0 3 .283 7 31
A. Beran DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .246 8 24
D. Ortega 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .313 24 73
   a-J. Armbruster PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240 0 15
   b-T. Mikami 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
J. Natal LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .297 19 64
X. Espinoza SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .218 3 28
R. Artiga 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235 3 28
D. Flores 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .256 7 44
K. Stringham RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .232 9 36
G. Elmer C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .258 4 29
Totals 40 10 15 10 3 6 22      
a - J. Armbruster pinch hit for D. Ortega in the 8th
b - T. Mikami substituted for J. Armbruster in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Natal (21, 3rd Inning off C. Andrews, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Beran (16, 4th Inning off C. Andrews, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cleveland 2 , A. Beran 4 , D. Ortega 2 , J. Armbruster , J. Natal 2 , X. Espinoza 2 , R. Artiga , D. Flores 2 , G. Elmer
2-out RBI: A. Cleveland , A. Beran 2 , J. Armbruster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortega , J. Natal , X. Espinoza , R. Artiga 2
GIDP: K. Stringham
Sac Fly: X. Espinoza , K. Stringham
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cleveland 2 (33) , X. Espinoza (19) , K. Stringham (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Artiga-Espinoza-Ortega)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ennis 2B 5 1 4 1 0 0 3 .325 11 59
M. Mayer SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .254 7 38
F. Tatis Jr. 3B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .261 9 31
T. Gudino 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 11 36
   a-C. Mendez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 12 29
A. Mays RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .267 13 37
D. Samuell DH 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 .230 14 43
J. Rodriguez LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .225 13 35
J. Capps CF 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .282 11 48
B. Hopkins C 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .185 1 9
   b-M. Hanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 4 19
Totals 39 8 13 8 5 13 23      
a - C. Mendez pinch hit for T. Gudino in the 8th
b - M. Hanson pinch hit for B. Hopkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodriguez (17, 1st Inning off A. Lawson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Capps (15, 1st Inning off A. Lawson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ennis (27, 2nd Inning off A. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ennis 5 , M. Mayer , F. Tatis Jr. , T. Gudino , A. Mays , D. Samuell 2 , J. Rodriguez 3 , J. Capps 2
2-out RBI: J. Ennis , D. Samuell , J. Rodriguez , J. Capps , B. Hopkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ennis , M. Mayer , B. Hopkins , M. Hanson
GIDP: A. Mays
Hit by Pitch: T. Gudino
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mayer (6) , J. Capps (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Mayer-Ennis-Gudino, Mayer-Ennis)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lawson 2.1 9 7 7 1 1 0 58 3.01   
B. Collom 2.2 1 0 0 0 7 0 39 4.98   
N. Morris 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 31 4.88   
J. Yabbour W (5-0) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 4.07   
J. Patterson H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
D. Willis SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lawson 7
Batters Faced: A. Lawson 17, B. Collom 9, N. Morris 7, J. Yabbour 6, J. Patterson 1, D. Willis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lawson 2-3, B. Collom 1-0, N. Morris 0-1, J. Yabbour 2-0, J. Patterson 1-0, D. Willis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lawson 58-33, B. Collom 39-27, N. Morris 31-17, J. Yabbour 24-10, J. Patterson 2-1, D. Willis 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Collom 2-1 , J. Yabbour 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Lawson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Andrews 3.2 8 5 4 1 2 0 75 3.95   
G. Garcia 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.21   
A. Alvarado H (2) 1.2 4 3 3 2 1 0 34 2.19   
C. Cranford L (0-3), BS (2) 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 27 5.56   
M. Bailey 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Andrews 26
Batters Faced: C. Andrews 20, G. Garcia 7, A. Alvarado 10, C. Cranford 7, M. Bailey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Andrews 3-5, G. Garcia 1-4, A. Alvarado 0-3, C. Cranford 0-3, M. Bailey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Andrews 75-45, G. Garcia 25-20, A. Alvarado 34-19, C. Cranford 27-16, M. Bailey 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Garcia 1-0 , C. Cranford 2-2 , M. Bailey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Ennis
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 33687
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