MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/03/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1473 - TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (30-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (23-37) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Kansas City Downs St. Louis, 5-1
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Busch Stadium, topping the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Dylan Cease. He played a principal role in the triumph. Kansas City is 30-31 and St. Louis, with the loss, 23-37.

Willy Adames came through with a big-time hit for Kansas City. The shortstop smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 3-1. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Dylan can bring it," said Kansas City manager Jim H.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kelenic RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .229 2 8
J. Merrill CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .269 16 47
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 14 42
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 10 40
P. Alonso DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .226 15 44
   a-D. Hamilton DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 13
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .251 9 35
D. Varsho LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 5 21
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 4 20
O. Cabrera 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .298 2 8
Totals 34 5 7 5 1 11 8      
a - D. Hamilton inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Adames (9, 7th Inning off J. Hill, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Cabrera (2, 9th Inning off C. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kelenic , J. Merrill , P. Goldschmidt , R. Devers , W. Adames 4 , O. Cabrera 5
2-out RBI: J. Merrill , O. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt
Sac Fly: P. Alonso
Hit by Pitch: P. Alonso
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 0 6
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 13 39
G. Allen CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .240 2 9
M. Betts RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .234 10 26
B. Rortvedt C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 3 14
K. Hiura DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .197 7 23
B. Stott 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 0 12
J. Pena SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .238 8 31
W. Brennan LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 3 13
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (10, 4th Inning off D. Cease, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Allen (6, 4th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rizzo , G. Allen 3 , M. Betts 2 , B. Stott , J. Pena 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , M. Betts , B. Stott
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Allen (10) , J. Pena (6)

FIELDING
PB: B. Rortvedt
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease W (9-3) 7.1 6 1 1 1 8 0 105 2.17   
R. Helsley H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.06   
J. Duran 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 69
Batters Faced: D. Cease 28, R. Helsley 3, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 6-7, R. Helsley 1-1, J. Duran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 105-69, R. Helsley 18-12, J. Duran 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Leftwich 5.0 2 1 1 0 6 0 62 4.21   
J. Hill L (1-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 19 5.14   
T. Hill 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 4.98   
E. Pagan 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.45   
C. Morris 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 4.37   
B. Baker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Leftwich 65
Batters Faced: J. Leftwich 18, J. Hill 6, T. Hill 5, E. Pagan 4, C. Morris 3, B. Baker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Leftwich 1-9, J. Hill 1-1, T. Hill 2-0, E. Pagan 1-2, C. Morris 0-0, B. Baker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Leftwich 62-40, J. Hill 19-9, T. Hill 20-15, E. Pagan 20-12, C. Morris 15-8, B. Baker 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pagan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Cease
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 17946
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