MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/04/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1489 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (31-31) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (23-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Royals Top Cardinals, 2-0, Behind Nola
Getting an impressive start from Aaron Nola, Kansas City beat St. Louis by the score of 2-0. With the win, Kansas City has a record of 31-31. St. Louis falls to 23-38.

Nola, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was dealing all game. He kept St. Louis hitters off-balance, while giving the Royals 8 quality innings. Nola threw 89 pitches, allowing 4 hits and striking out 9.

"Aaron's a gamer," said Kansas City manager Jim H. "Glad he's on our side."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .200 0 3
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 14 42
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 10 40
P. Alonso DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .226 16 45
W. Adames SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .256 9 35
J. Merrill CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .273 16 47
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 4 20
J. Kelenic RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .219 2 8
D. Varsho LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 .228 5 22
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 12 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Alonso (16, 4th Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Berti , R. Devers , P. Alonso 4 , W. Adames 2 , J. Merrill 2 , D. Varsho
2-out RBI: D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Berti 2
GIDP: R. Devers
Hit by Pitch: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234 0 12
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 10 26
W. Brennan LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 3 13
K. Hiura DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .193 7 23
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 13 39
J. Pena SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .243 8 31
G. Allen CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 2 9
B. Rortvedt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215 3 14
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 0 6
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (6, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Betts (11, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Betts 2 , J. Pena 2 , B. Rortvedt , A. Rendon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Brennan , A. Rizzo , B. Rortvedt
Hit by Pitch: J. Pena
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Pena-Rizzo)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (7-3) 8.0 4 0 0 1 9 0 89 4.02   
J. Duran SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 82
Batters Faced: A. Nola 30, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-8, J. Duran 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 89-62, J. Duran 14-11
Hit Batsmen: A. Nola
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga L (5-6) 6.2 5 2 2 1 10 1 95 3.06   
B. Baker 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.61   
D. Robertson 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 65
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 26, B. Baker 5, D. Robertson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 7-2, B. Baker 1-2, D. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 95-65, B. Baker 19-15, D. Robertson 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 2-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Imanaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 16949
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