MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1507 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (31-32) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 11 1
St. Louis Cardinals (24-38) 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 9 14 0
St. Louis Beats Kansas City, 9-3
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis first baseman Anthony Rizzo had an outstanding performance. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs. St. Louis is now 24-38, Kansas City 31-32.

Keston Hiura took Kansas City hurler Jonathan Cannon deep in the bottom of the first. His 3-run home run put the Cardinals on top, 3-0. In all, Hiura had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Cardinals manager Jason B.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .230 2 13
J. Merrill CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 16 47
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .276 14 42
R. Devers 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 10 40
P. Alonso DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .224 16 45
W. Adames SS 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .265 9 36
J. Kelenic RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .237 2 9
   a-F. Mejía PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .174 0 2
J. Realmuto C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .277 4 20
D. Varsho LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .230 5 22
Totals 37 3 11 2 5 7 26      
a - F. Mejía pinch hit for J. Kelenic in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Varsho (8, 3rd Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Adames (13, 9th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Adames (2, 2nd Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hamilton , J. Merrill , W. Adames 6 , J. Kelenic 2 , F. Mejía , J. Realmuto 2 , D. Varsho 2
2-out RBI: W. Adames , J. Kelenic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hamilton , P. Goldschmidt , R. Devers , J. Kelenic , F. Mejía , D. Varsho
GIDP: P. Goldschmidt
Hit by Pitch: J. Realmuto
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hamilton (11) , W. Adames (12)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hamilton (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Adames-Hamilton-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .244 0 12
M. Betts RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .230 10 26
W. Brennan LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .224 3 15
K. Hiura DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .198 8 26
A. Rizzo 1B 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .288 14 40
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .239 8 32
G. Allen CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 2 9
B. Rortvedt C 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .216 3 16
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .227 0 6
Totals 38 9 14 9 2 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Stott (11, 1st Inning off J. Cannon, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Brennan 2 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Cannon, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off C. Poteet, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rizzo 2 (12, 3rd Inning off J. Cannon, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Zimmermann, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (14, 1st Inning off J. Cannon, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hiura (8, 1st Inning off J. Cannon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Stott 4 , W. Brennan 4 , K. Hiura 5 , A. Rizzo 8 , G. Allen 3 , B. Rortvedt
2-out RBI: W. Brennan , B. Rortvedt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hiura 2 , A. Rendon
GIDP: A. Rendon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stott (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Stott-Rizzo)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cannon L (1-7) 2.1 7 7 6 2 2 2 58 6.72   
C. Poteet 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 0.00   
B. Zimmermann 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 38 6.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cannon 13
Batters Faced: J. Cannon 17, C. Poteet 12, B. Zimmermann 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cannon 1-4, C. Poteet 5-5, B. Zimmermann 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cannon 58-32, C. Poteet 48-27, B. Zimmermann 38-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poteet 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman W (5-4) 5.2 7 2 2 2 4 0 96 4.44   
T. Hill 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 4.70   
C. Morris 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 4.25   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 22 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 49
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 25, T. Hill 6, C. Morris 6, M. Leiter Jr. 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 7-5, T. Hill 1-3, C. Morris 1-0, M. Leiter Jr. 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 96-58, T. Hill 30-17, C. Morris 23-15, M. Leiter Jr. 22-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hill 2-1
WP: T. Hill
Hit Batsmen: T. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony Rizzo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 14562
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