MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/09/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2316 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (56-61) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Kansas City Royals (66-52) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 5 6 1
St. Louis Defeated By Royals, 5-4
St. Louis left fielder Jamie Westbrook had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 5-4, to Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. Westbrook went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. With the win, Kansas City pushed its record to 66-52.

Corbin Carroll, who is tied for 10th in the AL with a .292 batting average, chipped in a run-scoring single for Kansas City in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"It was a solid team effort," said Carroll after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .258 16 54
A. Monasterio 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .245 2 29
M. Betts RF, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .279 16 52
A. Rizzo 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .195 12 39
J. Westbrook LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .268 9 51
B. Anderson DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .245 9 39
J. Peña SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 6 41
   a-W. Brennan PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 0 10
J. Azocar CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 1 9
K. Higashioka C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .174 10 24
Totals 32 4 7 4 5 11 19      
a - W. Brennan pinch hit for J. Peña in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Azocar (5, 4th Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Betts (20, 5th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Westbrook (9, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stott , M. Betts 2 , J. Westbrook 5 , B. Anderson , J. Azocar 2 , K. Higashioka
2-out RBI: J. Westbrook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Stott , A. Rizzo , B. Anderson
GIDP: M. Betts , A. Rizzo
Sac Fly: K. Higashioka
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Stott (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Monasterio-Stott-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .292 16 57
M. Canha LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .292 4 17
R. Devers DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 35 93
W. Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .272 22 78
R. Hoskins 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .244 24 56
   a-O. Cabrera 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 14 40
D. Varsho CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 25 69
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 15 51
J. Realmuto C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .256 15 48
J. Foscue 2B, 1B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270 5 49
Totals 29 5 6 5 3 9 8      
a - O. Cabrera substituted for R. Hoskins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Foscue (37, 6th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Realmuto (28, 7th Inning off B. Bernardino, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Carroll (16, 4th Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Canha (4, 6th Inning off M. Stroman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 5 , M. Canha 4 , D. Varsho , J. Realmuto 2 , J. Foscue 2
2-out RBI: C. Carroll , J. Realmuto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Canha , J. Realmuto
GIDP: M. Chapman
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: L. McCullers (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Adames-Hoskins, Chapman-Foscue-Hoskins)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman 6.1 4 4 4 2 7 2 91 3.00   
B. Bernardino L (1-5), BS (3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 4.14   
E. Pagan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 54
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 24, B. Bernardino 5, E. Pagan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 6-5, B. Bernardino 2-0, E. Pagan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 91-53, B. Bernardino 21-13, E. Pagan 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bernardino 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Scherzer 4.2 6 4 4 4 5 1 88 4.35   
L. McCullers 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.17   
S. Okert W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.29   
J. Duran H (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.26   
R. Helsley SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 37
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 23, L. McCullers 7, S. Okert 1, J. Duran 4, R. Helsley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 2-6, L. McCullers 2-1, S. Okert 0-0, J. Duran 0-1, R. Helsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 88-52, L. McCullers 35-20, S. Okert 8-5, J. Duran 12-10, R. Helsley 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McCullers 2-0 , S. Okert 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jamie Westbrook
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 37846
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