STL 8, KC 2 | Aug 12, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 12, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•90°F, Sunny

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

Tyson Ross

LOSS

Jason Hammel

The Cardinals cruised past the Royals 8-2 in a dominant performance.

Key Moment

Top 8: Greg Garcia doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Marcell Ozuna scores.

Weather: 90°F, SunnyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 23,409Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Adam Hamari

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90.2%C

16 missed calls

+15.2% STL

+0.77 runs STL

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	3	8	12	1
KC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 531183 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt CarpenterDH	4	1	1	0	0	2	.277/.389/.591	83.2	.505	.457
Yadier MolinaC	4	0	1	2	0	1	.290/.336/.479	99.4	.481	.520
Adolis GarcíaRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.091/.091/.091	69.9	-	-
Marcell OzunaLF	5	2	2	1	0	1	.272/.315/.396	104	.359	.496
Paul DeJongSS	4	1	1	2	0	0	.244/.321/.439	107.1	.443	.701
Jedd Gyorko3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	.255/.332/.401	105.3	.312	.298
Greg Garcia2B	5	0	2	1	0	1	.237/.321/.345	101.2	.377	.341
Harrison BaderCF	2	1	0	0	1	2	.275/.345/.424	62.9	-	-
Patrick Wisdom1B	4	2	2	1	0	1	.500/.500/.500	86.2	.391	.370
Bench
José A. MartínezRF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.299/.365/.465	101.1	.425	.417
Tyson RossP							.158/.175/.158	-
Totals	38	8	12	8	1	10	-	-	-	-

HR:DeJong (9th off Peralta, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Garcia; Ozuna

TB:17

RBI:Wisdom; Garcia; Martínez; DeJong 2; Molina 2; Ozuna

GIDP:Martínez

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.295/.363/.417	98.4	.211

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tyson RossW	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	88-52	89.2	4.38
Mike MayersH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-6	93.6	3.43
Jordan HicksH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	98.3	2.98
Tyler Webb	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	14-8	86.8	5.40
Bud Norris	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	5-3	91.2	2.85
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	2	9	132-78	-	-

HBP:Bonifacio (by Webb)

Inherited runners-scored:Norris 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ross 88-52; Mayers 11-6; Hicks 14-9; Webb 14-8; Norris 5-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Ross 10-3; Mayers 1-1; Hicks 1-1; Webb 0-0; Norris 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob Junis	6.0	3	1	1	0	8	0	96-66	86.3	4.82

Game Notes

📺

B3Replay review: Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lucas Duda singles on a line drive to center fielder Harrison Bader. Salvador Perez scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd.

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T6Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Marcell Ozuna grounds out, first baseman Lucas Duda to pitcher Jakob Junis.

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Rosell Herrera reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Patrick Wisdom. Alex Gordon scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Lucas Duda to 2nd.

EV: 85.4 mph10 ftLA: -14°

Top 3 • STL

1-1

Jose Martinez singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Patrick Wisdom scores. Yadier Molina to 3rd.

EV: 99.2 mph197 ftLA: 10°

Bot 3 • KC

1-2

Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lucas Duda singles on a line drive to center fielder Harrison Bader. Salvador Perez scores. Lucas Duda to 2nd.

EV: 99.7 mph243 ftLA: 10°

Top 7 • STL

4-2

Yadier Molina singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Harrison Bader scores. Patrick Wisdom scores. Matt Carpenter to 2nd.

EV: 95.4 mph217 ftLA: 13°

2-2

Patrick Wisdom singles on a line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Jedd Gyorko scores. Greg Garcia to 3rd. Harrison Bader to 2nd.

EV: 86.2 mph238 ftLA: 15°

Top 8 • STL

5-2

Greg Garcia doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Marcell Ozuna scores.

EV: 73.0 mph259 ftLA: 28°

Top 9 • STL

8-2

Paul DeJong homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Marcell Ozuna scores.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 417 ftLA: 27°

6-2

Marcell Ozuna doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Whit Merrifield. Matt Carpenter scores.

EV: 104.0 mph402 ftLA: 23°

HBP:DeJong (by Junis); Molina (by Junis); Bader (by McCarthy); Carpenter (by Peralta)

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 3-0; McCarthy 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Junis 96-66; Hammel 13-5; Hill 3-2; McCarthy 27-21; Peralta 31-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 6-4; Hammel 0-0; Hill 1-0; McCarthy 3-1; Peralta 0-1

Bench
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason HammelP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-