STL 7, KC 2 | Aug 15, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 15, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Sunny

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

J.A. Happ

LOSS

Kris Bubic

The Cardinals cruised past the Royals 7-2 in a dominant performance.

★Nolan Arenado3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Salvador Perez homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Carlos Santana scores.

Weather: 83°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:04Att: 18,317Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.1%B

11 missed calls

+2.3% STL

+0.21 runs STL

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

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

Game 632860 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tommy Edman2B	5	2	2	0	0	1	.254/.302/.376	105	.239	.258
Paul Goldschmidt1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.275/.343/.446	107.2	.323	.339
Nolan Arenado3B	5	2	2	3	0	1	.265/.324/.515	108	.658	.865
Tyler O'NeillLF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.272/.341/.515	110.1	.677	.993
Harrison BaderCF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.272/.336/.447	104.5	.184	.178
Lars NootbaarRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.237/.318/.474	104.7	.255	.379
José RondonDH	4	0	1	2	0	2	.273/.328/.364	107.3	.438	.443
Edmundo SosaSS	3	0	2	0	0	0	.265/.337/.357	98.4	.492	.465
Andrew KniznerC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.177/.295/.257	100.3	.132	.136
Bench
J.A. HappP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis GarcíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	7	12	7	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Arenado (2nd off Bubic, 1 on, 0 out); O'Neill (2nd off Bubic, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Rondon; Nootbaar; Goldschmidt

TB:21

RBI:Rondon 2; Arenado 3; O'Neill; Goldschmidt

SB:Goldschmidt

GIDP:Knizner

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Hanser Alberto2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.282/.388	107	.362

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.A. HappW	5.2	5	0	0	2	2	0	89-53	89.7	6.03
Luis García	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	93.3	4.26
Justin Miller	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	25-18	88.9	7.80
T.J. McFarland	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	85.7	2.57
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	2	4	1	135-86	-	-

WP:Happ

Inherited runners-scored:García 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Happ 89-53; García 8-6; Miller 25-18; McFarland 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Happ 4-10; García 1-3; Miller 2-0; McFarland 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris BubicL	1.1	9	7	7	1	1	2	56-38	85.2	5.09

Top 1 • STL

3-0

Jose Rondon doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Paul Goldschmidt scores. Nolan Arenado scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd.

EV: 107.3 mph282 ftLA: 11°

1-0

Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Tommy Edman scores. Paul Goldschmidt to 2nd.

EV: 82.3 mph228 ftLA: 19°

Top 2 • STL

7-0

Tyler O'Neill homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 432 ftLA: 28°

6-0

Nolan Arenado homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 404 ftLA: 25°

4-0

Paul Goldschmidt doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi, deflected by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Tommy Edman scores.

EV: 93.2 mph19 ftLA: -8°

Bot 8 • KC

7-2

Salvador Perez homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 109.8 mph💣 450 ftLA: 27°

HBP:Sosa (by Bubic)

Inherited runners-scored:Tapia 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 56-38; Tapia 19-13; Santana 30-22; Davis 12-8; Brentz 14-10; Barlow 16-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 1-2; Tapia 2-1; Santana 1-5; Davis 1-1; Brentz 1-0; Barlow 0-2

Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.273/.320/.390	85.1	.377	.358
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wade DavisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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St. Louis Cardinals

Kansas City Royals

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