MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/30/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1394 - TUESDAY, MAY 30TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (24-31) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (26-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 7 1
Cardinals Top Kansas City, 3-2
The St. Louis Cardinals took Kansas City pitcher Kevin Knaust's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Busch Stadium. The final score had St. Louis getting past the Royals, 3-2. Knaust went 6.2 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 5. William Martin was called on to finish, recording his 2nd save. With the win, St. Louis has a record of 26-31. Kansas City falls to 24-31.

Had Brandon Nimmo not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 3rd, Nimmo hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Cardinals.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Nimmo.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .295 5 12
J. Skole RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .350 0 4
M. Baker CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .262 11 32
G. Conine DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .161 0 6
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .202 5 18
G. López 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .285 1 25
H. Danner C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .200 1 4
A. Flores 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .208 0 2
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .357 0 1
Totals 34 2 6 2 3 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Flores (2, 2nd Inning off D. Smith, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Blanchard (10, 7th Inning off D. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Blanchard 4 , M. Baker , A. Flores 2 , J. Iglesias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Blanchard , M. Baker 2 , K. Clemens
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Skole-Danner)
OF assists: 1 (Skole(Rodríguez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tanner CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .238 6 19
A. Candelalia SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 8 26
J. Rodríguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 4 25
J. Espinoza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 3 8
   a-E. Hernández PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .159 1 7
   b-J. Hardy Jr. 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 6 17
B. Vanderbilt DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .255 12 34
B. Nimmo LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .299 3 21
A. Yánez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .115 0 1
A. Pérez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 4 12
C. Harris 1B, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 1 1
Totals 30 3 7 3 4 5 11      
a - E. Hernández pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 8th
b - J. Hardy Jr. substituted for E. Hernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Harris (2, 3rd Inning off K. Knaust, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Hernández (6, 8th Inning off A. Reed, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Tanner , A. Candelalia , J. Rodríguez , E. Hernández 2 , B. Nimmo , A. Pérez , C. Harris 2
2-out RBI: B. Nimmo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Candelalia , A. Yánez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Candelalia (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Knaust 6.2 3 0 0 3 5 0 97 50 3.86
J. Kelly H (8) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 15 7 3.00
A. Reed L (0-9), BS (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 11 5.68
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Knaust 70
Batters Faced: K. Knaust 26, J. Kelly 3, A. Reed 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Knaust 7-8, J. Kelly 1-0, A. Reed 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Knaust 97-50, J. Kelly 15-7, A. Reed 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 1-0 , A. Reed 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Smith 6.1 6 2 2 3 7 0 107 66 3.24
G. Miller W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 3.18
W. Martin SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 3.75
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smith 57
Batters Faced: D. Smith 28, G. Miller 5, W. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smith 7-5, G. Miller 1-2, W. Martin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smith 107-66, G. Miller 21-13, W. Martin 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Miller 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Knaust
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 36290
Special Notes: Rain delay of 18 minutes in the 3rd inning. RP Joe Kelly was injured while pitching.
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