THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/09/2041
 
THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1568 - SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (39-24) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 14 0
Kansas City Royals (34-29) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Cardinals Sneak Past Royals, 4-3
St. Louis picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, toppling the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. Pitcher Abel Hanson was one of the reasons the Cardinals triumphed. Mario Salazar closed it out for his 14th save. The Cardinals lead the National League Central Division by 7 games.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Pepe Robles to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It was a good effort all around," said Robles.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Esparza RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .274 13 36
C. Alexander 2B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316 8 23
E. Johnson 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .268 12 39
P. Robles LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .302 7 24
J. Silver 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .294 3 31
L. Dufour SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 5 20
   a-K. Hempsall PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 4 14
   b-I. Durán SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 3 7
B. Heap DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 1 4
J. Días CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .220 2 3
T. Quezada C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .250 0 6
   c-B. Wright PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 1 17
   d-J. Farmer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 3 21
Totals 35 4 14 4 2 6 16      
a - K. Hempsall pinch hit for L. Dufour in the 7th
b - I. Durán substituted for K. Hempsall in the 7th
c - B. Wright pinch hit for T. Quezada in the 9th
d - J. Farmer substituted for B. Wright in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Días (1, 9th Inning off T. Foster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Días (2, 5th Inning off B. Dalton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Esparza 3 , C. Alexander 2 , E. Johnson 2 , P. Robles , J. Silver , K. Hempsall , B. Heap , J. Días 6 , T. Quezada
2-out RBI: T. Quezada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Durán
GIDP: J. Esparza , C. Alexander , J. Silver
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Esparza (7) , J. Silver (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dufour-Alexander-Johnson, Silver-Alexander-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .336 6 8
J. Tornatore 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .237 3 17
L. Díaz DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .272 19 40
J. Jacobson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 8 32
T. Rodríguez 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 12 23
J. Hodge CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 5 23
   a-J. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 3 8
L. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .228 2 29
C. Watts SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .064 0 1
H. Benizi C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 4 10
Totals 31 3 7 3 2 9 10      
a - J. Cardenas pinch hit for J. Hodge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Brown (15, 3rd Inning off A. Hanson, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Rodríguez (10, 4th Inning off A. Hanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 3 , J. Tornatore 2 , T. Rodríguez 2 , C. Watts , H. Benizi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobson , L. Donovan
GIDP: K. Brown , J. Hodge
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tornatore (3) , J. Jacobson (5)
CS: K. Brown (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Donovan-Tornatore-Rodríguez, Tornatore-Watts-Rodríguez, Rodríguez-Watts-Foster)
OF assists: 1 (Hodge(Días at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hanson W (12-0) 7.0 7 3 3 2 7 0 104 1.80   
M. Salazar SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hanson 56
Batters Faced: A. Hanson 27, M. Salazar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hanson 7-4, M. Salazar 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hanson 104-67, M. Salazar 27-16
WP: A. Hanson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dalton 7.0 10 3 3 1 4 1 96 2.97   
T. Foster L (1-1) 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 30 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dalton 48
Batters Faced: B. Dalton 27, T. Foster 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dalton 8-4, T. Foster 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dalton 96-58, T. Foster 30-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Abel Hanson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 36191
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