Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020, 8:05 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals
.694
OPS.711
51
HR68
240
Runs248
3.90
ERA4.30
1.23
WHIP1.38
464
Strikeouts by pitchers517
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Yadier Molina and Harrison Bader led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Wong2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake WoodfordP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt CarpenterPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Edman3B/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt WietersC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC/1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangel RaveloDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad MillerPH/DH/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter FowlerRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonLF/RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Salvador Perez and Franchy Cordero led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick HeathLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC/1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B/3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franchy CorderoCF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Pitching
Carlos Martinez went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 8 ER); Danny Duffy went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Carlos Martinez | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Seth Elledge | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Woodford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Blewett | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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- earned runs
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