Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, September 21, 2020
September 21, 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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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Yadier Molina led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Wong2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Edman3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt CarpenterDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad MillerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter FowlerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Whit Merrifield and Maikel Franco led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick HeathPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Pitching
Adam Wainwright went 5.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 3 ER); Carlos Hernández went 3.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Adam Wainwright | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyler Webb | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Seth Elledge | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carlos Hernández | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jesse Hahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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