Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 15, 2021
August 15, 2021, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals
.725
OPS.702
198
HR163
706
Runs686
3.98
ERA4.64
1.30
WHIP1.39
1225
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
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
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison BaderCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lars NootbaarRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José RondonDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edmundo SosaSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew KniznerC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Andrew Benintendi and Emmanuel Rivera led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
J.A. Happ went 5.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (2 SO, 0 ER); Ervin Santana went 3.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| J.A. Happ | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis García | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T.J. McFarland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Kris Bubic | 1.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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