Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals
.704
OPS.709
165
HR170
672
Runs735
4.04
ERA3.76
1.26
WHIP1.24
1308
Strikeouts by pitchers1339
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
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonDH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan DonovanLF/2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars NootbaarPR/LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamRF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoPR/LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Miles Mikolas went 4.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 5 ER); Michael Lorenzen went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Miles Mikolas | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Helsley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sam Long | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| James McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- ER
- earned runs
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