St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018, 8:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals
.697
OPS.730
155
HR205
638
Runs759
4.94
ERA3.85
1.46
WHIP1.34
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1337
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
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian KennedyP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason AdamP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan GoinsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine BoyerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Matt Carpenter led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter2B/1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José A. Martínez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kolten Wong2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell OzunaLF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jedd Gyorko3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg GarciaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yairo MuñozPR/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco PeñaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles MikolasP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
Ian Kennedy went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 5 ER); Miles Mikolas went 9.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (9 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jason Adam | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Blaine Boyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Miles Mikolas | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 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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