St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018, 1:15 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Alex Gordon led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew ButeraC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob JunisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmontePH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad KellerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine BoyerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan GoinsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin HerreraP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Francisco Peña led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter2B/3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| José A. Martínez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jedd Gyorko3B/SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yairo MuñozSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett CecilP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MayersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco PeñaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael WachaP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam TuivailalaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg GarciaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan HicksP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud NorrisP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolten Wong2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 2 ER); Michael Wacha went 6.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Blaine Boyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sam Tuivailala | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bud Norris | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Cecil | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mayers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- ER
- earned runs
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