St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020, 8:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals
.711
OPS.694
68
HR51
248
Runs240
4.30
ERA3.90
1.38
WHIP1.23
517
Strikeouts by pitchers464
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
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Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit MerrifieldCF/RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF/1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba StarlingCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Franco3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan McBroomPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Yadier Molina and Tyler O'Neill led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Wong2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy EdmanRF/3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad MillerDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison BaderPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max SchrockPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yadier MolinaC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan CarlsonCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 3.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 2 ER); Dakota Hudson went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Randy Rosario | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Dakota Hudson | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Reyes | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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- ER
- earned runs
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