St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023, 2:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals
.701
OPS.742
163
HR209
676
Runs719
5.17
ERA4.79
1.41
WHIP1.46
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1215
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
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nicky Lopez led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick PrattoLF/1B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.PR/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt DuffyPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MJ MelendezRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersCF/LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras led St. Louis Cardinals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Óscar MercadoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul GoldschmidtDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Juan YepezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJongSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy EdmanRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Mike Mayers went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 0 ER); Adam Wainwright went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Mayers | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Adam Wainwright | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Steven Matz | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew VerHagen | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Stratton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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