St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, July 10, 2024 (Game 1)
July 10, 2024, 1:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals
.709
OPS.704
170
HR165
735
Runs672
3.76
ERA4.04
1.24
WHIP1.26
1339
Strikeouts by pitchers1308
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
Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia2B/3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyPH/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Nolan Arenado led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willson ContrerasDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brendan DonovanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars NootbaarCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
Pitching
Alec Marsh went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 3 ER); Andre Pallante went 6.1 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Alec Marsh | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Will Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Andre Pallante | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 1.0 | 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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