MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1047 - TUESDAY, MAY 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-28) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (20-27) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Royals Get Road Win, 3-2
Kansas City pitcher Aaron Nola did his part in helping his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The win boosts the Royals to 20-28. The loss puts the Cardinals at 20-27.

Ronald Torreyes aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop was 1-5.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Nola.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .265 1 19
R. Torreyes SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .261 1 12
J. Mauer 1B 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 .340 2 25
J. Winker LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .317 2 17
L. Valbuena 3B 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .295 10 28
K. Plawecki C 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .200 0 0
J. Profar 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .244 2 27
J. Bonifacio RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
A. Nola P 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 2
   a-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 3 12
   A. Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Freeland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3 8 6 27      
a - M. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Nola in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (17, 9th Inning off B. Ziegler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nola 2 , R. Tapia , K. Plawecki , R. Torreyes , J. Bonifacio 2 , J. Profar , J. Mauer 3
2-out RBI: A. Nola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , R. Torreyes 2 , J. Profar , L. Valbuena
GIDP: K. Plawecki 2 , J. Bonifacio
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Tapia 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torreyes-Valbuena-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .360 4 30
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 2 14
J. Martinez LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .281 8 30
M. Reynolds 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .208 1 6
A. Avila C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 6 22
B. Phillips RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .201 9 20
H. Bader CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 9 30
A. Hechavarria SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .329 1 14
C. Bassitt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Escobar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
   B. Ziegler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 0 2
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 9 16      
a - E. Escobar pinch hit for F. Abad in the 8th
b - H. Perez pinch hit for B. Ziegler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (9, 8th Inning off A. Vizcaino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (9, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 2 , B. Phillips 4 , A. Hechavarria 2 , M. Reynolds , J. Martinez 2 , E. Escobar
2-out RBI: J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , M. Reynolds , H. Perez
GIDP: A. Avila
Sac Bunt: C. Bassitt
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Bregman-Albies-Reynolds, Hechavarria-Albies-Reynolds, Ziegler-Hechavarria-Reynolds)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (4-2) 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 1 78 49 4.88   
A. Vizcaino H (5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 24 15 5.40   
K. Freeland SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 12 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 69
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, A. Vizcaino 6, K. Freeland 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-8, A. Vizcaino 0-0, K. Freeland 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 78-49, A. Vizcaino 24-15, K. Freeland 25-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Bassitt L (2-5) 6.0 8 3 3 5 4 0 100 55 5.40   
C. Gearrin 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 9 7.77   
F. Abad 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 5.96   
B. Ziegler 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 6 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 43
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 29, C. Gearrin 5, F. Abad 4, B. Ziegler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 8-4, C. Gearrin 0-2, F. Abad 2-0, B. Ziegler 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 100-55, C. Gearrin 20-9, F. Abad 14-9, B. Ziegler 7-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 23305
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