MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/23/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1062 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-29) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (21-27) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 11 0
Royals Lose to Cardinals, 4-2
St. Louis right-hander Jesse Hahn made an effective start against the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium, leading his team to a 4-2 win. Hahn went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. His record improves to 5-2. Mark Melancon earned the save, his 10th, for the Cardinals.

Harrison Bader, who is on pace for 108 RBI this season, aided the St. Louis cause with a 2-run single in the bottom of the first. For the game, the center fielder went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Hahn said.

The Cardinals now own a record of 21-27.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .268 1 19
R. Torreyes SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .259 1 12
J. Mauer 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .345 2 25
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .260 5 25
J. Winker LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .317 2 18
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .289 1 15
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 2 27
G. Urshela 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
I. Nova P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Clemens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Pujols PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 6 33
   A. Ottavino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 3 12
   K. Herrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 5 20      
a - A. Pujols pinch hit for P. Clemens in the 6th
b - M. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Ottavino in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (18, 7th Inning off C. Gearrin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tapia 2 , J. Winker , R. Torreyes , G. Urshela 2 , M. Wieters , L. Chisenhall 2 , J. Mauer 3
2-out RBI: J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , J. Profar 2 , M. Wieters
GIDP: R. Torreyes , A. Pujols
Hit by Pitch: J. Winker
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 4 30
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 2 14
J. Martinez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 8 30
M. Reynolds 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .222 1 7
A. Avila C 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .227 6 22
   b-Y. Gomes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 7 16
B. Phillips RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .202 9 20
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .239 9 32
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327 1 15
J. Hahn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 0 1
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 2
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4 0 6 14      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for Z. Reininger in the 6th
b - Y. Gomes substituted for A. Avila in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (10, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Bregman (8, 2nd Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Phillips , A. Hechavarria , M. Reynolds 2 , A. Avila 3 , J. Martinez 2 , H. Bader , A. Bregman 3
2-out RBI: A. Hechavarria , M. Reynolds , H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hahn , A. Hechavarria , M. Reynolds , H. Bader
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Bader (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hechavarria-Albies-Reynolds, Reininger-Hechavarria-Reynolds)
PB: A. Avila
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova L (3-4) 4.0 8 4 4 0 1 0 78 47 5.72   
P. Clemens 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 14 1.04   
A. Ottavino 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 14 3.27   
K. Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 31
Batters Faced: I. Nova 20, P. Clemens 5, A. Ottavino 7, K. Herrera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 5-6, P. Clemens 0-1, A. Ottavino 2-3, K. Herrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 78-47, P. Clemens 18-14, A. Ottavino 18-14, K. Herrera 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hahn W (5-2) 5.0 7 1 1 3 3 0 79 44 3.88   
Z. Reininger H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 2.81   
C. Gearrin H (4) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 5 8.06   
Z. Littell H (5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 17 6.23   
M. Melancon SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hahn 49
Batters Faced: J. Hahn 25, Z. Reininger 3, C. Gearrin 2, Z. Littell 7, M. Melancon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hahn 6-5, Z. Reininger 1-0, C. Gearrin 0-1, Z. Littell 2-2, M. Melancon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hahn 79-44, Z. Reininger 11-7, C. Gearrin 6-5, Z. Littell 21-17, M. Melancon 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Littell 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Hahn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Hahn
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 22605
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