MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/10/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2064 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (54-61) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 8 14 2
Kansas City Royals (51-63) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 9 2
Cardinals Win at Kansas City, 8-4
Yan Gomes made an impact in the 8-4 St. Louis win over Kansas City. Gomes was 2 for 4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. The 'W' lifts St. Louis's record to 54-61.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from second baseman Ozzie Albies. For the game, Albies went 1-5 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 28th double of the season gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Albies said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bregman SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .281 11 45
O. Albies 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .271 10 54
J. Martinez RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .281 16 61
E. Escobar 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .234 1 10
H. Bader LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .257 16 67
Y. Gomes 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .237 15 32
A. Hechavarria DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .288 3 43
A. Avila C 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 .256 14 45
B. Phillips CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .218 19 46
Totals 40 8 14 8 2 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (28, 5th Inning off K. Freeland, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Martinez (26, 1st Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Bader (23, 6th Inning off K. Freeland, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Escobar (3, 6th Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (19, 3rd Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Gomes (15, 9th Inning off M. Strahm, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 2 , B. Phillips 5 , A. Hechavarria 2 , Y. Gomes 5 , J. Martinez 3 , E. Escobar 3 , H. Bader 3 , A. Bregman 2
2-out RBI: O. Albies , Y. Gomes , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , B. Phillips , A. Hechavarria , A. Avila , E. Escobar 2
GIDP: A. Hechavarria , J. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martinez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gomes 2 (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Bader-Avila, Albies-Bregman-Gomes)
PB: A. Avila
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 1 4
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .307 3 39
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .310 10 26
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .288 14 62
L. Valbuena DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .282 21 59
M. Cabrera LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .312 4 27
J. Profar SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .249 6 52
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .241 0 6
K. Plawecki C 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .283 2 24
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 6 22      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Kinsler (3, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Cabrera (20, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mauer , K. Plawecki , O. Herrera , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall , I. Kinsler 3 , M. Cabrera 3
2-out RBI: J. Mauer , L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Chisenhall , M. Cabrera
GIDP: K. Plawecki
Sac Bunt: K. Plawecki
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mauer (3) , O. Herrera (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-Kinsler-Mauer, Kinsler-Profar-Mauer)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Giolito W (7-11) 6.0 7 2 2 3 3 0 97 50 5.41   
C. Gearrin H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 9 7.41   
B. Ziegler 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 6 3.91   
F. Rodney SV (3) 1.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 25 18 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 50
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 28, C. Gearrin 3, B. Ziegler 3, F. Rodney 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 6-8, C. Gearrin 0-1, B. Ziegler 0-1, F. Rodney 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 97-50, C. Gearrin 18-9, B. Ziegler 12-6, F. Rodney 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rodney 2-1
WP: L. Giolito
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland L (5-10) 6.0 8 4 4 1 3 1 105 64 5.49   
D. Hernandez 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 9.00   
A. Ottavino 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 10 4.15   
A. Vizcaino 0.2 2 2 0 0 2 0 23 13 4.34   
M. Strahm 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 22 14 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 42
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 25, D. Hernandez 2, A. Ottavino 4, A. Vizcaino 5, M. Strahm 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 8-4, D. Hernandez 0-0, A. Ottavino 1-2, A. Vizcaino 0-0, M. Strahm 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 105-64, D. Hernandez 15-10, A. Ottavino 16-10, A. Vizcaino 23-13, M. Strahm 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ottavino 2-0 , M. Strahm 3-2
Hit Batsmen: K. Freeland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yan Gomes
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 39985
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