MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2094 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (56-61) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 1
Kansas City Royals (51-65) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4
Cardinals Topple Royals with Late Rally
The Kansas City Royals got a superb performance from pitcher Chris Sale. Still, it wasn't enough to beat St. Louis. The Cardinals won the game, 4-3. In spite of the loss, Sale was named the player of the game. He threw 8 innings of 5-hit ball. St. Louis reliever Brad Ziegler was the winner. His record is now 1-4. Adam Warren took the loss. Fernando Rodney got the save, his 4th in 5 chances.

The most important at-bat for St. Louis came in the top of the ninth inning. With two out, Harrison Bader reached on an error by the 1B, driving in 1 run, putting St. Louis up, 4-3.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Bader, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."

St. Louis is now riding a 3-game win streak.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bregman SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .279 11 45
O. Albies 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .273 10 56
J. Martinez RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281 16 62
E. Escobar 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .234 1 10
H. Bader LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .255 16 68
Y. Gomes 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .238 16 35
A. Hechavarria DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 3 43
A. Avila C 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .258 14 46
B. Phillips CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .218 19 46
Totals 37 4 8 4 3 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (30, 9th Inning off A. Warren, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: H. Bader (3, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 3 , B. Phillips , A. Avila , J. Martinez , H. Bader 3 , A. Bregman 2
2-out RBI: H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Gomes 2 , E. Escobar 2 , H. Bader 2
GIDP: A. Bregman
Sac Fly: Y. Gomes
Hit by Pitch: H. Bader
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: O. Albies (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Albies-Gomes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .269 1 5
J. Mauer 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 3 39
   a-M. Cabrera 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 4 27
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .295 10 26
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .289 14 62
L. Valbuena DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .284 21 61
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 0 6
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .307 5 43
R. Torreyes SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 1 20
J. Phegley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 1 13
   b-J. Profar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 6 52
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 6 20      
a - M. Cabrera substituted for J. Mauer in the 6th
b - J. Profar pinch hit for J. Phegley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (30, 2nd Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (30, 8th Inning off B. Ziegler, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Valbuena (20, 1st Inning off J. Hahn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer , J. Winker 3 , R. Torreyes , J. Phegley , L. Chisenhall 3 , L. Valbuena 3
2-out RBI: L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , I. Kinsler 2 , N. Arenado
GIDP: R. Torreyes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Torreyes (7) , N. Arenado (6) , M. Cabrera 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Kinsler-Mauer)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hahn 4.0 5 3 1 1 4 0 82 53 4.55   
F. Abad 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 16 4.76   
C. Gearrin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 7.27   
B. Ziegler W (1-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 3.83   
F. Rodney SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 11 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hahn 47
Batters Faced: J. Hahn 19, F. Abad 8, C. Gearrin 3, B. Ziegler 4, F. Rodney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hahn 3-5, F. Abad 2-2, C. Gearrin 2-1, B. Ziegler 1-2, F. Rodney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hahn 82-53, F. Abad 26-16, C. Gearrin 8-3, B. Ziegler 13-7, F. Rodney 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 8.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 112 69 3.05   
C. Edwards Jr. 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 8 3 4.61   
A. Warren L (1-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 20 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 74
Batters Faced: C. Sale 34, C. Edwards Jr. 2, A. Warren 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 4-11, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, A. Warren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 112-69, C. Edwards Jr. 8-3, A. Warren 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Warren 2-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 39802
Special Notes: 1B Joe Mauer was injured in a collision at a base.
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