MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/22/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1053 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-29) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (17-32) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 5 0
Cardinals Solve Royals, 5-2
St. Louis and Kansas City duked it out at Busch Stadium and the Cardinals came out victorious.

St. Louis pitcher Chris Bassitt did his part in helping his team beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Even with the win, the Cardinals have a dismal 17-32 record.

With St. Louis trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Matt Olson hit a 3-run home run off Kansas City pitcher Jake Junis. It put the Cardinals ahead 3-2.

"I liked his command," said St. Louis manager John Mondo. "Chris was throwing strikes."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 7 19
J. Winker LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 3 16
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .261 15 36
M. Adams 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 14 37
J. Profar 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 8 18
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 2 15
C. Casali C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 4 5
T. Tulowitzki SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 2
   a-R. Guzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .141 3 9
   D. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Plawecki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 0 2
J. Junis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Goodrum PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 6 13      
a - R. Guzman pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th
b - N. Goodrum pinch hit for J. Junis in the 7th
c - K. Plawecki pinch hit for G. Holland in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Adams (14, 2nd Inning off C. Bassitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tulowitzki , C. Casali , M. Adams 5 , N. Arenado , N. Goodrum
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , J. Profar
Sac Bunt: J. Junis
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .288 9 18
A. Bregman 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 8 22
   b-T. Ward PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   Z. Reininger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-D. Leyba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   F. Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Gearrin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .281 7 23
M. Olson 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .213 12 32
A. Avila C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .220 1 10
B. Phillips RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 4 13
H. Bader CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 6 20
H. Perez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 8
C. Bassitt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063 0 0
   a-A. Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 1 1
   c-Y. Gomes 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 4 6
Totals 29 5 5 5 2 9 6      
a - A. Meadows pinch hit for C. Bassitt in the 6th
b - T. Ward pinch ran for A. Bregman in the 6th
c - Y. Gomes substituted for A. Meadows in the 7th
d - D. Leyba pinch hit for Z. Reininger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (10, 1st Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Albies (9, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Olson (12, 6th Inning off J. Junis, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman 2 , O. Albies 4 , M. Olson 4 , A. Avila , Y. Gomes
2-out RBI: O. Albies , M. Olson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Avila
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (6) , T. Ward (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis L (1-4) 6.0 3 3 3 2 6 1 85 53 4.47   
D. Hernandez 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 25 17 1.80   
G. Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 6.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Junis 58
Batters Faced: J. Junis 24, D. Hernandez 5, G. Holland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 5-7, D. Hernandez 1-1, G. Holland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 85-53, D. Hernandez 25-17, G. Holland 13-8
WP: J. Junis
Hit Batsmen: J. Junis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Bassitt W (1-6) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 96 55 6.35   
Z. Reininger H (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 6.04   
F. Rodney H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 11 4.24   
C. Gearrin SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 57
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 24, Z. Reininger 5, F. Rodney 3, C. Gearrin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 7-8, Z. Reininger 1-2, F. Rodney 1-0, C. Gearrin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 96-55, Z. Reininger 16-9, F. Rodney 19-11, C. Gearrin 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Bassitt
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 16693
Special Notes: 3B Alex Bregman was injured being hit by a pitch.
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