Ejections: Edinson Volquez by Tim Timmons [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 32909
Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Royals
1. Carpenter 2b Merrifield lf
2. Moss lf Escobar ss
3. Holliday dh Cain cf
4. Piscotty rf Hosmer 1b
5. Adams 1b Morales dh
6. Peralta 3b Orlando rf
7. Molina c Cuthbert 3b
8. Wong cf Colon 2b
9. G. Garcia ss Butera c
Wacha p Ventura p
CARDINALS 1ST: Carpenter struck out; Moss struck out; Holliday
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield lined to center; Escobar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Piscotty doubled; Adams singled to center
[Piscotty to third]; Peralta walked [Adams to second]; Molina
forced Adams (shortstop to third) [Piscotty scored, Peralta to
second]; Wong singled to right [Peralta scored, Molina to third,
Wong to second (on throw)]; G. Garcia grounded out (second to
first) [Molina scored, Wong to third]; Carpenter walked; Moss
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Hosmer doubled to center; Morales singled to right
[Hosmer to third, Morales to second (error by Piscotty)];
Orlando grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hosmer scored,
Morales to third]; Cuthbert popped to first; Colon singled to
left [Morales scored (unearned)]; Butera lined to second; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
CARDINALS 3RD: Holliday grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piscotty grounded out (third to first); Adams singled to
right; Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez ejected by HP umpire
Tim Timmons; Peralta forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Merrifield was called out on strikes; Escobar
singled to third; Cain singled to left [Escobar to second];
Hosmer singled to right [Escobar to third, Cain to second];
Morales forced Escobar (first to catcher) [Cain to third, Hosmer
to second]; Orlando flied to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
CARDINALS 4TH: Molina flied to right; Wong grounded out (second
to first); G. Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Cuthbert grounded out (second to first); Colon flied
to right; Butera walked; Wacha threw a wild pitch [Butera to
second]; Merrifield popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Carpenter homered to right-center; Moss doubled
to right; Holliday grounded out (second to first) [Moss to
third]; Piscotty was hit by a pitch; Adams out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Moss scored]; Piscotty stole second; Peralta
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar flied to center; Cain grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
5, Royals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Molina flied to right; Wong walked; G. Garcia
singled to left [Wong to third]; FLYNN REPLACED VENTURA
(PITCHING); Carpenter doubled to right [Wong scored, G. Garcia
to third]; Moss reached on an error by Hosmer [G. Garcia scored,
Carpenter to third]; Holliday forced Moss (second to shortstop)
[Carpenter scored (unearned)]; Piscotty flied to right; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Morales singled to right; Orlando singled to center
[Morales to second]; Cuthbert doubled to center [Morales scored,
Orlando scored]; Colon struck out; Butera grounded out (second
to first) [Cuthbert to third]; Merrifield struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 4.
CARDINALS 7TH: Adams flied to left; Peralta grounded out (third
to first); Molina grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 4.
ROYALS 7TH: MOSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PHAM REPLACED
ADAMS (PLAYING CF); WONG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BROXTON
REPLACED WACHA (PITCHING); Escobar lined to left; Cain grounded
out (shortstop to first); when Lorenzo Cain was called safe
at 1B, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny challenged the ruling; the
call was overturned by replay; Cain left with an injured left
leg; Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8,
Royals 4.
CARDINALS 8TH: DYSON REPLACED CAIN (PLAYING CF); Wong grounded
out (first unassisted); G. Garcia struck out; Carpenter walked;
Moss popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals
4.
ROYALS 8TH: SIEGRIST REPLACED BROXTON (PITCHING); Morales struck
out; Orlando grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuthbert popped
to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 4.
CARDINALS 9TH: MOYLAN REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Holliday
singled to third; Piscotty grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Holliday out at second]; Pham walked;
Peralta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Royals 4.
ROYALS 9TH: OH REPLACED SIEGRIST (PITCHING); Colon walked;
Butera singled to center [Colon to second]; Merrifield flied to
right; Escobar singled to right [Colon to third, Butera to
second]; GORDON BATTED FOR DYSON; Gordon popped to third; Hosmer
forced Escobar (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 8 9 1 7
Royals 4 11 1 9
