Major League Baseball
Kansas City 5, St. Louis 2
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 1:15 PM
When: 1:15 PM ET, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Mark Ripperger, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 41984
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0100010003580
St. Louis 020000000-262
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 16-33 7-18 9-15 W2
St. Louis 26-21 15-11 11-10 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 15-11 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 9-15 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Blaine Boyer pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 11.09. Kelvin Herrera closed out the game to get the save and has 10 saves for the season. Bud Norris took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Salvador Perez had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   St. Louis
Jakob Junis Player Michael Wacha
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.2
7 Strikeouts 6
5 Hits 4
3.60 ERA 1.35
Hitting
Kansas City   St. Louis
Alex Gordon Player Francisco Pena
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 8 1 11 .229 10 5 2 1 0
St. Louis 6 0 8 .171 12 2 2 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Texas. The Royals have a W/L % of .267 after a win and .353 after a loss.