Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2
Saturday, August 7, 2021 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, August 7, 2021
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Shane Livensparger, 3B - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 36615
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000200000250
St. Louis 20011100-5100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 47-62 28-25 19-37 L2
St. Louis 55-55 32-24 23-31 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 32-24 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 19-37 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Luis Garcia pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.79. Giovanny Gallegos closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Brad Keller took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Nolan Arenado had the only homerun for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   St. Louis
Brad Keller Player Kwang-hyun Kim
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 4.0
5 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 4
9.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Kansas City   St. Louis
Hanser Alberto Player Paul DeJong
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 5 0 5 .161 9 2 2 0 0
St. Louis 10 1 15 .312 7 5 5 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .491 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Royals have a W/L % of .521 after a win and .361 after a loss.