MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/04/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2026 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (74-41) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (63-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Cardinals Win at Kansas City, 5-1
The 5-1 St. Louis win over Kansas City was due largely to Juan Soto. The Cardinals left fielder went 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and 3 walks, while scoring 2 times. The Cardinals have an impressive 74-41 record.

Brendan Rodgers, the 23-year old second baseman , had a direct impact on the outcome. Rodgers contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the third inning to put St. Louis up, 1-0.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said St. Louis manager Tyler Wagner.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perez DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .246 10 20
J. Soto LF 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 .324 42 85
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .276 25 58
A. Meadows RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .268 19 71
T. Frazier 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1 9
Y. Grandal C 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .215 13 45
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 5 24
M. Olson 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .226 16 51
B. Rodgers SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 5 6 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Grandal (11, 4th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 1 out) J. Soto 2 (25, 1st Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 1 out) H. Perez (19, 5th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 1 out) B. Rodgers (2, 8th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Rodgers (1, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bader , A. Meadows , M. Olson , Y. Grandal 2 , J. Soto 4 , H. Perez 2 , T. Frazier , B. Rodgers 5
2-out RBI: T. Frazier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Meadows 2 , M. Olson 2 , Y. Grandal
Sac Fly: Y. Grandal , H. Perez
Hit by Pitch: H. Bader
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodgers-Albies-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 7 45
J. Profar 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .260 5 35
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 19 59
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .279 24 79
T. Grisham CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 24 67
A. Aquino RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .247 23 62
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .276 3 38
M. Margot LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .050 0 1
S. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .244 15 44
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (26, 4th Inning off J. Scholtens, 0 on, 1 out) D. Swanson (22, 5th Inning off J. Scholtens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Grisham , N. Arenado 3 , D. Swanson 3 , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Aquino , N. Arenado
GIDP: M. Margot
Team LOB: 7
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Scholtens W (8-7) 5.0 5 1 1 3 3 0 87 55 3.63   
H. Milner H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 2.89   
T. Gott 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 16 6.17   
J. Alvarez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scholtens 53
Batters Faced: J. Scholtens 22, H. Milner 3, T. Gott 7, J. Alvarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scholtens 6-5, H. Milner 1-0, T. Gott 2-3, J. Alvarez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scholtens 87-55, H. Milner 14-9, T. Gott 23-16, J. Alvarez 5-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton L (6-2) 4.2 6 4 4 2 4 0 82 50 2.25   
C. Javier 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 12 1.40   
S. Bracho 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 14 2.75   
J. Romero 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 30 19 8.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 38
Batters Faced: C. Morton 22, C. Javier 6, S. Bracho 6, J. Romero 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 4-6, C. Javier 1-2, S. Bracho 0-1, J. Romero 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 82-50, C. Javier 23-12, S. Bracho 28-14, J. Romero 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Javier 2-1 , J. Romero 3-0
WP: C. Morton
Hit Batsmen: S. Bracho
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 36093
Special Notes: Rain delay of 37 minutes in the 4th inning. SP Charlie Morton was injured while pitching.
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