Bottom 1st
Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Tyler O'Neill scores.
109.1 mph
386 ft
21 deg

Albert Pujols homers to left field.
96.8 mph
368 ft
31 deg

Top 2nd
Salvador Perez homers to center field.
106.9 mph
441 ft
31 deg

Michael A. Taylor homers to center field. Adalberto Mondesi scores.
102.9 mph
407 ft
26 deg
Bottom 4th
Andrew Knizner homers to left field. Tommy Edman scores. Albert Pujols scores.
101.5 mph
386 ft
31 deg
Top 7th
Cam Gallagher doubles to deep left field. Nicky Lopez scores.
96.5 mph
383 ft
26 deg
Top 8th
Salvador Perez homers to center field.
101.7 mph
403 ft
31 deg

3
HR
3
5
R
6
8
H
10
1
SB
0
4
LOB
6
.235
AVG
.294
.278
OBP
.333
.529
SLG
.618
6.75
ERA
5.00
9
K
6
2
BB
2
Current Series
Royals
5
Cardinals
6
Game 1
Final
2022 AL Central
Game Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 6 to 5, on April 12, 2022.
Game Info
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
Home Plate: Ron Kulpa
First Base: Marty Foster
Second Base: Chris Conroy
Third Base: Carlos Torres
3
HR
3
5
R
6
8
H
10
1
SB
0
4
LOB
6
.235
AVG
.294
.278
OBP
.333
.529
SLG
.618
6.75
ERA
5.00
9
K
6
2
BB
2
Current Series
Royals
5
Cardinals
6
Game 1
Final
2022 AL Central
Game Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 6 to 5, on April 12, 2022.
Game Info
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
Home Plate: Ron Kulpa
First Base: Marty Foster
Second Base: Chris Conroy
Third Base: Carlos Torres
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mondesi SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Gallagher C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R. O'Hearn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Carlson RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
T. O'Neill LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Pujols DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Edman 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bader CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. DeJong SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
A. Knizner C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Batting
2B: C. Gallagher
HR: S. Perez 2, M. A. Taylor
TB: C. Gallagher 2, W. Merrifield, A. Mondesi, S. Perez 8, M. A. Taylor 5, N. Lopez
RBI: C. Gallagher, S. Perez 2, M. A. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: C. Gallagher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Perez, B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Team RISP: 0-for-2
Team LOB: 4
Baserunning
SB: W. Merrifield
Batting
2B: P. DeJong, T. Edman
HR: N. Arenado, A. Pujols, A. Knizner
TB: N. Arenado 4, P. DeJong 2, T. O'Neill, A. Pujols 6, D. Carlson, T. Edman 3, A. Knizner 4
RBI: N. Arenado 2, A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3
2-out RBI: N. Arenado 2, A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P. Goldschmidt, H. Bader 2, A. Knizner
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lynch IV (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10.80 |
J. Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hudson | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.75 |
J. Hicks (W) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
N. Wittgren (H) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
G. Cabrera (H) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
G. Gallegos (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Pitches-strikes: A. Garrett 8-8, J. Payamps 15-9, D. Lynch IV 81-57, D. Coleman 17-10
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Payamps 2-0, D. Lynch IV 0-4, D. Coleman 1-0
Batters faced: A. Garrett 3, J. Payamps 4, D. Lynch IV 25, D. Coleman 4
Pitches-strikes: G. Cabrera 10-8, G. Gallegos 11-7, D. Hudson 70-39, N. Wittgren 16-8, J. Hicks 27-18
Groundouts-flyouts: G. Cabrera 2-1, G. Gallegos 0-1, D. Hudson 5-2, N. Wittgren 3-0, J. Hicks 2-1
Batters faced: G. Cabrera 4, G. Gallegos 3, D. Hudson 17, N. Wittgren 6, J. Hicks 6
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Mondesi SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Gallagher C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R. O'Hearn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Batting
2B: C. Gallagher
HR: S. Perez 2, M. A. Taylor
TB: C. Gallagher 2, W. Merrifield, A. Mondesi, S. Perez 8, M. A. Taylor 5, N. Lopez
RBI: C. Gallagher, S. Perez 2, M. A. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: C. Gallagher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Perez, B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Team RISP: 0-for-2
Team LOB: 4
Baserunning
SB: W. Merrifield
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lynch IV (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10.80 |
J. Payamps | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Pitches-strikes: A. Garrett 8-8, J. Payamps 15-9, D. Lynch IV 81-57, D. Coleman 17-10
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Payamps 2-0, D. Lynch IV 0-4, D. Coleman 1-0
Batters faced: A. Garrett 3, J. Payamps 4, D. Lynch IV 25, D. Coleman 4
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Carlson RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
T. O'Neill LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Pujols DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Edman 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Bader CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
P. DeJong SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
A. Knizner C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Batting
2B: P. DeJong, T. Edman
HR: N. Arenado, A. Pujols, A. Knizner
TB: N. Arenado 4, P. DeJong 2, T. O'Neill, A. Pujols 6, D. Carlson, T. Edman 3, A. Knizner 4
RBI: N. Arenado 2, A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3
2-out RBI: N. Arenado 2, A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P. Goldschmidt, H. Bader 2, A. Knizner
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hudson | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.75 |
J. Hicks (W) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
N. Wittgren (H) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
G. Cabrera (H) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
G. Gallegos (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Pitches-strikes: G. Cabrera 10-8, G. Gallegos 11-7, D. Hudson 70-39, N. Wittgren 16-8, J. Hicks 27-18
Groundouts-flyouts: G. Cabrera 2-1, G. Gallegos 0-1, D. Hudson 5-2, N. Wittgren 3-0, J. Hicks 2-1
Batters faced: G. Cabrera 4, G. Gallegos 3, D. Hudson 17, N. Wittgren 6, J. Hicks 6
Top 1st
Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging.
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Andrew Benintendi flies out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.
94 mph
315 ft
26 deg

Bottom 1st
Dylan Carlson strikes out swinging.
Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging.

Tyler O'Neill singles to left center field.
92.7 mph
240 ft
14 deg
Nolan Arenado homers to left field. Tyler O'Neill scores.
109.1 mph
386 ft
21 deg

Albert Pujols homers to left field.
96.8 mph
368 ft
31 deg

Tommy Edman pops out to shallow infield to Carlos Santana.
74.8 mph
63 ft
78 deg

Top 2nd
Salvador Perez homers to center field.
106.9 mph
441 ft
31 deg

Carlos Santana grounds out to shallow infield, Dakota Hudson to Paul Goldschmidt.
79.7 mph
2 ft
-62 deg

Adalberto Mondesi singles to shallow infield.
88 mph
8 ft
-17 deg
Michael A. Taylor homers to center field. Adalberto Mondesi scores.
102.9 mph
407 ft
26 deg
Nicky Lopez grounds out to second base, Paul Goldschmidt to Dakota Hudson.
72.5 mph
7 ft
-26 deg
Cam Gallagher strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd
Harrison Bader flies out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.
88.1 mph
341 ft
32 deg
Paul DeJong walks.
Andrew Knizner pops out to first base to Carlos Santana.
87.6 mph
97 ft
74 deg
Dylan Carlson lines out to center field to Andrew Benintendi.
81.4 mph
298 ft
29 deg
Top 3rd
Whit Merrifield singles to left field.
91.4 mph
204 ft
14 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.
93 mph
346 ft
30 deg

Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. Whit Merrifield steals second.

Salvador Perez pops out to Paul Goldschmidt.
78.7 mph
147 ft
65 deg

Bottom 3rd
Paul Goldschmidt strikes out on a foul tip.

Tyler O'Neill lines out to shortstop to Adalberto Mondesi.
104 mph
147 ft
8 deg
Nolan Arenado strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 4th
Carlos Santana grounds out to shallow infield, Dakota Hudson to Paul Goldschmidt.
74.4 mph
4 ft
-33 deg

Adalberto Mondesi grounds out to second base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt.
98.2 mph
12 ft
-13 deg
Michael A. Taylor singles to shallow infield.
69.1 mph
4 ft
-47 deg
Nicky Lopez grounds out to first base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt.
100.3 mph
100 ft
6 deg
Bottom 4th
Albert Pujols singles to left field.
101.2 mph
103 ft
6 deg

Tommy Edman singles to left field. Albert Pujols to second.
100.4 mph
13 ft
-15 deg

Harrison Bader strikes out swinging.
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Andrew Knizner homers to left field. Tommy Edman scores. Albert Pujols scores.
101.5 mph
386 ft
31 deg
Dylan Carlson singles to third base.
69.2 mph
47 ft
3 deg
Paul Goldschmidt flies out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.
103.4 mph
389 ft
37 deg

Top 5th
Jordan Hicks (P) replaces Dakota Hudson (P).
Cam Gallagher walks.
Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield. Cam Gallagher out at second.
59.2 mph
58 ft
8 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th
Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging.
Nolan Arenado flies out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.
100.7 mph
326 ft
44 deg

Albert Pujols singles to center field.
97.7 mph
237 ft
13 deg

Tommy Edman doubles to deep left field. Albert Pujols to third.
107.8 mph
371 ft
18 deg

Harrison Bader flies out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.
100.8 mph
351 ft
40 deg
Top 6th
Andrew Benintendi flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.
87.2 mph
335 ft
31 deg

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Carlos Santana grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Jordan Hicks.
93.9 mph
7 ft
-25 deg

Bottom 6th
Joel Payamps (P) replaces Daniel Lynch (P).
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Andrew Knizner walks.
Dylan Carlson grounds out to shallow infield, Adalberto Mondesi to Carlos Santana. Andrew Knizner to second.
68.2 mph
3 ft
-41 deg
Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to shortstop, Adalberto Mondesi to Carlos Santana.
105.4 mph
24 ft
-3 deg

Top 7th
Nick Wittgren (P) replaces Jordan Hicks (P).
Adalberto Mondesi grounds out to second base, Tommy Edman to Paul Goldschmidt.
82.1 mph
6 ft
-23 deg
Michael A. Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.
71.4 mph
11 ft
-13 deg
Nicky Lopez singles to right field.
96.5 mph
39 ft
-1 deg
Cam Gallagher doubles to deep left field. Nicky Lopez scores.
96.5 mph
383 ft
26 deg
Whit Merrifield walks.
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.
97.1 mph
4 ft
-31 deg

Bottom 7th
Amir Garrett (P) replaces Joel Payamps (P).
Tyler O'Neill pops out to second base to Nicky Lopez.
89.5 mph
145 ft
69 deg
Nolan Arenado lines out to shallow left field to Bobby Witt Jr..
93.9 mph
157 ft
9 deg

Albert Pujols lines out to right field to Whit Merrifield.
86.6 mph
284 ft
22 deg

Top 8th
Génesis Cabrera (P) replaces Nick Wittgren (P).
Andrew Benintendi grounds out to shallow right field to Paul Goldschmidt.
83.3 mph
7 ft
-23 deg

Salvador Perez homers to center field.
101.7 mph
403 ft
31 deg

Carlos Santana flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.
91.9 mph
333 ft
38 deg

Adalberto Mondesi grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.
81.5 mph
15 ft
-10 deg
Bottom 8th
Dylan Coleman (P) replaces Amir Garrett (P).
Tommy Edman grounds out to shallow center field, Adalberto Mondesi to Carlos Santana.
103.4 mph
104 ft
4 deg

Harrison Bader lines out to deep right field to Whit Merrifield.
91.8 mph
327 ft
24 deg
Paul DeJong doubles to deep right center field.
99.8 mph
373 ft
26 deg
Andrew Knizner strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 9th
Giovanny Gallegos (P) replaces Génesis Cabrera (P).
Michael A. Taylor pops out to Andrew Knizner.
79.3 mph
42 ft
87 deg
Nicky Lopez flies out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.
87 mph
283 ft
45 deg
Ryan O'Hearn pinch-hitting for Cam Gallagher.

Ryan O'Hearn lines out to shallow infield, Giovanny Gallegos to Paul Goldschmidt.
89.7 mph
89 ft
5 deg

KCR
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