Royals 0-1 Cardinals (May 2, 2022)

KCR

STL

1

0

1

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

X

R

0

1

H

5

4

E

0

W: S. Matz

L: Z. Greinke

S: G. Gallegos

Scoring Plays All Plays

Top 1st

Edward Olivares strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Whit Merrifield flies out to shallow right field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

77.4 mph

222 ft

49 deg

Andrew Benintendi singles to left field.

Single

97.8 mph

219 ft

12 deg

Salvador Perez flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.

Flyout

98.2 mph

332 ft

40 deg

Bottom 1st

Harrison Bader pops out to shallow center field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

69.8 mph

223 ft

41 deg

Paul Goldschmidt homers to left field.

Home Run

99.3 mph

383 ft

35 deg

Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Nolan Arenado grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Santana to Zack Greinke.

Groundout

64.6 mph

15 ft

-10 deg

Top 2nd

Carlos Santana flies out to deep right field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

80.2 mph

267 ft

43 deg

Hunter Dozier grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.1 mph

53 ft

3 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. singles to shortstop.

Single

83.2 mph

7 ft

-26 deg

Michael A. Taylor called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Bottom 2nd

Corey Dickerson grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Zack Greinke.

Groundout

84.2 mph

53 ft

1 deg

Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

68.2 mph

25 ft

-1 deg

Dylan Carlson grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

77.5 mph

53 ft

3 deg

Top 3rd

Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Brendan Donovan to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.2 mph

10 ft

-17 deg

Edward Olivares doubles to deep right center field.

Double

104.9 mph

393 ft

23 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to right center field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

79.8 mph

270 ft

33 deg

Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Steven Matz.

Groundout

98.4 mph

91 ft

5 deg

Bottom 3rd

Andrew Knizner lines out to left center field to Andrew Benintendi.

Lineout

109 mph

321 ft

14 deg

Brendan Donovan singles to center field.

Single

98.5 mph

179 ft

11 deg

Harrison Bader grounds out to shallow infield. Brendan Donovan out at second.

Grounded Into DP

93.3 mph

16 ft

-9 deg

Top 4th

Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Flyout

94.4 mph

346 ft

27 deg

Carlos Santana doubles to deep left center field.

Double

105.9 mph

329 ft

15 deg

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.

Pop Out

74.1 mph

90 ft

71 deg

Bottom 4th

Paul Goldschmidt singles to deep center field.

Single

107.3 mph

260 ft

14 deg

Tyler O'Neill flies out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

80.5 mph

285 ft

37 deg

Nolan Arenado pops out to shallow infield to Carlos Santana.

Pop Out

69.8 mph

36 ft

83 deg

Corey Dickerson grounds out to shallow infield, Zack Greinke to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

92.4 mph

8 ft

-20 deg

Top 5th

Michael A. Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

108.3 mph

5 ft

-26 deg

Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

101.6 mph

8 ft

-18 deg

Bottom 5th

Paul DeJong pops out to right field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

94.4 mph

213 ft

57 deg

Dylan Carlson grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

73.1 mph

13 ft

-12 deg

Andrew Knizner flies out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

102.6 mph

411 ft

26 deg

Top 6th

Whit Merrifield lines out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Lineout

102.8 mph

289 ft

22 deg

Andrew Benintendi hit by pitch.

Hit By Pitch

Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Brendan Donovan.

Pop Out

85 mph

213 ft

52 deg

Carlos Santana lines out to center field to Harrison Bader.

Lineout

94.5 mph

325 ft

18 deg

Bottom 6th

Brendan Donovan grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

95 mph

9 ft

-13 deg

Harrison Bader pops out to shallow right field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

85.1 mph

184 ft

58 deg

Paul Goldschmidt pops out to Carlos Santana.

Pop Out

88.4 mph

123 ft

70 deg

Top 7th

Kodi Whitley (P) replaces Steven Matz (P).

Hunter Dozier pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado.

Pop Out

87.6 mph

161 ft

65 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Michael A. Taylor strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 7th

Collin Snider (P) replaces Zack Greinke (P).

Tyler O'Neill grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

88.2 mph

88 ft

6 deg

Nolan Arenado walks.

Walk

Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Paul DeJong reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Nolan Arenado out at second.

Forceout

95.3 mph

5 ft

-21 deg

Top 8th

Nick Wittgren (P) replaces Kodi Whitley (P).

Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.6 mph

16 ft

-4 deg

Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield, Brendan Donovan to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

73.5 mph

13 ft

-7 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Flyout

95.2 mph

356 ft

27 deg

Bottom 8th

Taylor Clarke (P) replaces Collin Snider (P).

Dylan Carlson doubles to deep left field.

Double

92.2 mph

285 ft

22 deg

Andrew Knizner grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

90.6 mph

3 ft

-46 deg

Brendan Donovan strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Harrison Bader strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Top 9th

Edmundo Sosa (2B) replaces Brendan Donovan (2B), batting 9th.

Giovanny Gallegos (P) replaces Nick Wittgren (P).

Andrew Benintendi flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader.

Flyout

98.3 mph

375 ft

30 deg

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Carlos Santana singles to center field.

Single

83.1 mph

247 ft

15 deg

Kyle Isbel pinch-running for Carlos Santana.

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 1st

Paul Goldschmidt homers to left field.

Home Run

99.3 mph

383 ft

35 deg

KCR

Team Stats

STL

0

HR

1

0

R

1

5

H

4

0

SB

0

6

LOB

3

.156

AVG

.148

.182

OBP

.179

.219

SLG

.296

1.13

ERA

0.00

4

K

8

1

BB

0

Current Series

Royals

0

Cardinals

1

Game 1

Final

Cardinals

1

Royals

7

Game 2

Final

Cardinals

10

Royals

0

Game 3

Final

2022 AL Central

KCRSTL

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	92	70	.568
White Sox	81	81	.500	11.0
Twins	78	84	.481	14.0
Tigers	66	96	.407	26.0
Royals	65	97	.401	27.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Cardinals - y	93	69	.574
Brewers	86	76	.531	7.0
Cubs	74	88	.457	19.0
Reds	62	100	.383	31.0
Pirates	62	100	.383	31.0

Game Summary

The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 1 to 0, on May 2, 2022.

Game Info

May 2, 2022

Busch Stadium

St. Louis, Missouri

63°

2 mph SE

Home Plate: Edwin Moscoso

First Base: Adam Hamari

Second Base: Hunter Wendelstedt

Third Base: Chad Whitson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Cardinals - y	93	69	.574
Brewers	86	76	.531	7.0
Cubs	74	88	.457	19.0
Reds	62	100	.383	31.0
Pirates	62	100	.383	31.0

KCR

Batters	AB	H	K
Edward Olivares E. Olivares RF	4	1	1
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0
Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi LF	3	1	0
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	4	0	1
Carlos Santana C. Santana 1B	4	2	0
Kyle Isbel K. Isbel PR	0	0	0
Hunter Dozier H. Dozier DH	4	0	2
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. 3B	3	1	1
Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor CF	3	0	2
Nicky Lopez N. Lopez SS	3	0	1
Totals	32	5	8

STL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harrison Bader H. Bader CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt 1B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler O'Neill T. O'Neill LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nolan Arenado N. Arenado 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Corey Dickerson C. Dickerson DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Paul DeJong P. DeJong SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Carlson D. Carlson RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew Knizner A. Knizner C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Donovan B. Donovan 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Edmundo Sosa E. Sosa 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	1	4	1	1	1	4

Batting

2B: E. Olivares, C. Santana

TB: A. Benintendi, E. Olivares 2, C. Santana 3, B. Witt Jr.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A. Benintendi, B. Witt Jr.

HBP: A. Benintendi

Team RISP: 0-for-4

Team LOB: 6

Batting

2B: D. Carlson

HR: P. Goldschmidt

TB: P. Goldschmidt 5, D. Carlson 2, B. Donovan

RBI: P. Goldschmidt

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H. Bader

GIDP: H. Bader

Team RISP: 0-for-3

Team LOB: 3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Zack Greinke Z. Greinke (L)	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	1.50
Collin Snider C. Snider	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Taylor Clarke T. Clarke	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	4	1	1	1	4	1

Pitchers	IP	H	K	ERA
Steven Matz S. Matz (W)	6.0	4	4	0.00
Kodi Whitley K. Whitley (H)	1.0	0	2	0.00
Nick Wittgren N. Wittgren (H)	1.0	0	0	0.00
Giovanny Gallegos G. Gallegos (S)	1.0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	8

Pitches-strikes: Z. Greinke 88-66, T. Clarke 21-17, C. Snider 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts: Z. Greinke 8-2, T. Clarke 1-0, C. Snider 2-0

Batters faced: Z. Greinke 20, T. Clarke 4, C. Snider 4

Pitches-strikes: G. Gallegos 18-13, S. Matz 94-65, N. Wittgren 15-9, K. Whitley 17-14

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Gallegos 0-1, S. Matz 5-5, N. Wittgren 2-1

Batters faced: G. Gallegos 4, S. Matz 23, N. Wittgren 3, K. Whitley 3

Batters	AB	H	K
Edward Olivares E. Olivares RF	4	1	1
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0
Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi LF	3	1	0
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	4	0	1
Carlos Santana C. Santana 1B	4	2	0
Kyle Isbel K. Isbel PR	0	0	0
Hunter Dozier H. Dozier DH	4	0	2
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. 3B	3	1	1
Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor CF	3	0	2
Nicky Lopez N. Lopez SS	3	0	1
Totals	32	5	8

Batting

2B: E. Olivares, C. Santana

TB: A. Benintendi, E. Olivares 2, C. Santana 3, B. Witt Jr.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A. Benintendi, B. Witt Jr.

HBP: A. Benintendi

Team RISP: 0-for-4

Team LOB: 6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Zack Greinke Z. Greinke (L)	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	1.50
Collin Snider C. Snider	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Taylor Clarke T. Clarke	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	4	1	1	1	4	1

Pitches-strikes: Z. Greinke 88-66, T. Clarke 21-17, C. Snider 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts: Z. Greinke 8-2, T. Clarke 1-0, C. Snider 2-0

Batters faced: Z. Greinke 20, T. Clarke 4, C. Snider 4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Harrison Bader H. Bader CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt 1B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler O'Neill T. O'Neill LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nolan Arenado N. Arenado 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Corey Dickerson C. Dickerson DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Paul DeJong P. DeJong SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Carlson D. Carlson RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew Knizner A. Knizner C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Donovan B. Donovan 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Edmundo Sosa E. Sosa 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	1	4	1	1	1	4

Batting

2B: D. Carlson

HR: P. Goldschmidt

TB: P. Goldschmidt 5, D. Carlson 2, B. Donovan

RBI: P. Goldschmidt

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H. Bader

GIDP: H. Bader

Team RISP: 0-for-3

Team LOB: 3

Pitchers	IP	H	K	ERA
Steven Matz S. Matz (W)	6.0	4	4	0.00
Kodi Whitley K. Whitley (H)	1.0	0	2	0.00
Nick Wittgren N. Wittgren (H)	1.0	0	0	0.00
Giovanny Gallegos G. Gallegos (S)	1.0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	8

Pitches-strikes: G. Gallegos 18-13, S. Matz 94-65, N. Wittgren 15-9, K. Whitley 17-14

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Gallegos 0-1, S. Matz 5-5, N. Wittgren 2-1

Batters faced: G. Gallegos 4, S. Matz 23, N. Wittgren 3, K. Whitley 3

Top 1st

Edward Olivares strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Whit Merrifield flies out to shallow right field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

77.4 mph

222 ft

49 deg

Andrew Benintendi singles to left field.

Single

97.8 mph

219 ft

12 deg

Salvador Perez flies out to center field to Harrison Bader.

Flyout

98.2 mph

332 ft

40 deg

Bottom 1st

Harrison Bader pops out to shallow center field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

69.8 mph

223 ft

41 deg

Paul Goldschmidt homers to left field.

Home Run

99.3 mph

383 ft

35 deg

Tyler O'Neill called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Nolan Arenado grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Santana to Zack Greinke.

Groundout

64.6 mph

15 ft

-10 deg

Top 2nd

Carlos Santana flies out to deep right field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

80.2 mph

267 ft

43 deg

Hunter Dozier grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.1 mph

53 ft

3 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. singles to shortstop.

Single

83.2 mph

7 ft

-26 deg

Michael A. Taylor called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Bottom 2nd

Corey Dickerson grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Zack Greinke.

Groundout

84.2 mph

53 ft

1 deg

Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

68.2 mph

25 ft

-1 deg

Dylan Carlson grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

77.5 mph

53 ft

3 deg

Top 3rd

Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Brendan Donovan to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.2 mph

10 ft

-17 deg

Edward Olivares doubles to deep right center field.

Double

104.9 mph

393 ft

23 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to right center field to Dylan Carlson.

Flyout

79.8 mph

270 ft

33 deg

Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first base, Paul Goldschmidt to Steven Matz.

Groundout

98.4 mph

91 ft

5 deg

Bottom 3rd

Andrew Knizner lines out to left center field to Andrew Benintendi.

Lineout

109 mph

321 ft

14 deg

Brendan Donovan singles to center field.

Single

98.5 mph

179 ft

11 deg

Harrison Bader grounds out to shallow infield. Brendan Donovan out at second.

Grounded Into DP

93.3 mph

16 ft

-9 deg

Top 4th

Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Flyout

94.4 mph

346 ft

27 deg

Carlos Santana doubles to deep left center field.

Double

105.9 mph

329 ft

15 deg

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shallow infield to Paul Goldschmidt.

Pop Out

74.1 mph

90 ft

71 deg

Bottom 4th

Paul Goldschmidt singles to deep center field.

Single

107.3 mph

260 ft

14 deg

Tyler O'Neill flies out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

80.5 mph

285 ft

37 deg

Nolan Arenado pops out to shallow infield to Carlos Santana.

Pop Out

69.8 mph

36 ft

83 deg

Corey Dickerson grounds out to shallow infield, Zack Greinke to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

92.4 mph

8 ft

-20 deg

Top 5th

Michael A. Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

108.3 mph

5 ft

-26 deg

Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield, Paul DeJong to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

101.6 mph

8 ft

-18 deg

Bottom 5th

Paul DeJong pops out to right field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

94.4 mph

213 ft

57 deg

Dylan Carlson grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

73.1 mph

13 ft

-12 deg

Andrew Knizner flies out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

102.6 mph

411 ft

26 deg

Top 6th

Whit Merrifield lines out to left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Lineout

102.8 mph

289 ft

22 deg

Andrew Benintendi hit by pitch.

Hit By Pitch

Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Brendan Donovan.

Pop Out

85 mph

213 ft

52 deg

Carlos Santana lines out to center field to Harrison Bader.

Lineout

94.5 mph

325 ft

18 deg

Bottom 6th

Brendan Donovan grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

95 mph

9 ft

-13 deg

Harrison Bader pops out to shallow right field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

85.1 mph

184 ft

58 deg

Paul Goldschmidt pops out to Carlos Santana.

Pop Out

88.4 mph

123 ft

70 deg

Top 7th

Kodi Whitley (P) replaces Steven Matz (P).

Hunter Dozier pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado.

Pop Out

87.6 mph

161 ft

65 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Michael A. Taylor strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 7th

Collin Snider (P) replaces Zack Greinke (P).

Tyler O'Neill grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

88.2 mph

88 ft

6 deg

Nolan Arenado walks.

Walk

Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Paul DeJong reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Nolan Arenado out at second.

Forceout

95.3 mph

5 ft

-21 deg

Top 8th

Nick Wittgren (P) replaces Kodi Whitley (P).

Nicky Lopez grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

80.6 mph

16 ft

-4 deg

Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield, Brendan Donovan to Paul Goldschmidt.

Groundout

73.5 mph

13 ft

-7 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to deep left field to Tyler O'Neill.

Flyout

95.2 mph

356 ft

27 deg

Bottom 8th

Taylor Clarke (P) replaces Collin Snider (P).

Dylan Carlson doubles to deep left field.

Double

92.2 mph

285 ft

22 deg

Andrew Knizner grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

90.6 mph

3 ft

-46 deg

Brendan Donovan strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Harrison Bader strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Top 9th

Edmundo Sosa (2B) replaces Brendan Donovan (2B), batting 9th.

Giovanny Gallegos (P) replaces Nick Wittgren (P).

Andrew Benintendi flies out to deep center field to Harrison Bader.

Flyout

98.3 mph

375 ft

30 deg

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Carlos Santana singles to center field.

Single

83.1 mph

247 ft

15 deg

Kyle Isbel pinch-running for Carlos Santana.

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

7-14 KCR

STL 13-9

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Team Stats

Current Series

2022 AL Central

Game Summary

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Team Stats

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