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Kansas City Royals @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2017-08-10 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 41706 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:37
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Kansas City Royals 8–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Drew Butera singles on a fly ball to center fielder Dexter Fowler. Mike Moustakas scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 7th — Dexter Fowler hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Matt Carpenter scores. Tommy Pham scores. Paul DeJong scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Melky Cabrera triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder José A. Martínez. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
W: Tyler Lyons L: Mike Minor SV: Trevor Rosenthal
Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Ryan Blakney · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Melky Cabrera | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Moustakas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Drew Butera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Hammel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Moss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Carpenter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Pham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul DeJong | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dexter Fowler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Yadier Molina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kolten Wong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Lynn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jedd Gyorko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randal Grichuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Voit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hammel | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 Peter Moylan | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Minor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Neftali Feliz | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Lynn | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
 Matthew Bowman | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Lyons | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Cecil | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Seunghwan Oh | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Rosenthal | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LM
- Lorenzo Cain: S4/F9LS-
- Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
- Melky Cabrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 1
- Matt Carpenter: 9/L9D+
- Tommy Pham: E6/G6+
- Paul DeJong: S7/G56+.1-2
- Dexter Fowler: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
- Yadier Molina: 9/F9S
Top 2
- Mike Moustakas: E4/G4-
- Alcides Escobar: FC2/SH/BG2R-.1-2
- Alex Gordon: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
- Drew Butera: S8/F89M.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Jason Hammel: 52(3)3/GDP/G5S.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F89D
Bot 2
- Jose Martinez: K
- Kolten Wong: D9/L9LS
- Greg Garcia: 8/F8LXD+
- Lance Lynn: 43/G4-
Top 3
- Lorenzo Cain: S18
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4+.1-2
- Melky Cabrera: 7/F7S-
- Mike Moustakas: IW
- Alcides Escobar: POCS3(24)
Bot 3
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Tommy Pham: 63/G6M-
- Paul DeJong: K
Top 4
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Alex Gordon: W
- Drew Butera: CS2(24)
- Drew Butera: K
Bot 4
- Dexter Fowler: K
- Yadier Molina: 8/F89XD+
- Jose Martinez: E5/G5
- Kolten Wong: SB2
- Kolten Wong: W
- Greg Garcia: K
Top 5
- Jason Hammel: K
- Whit Merrifield: 3/G34S
- Lorenzo Cain: S7/G56+
- Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
- Melky Cabrera: T9/L9LD+.2-H;1-H
- Mike Moustakas: IW
- Alcides Escobar: 6/L6+
Bot 5
- Lance Lynn: K
- Matt Carpenter: 7/F7LM
- Tommy Pham: K
Top 6
- Alex Gordon: 9/F9D+
- Drew Butera: 6/F6MD
- Jason Hammel: 53/G6S-
Bot 6
- Paul DeJong: HP
- Dexter Fowler: D8/F9D+.1-H
- Yadier Molina: S7/L6D.2-3
- Jose Martinez: E1/G15.3-H(NR);1-3
- Kolten Wong: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H(UR);1-2
- Jedd Gyorko: 9/F9M
- Randal Grichuk: K23
Top 7
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Lorenzo Cain: D8/L8LM+
- Eric Hosmer: 7/F7D
- Melky Cabrera: K
Bot 7
- Matt Carpenter: S8/G4M+
- Tommy Pham: S9/L34.1-3
- Paul DeJong: SB2
- Paul DeJong: W
- Dexter Fowler: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Yadier Molina: W
- Luke Voit: K
- Kolten Wong: S8/L8LS+.1-2
- Jedd Gyorko: 54(1)3/GDP/G56-
Top 8
- Mike Moustakas: S9/G34+
- Alcides Escobar: S9/L89S.1-2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Drew Butera: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
- Brandon Moss: D9/F89XD+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Whit Merrifield: 8/SF/L8LD+.3-H;2-3
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9LD+
Bot 8
- Randal Grichuk: 9/F89M
- Matt Carpenter: 3/G3
- Tommy Pham: W
- Paul DeJong: D7/L7LM+.1-H
- Dexter Fowler: IW
- Yadier Molina: 4/L4MD+
Top 9
- Eric Hosmer: 7/F7M
- Melky Cabrera: K
- Mike Moustakas: S9/L9LS
- Alcides Escobar: 9/L9S