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Kansas City Royals @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2018-05-23 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · 10 innings · Att: 41984 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from CF · 3:04
Kansas City Royals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Salvador Perez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 2nd — Francisco Pena doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Jedd Gyorko scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 10th — Drew Butera singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Pham. Jorge Soler scores. Alex Gordon scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 10th: Drew Butera singles on a line drive to center fielder Tommy Pham. Jorge Soler scores. Alex Gordon scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd — worth 14% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| SLN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Blaine Boyer L: Bud Norris SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Joe West · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Marty Foster · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Jay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Butera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jakob Junis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Abraham Almonte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Goins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Pham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Matt Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Jose Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tyler O'Neill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jedd Gyorko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harrison Bader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Yairo Munoz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisco Pena | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Wacha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kolten Wong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Blaine Boyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Sam Tuivailala | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bud Norris | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Brett Cecil | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Mayers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jon Jay: 4/L4D+
- Whit Merrifield: 3/F3F-
- Mike Moustakas: 53/G4S-
Bot 1
- Tommy Pham: 9/L9M
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Jose Martinez: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D+
- Jorge Soler: K
- Alex Gordon: K
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Tyler O'Neill: S7/L78S
- Jedd Gyorko: D9/F89XD+.1-3
- Harrison Bader: 63/G6.3-H;2-3
- Yairo Munoz: K
- Francisco Pena: D7/L7LD+.3-H
- Michael Wacha: 9/F89M
Top 3
- Drew Butera: 8/F8LXD+
- Jakob Junis: K
- Jon Jay: K
Bot 3
- Tommy Pham: K
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Jose Martinez: S1/G56S-
- Tyler O'Neill: K
Top 4
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D
- Mike Moustakas: 2/F2R-
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 4
- Jedd Gyorko: 63/G6+
- Harrison Bader: 53/G5
- Yairo Munoz: 8/L8RM
Top 5
- Jorge Soler: 13/G13S-
- Alex Gordon: 43/G34+
- Alcides Escobar: S9/G34+
- Drew Butera: 4(1)/FO/G6M-
Bot 5
- Francisco Pena: S14/G15
- Michael Wacha: 14/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Tommy Pham: 53/G5L
- Matt Carpenter: W
- Jose Martinez: K
Top 6
- Abraham Almonte: S7/L78S.B-2(E7)
- Jon Jay: 53/SH/BG25.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR)
- Mike Moustakas: 4/L34D+
Bot 6
- Tyler O'Neill: K
- Jedd Gyorko: K
- Harrison Bader: 53/G56
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jorge Soler: 8/F8RXD+
- Alex Gordon: S8/L4MD+
- Alcides Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Yairo Munoz: 1/G13S-
- Francisco Pena: 7/L7LD+
- Greg Garcia: 43/G4
Top 8
- Drew Butera: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Jon Jay: 63/G6+
Bot 8
- Tommy Pham: K
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Jose Martinez: W
- Tyler O'Neill: 9/F9LD
Top 9
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6M-
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 9
- Jedd Gyorko: 63/G6M
- Harrison Bader: 5/L56S+
- Yairo Munoz: S9/G4+
- Francisco Pena: PB.1-2
- Francisco Pena: 13/G15-
Top 10
- Jorge Soler: S8/G6+
- Alex Gordon: S7/L78M.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: E1/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
- Drew Butera: S8/L4D+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ryan Goins: FC4/G4S.3XH(4254);1-3;B-2
- Jon Jay: S7/F7S.3-H(UR);2XH(72)
- Whit Merrifield: SB2
- Whit Merrifield: IW
- Mike Moustakas: W.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: 3/F3F-
Bot 10
- Kolten Wong: 43/G4
- Tommy Pham: K
- Matt Carpenter: 7/F56D