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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Kansas City Royals
2020-09-23 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to LF · 2:50
Kansas City Royals defeated St. Louis Cardinals 12–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Adalberto Mondesi scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Salvador Perez homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Adalberto Mondesi scores — worth 17% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| KCA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
W: Danny Duffy L: Carlos Martinez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Todd Tichenor · 1B: Chris Segal · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Manny Gonzalez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kolten Wong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Edman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Goldschmidt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul DeJong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yadier Molina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rangel Ravelo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dexter Fowler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan Carlson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Harrison Bader | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Brad Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Wieters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Franchy Cordero | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Martinez | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
 Seth Elledge | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Woodford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Scott Barlow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Blewett | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kolten Wong: K
- Tommy Edman: 8/L8XD+
- Paul Goldschmidt: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
- Adalberto Mondesi: S34/G4
- Salvador Perez: HR/F8XD.1-H
- Jorge Soler: K
- Maikel Franco: 53/G5+
Top 2
- Paul DeJong: 9/F9L
- Yadier Molina: D8/L8XD+
- Rangel Ravelo: 3/L34/DP.2X2(34)
Bot 2
- Hunter Dozier: T9/F89XD+
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3
- Franchy Cordero: S16/G4MS.3-H
- Nicky Lopez: 16(1)3/GDP/G4S
Top 3
- Dexter Fowler: 63/G6S
- Dylan Carlson: 8/L89XD
- Harrison Bader: S9/G4
- Kolten Wong: 9/L89
Bot 3
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L89
- Adalberto Mondesi: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
- Jorge Soler: 43/G6MD+
- Maikel Franco: S7/G56+
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6.1-2
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 4
- Tommy Edman: 9/L89D
- Paul Goldschmidt: 53/G5
- Paul DeJong: 13/G6MS
Bot 4
- Franchy Cordero: 7/F78D
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4MD
Top 5
- Yadier Molina: 9/F9LS
- Rangel Ravelo: S15/G56S
- Dexter Fowler: WP.1-2
- Dexter Fowler: S8/G6M.2-H
- Dylan Carlson: K
- Harrison Bader: K
Bot 5
- Adalberto Mondesi: 3/G3
- Salvador Perez: D93/F9LS
- Jorge Soler: 43/G6MD
- Maikel Franco: 8/F8D
Top 6
- Kolten Wong: S7/L78S
- Tommy Edman: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Paul Goldschmidt: S8/L78D+.1-3
- Paul DeJong: K
- Yadier Molina: W.1-2
- Brad Miller: 3/G3S-
Bot 6
- Hunter Dozier: S8/G4M
- Alex Gordon: W.1-2
- Franchy Cordero: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
- Nicky Lopez: D7/L7LD
- Whit Merrifield: WP.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: D9/L89+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jorge Soler: W
- Maikel Franco: D9/L89D.2-H;1-3
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F9L
Top 7
- Tyler O'Neill: K
- Dylan Carlson: K
- Harrison Bader: K
Bot 7
- Alex Gordon: K
- Franchy Cordero: HR/F89XD
- Nicky Lopez: 9/L9D
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4D
Top 8
- Kolten Wong: 43/G4
- Tommy Edman: 7/L7D
- Matt Wieters: 8/F8XD+
Bot 8
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jorge Soler: 3/P3S
Top 9
- Paul DeJong: K
- Yadier Molina: S9/L9S
- Brad Miller: D7/L7L+.1-3
- Tyler O'Neill: 4/P3D
- Dylan Carlson: W
- Harrison Bader: S7/L78.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Matt Carpenter: K
Notes & reviews
- Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez left the game due to an injured back.
- Pitcher Jake Woodford enters the batting order, batting 1st, second baseman Kolten Wong leaves the game.