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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-08-14 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 35784 · 85°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:25
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Kansas City Royals 9–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Michael A. Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Harrison Bader. Andrew Benintendi scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. St. Louis Cardinals took the lead in the 5th — Tommy Edman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yadier Molina scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. Edmundo Sosa to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Edmundo Sosa scores. Tommy Edman scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
W: Jon Lester L: Brad Keller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ryan Additon · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Chris Segal · 3B: Jordan Baker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Edman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Goldschmidt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Tyler O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Matt Carpenter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yadier Molina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lars Nootbaar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Harrison Bader | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edmundo Sosa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hanser Alberto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Lester | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Ryan Helsley | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Luis Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Miller | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Genesis Cabrera | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
 Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy Edman: K
- Paul Goldschmidt: 8/F8XD+
- Nolan Arenado: W
- Tyler O'Neill: W.1-2
- Matt Carpenter: 5/P5F/FL
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: 163/G6M
- Carlos Santana: 6/L6D
- Salvador Perez: W
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78D
Top 2
- Yadier Molina: 63/G56
- Lars Nootbaar: K
- Harrison Bader: 43/G4+
Bot 2
- Hunter Dozier: 43/G4D
- Michael Taylor: S9/L89
- Emmanuel Rivera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M+
Top 3
- Edmundo Sosa: S8/G6M
- Tommy Edman: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Paul Goldschmidt: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 3
- Hanser Alberto: S8/G6
- Nicky Lopez: 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4.1-2
- Carlos Santana: 53/G5
Top 4
- Nolan Arenado: 63/G6
- Tyler O'Neill: 9/L89D
- Matt Carpenter: K
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: S9/L89
- Andrew Benintendi: 46(1)/FO/G4MS.B-1
- Hunter Dozier: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Michael Taylor: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Emmanuel Rivera: 5(2)3/GDP/G5
Top 5
- Yadier Molina: E5/TH/G5+.B-1
- Lars Nootbaar: S8/L78.1-2
- Harrison Bader: K
- Edmundo Sosa: E6/G6M.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Edman: S7/G6.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Paul Goldschmidt: K
- Nolan Arenado: 7/F78XD
Bot 5
- Hanser Alberto: 43/G6MD
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G1
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L8
- Carlos Santana: K
Top 6
- Tyler O'Neill: K
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Yadier Molina: 8/F78XD
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 63/G4MD
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Michael Taylor: S8/L78.1-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: 7/L7D+
Top 7
- Lars Nootbaar: 43/G34D
- Harrison Bader: S8/G6M
- Edmundo Sosa: CS2(24)
- Edmundo Sosa: S9/L9L+
- Tommy Edman: S8/G4M.1-3
- Paul Goldschmidt: WP.1-2
- Paul Goldschmidt: S8/L8.3-H;2-H
- Nolan Arenado: HR/F7LD.1-H
- Tyler O'Neill: K
Bot 7
- Hanser Alberto: K
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L78
- Whit Merrifield: W.1-2
- Carlos Santana: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Top 8
- Matt Carpenter: 43/G4
- Yadier Molina: 43/G8S
- Lars Nootbaar: K
Bot 8
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Michael Taylor: 63/G56+
Top 9
- Harrison Bader: S7/L7
- Edmundo Sosa: S8/L8D+.1-2
- Tommy Edman: WP.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Edman: W
- Paul Goldschmidt: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Nolan Arenado: DGR/F78XD.3-H;2-H
- Tyler O'Neill: K
- Matt Carpenter: 43/G34
Bot 9
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/L8D+
- Hanser Alberto: S7/L7
- Nicky Lopez: S9/G34.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L7L+.2-H;1-H
- Carlos Santana: S9/G4+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 13/G15.1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: K
Notes & reviews
- Cardinals challenged call that Edman was out at 2nd; call upheld - caught stealing to complete double play
- Royals challenged call that Nootbaar was safe at 2nd; call upheld - single, call changed to error on 08-15-2021, making run unearned