St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cardinals

51-66

8-12

Final

Royals

38-80

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	8
KC	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	X	12

Who won: Royals 12-8

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Friday, August 11, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 1-1. The Royals outscored the Cardinals 5-0 in the 2nd inning. Salvador Perez went 4-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Royals. Willson Contreras went 3-for-3 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Aug 12

Perez enjoys big night as the Royals hammer struggling Wainwright in 12-8 win over the Cardinals

Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBI as the Kansas City Royals clobbered a struggling Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Cardinals 26-33 on the road; Royals 22-36 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Adam Wainwright SP

Probable starter · 5-11, 7.40 ERA, 55 K, 1.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Lars NootbaarCF
2Paul GoldschmidtDH
3Nolan Arenado3B
4Nolan Gorman2B
5Willson ContrerasC
6Tyler O'NeillLF
7Alec Burleson1B
8Jordan WalkerRF
9Tommy EdmanSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Dylan Coleman SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 8.84 ERA, 21 K, 2.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Edward OlivaresDH
7Matt Beaty1B
8Nelson VelazquezRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

Series tied 1-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 26,271
Officials: Larry Vanover (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), David Rackley (Third Base Umpire)