St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cardinals

52-66

5-4

Final

Royals

38-81

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 5-4

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 1-1. The Cardinals outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Tommy Edman went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Cardinals. Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 13

Tommy Edman's 2 homers power the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Royals

Tommy Edman hit two home runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the second-largest crowd of the season at Kauffman Stadium.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Cardinals 27-33 on the road; Royals 22-37 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 26

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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

Steven Matz SP

Probable starter · 4-7, 3.86 ERA, 98 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Lars NootbaarCF
2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3Nolan Arenado3B
4Willson ContrerasDH
5Nolan Gorman2B
6Tyler O'NeillLF
7Tommy EdmanSS
8Jordan WalkerRF
9Andrew KniznerC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Nelson VelazquezRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador Perez1B
5Freddy FerminC
6Edward OlivaresDH
7Samad TaylorLF
8Matt Duffy3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Royals 12, Cardinals 8 (Aug 11)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 37,016
Officials: Chris Guccione (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (First Base Umpire), David Rackley (Second Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Third Base Umpire)