St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cardinals

60-57

8-5

Final

Royals

64-53

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 8-5

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday, August 9, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 1-1. The Cardinals outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Cardinals. Michael Massey went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Royals.

Win probability

100%STL final

STLKC

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Pasquantino grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
Bot 9th
Witt Jr. walked, Massey to second.
Bot 9th
Massey singled to right.
Bot 9th
Isbel lined out to left.
Bot 9th
Helsley relieved Kittredge
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Scott II struck out looking.
Top 9th
Pham struck out looking.
Top 9th
McArthur relieved Zerpa
Top 9th
Nootbaar walked, Donovan to second.
Top 9th
Goldschmidt struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Donovan singled to right, Arenado to third.
Top 9th
Arenado walked.
HOME RUNTop 9th
2-run homer! 424 ft to left
Willson Contreras
Contreras homered to left (424 feet), Burleson scored.
STL 8 - 5 KC
Top 9th
Burleson singled to center.
Top 9th
Zerpa relieved Stratton
Top 9th
Frazier as designated hitter.
Top 9th
Blanco in left field.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Garcia lined out to right.
Bot 8th
Frazier walked.
Bot 8th
Blanco stole second.
Bot 8th
Frazier hit for DeJong
Bot 8th
Blanco ran for Melendez
Bot 8th
Melendez reached on infield single to shortstop.