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.

Recap · Aug 10

Willson Contreras hits pair of 2-run homers in Cardinals' 8-5 victory over Royals

Willson Contreras hit a pair of two-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Cardinals 29-30 on the road; Royals 37-25 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

Miles Mikolas SP

Probable starter · 10-11, 5.35 ERA, 122 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec BurlesonDH
3Willson ContrerasC
4Nolan Arenado3B
5Brendan Donovan2B
6Paul Goldschmidt1B
7Nolan Gorman2B
8Tommy PhamRF
9Victor Scott IICF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Lorenzen SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.31 ERA, 97 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6MJ MelendezLF
7Paul DeJongDH
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

Series tied 1-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 34,066
Officials: Lance Barrett (Home Plate Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (First Base Umpire), James Jean (Second Base Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (Third Base Umpire)