Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, Doubleheader Game 2 Makeup from July 9

MLB

Royals

51-43

8-5

Final

Cardinals

48-44

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 8-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 in Doubleheader Game 2 Makeup from July 9 on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-0. Salvador Perez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Jul 10

Perez homers in both games of doubleheader, Royals sweep Cardinals with 6-4 and 8-5 victories

Salvador Perez homered in both games and MJ Melendez added a solo shot in the nightcap to help the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 for a sweep of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-0.
Royals 20-25 on the road; Cardinals 24-20 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Adam Frazier3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7MJ MelendezLF
8Freddy FerminC
9Kyle IsbelCF

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Gordon Graceffo SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 4.70 ERA, 6 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Brendan DonovanLF
2Willson ContrerasC
3Alec BurlesonDH
4Paul Goldschmidt1B
5Lars NootbaarRF
6Nolan Arenado3B
7Nolan Gorman2B
8Brandon CrawfordSS
9Michael SianiCF

The series

KC wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Royals 6, Cardinals 4 (Jul 10)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 37,898
Officials: John Tumpane (Home Plate Umpire), Nick Mahrley (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Jonathan Parra (Third Base Umpire)