Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, Doubleheader Game 1 Makeup from July 9

MLB

Royals

50-43

6-4

Final

Cardinals

48-43

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 in Doubleheader Game 1 Makeup from July 9 on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Busch Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-0. The Royals outscored the Cardinals 3-0 in the 5th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Alec Burleson went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Jul 10

Salvador Perez leads Royals to 6-4 victory over Cardinals in opener of doubleheader

Salvador Perez drove in two runs with a homer and a single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-0.
Royals 19-25 on the road; Cardinals 24-19 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

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Freddy FerminDH
7MJ MelendezLF
8Nick Loftin3B
9Garrett HampsonCF

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Andre Pallante SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 3.78 ERA, 94 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Masyn WinnSS
2Alec BurlesonRF
3Willson ContrerasDH
4Paul Goldschmidt1B
5Brendan DonovanLF
6Nolan Arenado3B
7Lars NootbaarCF
8Nolan Gorman2B
9Pedro PagesC

The series

KC wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Royals 0, Cardinals 0 (Jul 9)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 32,108
Officials: Edwin Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Jonathan Parra (First Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire)