Final
KC 6 — STL 5
8/8/2021 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN202108080
Complete available game record for KC at STL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Carlson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicky Lopez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Gallagher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler O'Neill | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Edman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hunter Dozier | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lovelady | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Bader | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Edward Olivares | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJong | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Taylor | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Knizner | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hanser Alberto | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. McFarland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Nootbaar | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Dyson | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Reyes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Rondon | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jon Lester | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Domingo Tapia | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Miller | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| T. J. McFarland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Alex Reyes | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Holland | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Carlson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. McFarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Edman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Bader | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul DeJong | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Knizner | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Olivares | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Taylor | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Gallagher | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/F9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F78XD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4MD+ | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P56D | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/L9D | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63/G4M | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/F78 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | DGR/L8XD+ | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L78.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L89D+ | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L89D.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S49/L89S.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/G56+.3-H;2-3;B-1 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO/G4M.B-1 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 12(3)3/GDP/G15-.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P15 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG1S-.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/SF/L7.3-H | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO/G4-.B-1 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7/F78XD+ | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/L7+.2-H(E7/TH)(NR);B-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P6M | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9/L89D+.3-H | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8XD+ | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6D.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L78D+.3-H | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9LD | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6+ | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/L8XD | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G5 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9LD | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F89D.3-H;2-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9/G34.3-H;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8/F8S.2-H;1-3 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/L78 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | FC3/BG23-.1-3(E3/TH);B-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | FC/G6.3XH(62);2-3;B-1 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S.3-H(UR);1-3 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K+SB2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 2/P2F/FL | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |