5/29/2023
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 |
W – Mike Mayers (1-0)L – Adam Wainwright (2-1)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pratto LF-1B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .822 | 0.06 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .802 | 0.17 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .405 | -0.00 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .837 | -0.04 |
| Matt Duffy PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .762 | -0.00 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .706 | -0.11 |
| MJ Melendez RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .210 | .673 | 0.10 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .638 | 0.02 |
| Freddy Fermin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .767 | -0.08 |
| Nicky Lopez 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .738 | 0.05 |
| Drew Waters CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .462 | -0.08 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 0.09 |
Batting
2B Nick Pratto (8), Vinnie Pasquantino (15)
3B MJ Melendez (2)
HR Bobby Witt Jr. (10), Michael Massey (4)
RBI Vinnie Pasquantino 2 (26), Bobby Witt Jr. (26), MJ Melendez (23), Michael Massey 2 (17), Freddy Fermin (6)
Baserunning
SB Bobby Witt Jr. (16), Nicky Lopez (3)
Cardinals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .772 | -0.02 |
| Óscar Mercado CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .802 | -0.06 |
| Paul Goldschmidt DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 | .907 | -0.05 |
| Juan Yepez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .714 | -0.00 |
| Nolan Gorman 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .931 | -0.03 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .740 | -0.02 |
| Willson Contreras C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .662 | 0.02 |
| Brendan Donovan 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .702 | -0.07 |
| Paul DeJong SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .811 | -0.09 |
| Alec Burleson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .675 | -0.06 |
| Tommy Edman RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .761 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | -0.41 |
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Staumont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 0.05 |
| Mike Mayers(W, 1-0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1.35 | 0.26 |
| Taylor Clarke(H, 6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.16 | 0.11 |
| Amir Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | — | 0.41 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Josh Staumont 14-8, Mike Mayers 76-50, Taylor Clarke 7-5, Amir Garrett 20-14
Cardinals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright(L, 2-1) | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 6.15 | -0.09 |
| Steven Matz | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5.60 | 0.01 |
| Drew VerHagen | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.39 | -0.01 |
| Chris Stratton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.77 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 48 | — | -0.09 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Adam Wainwright 105-67, Steven Matz 50-36, Drew VerHagen 33-18, Chris Stratton 8-6
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pratto LF-1B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .822 | 0.06 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .802 | 0.17 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .141 | .405 | -0.00 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .837 | -0.04 |
| Matt Duffy PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .762 | -0.00 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .706 | -0.11 |
| MJ Melendez RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .210 | .673 | 0.10 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .638 | 0.02 |
| Freddy Fermin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .767 | -0.08 |
| Nicky Lopez 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .738 | 0.05 |
| Drew Waters CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .462 | -0.08 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 0.09 |
Batting
2B Nick Pratto (8), Vinnie Pasquantino (15)
3B MJ Melendez (2)
HR Bobby Witt Jr. (10), Michael Massey (4)
RBI Vinnie Pasquantino 2 (26), Bobby Witt Jr. (26), MJ Melendez (23), Michael Massey 2 (17), Freddy Fermin (6)
Baserunning
SB Bobby Witt Jr. (16), Nicky Lopez (3)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Staumont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 0.05 |
| Mike Mayers(W, 1-0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1.35 | 0.26 |
| Taylor Clarke(H, 6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.16 | 0.11 |
| Amir Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | — | 0.41 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Josh Staumont 14-8, Mike Mayers 76-50, Taylor Clarke 7-5, Amir Garrett 20-14

