8/12/2023
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Royals | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Cardinals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .837 | -0.12 |
| Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .803 | -0.01 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .843 | 0.11 |
| Willson Contreras DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .779 | 0.04 |
| Nolan Gorman 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .812 | -0.03 |
| Tyler O'Neill LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .715 | -0.19 |
| Tommy Edman SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .733 | 0.27 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .716 | 0.04 |
| Andrew Knizner C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .747 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 0.10 |
Batting
2B Nolan Arenado (22)
HR Tommy Edman 2 (10)
RBI Nolan Arenado (82), Willson Contreras (49), Tommy Edman 3 (35)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Velázquez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 | 1.500 | 0.04 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .792 | 0.10 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .638 | -0.12 |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .706 | -0.22 |
| Freddy Fermin C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .877 | 0.12 |
| Edward Olivares DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .688 | -0.25 |
| Samad Taylor LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .528 | -0.06 |
| MJ Melendez PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .680 | 0.09 |
| Dairon Blanco PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .695 | — |
| Matt Duffy 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .642 | 0.15 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .652 | -0.26 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — | -0.40 |
Batting
2B Bobby Witt Jr. (22), Matt Duffy (7)
HR Nelson Velázquez (2)
RBI Nelson Velázquez 2 (3), Matt Duffy (11), Kyle Isbel (19)
Cardinals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz(W, 4-7) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 3.86 | 0.19 |
| Drew VerHagen(H, 9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.44 | 0.09 |
| Giovanny Gallegos(H, 16) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.61 | -0.20 |
| JoJo Romero(SV, 2) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.90 | 0.32 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | — | 0.40 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Steven Matz 94-64, Drew VerHagen 11-8, Giovanny Gallegos 11-11, JoJo Romero 17-14
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans(L, 1-1) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1.99 | -0.16 |
| James McArthur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.20 | 0.04 |
| Dylan Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 0.02 |
| Taylor Hearn | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | -0.03 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4.11 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 41 | — | -0.10 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Cole Ragans 93-57, James McArthur 18-9, Dylan Coleman 14-9, Taylor Hearn 20-14, Carlos Hernández 20-12
Cardinals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .837 | -0.12 |
| Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .803 | -0.01 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .843 | 0.11 |
| Willson Contreras DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .779 | 0.04 |
| Nolan Gorman 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .812 | -0.03 |
| Tyler O'Neill LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .715 | -0.19 |
| Tommy Edman SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .733 | 0.27 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .716 | 0.04 |
| Andrew Knizner C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .747 | -0.02 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 0.10 |
Batting
2B Nolan Arenado (22)
HR Tommy Edman 2 (10)
RBI Nolan Arenado (82), Willson Contreras (49), Tommy Edman 3 (35)
Cardinals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz(W, 4-7) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 3.86 | 0.19 |
| Drew VerHagen(H, 9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.44 | 0.09 |
| Giovanny Gallegos(H, 16) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.61 | -0.20 |
| JoJo Romero(SV, 2) | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.90 | 0.32 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | — | 0.40 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Steven Matz 94-64, Drew VerHagen 11-8, Giovanny Gallegos 11-11, JoJo Romero 17-14

