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Pujols homers, gets 3 hits to propel Cards past Royals 6-5

ST. LOUIS (AP) Albert Pujols called his shot.

The veteran slugger told Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol he was going to hit the first pitch he saw Tuesday night for a home run - and then did just that.

Pujols homered for the first time since returning to St. Louis and Andrew Knizner launched a three-run shot as the Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night.

''When you have 680 you can make those kind of calls,'' Pujols said. ''I had a good feeling. Sometimes you get lucky, and it happens.''

Nolan Arenado also went deep for St. Louis, which has won 20 of 27 interleague games against the in-state Royals since Aug. 7, 2017.

Salvador Perez homered twice and Michael A. Taylor also connected for Kansas City, which has allowed 33 runs in losing its last three games.

The 42-year-old Pujols, who also singled twice in a 3-for-4 performance, signed with St. Louis on March 28 for his final season. He played for the Cardinals from 2001-11, helping them win two World Series.

In the first inning, Pujols slammed the first pitch he saw from Daniel Lynch over the wall in left field, much to the delight of the crowd, which chanted his name before he stepped out of the dugout for a curtain call.

In addition to his 680 homers, Pujols has 3,304 hits over a 21-year career.

''He's The Machine for a reason,'' Knizner said. ''I can't say enough about how he played tonight. That was an excellent display of hitting, squaring the ball up all over the field. It was impressive to watch.''

Marmol was impressed that Pujols was able to back up his batting practice boast.

''He's never told me that before,'' Marmol said. ''I believed him.''

Pujols' drive came on the very next pitch after Arenado clocked a two-run shot. Arenado has three homers and nine RBIs this season.

Knizner, making his first start of the year, ripped a long drive just inside the left-field foul pole in the fourth to put the Cardinals ahead to stay, 6-3.

''I think it was a slider,'' Knizner said. ''He just happened to leave that one up and I put a good swing on it. I kind of blacked out. That sometimes happens when you hit home runs. It comes out of the right tunnel and you're just trained to swing.''

Jordan Hicks (1-0) picked up the win with two innings of hitless relief. St. Louis starter Dakota Hudson permitted three runs and five hits over four innings in his second start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September 2020.

Giovanny Gallegos got his first save of the season.

Lynch (0-1) allowed six runs and nine hits over five innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Perez hit solo shots in the second and eighth for his 13th career multi-homer game.

''It feels great, but the most important thing is to win the game,'' Perez said. ''If I hit a homer and we lose, I feel kind of horrible for the team.''

Marmol returned to the bench after missing the previous two games with the flu.

The Cardinals have scored in the first inning of all four games this season for the first time since 1901.

MODERN IRON MAN

Kansas City OF Whit Merrifield played in his 474th consecutive game, the longest run in the majors since Prince Fielder played in 547 successive games with Milwaukee, Detroit and Texas from Sept. 14, 2010, to May 16, 2014.

HOME STATE ADVANTAGE

The Royals will play their first 13 games in Missouri, the longest home-state run since the San Francisco Giants played their first 17 games in California in 2019.

WELCOME BACK

Kansas City manager Mike Matheny returned to St. Louis, where he managed the Cardinals from 2012-18. He guided them to the postseason in each of his first four seasons, becoming the first manager to accomplish that feat.

UP NEXT

Kansas City RHP Zack Greinke (0-0, 1.59 ERA) will face RHP Adam Wainwright (1-0, 0.00) in the finale of the two-game series Wednesday afternoon. Greinke is 13-6 with a 3.85 ERA in his career against St. Louis. Wainwright threw six innings in a 9-0 win over Pittsburgh on opening day. The two have combined for 404 wins, with Greinke recording 219.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC2-3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	8	0
Cardinals STL3-1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	0

Busch StadiumSt. Louis, MO

W: J. Hicks (1-0)L: D. Lynch (0-1)S: G. Gallegos (1)
HR: KC - S. Perez 2 (23), STL - N. Arenado (30)

KCRoyals

STLCardinals

.J. HicksJordan Hicks
P
2.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 27 P
.S. PerezSalvador Perez
DH
2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.238	.200	.438	3.5
B. Witt 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.100	.143	.200	.343	-1.0
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.412	.500	.588	1.088	-0.5
S. Perez DH	4	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	.200	.238	.500	.738	11.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.125	.336	0.0
A. Mondesi SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	2.0
M. Taylor CF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.286	.375	.500	.875	8.0
N. Lopez 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.357	.400	.429	.829	2.0
C. Gallagher C	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	3.5
a- R. O'Hearn PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield RF	3
B. Witt 3B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
S. Perez DH	4
C. Santana 1B	4
A. Mondesi SS	4
M. Taylor CF	4
N. Lopez 2B	4
C. Gallagher C	2
a- R. O'Hearn PH	1

a-lined out for Gallagher in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
D. Carlson RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.357	.389	.500	.889	0.5
P. Goldschmidt 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.444	.231	.675	-1.0
T. O'Neill LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.294	.462	.756	1.5
N. Arenado 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	.438	.471	1.188	1.658	6.5
A. Pujols DH	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9.0
T. Edman 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.692	1.159	4.0
H. Bader CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.200	.250	.333	.583	-0.5
P. DeJong SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	.231	.375	.538	.913	2.0
A. Knizner C	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	8.5

HITTERS	AB
D. Carlson RF	4
P. Goldschmidt 1B	4
T. O'Neill LF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
A. Pujols DH	4
T. Edman 2B	4
H. Bader CF	4
P. DeJong SS	3
A. Knizner C	3

2B - C. Gallagher
HR - S. Perez 2 (2), M. Taylor
RBI - S. Perez 2 (3), M. Taylor 2 (2), C. Gallagher
2-Out RBI - C. Gallagher
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, S. Perez

2B - T. Edman, P. DeJong
HR - N. Arenado (3), A. Pujols, A. Knizner
RBI - N. Arenado 2 (9), A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - N. Arenado 2 (2), A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Goldschmidt, H. Bader 2 (2), A. Knizner

SB - W. Merrifield (2)

DP - (DeJong-Edman-Goldschmidt)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Lynch (L, 0-1)	5.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	10.80	2.00	-2.5
J. Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.50	1.50	2.5
A. Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3.0
D. Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.67	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
D. Lynch (L, 0-1)	5.0
J. Payamps	1.0
A. Garrett	1.0
D. Coleman	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Hudson	4.0	5	3	3	0	4	2	6.75	1.25	6.0
J. Hicks (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00	0.50	13.0
N. Wittgren (H, 3)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	2.50	-3.0
G. Cabrera (H, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4.50	1.50	1.0
G. Gallegos (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.50	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
D. Hudson	4.0
J. Hicks (W, 1-0)	2.0
N. Wittgren (H, 3)	0.1
G. Cabrera (H, 1)	1.0
G. Gallegos (S, 1)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - D. Lynch 81-57, J. Payamps 15-9, A. Garrett 8-8, D. Coleman 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Lynch 3-6, J. Payamps 2-0, D. Coleman 1-1
Batters Faced - D. Lynch 25, J. Payamps 4, A. Garrett 3, D. Coleman 4

Pitches-Strikes - D. Hudson 70-39, J. Hicks 27-18, N. Wittgren 16-8, G. Cabrera 10-8, G. Gallegos 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Hudson 7-4, J. Hicks 2-1, N. Wittgren 4-1, G. Cabrera 2-2, G. Gallegos 0-1
Batters Faced - D. Hudson 17, J. Hicks 6, N. Wittgren 6, G. Cabrera 4, G. Gallegos 3

.J. HicksJordan Hicks
P
2.0 IP, BB, 2 SO, 27 P
.S. PerezSalvador Perez
DH
2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC2-3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	8	0
Cardinals STL3-1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	0

Busch StadiumSt. Louis, MO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.200	.238	.200	.438	3.5
B. Witt 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.100	.143	.200	.343	-1.0
A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.412	.500	.588	1.088	-0.5
S. Perez DH	4	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	.200	.238	.500	.738	11.5
C. Santana 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.125	.336	0.0
A. Mondesi SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	2.0
M. Taylor CF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	.286	.375	.500	.875	8.0
N. Lopez 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.357	.400	.429	.829	2.0
C. Gallagher C	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	3.5
a- R. O'Hearn PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
Total	34	5	8	5	3	2	6	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield RF	3
B. Witt 3B	4
A. Benintendi LF	4
S. Perez DH	4
C. Santana 1B	4
A. Mondesi SS	4
M. Taylor CF	4
N. Lopez 2B	4
C. Gallagher C	2
a- R. O'Hearn PH	1
Total	34

a-lined out for Gallagher in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
D. Carlson RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.357	.389	.500	.889	0.5
P. Goldschmidt 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.444	.231	.675	-1.0
T. O'Neill LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.294	.462	.756	1.5
N. Arenado 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	.438	.471	1.188	1.658	6.5
A. Pujols DH	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9.0
T. Edman 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.692	1.159	4.0
H. Bader CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.200	.250	.333	.583	-0.5
P. DeJong SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	.231	.375	.538	.913	2.0
A. Knizner C	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	8.5
Total	34	6	10	6	3	2	9	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
D. Carlson RF	4
P. Goldschmidt 1B	4
T. O'Neill LF	4
N. Arenado 3B	4
A. Pujols DH	4
T. Edman 2B	4
H. Bader CF	4
P. DeJong SS	3
A. Knizner C	3
Total	34

2B - C. Gallagher
HR - S. Perez 2 (2), M. Taylor
RBI - S. Perez 2 (3), M. Taylor 2 (2), C. Gallagher
2-Out RBI - C. Gallagher
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Witt, S. Perez

2B - T. Edman, P. DeJong
HR - N. Arenado (3), A. Pujols, A. Knizner
RBI - N. Arenado 2 (9), A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - N. Arenado 2 (2), A. Pujols, A. Knizner 3 (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - P. Goldschmidt, H. Bader 2 (2), A. Knizner

SB - W. Merrifield (2)

DP - (DeJong-Edman-Goldschmidt)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Lynch (L, 0-1)	5.0	9	6	6	1	7	3	10.80	2.00	-2.5
J. Payamps	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.50	1.50	2.5
A. Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3.0
D. Coleman	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.67	2.5
Total	8.0	10	6	6	2	9	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
D. Lynch (L, 0-1)	5.0
J. Payamps	1.0
A. Garrett	1.0
D. Coleman	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Hudson	4.0	5	3	3	0	4	2	6.75	1.25	6.0
J. Hicks (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.00	0.50	13.0
N. Wittgren (H, 3)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	2.50	-3.0
G. Cabrera (H, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4.50	1.50	1.0
G. Gallegos (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.50	10.0
Total	8.1	8	5	5	2	6	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
D. Hudson	4.0
J. Hicks (W, 1-0)	2.0
N. Wittgren (H, 3)	0.1
G. Cabrera (H, 1)	1.0
G. Gallegos (S, 1)	1.0
Total	8.1

Pitches-Strikes - D. Lynch 81-57, J. Payamps 15-9, A. Garrett 8-8, D. Coleman 17-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Lynch 3-6, J. Payamps 2-0, D. Coleman 1-1
Batters Faced - D. Lynch 25, J. Payamps 4, A. Garrett 3, D. Coleman 4

Pitches-Strikes - D. Hudson 70-39, J. Hicks 27-18, N. Wittgren 16-8, G. Cabrera 10-8, G. Gallegos 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Hudson 7-4, J. Hicks 2-1, N. Wittgren 4-1, G. Cabrera 2-2, G. Gallegos 0-1
Batters Faced - D. Hudson 17, J. Hicks 6, N. Wittgren 6, G. Cabrera 4, G. Gallegos 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Arenado homered to left, O'Neill scored 0 2
Pujols homered to left 0 3
2ND INNING
Perez homered to left center 1 3
Taylor homered to center, Mondesi scored 3 3
4TH INNING
Knizner homered to left, Edman and Pujols scored 3 6
7TH INNING
Gallagher doubled to deep left, Lopez scored 4 6
8TH INNING
Perez homered to left center 5 6

1ST INNING
	Arenado homered to left, O'Neill scored	0	2
	Pujols homered to left	0	3

2ND INNING
	Perez homered to left center	1	3
	Taylor homered to center, Mondesi scored	3	3

4TH INNING
	Knizner homered to left, Edman and Pujols scored	3	6

7TH INNING
	Gallagher doubled to deep left, Lopez scored	4	6

8TH INNING
	Perez homered to left center	5	6

1ST INNING
Royals
D. Hudson Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Merrifield struck out swinging
B. Witt: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Witt struck out swinging
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Benintendi flied out to deep left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
D. Lynch Pitching:
D. Carlson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Carlson struck out swinging
P. Goldschmidt: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Goldschmidt struck out swinging
T. O'Neill: O'Neill singled to left center
N. Arenado: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Arenado homered to left, O'Neill scored
A. Pujols: Pujols homered to left
T. Edman: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Edman popped out to first
End of the 1st (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
D. Hudson Pitching:
S. Perez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Perez homered to left center
C. Santana: Strike looking, Ball, Santana grounded out to pitcher
A. Mondesi: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Mondesi reached on an infield single to second
M. Taylor: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Taylor homered to center, Mondesi scored
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Lopez grounded out to first
C. Gallagher: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Gallagher struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
D. Lynch Pitching:
H. Bader: Ball, Bader flied out to deep center
P. DeJong: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, DeJong walked
A. Knizner: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Knizner popped out to first
D. Carlson: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Carlson lined out to left
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
D. Hudson Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Merrifield singled to left
B. Witt: Pickoff attempt, Witt flied out to left
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Benintendi struck out swinging, Merrifield stole second
S. Perez: Ball, Ball, Perez fouled out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
D. Lynch Pitching:
P. Goldschmidt: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Goldschmidt struck out on foul tip
T. O'Neill: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, O'Neill lined out to shortstop
N. Arenado: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul tip, Arenado struck out on foul tip
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
D. Hudson Pitching:
C. Santana: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Santana grounded out to pitcher
A. Mondesi: Ball, Ball, Foul, Mondesi grounded out to second
M. Taylor: Taylor reached on an infield single to shortstop
N. Lopez: Ball, Lopez grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
D. Lynch Pitching:
A. Pujols: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pujols singled to left
T. Edman: Edman singled to left, Pujols to second
H. Bader: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Bader struck out swinging
P. DeJong: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, DeJong struck out swinging
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Knizner homered to left, Edman and Pujols scored
D. Carlson: Foul, Carlson reached on an infield single to third
P. Goldschmidt: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Goldschmidt flied out to deep center
End of the 4th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
Jordan Hicks relieved Dakota Hudson
C. Gallagher: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Gallagher walked
W. Merrifield: Ball, Foul, Foul, Merrifield grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Gallagher out at second
B. Witt: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Witt struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
D. Lynch Pitching:
T. O'Neill: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, O'Neill struck out swinging
N. Arenado: Ball, Arenado flied out to center
A. Pujols: Ball, Pujols singled to center
T. Edman: Edman doubled to deep left, Pujols to third
H. Bader: Ball, Bader flied out to deep center
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
J. Hicks Pitching:
A. Benintendi: Benintendi flied out to center
S. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
C. Santana: Santana grounded out to first
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
Joel Payamps relieved Daniel Lynch
P. DeJong: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, DeJong struck out swinging
A. Knizner: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Knizner walked
D. Carlson: Strike (foul tip), Carlson grounded out to shortstop, Knizner to second
P. Goldschmidt: Strike looking, Ball, Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
Nick Wittgren relieved Jordan Hicks
A. Mondesi: Ball, Strike looking, Mondesi grounded out to second
M. Taylor: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Taylor grounded out to shortstop
N. Lopez: Ball, Lopez singled to right
C. Gallagher: Gallagher doubled to deep left, Lopez scored
W. Merrifield: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Merrifield walked
B. Witt: Strike looking, Witt grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
Amir Garrett relieved Joel Payamps
T. O'Neill: Strike looking, O'Neill popped out to second
N. Arenado: Strike looking, Strike looking, Arenado lined out to third
A. Pujols: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pujols lined out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Genesis Cabrera relieved Nick Wittgren
A. Benintendi: Benintendi grounded out to first
S. Perez: Ball, Foul, Perez homered to left center
C. Santana: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Santana flied out to center
A. Mondesi: Foul, Mondesi grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cardinals
Dylan Coleman relieved Amir Garrett
T. Edman: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Edman grounded out to shortstop
H. Bader: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bader lined out to right
P. DeJong: DeJong doubled to deep right center
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Knizner struck out on foul tip
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Giovanny Gallegos relieved Genesis Cabrera
M. Taylor: Strike looking, Ball, Taylor fouled out to catcher
N. Lopez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Lopez flied out to left
Ryan O'Hearn hit for Cam Gallagher
R. O'Hearn: Strike swinging, O'Hearn lined out to pitcher
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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