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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, St. Louis 2
When: 1:15 PM ET, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Mark Ripperger, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 41984
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0100010003580
St. Louis 020000000-262
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jon Jay CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293
Whit Merrifield 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .281
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283
Salvador Perez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .246
Jorge Soler RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .288
Alex Gordon LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .270
Alcides Escobar SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241
Drew Butera C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .176
Jakob Junis SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
     Abraham Almonte PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207
     Kevin McCarthy RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Hunter Dozier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
     Brad Keller RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Blaine Boyer RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Ryan Goins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
     Kelvin Herrera RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 8 5 2 10 7  
Batting
HR - Salvador Perez (8)
TB - Jon Jay, Salvador Perez 4, Jorge Soler, Alex Gordon 2, Alcides Escobar, Drew Butera, Abraham Almonte
RBI - Jon Jay (13), Whit Merrifield (17), Salvador Perez (22), Drew Butera 2 (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez 2 (11)
S - Jon Jay (3), Alcides Escobar (2)
SF - Whit Merrifield (3)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
SB - Jon Jay (2, 2nd off Cecil/Pena)
Fielding
PB - Drew Butera (4)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jakob Junis 5.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 3.52
Kevin McCarthy 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.75
Brad Keller 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.77
Blaine Boyer (W 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.09
Kelvin Herrera (SV 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.96
Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 81-55, Kevin McCarthy 17-12, Brad Keller 18-9, Blaine Boyer 14-9, Kelvin Herrera 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 5-1, Kevin McCarthy 3-0, Brad Keller 0-1, Blaine Boyer 2-0, Kelvin Herrera 1-1
Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 21, Kevin McCarthy 6, Brad Keller 4, Blaine Boyer 4, Kelvin Herrera 3
St. Louis
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Tommy Pham CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .293
Matt Carpenter 2B-3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .199
Jose Martinez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .312
Tyler O'Neill LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333
Jedd Gyorko 3B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282
Harrison Bader RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .236
Yairo Munoz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
     Brett Cecil RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Mike Mayers RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Francisco Pena C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275
Michael Wacha SP 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .059
     Sam Tuivailala RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Greg Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
     Jordan Hicks RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Bud Norris RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Kolten Wong 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Totals 35 2 6 2 2 12 9  
Batting
2B - Jedd Gyorko (3), Francisco Pena (2)
TB - Jose Martinez, Tyler O'Neill, Jedd Gyorko 2, Yairo Munoz, Francisco Pena 3
RBI - Harrison Bader (6), Francisco Pena (2)
2-Out RBI - Francisco Pena (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Martinez (14), Francisco Pena (3), Michael Wacha (6)
S - Michael Wacha (5)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
E - Tyler O'Neill (1), Bud Norris (1)
Outfield Assists - Tyler O'Neill (Goins at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Michael Wacha 6.2 4 2 1 0 6 1 2.88
Sam Tuivailala 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38
Jordan Hicks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.96
Bud Norris (L 1-1) 1.0 3 3 2 0 2 0 2.70
Brett Cecil 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.08
Mike Mayers 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31
IBB - Whit Merrifield (by Cecil)
Pitches-Strikes - Michael Wacha 102-70, Sam Tuivailala 4-2, Jordan Hicks 7-7, Bud Norris 32-19, Brett Cecil 11-5, Mike Mayers 1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Wacha 6-2, Sam Tuivailala 1-0, Jordan Hicks 1-0, Bud Norris 2-0, Brett Cecil 1-0, Mike Mayers 0-0
Batters Faced - Michael Wacha 24, Sam Tuivailala 1, Jordan Hicks 3, Bud Norris 7, Brett Cecil 4, Mike Mayers 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Sam Tuivailala 1-0, Brett Cecil 2-1, Mike Mayers 3-0