Major League Baseball
St. Louis 8, Kansas City 5
Friday, August 9, 2024 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, August 9, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barrett, 1B - Roberto Ortiz, 2B - James Jean, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 34066
Final Scoring Summary
 
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St. Louis 2010010228130
Kansas City 0032000005100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
St. Louis 60-57 31-27 29-30 W1
Kansas City 64-53 37-25 27-28 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 37-25 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 29-30 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Matthew Liberatore pitched 3.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.76. Ryan Helsley closed out the game to get the save and has 37 saves for the season. Will Smith took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Alec Burleson, Willson Contreras (2) hit homeruns for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   Kansas City
Miles Mikolas Player Michael Lorenzen
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 4.1
3 Strikeouts 3
8 Hits 6
11.25 ERA 6.23
Hitting
St. Louis   Kansas City
Willson Contreras Player Michael Massey
3 Hits 3
4 RBI 2
2 HR 0
10 TB 3
.750 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
St. Louis 13 3 27 .333 7 8 6 0 0
Kansas City 10 0 13 .286 7 5 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Royals have a W/L % of .547 after a win and .558 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .433 after a win and .596 after a loss.