Monday, August 7, 2017

Cardinals Beat Royals 11-3: Kolten Wong Homers & Drives In Four Runs; Matt Carpenter Doubles & Hits A Three-Run Homer; Paul DeJong Hits A Two-Run Homer

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one double, one home run, three RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Luke Voit entered late in the game at first base and batted leadoff.  One run and one hit by pitch.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted third.  1-for-5 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Jose Martinez started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  2-for-5 with  and one run.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted fifth.  2-for-4 with one double and two runs.
Dexter Fowler started in centerfield and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one triple, two runs, and one walk.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one home run, four RBIs, two runs, and one sac fly.
Randal Grichuk started in right field and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one double and one strikeout.
Greg Garcia started at third base and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one RBI, one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Carlos Martinez started and pitched eight innings.  He allowed seven hits, two earned runs, two home runs, and struck seven out for the winning decision (8-9).  (p-s:102-70)(g/f:8-5)

Rough Outing:
Carson Kelly entered late in the game at catcher and batted fifth.  0-for-1 with one ground into double play.
Sam Tuivailala entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck two out.  (p-s:16-12)(g/f:1-0)

Former Cardinals:
Brandon Moss started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  1-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Ian Kennedy started and pitched six innings.  He allowed six hits, seven runs (six earned), one home run, four walks, and struck five out for the losing decision (4-8).  (p-s:103-67)(g/f:6-5)

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game
Post-Dispatch Post Game Two
STL Sports Page Post Game

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