Summary
8/27/2023 7:12PM PDT
W: John Donaldson (5-5, 4.52), L: George Kirby (1-5, 3.77), SV: Greg Holland (0-1, 1.42)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Cardinals batting. Donaldson pitching. Harris II struck out chasing a splitter low and away. Sheffield struck out chasing a fastball high and away. Tucker struck out swinging early at a low splitter.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Kirby pitching. Witt Jr. popped out to Albies (P4). Brett tripled to left. Griffey Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to Sheffield (SF9). Brett scores.* Ohtani flied out to Hays (F7).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Cardinals batting. O'Neil flied out to Harper (F9). Albies doubled to right. Murphy struck out chasing a slider low and in. Hays doubled to right. Albies scores. Arenado grounded out to Brett (3U).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Royals batting. Harper flied out to Sheffield (F9). Rutschman flied out to Hays (F7). Gurriel lined to center for a single. Duran flied out to Hays (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Cardinals batting. Yount struck out chasing a low slider. Harris II popped out to Witt Jr. (P6). Sheffield struck out chasing a splitter low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Marte flied out to Hays (F7). Witt Jr. bunted to third baseman for a single. Brett lined to right for a single. Witt Jr. advances to 2nd. Griffey Jr. grounded to left for a single. Witt Jr. scores. Brett advances to 2nd.* Ohtani lined out to Sheffield (L9). Brett advances to 3rd. Harper struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 4:
Cardinals batting. Tucker grounded out to Marte (4-3). O'Neil struck out chasing a splitter low and away. Albies doubled to right. Murphy struck out chasing a low splitter.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Royals batting. Rutschman lined to left for a single. Rogers pitching. Gurriel struck out swinging late at an inside sinker. Bautista in bullpen. Treinen in bullpen. Acuna Jr. pinch hit for Duran. Acuna Jr. lined to center for a single. Rutschman advances to 2nd. Marte flied out to Hays (F7). Witt Jr. grounded to shortstop for a single (6-3-4). Acuna Jr. out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 5:
Cardinals batting. Hays flied out to Harper (F9). Arenado lined out to Harper (L9). Yount struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Bautista in bullpen. Bautista pitching. Brett doubled to right. Griffey Jr. struck out chasing a splitter low and in. Ohtani struck out swinging late at a high fastball. Harper was called out on strikes looking on a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Cardinals batting. Jansen in bullpen. Harris II grounded out to Brett (3-1). Sheffield walked. Tucker struck out chasing a low splitter. Jansen in bullpen. Jansen pitching. O'Neil grounded out to Gurriel (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Royals batting. Holland in bullpen. Treinen in bullpen. Treinen pitching. Rutschman struck out chasing a high fastball. Moustakas pinch hit for Gurriel. Moustakas reached first on a throwing error by Yount (E6). Gordon pinch hit for Acuna Jr.. Gordon grounded out to Albies (4-3). Moustakas advances to 2nd. Marte flied out to Harris II (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Cardinals batting. Albies grounded out to Marte (4-3). Murphy flied out to Harper (F9). Hays grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Witt Jr. bunted out to O'Neil (3-1). Brett grounded out to Treinen (1-3). Griffey Jr. struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Cardinals batting. Arenado struck out chasing a slider low and away. Yount grounded out to Jansen (1-3). Harris II struck out chasing a low slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Ohtani reached first on a throwing error by Yount (E6). Harper grounded out to O'Neil (3U). Ohtani advances to 2nd. Rutschman grounded out to O'Neil (3-1). Ohtani scores. Moustakas lined out to Harris II (L8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Cardinals batting. Bautista in bullpen. Holland in bullpen. Holland pitching. Sheffield popped out to Holland (P1). Tucker was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away. O'Neil struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Blue River Stadium (45 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is All-Star.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 5,288 (56% capacity)
Weather: 77 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 73 (Donaldson), 41 (Kirby)
UMPIRES
HP: Darryl Parker. 1B: Matthew Ross. 2B: Dave Lawrence. 3B: Ricky Holliday.