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Royals 2, Cardinals 5 — Aug 7, 2021 Recap
St. Louis Cardinals beat Kansas City Royals 2-5 on Aug 7, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals on Aug 7, 2021?
St. Louis Cardinals won 2-5 on Aug 7, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Cardinals covered
Cardinals -1.5
Total
Under
7 / 8.5
Moneyline
Cardinals
-154
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Royals5.79 ERA7-11116.2 IP101 K1.71 WHIP
vs
Cardinals3.36 ERA6-691.0 IP70 K1.22 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Benintendi | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Carlson | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul DeJong | SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Carpenter | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Nootbaar | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Rondon | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'Neill | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Box Score — Pitching
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad KellerL | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 95 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Ervin Santana | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83 |
| Génesis CabreraH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Luis GarcíaW | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Ryan HelsleyH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Giovanny GallegosS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Cardinals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0