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Cardinals 9, Royals 4 — Aug 14, 2021 Recap
St. Louis Cardinals beat Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Aug 14, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals on Aug 14, 2021?
St. Louis Cardinals won 9-4 on Aug 14, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Cardinals covered
Royals +1.5
Total
Over
13 / 10
Moneyline
Cardinals
-102
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cardinals5.32 ERA4-691.1 IP59 K1.62 WHIP
vs
Royals5.62 ERA7-12123.1 IP109 K1.69 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cardinals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Nootbaar | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Edmundo Sosa | SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Carpenter | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler O'Neill | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Royals| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hunter Dozier | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cardinals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon LesterW | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Ryan HelsleyH | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Luis García | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Andrew Miller | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Génesis Cabrera | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Royals| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad KellerL | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 112 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cardinals
Overall
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0%0-0
0%0-0
Royals
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0