MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/11/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3001 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-81) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1
Kansas City Bats Go Silent in 4-0 Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals got a fine performance from left fielder Rich Rivas, who went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Ray Holmes, 14-6, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 3 innings. Bobby Pekala wrapped it up, recording his 1st save.

With St. Louis leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Rivas hit a fastball from Scott Bowling for a 2-run double. It was his 37th double of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 3-0.

Said losing manager Connor Gould: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

The win for the Cardinals lifted their record to 90-72.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303 2 39
A. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .275 25 105
A. Morgan RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .242 19 80
A. Baeza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .293 16 77
S. Griffith LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 8 77
   a-E. Gonzalez PH, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 12 49
R. Avila CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 6 47
K. Diaz SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 8 40
F. Andino 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 3 22
J. Johnson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 10 35
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 8 14      
a - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutierrez (35, 1st Inning off S. Gbur, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 3 , A. Alvarez , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Morgan
GIDP: A. Alvarez , A. Baeza
Hit by Pitch: M. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alvarez (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Andino-Baeza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .270 15 67
J. Gunter 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324 15 56
   a-J. Gully PR, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 5 18
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 25 76
J. Brown 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .235 18 65
F. Contreras RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .287 13 25
S. Freeman DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .211 14 41
D. Smeal C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232 8 23
T. Warren SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 2 10
B. Forrey CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223 3 40
Totals 28 4 4 4 5 5 11      
a - J. Gully pinch ran for J. Gunter in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rivas (37, 2nd Inning off S. Bowling, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rivas 2 , J. Gunter 2 , B. Forrey
2-out RBI: R. Rivas , J. Brown , B. Forrey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Contreras
GIDP: P. Lewis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Brown (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Warren-Gunter-Lewis, Brown-Gully-Lewis)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling L (13-11) 4.1 4 4 4 5 4 0 98 4.42   
D. Alva 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 44 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 38
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 22, D. Alva 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 5-3, D. Alva 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 98-52, D. Alva 44-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gbur 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 47 3.92   
R. Holmes W (14-6) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 40 3.30   
B. Pekala SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gbur 52
Batters Faced: S. Gbur 12, R. Holmes 10, B. Pekala 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gbur 4-1, R. Holmes 4-2, B. Pekala 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gbur 47-28, R. Holmes 40-25, B. Pekala 31-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Holmes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Gbur
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Rivas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 35157
Special Notes: 2B Jay Gunter was injured while running the bases. SP Steve Gbur was injured while pitching.
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