Kansas City Royals
33 - 30 .524
F
June 05, 2025, 7:45 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
5
St. Louis Cardinals
34 - 28 .548| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| ST. | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
W: Angel Zerpa
(W, 3-0)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, BB
L: Matthew Liberatore
(L, 3-5)
4.0 IP, 7 ER, 2 K, BB
S: Carlos Estévez
(S, 18)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Garcia, M
2-3 | HR, 2B, 2 BB
Fermin
2-3 | HR, BB, RBI
Arenado
2-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan India 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| 3 | Maikel Garcia CF-3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .311 |
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| 6 | Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 |
| a- John Rave RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 7 | Mark Canha LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Drew Waters PH-CF-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | |
| 8 | Nick Loftin 3B-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | |
| 9 | Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .250 |
a-Grounded out for Canha in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Garcia, M (15, Liberatore) Canha (3, Liberatore) Loftin (3, Liberatore).
HR Garcia, M (6, 1st inning off Liberatore, 1 on, 1 out) Fermin (2, 3rd inning off Liberatore, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Canha 2 Fermin 5 Garcia, M 6 India Loftin 3 Pasquantino Perez, S 2 Witt Jr.
RBI Fermin (8) Garcia, M 2 (29) Loftin (3) Pasquantino (36) Perez, S 2 (29).
2-out RBI Perez, S.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Witt Jr. Perez, S Garcia, M.
GIDP India.
Team RISP 3-for-13.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Garcia, M 2 (13, 2nd base off King, J/Pozo, 2nd base off Maton, P/Pagés, P).
FIELDING
DP (Witt Jr.-India-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Ragans | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.18 |
| Angel Zerpa | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.61 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3.23 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Scott II (by Ragans) Nootbaar (by Zerpa).
Pitches-strikes Ragans 78-47 Zerpa 42-27 Cruz 25-21 Estévez 9-6 Liberatore 71-49 King, J 18-12 Leahy 39-27 Svanson 21-10 Maton, P 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Ragans 2-1 Zerpa 3-1 Cruz 1-1 Estévez 1-1 Liberatore 4-2 King, J 1-0 Leahy 3-1 Svanson 3-0 Maton, P 0-1.
Batters faced Ragans 18 Zerpa 11 Cruz 7 Estévez 3 Liberatore 21 King, J 3 Leahy 9 Svanson 4 Maton, P 4.
Inherited runners-scored King, J 1-1 Leahy 1-0 Svanson 1-0.
Umpires HP: James Jean. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Nestor Ceja. 3B: Edwin Jimenez.
Weather 73 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:45 PM.
T 2:56.
Att 31,038.
Venue Busch Stadium.
June 5, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| 2 | Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| 3 | Brendan Donovan 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .314 |
| 4 | Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 5 | Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| 7 | Yohel Pozo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| b- Alec Burleson PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | |
| 8 | Ryan Vilade RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| a- Nolan Gorman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | |
| Pedro Pagés C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .257 |
a-Struck out for Pozo in the 8th.
b-Struck out for Vilade in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Contreras, Wn (13, Ragans).
HR Arenado (7, 3rd inning off Ragans, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Arenado 5 Contreras, Wn 3 Donovan Herrera Winn.
RBI Arenado 2 (31) Contreras, Wn 3 (36).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Arenado Nootbaar.
GIDP Winn.
Team RISP 3-for-8.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Scott II (17, 2nd base off Ragans/Fermin).
FIELDING
DP (Donovan-Contreras, Wn).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.82 |
| John King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Kyle Leahy | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.41 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3.93 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Scott II (by Ragans) Nootbaar (by Zerpa).
Pitches-strikes Ragans 78-47 Zerpa 42-27 Cruz 25-21 Estévez 9-6 Liberatore 71-49 King, J 18-12 Leahy 39-27 Svanson 21-10 Maton, P 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Ragans 2-1 Zerpa 3-1 Cruz 1-1 Estévez 1-1 Liberatore 4-2 King, J 1-0 Leahy 3-1 Svanson 3-0 Maton, P 0-1.
Batters faced Ragans 18 Zerpa 11 Cruz 7 Estévez 3 Liberatore 21 King, J 3 Leahy 9 Svanson 4 Maton, P 4.
Inherited runners-scored King, J 1-1 Leahy 1-0 Svanson 1-0.
Umpires HP: James Jean. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Nestor Ceja. 3B: Edwin Jimenez.
Weather 73 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:45 PM.
T 2:56.
Att 31,038.
Venue Busch Stadium.
June 5, 2025