St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals, at Busch Stadium III, August 9, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview

Date
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Busch Stadium
Series
Game #3 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
87° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Tuesday, 08 Aug 2017
Cardinals favored: 55.4% to 44.6%
Score: Cardinals 4.81 to 4.38

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Kansas City Royals
Record 57-55
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 116
On This Date 32-13
Standing 2nd (4.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 15-15
Home 32-27
Away 25-28
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 43-36
vs. LHP 14-19
1-Run Games 13-12
vs. East 14-11
vs. Central 21-23
vs. West 17-14
Inter-League 5-7

KCR Last 10 Games

Trevor Cahill (#34, 29, RHP, 4-3, 4.13)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 57-56
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 118
On This Date 61-61
Standing 3rd (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 31-26
Away 26-30
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 42-45
vs. LHP 15-11
1-Run Games 17-22
vs. East 20-9
vs. Central 20-28
vs. West 12-11
Inter-League 5-8

STL Last 10 Games

Mike Leake (#8, 29, RHP, 7-10, 3.34)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Aug 07, 2017STL11@KCR3
Tue, Aug 08, 2017STL10@KCR3
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Aug 09, 2017KCR@STL8:15pm
Thu, Aug 10, 2017KCR@STL7:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

KCR Batters vs STL Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.54 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.54 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 67. Bowman 60. Brebbia 27. Cecil* 29. Duke* 8. Leake 70. Lyons* 26. Oh 44. Rosenthal 64. Tuivailala
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 ···
53. Cabrera# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 10/1.178 12/.500 9/.777 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
6. Cain G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 7/.762 ··· 6/.500 ··· 1/2.000 ···
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/no AB 2/1.000 ···
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 8/.000 16/1.000 3/.666 6/.000 3/.666 4/.500 1/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 7/.310 4/1.250 3/.666 7/.953 2/.000 4/1.250 1/.000
35. Hosmer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 12/.750 11/.664 3/.333 4/.500 1/.000 4/.500 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···
37. Moss* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 8/1.250 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/5.000
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 8/.625 7/.310 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 346 .254 .327 .434 .761 251 .780 95 .711 .791 88 .733 1 14 2
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 109 .240 .296 .350 .646 66 .690 43 .581 .648 34 .733 2 1
53. Cabrera# G ·  S ·  vP 465 .298 .339 .442 .781 343 .783 122 .775 .731 96 .903 1 14 2
6. Cain G ·  S ·  vP 454 .283 .348 .432 .780 335 .784 119 .768 .781 99 .773 20 1 12 6
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 99 .208 .232 .292 .524 55 .514 44 .537 .501 4 1.250 1 4
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 447 .221 .243 .300 .543 333 .518 114 .619 .483 96 .526 4 3 3 9
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 4 .333 .500 .333 .833 4 .833 4 .833
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 391 .197 .288 .294 .582 276 .575 115 .593 .621 90 .550 5 2 5 1
35. Hosmer* G ·  S ·  vP 473 .313 .370 .494 .864 318 .901 155 .790 .863 107 .855 6 18 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 405 .293 .332 .483 .814 301 .769 104 .949 .732 116 .927 18 2 13 6
37. Moss* G ·  S ·  vP 278 .209 .288 .430 .717 224 .655 54 .982 .582 78 .876 2 15
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 427 .274 .304 .552 .857 309 .896 118 .758 .886 98 .834 32 7
TOTAL .253 .305 .417 .722 .724 .717 .753 65 13 140 46

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
8. Leake G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 134.2 3.34 6.0 560 .264 .716 276 .695 284 .737 .758 116 .783 14 4 2
67. Bowman G ·  S ·  vP ··o····X·oo·X· 45.0 3.60 7.0 183 .227 .636 109 .683 74 .569 .659 31 .656 4 1
60. Brebbia G ·  S ·  vP X·X···oo··o·oo 30.0 2.10 7.2 117 .174 .564 69 .621 48 .479 .452 41 .575 4 4
27. Cecil* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X····oo·o 46.1 3.30 8.0 195 .274 .748 111 .623 84 .921 .682 49 .920 5 4 2
29. Duke* G ·  S ·  vP X···o·o···o··· 4.1 4.15 2.1 19 .200 .768 8 1.089 11 .489 2.500 19 .768 1 1
31. Lynn G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 132.2 3.12 7.7 541 .207 .680 277 .579 264 .789 .600 119 .592 22 2 4
70. Lyons* G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X·oo·X· 34.0 3.18 11.1 142 .226 .642 87 .606 55 .697 .670 27 .315 2 2 1
18. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 148.1 3.52 9.6 611 .224 .679 309 .545 302 .821 .633 134 .737 19 4 3
26. Oh G ·  S ·  vP o··X·X···X·X·o 50.0 3.42 8.8 218 .270 .745 119 .503 99 1.035 .808 39 .608 8
44. Rosenthal G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··o·X·· 44.1 3.25 14.4 184 .200 .540 91 .490 93 .590 .466 42 .377 2 1
64. Tuivailala G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o········· 22.1 2.42 8.1 91 .217 .635 60 .532 31 .849 .627 8 .625 3 1
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 116.2 3.70 8.9 486 .258 .716 256 .718 230 .714 .655 120 .595 11 9 3
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 113.1 5.00 7.6 502 .278 .785 252 .757 250 .813 .665 72 .759 13 2 1
TOTAL 3.77 8.4 .247 .718 .690 .673 126 36 22
STL Batters vs KCR Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.58 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.14 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.58 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.14 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Alexander* 49. Buchter* 34. Cahill 43. Feliz 40. Herrera 32. Maurer 26. Minor* 47. Moylan 48. Soria
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 12/1.000 4/3.667 2/1.500 3/1.333 12/1.583 ··· 3/.666
11. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ···
25. Fowler# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 17/1.445 3/1.000 3/.666 12/.432 16/.670 4/.500 6/.333
35. Garcia* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.000
15. Grichuk G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 3/1.167 3/.666 1/.000 2/1.500 4/.000 ··· 2/.500
3. Gyorko G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 9/.708 5/1.400 ··· 4/2.750 4/2.000 3/.666 ···
30. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
58. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 14/1.136 5/.200 5/.000 3/.000 13/.648 6/.900 4/.500
28. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/no AB 2/.500 1/.000
40. Voit G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/no AB ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
16. Wong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/2.667 5/.200 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/no AB

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 457 .253 .386 .459 .845 358 .885 99 .693 .819 96 .910 2 1 15 10
11. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 237 .285 .308 .553 .861 188 .804 49 1.092 1.089 104 .769 16 5
25. Fowler# G ·  S ·  vP 342 .246 .339 .465 .804 253 .845 89 .691 .907 56 .698 4 3 14 1
35. Garcia* G ·  S ·  vP 196 .233 .361 .321 .682 161 .752 35 .327 .754 35 .886 2 2 4
15. Grichuk G ·  S ·  vP 307 .231 .280 .448 .728 236 .745 71 .668 .728 66 .905 5 1 14 3
3. Gyorko G ·  S ·  vP 393 .275 .344 .468 .812 301 .776 92 .925 .794 88 .562 6 1 15 9
30. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 18 .118 .167 .176 .343 17 .364 1 .000 .200 18 .343
58. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 177 .288 .358 .500 .858 133 .824 44 .962 .913 42 1.121 1 8 1
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 389 .283 .317 .438 .755 305 .704 84 .945 .706 84 .901 7 4 13 6
28. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 348 .308 .397 .495 .892 267 .871 81 .962 .745 112 .883 15 5 14 1
40. Voit G ·  S ·  vP 83 .257 .337 .473 .810 59 .919 24 .556 .872 42 .560 3
16. Wong* G ·  S ·  vP 267 .296 .383 .422 .805 215 .803 52 .813 .890 88 .740 3 1 2 8
TOTAL .257 .332 .423 .755 .755 .757 .763 54 24 133 65

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Cahill G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 69.2 4.13 9.9 305 .264 .778 170 .842 135 .699 .901 93 1.028 10 13 2
54. Alexander* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··X··o 44.2 2.42 7.3 184 .252 .653 133 .607 51 .773 .714 51 .839 2 2
49. Buchter* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··Xo·o··X··o 43.2 3.50 10.5 184 .206 .724 110 .717 74 .735 .587 41 .763 9 2 1
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 113.2 3.48 7.4 470 .266 .727 381 .782 89 .499 .758 132 .715 10 1 1
43. Feliz G ·  S ·  vP X·X·o··X··X··· 45.0 5.00 7.0 188 .229 .766 106 .740 82 .799 .751 45 .653 8 1
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 125.2 4.73 6.9 552 .271 .732 264 .782 288 .687 .786 122 .567 15 13 2
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP ·····X···X·o·· 43.0 4.19 9.0 182 .244 .761 88 .750 94 .767 .567 37 .552 8 4
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 113.2 4.83 7.7 473 .224 .724 254 .678 219 .780 .665 115 .809 20 2 3
32. Maurer G ·  S ·  vP X·o·o·X··oo··X 46.0 5.67 8.8 196 .267 .744 110 .832 86 .628 .931 52 .940 4 1
26. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP X····Xo···Xo·· 55.0 2.62 9.7 219 .208 .613 145 .748 74 .341 .472 50 .893 4 2 1
47. Moylan G ·  S ·  vP ·oo··oX·o··o·· 40.1 4.24 7.1 169 .208 .591 135 .467 34 1.113 .624 36 .346 2 1 1
48. Soria G ·  S ·  vP o····o··X·oo·· 47.2 3.21 10.8 197 .238 .576 112 .505 85 .668 .566 40 .545 1
51. Vargas* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 129.2 3.40 6.6 539 .259 .731 428 .716 111 .788 .724 111 .998 17 7 4
TOTAL 4.26 7.6 .260 .740 .761 .758 124 55 21

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