MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/04/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1489 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (29-32) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (30-31) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
Cardinals Win with Late Heroics
The St. Louis Cardinals clipped the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, in 10 innings at Busch Stadium. The standout performance belonged to St. Louis pitcher and Los Angeles, California, native Ed Franklin. Nelson Acosta snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits over 2 innings. He's now 7-0 on the season. The St. Louis win streak is now 3 games.

The Cardinals got a clutch hit from catcher Cristián Gómez. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Cardinals.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said St. Louis manager Ty Van Burkleo.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .319 3 32
F. Wall DH 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .320 2 19
   a-E. Medina DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 9 26
   b-L. Bejaran DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 10
J. Washington 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .287 7 37
D. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .314 6 42
J. Martínez CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .252 1 20
C. Groza 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .326 2 22
R. Mondesi 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .244 2 25
W. Payan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 2 9
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 2 8
Totals 36 3 6 3 5 6 24      
a - E. Medina inserted as DH in the 7th
b - L. Bejaran inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Groza (11, 2nd Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Groza (2, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall 2 , J. Martínez , C. Groza 6 , R. Mondesi
2-out RBI: J. Martínez , C. Groza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Medina , J. Washington , C. Groza 2 , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: D. García
Sac Bunt: W. Payan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Mondesi-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279 6 19
S. Cortés CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .234 2 13
A. Romero 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .295 2 24
Z. Taylor RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .239 6 25
J. Jiménez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .262 0 12
C. Gómez C 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .325 2 18
J. Álvarez SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .279 4 32
J. Heyward DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .187 4 19
L. Tirado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262 0 10
Totals 34 4 8 4 8 3 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (9, 8th Inning off J. Vergara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , S. Cortés , J. Jiménez , C. Gómez 2 , J. Álvarez 3 , L. Tirado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cortés , Z. Taylor , J. Álvarez , L. Tirado 2
GIDP: A. Romero
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (6) , L. Tirado (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Tirado 2 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Álvarez-Jiménez-Romero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Martin 5.2 6 3 3 3 3 0 78 4.21   
J. Vergara 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 3.64   
R. Richey L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 0 3 0 0 20 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Martin 45
Batters Faced: K. Martin 26, J. Vergara 10, R. Richey 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Martin 7-7, J. Vergara 4-3, R. Richey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Martin 78-44, J. Vergara 29-20, R. Richey 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vergara 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin 6.2 6 3 3 2 5 1 101 2.85   
K. Crockett 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.63   
C. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.06   
N. Acosta W (7-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 35 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 53
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 28, K. Crockett 2, C. Salazar 3, N. Acosta 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-7, K. Crockett 1-0, C. Salazar 2-1, N. Acosta 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 101-67, K. Crockett 7-2, C. Salazar 10-6, N. Acosta 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crockett 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 28842
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