MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/18/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1265 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (24-23) 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 14 0
Kansas City Royals (25-22) 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 8 12 0
Royals Absorb 10-8 Home Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals downed the Kansas City Royals, 10-8, at Kauffman Stadium. Avery Romero led the way, going 3-for-5 for St. Louis. Ken Nicholson was the winner. He's now 4-2. The loser was Colin Rodgers. The win gives St. Louis a season record of 24-23.

Early in the game, Romero had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Romero.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Cortés CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .245 0 7
A. Romero 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .298 2 16
B. Schales DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .267 2 9
J. Álvarez 3B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .296 4 25
J. Jiménez 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .250 0 5
C. Hewer RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .254 0 4
J. Encarnación LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .259 4 11
C. Jarvis SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .205 0 15
I. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 1 7
Totals 41 10 14 10 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Romero (8, 3rd Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Cortés (10, 3rd Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Álvarez (3, 5th Inning off C. Long, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Romero (2, 1st Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (4, 3rd Inning off C. Rodgers, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Encarnación (4, 5th Inning off C. Long, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Cortés 3 , A. Romero 7 , B. Schales , J. Álvarez 7 , J. Jiménez 2 , C. Hewer , J. Encarnación 5 , C. Jarvis
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hewer , C. Jarvis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jiménez-Jarvis-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .320 2 25
F. Wall 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .303 2 15
   a-R. Mondesi PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 2 22
J. Washington 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .318 5 27
D. García RF 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 .321 4 33
J. Martínez CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .236 1 13
J. Palmeiro LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263 4 22
C. Groza 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .314 1 18
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207 0 4
I. Rodriguez SS 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .237 0 3
Totals 36 8 12 7 3 7 16      
a - R. Mondesi pinch hit for F. Wall in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez 2 (5, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. García (2, 9th Inning off S. Cook, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Groza (1, 4th Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Masson 2 , R. Mondesi , J. Washington 3 , D. García 3 , J. Palmeiro 2 , C. Groza 4 , I. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: D. García , C. Groza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Washington , D. García 2 , J. Martínez
GIDP: C. Groza
Sac Fly: D. García
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Masson 2 (5)
CS: H. Masson (2)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nicholson W (4-2) 5.0 8 5 5 1 4 1 85 3.74   
N. Acosta 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.63   
K. Crockett 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.00   
C. Cooke 1.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 28 2.57   
S. Cook 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 34
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 24, N. Acosta 4, K. Crockett 3, C. Cooke 7, S. Cook 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 4-6, N. Acosta 2-0, K. Crockett 1-0, C. Cooke 1-3, S. Cook 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 85-56, N. Acosta 15-8, K. Crockett 14-8, C. Cooke 28-16, S. Cook 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Acosta 2-1 , K. Crockett 1-0 , S. Cook 2-2
Hit Batsmen: K. Nicholson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodgers L (5-4) 4.0 7 6 6 0 3 2 60 3.50   
C. Long 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 1 18 4.20   
M. Medrano 3.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 45 3.00   
E. Escoboza 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 27
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 19, C. Long 6, M. Medrano 14, E. Escoboza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 5-4, C. Long 1-0, M. Medrano 2-6, E. Escoboza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 60-37, C. Long 18-11, M. Medrano 45-30, E. Escoboza 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Escoboza 1-0
WP: E. Escoboza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Avery Romero
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 37894
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