Royals at Cardinals August 6, 2021

Game Time: 8:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 29,090

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	0
STL	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	4	9	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	0
STL	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	4	9	0

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:49

Umpires: HP-Ted Barrett, 1B-Stu Scheurwater, 2B-Ángel Hernández, 3B-Shane Livensparger

Weather: 84 degrees. Clear

Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left

News From August 6, 2021

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Cam Gallagher

Hits double in rare start

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August 6, 2021

Gallagher went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's 4-2 loss to St. Louis.

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Mike Minor

Yields four runs in loss

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August 6, 2021

Minor (8-10) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings Friday, striking out seven and taking a loss against St. Louis.

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Andrew Benintendi

Could be available off bench Friday

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August 6, 2021

Manager Mike Matheny said there's a chance Benintendi (shoulder) will be available off the bench Friday against the Cardinals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Salvador Perez

Battling illness

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August 6, 2021

Perez's absence from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals is due to illness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Salvador Perez

Scratched from lineup

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August 6, 2021

Perez was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals for undisclosed reasons.

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Michael Taylor

Day off Friday

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August 6, 2021

Taylor will sit Friday against the Cardinals.

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Edward Olivares

Heads to bench

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August 6, 2021

Olivares will sit Friday against the Cardinals.

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Andrew Benintendi

Remains sidelined

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August 6, 2021

Benintendi (shoulder) will sit for the third straight game Friday against the Cardinals.

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Bobby Witt

Unfazed by Triple-A promotion

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August 6, 2021

Witt has homered five times and stolen three bases in 15 games since his promotion to Triple-A Omaha, posting a .290/.338/.565 line in the process.

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Whit Merrifield

Adds another steal

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August 6, 2021

Merrifield went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.

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Michael Taylor

Registers steal in win

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August 6, 2021

Taylor went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the White Sox.

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Emmanuel Rivera

Doubles, plates two in win

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August 6, 2021

Rivera went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

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Edward Olivares

Homers in back-to-back games

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August 6, 2021

Olivares went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

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Tyler O'Neill

Perfect day at plate

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August 6, 2021

O'Neill went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 4-2 win over the Royals.

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Alex Reyes

Notches 25th save

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August 6, 2021

Reyes struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning and earned a save over Kansas City on Friday.

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Adam Wainwright

Improves to 10-6

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August 6, 2021

Wainwright (10-6) allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks over seven innings Friday, striking out six and earning a win over the Royals.

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Andrew Knizner

Smacks first home run

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August 6, 2021

Knizner went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in an 8-4 loss to Atlanta on Thursday.

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Giovanny Gallegos

Dealt consecutive losses by Atlanta

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August 6, 2021

Gallegos (5-5) lost Thursday's 8-4 contest with Atlanta, allowing three runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.

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