Royals at Cardinals August 8, 2021

Game Time: 2:15 ET

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Attendance: 31,943

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

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KC	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	6	9	0
STL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5	9	2

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:43

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

Weather: 90 degrees. Clear

Wind: 10 MPH Out to Left

News From August 8, 2021

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Nicky Lopez

Clutch hit in win

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August 8, 2021

Lopez went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

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Michael Taylor

Notches ninth steal

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August 8, 2021

Taylor went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

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Whit Merrifield

First to 30 steals

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August 8, 2021

Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over St. Louis.

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Scott Barlow

Records fourth win

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August 8, 2021

Barlow (4-3) earned the win Sunday versus St. Louis. He allowed two hits and struck out one without allowing a run in two-thirds of an inning.

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Kris Bubic

Walks four in short outing

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August 8, 2021

Bubic allowed one run on four hits and four walks over 4.2 innings in Sunday's win over St. Louis. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.

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Richard Lovelady

Earns first career save

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August 8, 2021

Lovelady worked a perfect ninth inning Sunday, striking out two batters and earning a save over the Cardinals.

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Brady Singer

Set for Wednesday return

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August 8, 2021

Singer (shoulder) will return from the 10-day injured list to start Wednesday versus the Yankees, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Ryan O'Hearn

Not starting Sunday

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August 8, 2021

O'Hearn is out of the lineup Sunday at St. Louis, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

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Andrew Benintendi

Still sitting Sunday

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August 8, 2021

Benintendi (shoulder) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

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Dylan Carlson

Launches 12th homer

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August 8, 2021

Carlson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Royals.

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Jon Lester

Coughs up five runs

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August 8, 2021

Lester yielded five runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings in Sunday's loss to the Royals. He struck out two and did not factor in the decision.

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