Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 2, St. Louis 1
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 18, 2025
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Gabe Morales, 3B - Emil Jimenez
Attendance: 25695
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 00010010-290
St. Louis
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Lars Nootbaar RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .253
Masyn Winn SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Brendan Donovan 2B 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 .330
Nolan Arenado 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .241
Willson Contreras 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .249
Ivan Herrera DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429
Alec Burleson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273
Yohel Pozo C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
     Jose Barrero PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
     Pedro Pages C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Victor Scott II CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262
Totals 37 1 12 1 1 7 22  
Batting
2B - Brendan Donovan (15)
HR - Alec Burleson (4)
TB - Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan 5, Nolan Arenado 2, Ivan Herrera 2, Alec Burleson 4, Yohel Pozo 2
RBI - Alec Burleson (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Lars Nootbaar 4 (20), Willson Contreras 3 (21)
S - Victor Scott II (3)
GIDP - Alec Burleson (3)
Team LOB - 13
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Matthew Liberatore 6.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 2.92
Chris Roycroft (L 1-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.59
JoJo Romero 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50
WP - JoJo Romero
HBP - Mark Canha (by Liberatore)
IBB - Freddy Fermin (by Romero)
Pitches-Strikes - Matthew Liberatore 92-64, Chris Roycroft 7-5, JoJo Romero 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matthew Liberatore 4-7, Chris Roycroft 0-0, JoJo Romero 1-1
Batters Faced - Matthew Liberatore 26, Chris Roycroft 4, JoJo Romero 5
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .301
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308
Salvador Perez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .223
Mark Canha LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
     Kyle Isbel CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Vinnie Pasquantino DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .222
     Cavan Biggio PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Hunter Renfroe RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .179
Freddy Fermin C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .204
Dairon Blanco CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333
     Drew Waters PH-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Totals 32 2 9 2 2 6 14  
Batting
2B - Hunter Renfroe (5), Dairon Blanco (1)
3B - Drew Waters (3)
TB - Maikel Garcia, Salvador Perez 2, Mark Canha, Vinnie Pasquantino, Hunter Renfroe 2, Michael Massey, Dairon Blanco 2, Drew Waters 3
RBI - Maikel Garcia (20), Dairon Blanco (1)
2-Out RBI - Dairon Blanco (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bobby Witt Jr. (16), Vinnie Pasquantino 2 (26), Michael Massey (20)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
CS - Maikel Garcia (6, 2nd by Roycroft/Pozo)
SB - Dairon Blanco (3, 3rd off Liberatore/Pozo)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Michael Wacha 5.0 8 1 1 0 6 1 2.86
John Schreiber 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Daniel Lynch IV 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.87
Lucas Erceg (W 1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.44
Carlos Estevez (SV 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.18
HBP - Victor Scott II (by Lynch IV), Ivan Herrera (by Erceg)
Pitches-Strikes - Michael Wacha 83-54, John Schreiber 11-9, Daniel Lynch IV 14-6, Lucas Erceg 26-14, Carlos Estevez 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Wacha 4-2, John Schreiber 1-0, Daniel Lynch IV 1-1, Lucas Erceg 2-0, Carlos Estevez 0-1
Batters Faced - Michael Wacha 23, John Schreiber 3, Daniel Lynch IV 4, Lucas Erceg 7, Carlos Estevez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Daniel Lynch IV 1-0, Lucas Erceg 1-0