*** Official St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (5/24) ***
 

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<tr><td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr><td> STL (28-16) </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 6 </td><td> </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr><td> KC (28-15) </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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Win, (7-0) Michael Wacha 7IP 1R 0ER 2BB 4K
Kevin Siegrist 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Trevor Rosenthal 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.

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Loss, (3-4) Yordano Ventura 7IP 4R 4ER 2BB 7K 1HR
Luke Hochevar 1IP 2R 2ER 0BB 1K
Joe Blanton 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 2K

Home Runs

STL

Matt Carpenter, (8) - Top 6th 2-run homer to right

KC

none

AL/NL Central

Final: HOU 10, DET 8
Final: CIN 2, CLE 5
Final: MIL 1, ATL 2
Final: NYM 1, PIT 9
Final: MIN 8, CWS 1
Final: CHC 3, ARI 4

Starting Lineups

STL

1. Kolten Wong, 2B
2. Matt Carpenter, 3B
<strike>3. Matt Holliday, LF</strike>
scratched
3. Jhonny Peralta, DH
4. Matt Adams, 1B
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Randal Grichuk, RF
7. Mark Reynolds, LF
8. Peter Bourjos, CF
9. Pete Kozma, SS

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Mike Moustakas, 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Kendrys Morales, DH
6. Alex Gordon, LF
7. Salvador Perez, C
7. Drew Butera, C
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Paulo Orlando, RF

Wacha has some pretty numbers for us to **** up.

Young and Volquez and Cards pray for rain...

Have the Cards roughed up Ventura before?

I'm sure their fans can give us a scouting report.

DON'T RAIN OUT THE 1 GODDAMNED GAME I CAN WATCH THIS WEEK. KTHXBYE

So when is this gonna be made up?

I'm not positive but I think they have to actually call the game first. :shrug:

The Cards are VERY FAMILIAR with Ace.

Looks to me that the rain is a little East

Yeah, I think they will get the game in....

I only found one game he's pitched vs. Cards and he went 6 innings allowing 2 runs, and got the win. Don't know who the opposing pitcher was.

Keep us updated on the rain please.

Large area of rain between Wichita and Springfield heading northeast. If this game gets called, that will be why.

We are familiar with him.:Poke:

Shiiite.

Every pitcher can have a bad day but, some consider him the best pitcher in the NL. He is the real deal. Natuaral talent. plays with passion. Continues to learn. He is the pitcher you want on your staff to stop a losing streak. In only his 2nd year(last year was a lost year) he is looking like a #1 starter. And the great part of him falling to us in the draft, it was the extra pick for Pujols who left for $20 million because he had his feelings hurt.

You rough up Wacha? Well done.:thumb:

I told you guys the Royals were gonna go on a streak

People consider him to be better than Kershaw?

I hate the Cardinals and their fans. Wacha the best pitcher in the NL? Lance Lynn is going to get a 200 mil contract?

Is this on fskc today or is it another national game?

MLB network. It's on fskc for me also.

Right now. That was the talking heads on MLB tonight. I don't think that. He is good but not the best.

Yeah, he's better than Kershaw, Bumgarner, Greinke, Cueto, Harvey, Scherzer, Zimmerman, etc. Wacha is a really nice young pitcher, but give me a break.

Well, lets see how he does against an A league offense.

Do the Royals know Wacha?

God have mercy on our souls if we don't!

Just a JAG it appears.

Wacha is 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two starts against the Royals and 0-3 with a 3.60 ERA in six in interleague play. The Cardinals lost his first five starts against the AL before a 2-1 win at Cleveland on May 14.

Unless something more severe develops past what will be moving through soon this game should be played. A delay is definitely in play though.

Good call Penbook.

Yeah, I just looked at radar again, and there really isn't anything serious until you get to Joplin points south and west. Unless something develops between it or it speeds up, things should be fine. (the batch of rain heading in now should be out by or slightly after game-time.

Only cards fans

KC's lineup is out, Ned's rolling out the usual today.

Weather forecast looks a little better, wind also not as strong as predicted.

Nice. Ned putting out the get out broom lineup today.

No

Nice try. We've all already seen Pete's chart too.

We're gong up against a pitcher who hasn't lost. Time to crush him!!

He better get his K rate back up, or this run isn't going to last.

He's FAR out pitching his peripherals right now. Maintaining a sub-2.50 ERA with fewer than six Ks/9 is not really possible in this day and age.

Wacha' fastball/changeup combo is really nice, but he still needs to develop a better and more consistent breaking pitch to reach his highest potential.

Not this Cardinals fan

I didn't say all cards fans...

Sweep!

Glad to hear they might get this in today. I need something to do today with another shitty weather day in OKC.

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Let's get it on!

Samw could have been said about Ventura last year

And for the second time in 3 weeks, they have blacked out the ****ing game in NETX. Why???

Arkansas is part of the Cardinals television area.

So is Iowa, but I get both the Cardinals and the Royals feed on my TV.

Game is blacked out on mlb network, but I get it on fox sports kc

5 straight balls

Great ****ing start.

Matt Holliday is a late scratch, lineup updated

He went out with Frazod last night and is still in a food coma. Also, possibly ruptured anus.

Is the stadium half full of Red? I hate their ****ing fans

Get your head right Yordano.

Ugh......

Duffy Jr today?

I was originally hoping to at least take 2 out of 3, so we're playing with house money today

You have the best defense in MLB, throw strikes

Well, this looks more like the Yordano that has pitched most of this Season. JFC

He seems off balance..

Come on Ace get it together.

AIDS

Welp.

Might as well go jack off a pig

Well this has been a trainwreck.

Horrible start.

This is an abortion start. ****

Welp, what are the rest of you doing with your day?

No outs eek this no bueno

Where's the rain?

Ventura dedicated this game to Duffy. That's why this is happening.

They've seen him a bajillion times. What did you expect?

I actually pick Ventura up in my fantasy league last week when someone dumped him. I think I'll put him back on the trash heap.

This, all of this.

Perez is money

Another neck tattoo loser

Same here on the central coast of California.

In Little League I used to get out of "pickles" all the time.
MLB players never escape. I must be better than them.

Looks like MS-13 has infiltrated the Cards

He's throwing nothing but heat. What has happened to Ace? This is the same shit that happened in Texas.