Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 6:15PM CST
On Thursday night, the St Louis Cardinals earned a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. John Lackey delivered seven effective innings on the mound for St Louis, recovering well after initially struggling. Closer Trevor Rosenthal navigated a difficult situation in the ninth inning to preserve the win for the Cardinals.
Date: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 46,003
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Holliday (12, Young)
Home Runs: Grichuk (10, 2nd inning off Young 1 on, 1 Out); Carpenter (10, 3rd inning off Young 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Grichuk 2 (34), Carpenter 2 (47)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Grichuk 1-1, Heyward 0-1, Molina 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Peralta 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Molina 1; Peralta 1

Pitcher Notes: Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lackey 17-28; Choate 0-1; Maness 2-3; Rosenthal 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lackey 23-7-21-21; Choate 0-0-0-1; Maness 2-1-2-3; Rosenthal 3-1-7-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lackey 12-4; Choate 0-0; Maness 2-1; Rosenthal 2-0
Game Scores: J Lackey 60

Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Peralta, Peralta-Wong-Johnson)

Stolen Bases: Heyward (14, 2nd base off Young/Pérez)
Picked Off: Grichuk (3rd base by Pérez)

Doubles: Rios (9, Lackey); Pérez (15, Lackey)
Triples: Infante (3, Rosenthal)
Runs Batted In: Pérez (40), Rios (15), Infante (26)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez, Rios
Ground Into Double Play: Hosmer; Pérez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Pérez 1-2, Rios 1-2, Moustakas 0-1, Infante 0-3, Coleman 0-1, Escobar 0-1, K. Morales 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moustakas 2; Infante 2; K. Morales 1

Wild Pitches: Medlen; Hochevar
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Young 10-15; Medlen 3-8; F. Morales 1-3; Hochevar 2-5; Herrera 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Young 12-5-12-12; Medlen 8-1-3-5; F. Morales 2-0-0-3; Hochevar 3-4-1-3; Herrera 1-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Young 1-7; Medlen 1-3; F. Morales 2-1; Hochevar 1-1; Herrera 0-2
Game Scores: C Young 33

Stolen Bases: Dyson (16, 2nd base off Rosenthal/Molina); Escobar (8, 2nd base off Rosenthal/Molina)
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