Cardinals at Royals September 21, 2020

Game Time: 8:05 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 0

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Game Time: 2:55

Umpires: HP-Ryan Additon, 1B-Manny González, 2B-Todd Tichenor, 3B-John Bacon

Weather: 73 degrees. Clear

Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left

News From September 21, 2020

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Dakota Hudson

Medical evaluation set for Tuesday

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Hudson (forearm) is set to meet with Dr. George Paletta in St. Louis on Tuesday regarding the next steps in his recovery, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Austin Dean

Back to Busch Stadium workouts

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Dean (elbow) is recovering well and working out at Busch Stadium, but he's unlikely to return before the end of the regular season, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Kodi Whitley

Activation appears imminent

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Whitley (elbow) threw a bullpen session Saturday that he recovered well from, leading president of baseball operations John Mozeliak to suggest he would be activated "in the next day or so", Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Adam Wainwright

Falls to 5-2

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Wainwright (5-2) allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings Monday, striking out seven and taking the loss against Kansas City.

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Kolten Wong

Day off precautionary

2BSt. Louis Cardinals AAA

September 21, 2020

Wong's absence from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates was merely precautionary and not an indication of a recurrence of the side issue that recently plagued him, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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John Gant

Notches seventh hold in return

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Gant (groin) was credited with his seventh hold in a win over the Pirates on Sunday, firing a clean eighth inning.

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Brad Miller

Retreats to bench

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Miller isn't in Monday's lineup against the Royals.

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Roel Ramirez

DFA'd by St. Louis

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Monday.

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Nabil Crismatt

Optioned to alternate training site

PSt. Louis Cardinals AAA

September 21, 2020

Crismatt was optioned to the Cardinals' alternate training site Monday.

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Justin Williams

Sent down by Cardinals

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September 21, 2020

Williams was optioned to the Cardinals' alternate training site Monday.

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Giovanny Gallegos

Reinstated from injured list

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Gallegos (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Dexter Fowler

Activated from COVID-19 IL

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September 21, 2020

Fowler (not injury related) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Giovanny Gallegos

Expected back Monday

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Gallegos (groin) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Mark Saxon of The Athletic reports.

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Andrew Miller

Option vests for 2021

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Miller made his 14th appearance of the season in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Pirates, which triggered his $12 million vesting option for 2021, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Dexter Fowler

Joining club in Kansas City

OFSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

Fowler, who remains on the COVID-19 injured list, announced Sunday via his personal Instagram account that he's driving to Kansas City to meet the Cardinals ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Royals.

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Rob Kaminsky

Passes through waivers

PSt. Louis Cardinals

September 21, 2020

The Cardinals outrighted Kaminsky to their alternate training site over the weekend after he went unclaimed off waivers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

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Carlos Hernandez

Yields one run in no-decision

PKansas City Royals

September 21, 2020

Hernandez allowed one run on four hits and three walks over 3.2 innings Monday, striking out four in the win over St. Louis. He did not factor in the decision.

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Maikel Franco

Drives in two runs

3BKansas City Royals

September 21, 2020

Franco went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Monday's 4-1 victory over the Cardinals.

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Greg Holland

Notches sixth save

PKansas City Royals

September 21, 2020

Holland allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning Monday, earning a save in the win over St. Louis.