May 20, 2005 St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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PHI 9
@BAL 3 BOS 4
ATL 3 ARI 6
@DET 2 STL 7
@KCR 6 MIN 7
MIL 1 SDP 6
@SEA 1 TEX 7
HOU 3 TOR 6
WSN 1 CHW 5
@CHC 1 CIN 2
CLE 1 FLA 7
TBD 6 LAA 9
@LAD 0 NYY 5
@NYM 2 PIT 9
COL 4 OAK 8
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 31,513

Friday, May 20, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

26-15

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    7 13  1
Royals          0  0  3   0  1  0   0  2  0    6 10  0

W: M Mulder (6-1), L: Z Greinke (0-5), S: J Isringhausen (10)

Royals

12-30

Lost 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .314  .788   19    2   3   
L Walker DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .784   12    0   0   2B
  R Sanders PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .904    3    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   2   3   0    0   1  .337 1.027   30   14   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .289  .935   24    0   0   2B
J Mabry RF                    5   1   3   5    0   1  .353 1.049   10    1   0   HR,2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .338  .908   15    5   5   GDP
A Nunez 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .858   10    1   4   
S Taguchi LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .694   14    0   0   SH
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .520    5    4   1   

M Mulder P                                                               0   1
  B Thompson P                                                           0   1
  R Flores P                                                             0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Isringhausen P                                                       0   0
Totals                       38   7  13   7    2   6              142   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Mabry (4, off Z Greinke); A Pujols (13, off Z Greinke); J Edmonds (10, off Z Greinke); L Walker (9, off Z Greinke).

HR: J Mabry (3, off Z Greinke; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: S Taguchi (1, off A Sisco).

TB: J Mabry 7; A Pujols 4; L Walker 2; J Edmonds 2; D Eckstein 2; A Nunez; S Taguchi; Y Molina.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (4).

RBI: J Mabry 5 (13); Y Molina (10); J Edmonds (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 4. D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols; A Nunez-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols; M Grudzielanek-A Pujols; D Eckstein-A Pujols.

PB: Y Molina (2).

E: D Eckstein (5).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .665   15    1   3   
T Graffanino 2B               4   2   2   0    1   0  .255  .652   19    1   7   GDP
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   2   3    1   1  .331  .988   18   12   2   2·2B,GDP
E Brown RF                    3   1   2   0    2   1  .233  .789   22    1   0   2B
E Marrero CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .603   13    3   0   GDP
M Diaz DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .598   13    0   0   GDP
T Long LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .536   15    1   0   
M Teahen 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .628   16    0   0   
J Buck C                      3   1   2   0    0   0  .202  .574   11    4   1   2B
  D DeJesus PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .692    2    0   0   HBP
  A Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .656         2   0   

Z Greinke P                                                              2   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   3    5   5              144   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Buck (6, off M Mulder); E Brown (5, off B Thompson); M Sweeney 2 (13, 2 off M Mulder).

HBP: D DeJesus (1, by A Reyes).

TB: M Sweeney 4; E Brown 3; J Buck 3; T Graffanino 2; T Long; A Berroa.

GIDP: M Sweeney (2); T Graffanino (4); M Diaz (2); E Marrero (2).

RBI: M Sweeney 3 (32).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Berroa-T Graffanino-M Sweeney.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mulder, W (6-1)              5.2   7   4   4    5   2   0   3.71   26   99-58   35· 7·16   10· 4· 5· 0     36    -     1.24   0.01
B Thompson, H (1)              2     1   1   0    0   2   0   1.00    7   22-17   10· 3· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.22   0.13
R Flores                       0     1   1   0    0   0   0   4.80    2    6-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.51  -0.20
A Reyes, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.09   0.10
J Isringhausen, S (10)         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.73    3    8-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.65   0.21
Totals                         9    10   6   4    5   5   0          40  142-92   55·10·27   16· 5· 8· 0          2-1

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Greinke, L (0-5)             5     9   6   6    1   3   1   3.83   25   75-48   31· 3·14    9· 6· 6· 0     27    -     0.78  -0.32
A Burgos                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   6.17    8   30-17   12· 1· 4    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.08
A Sisco                        2     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.81    8   36-22   15· 3· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   7    2   6   1          41  141-87   58· 7·22   17· 9· 7· 0           -

R Flores faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: Z Greinke (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Reyes (2; D DeJesus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 31,513.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. A Berroa             SS 
2. L Walker             DH    2. T Graffanino         2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. E Brown              RF 
5. J Mabry              RF    5. E Marrero            CF 
6. M Grudzielanek       2B    6. M Diaz               DH 
7. A Nunez              3B    7. T Long               LF 
8. S Taguchi            LF    8. M Teahen             3B 
9. Y Molina             C     9. J Buck               C  

   M Mulder             P        Z Greinke            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  7-6  1--  1   29%  95% M Sweeney       J Isringhausen  Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  123  1   22%  81% J Mabry         Z Greinke       Home Run (Fly Ball); Eckstein Scores; Walker Scores; Edmonds Scores
   b 8   2  7-4  1-3  3  -18%  73% M Teahen        R Flores        Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Brown Scores/unER/No RBI; Long Scores/unER/No RBI; Teahen to 2B
   b 3   0  5-0  123  5  -15%  60% M Sweeney       M Mulder        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Buck Scores; Berroa Scores; Graffanino Scores
   b 5   0  6-3  123  4   14%  73% E Marrero       M Mulder        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Graffanino Scores/No RBI; Sweeney to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--  1   63%  L Walker        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Eckstein to 3B
   O      -23  8   58%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
          -23  6   59%  J Edmonds       Walk
   RRRR   123  1   81%  J Mabry         Home Run (Fly Ball); Eckstein Scores; Walker Scores; Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  5   81%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   80%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   77%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   83%  T Graffanino    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  6   82%  M Sweeney       Walk
          1--  2   81%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   83%  S Taguchi       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   82%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   83%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      83%  L Walker        Wild Pitch; Eckstein to 2B
   O      -2-  2   82%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  T Long          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   86%  M Teahen        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   88%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   88%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B; Pujols to 3B
   R      --3  1   91%  J Mabry         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pujols Scores
   O      -2-  1   90%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  1   89%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Mulder facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   85%  J Buck          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  5   82%  A Berroa        Walk
          12-  2   76%  T Graffanino    Single to LF (Line Drive); Buck to 3B; Berroa to 2B
   RRR    123  5   60%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Buck Scores; Berroa Scores; Graffanino Scores
          -2-      57%  E Brown         Passed Ball; Sweeney to 3B
          --3  5   52%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   59%  E Marrero       Popfly: 1B
   OO     1-3  1   73%  M Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Zack Greinke facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   76%  S Taguchi       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   74%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B; Taguchi to 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-  2   69%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   72%  T Long          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   72%  J Buck          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   75%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Zack Greinke facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   78%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   87%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Pujols Scores
   O      -2-  2   86%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B; Edmonds to 3B
   O      --3  6   83%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  5   81%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   76%  T Graffanino    Walk
          1--  3   64%  M Sweeney       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Graffanino to 3B
          -23  7   59%  E Brown         Walk
   ROO    123  4   73%  E Marrero       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Graffanino Scores/No RBI; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  3   78%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ambiorix Burgos facing 8-9-1
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  4   76%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   76%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      1--  6   74%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   77%  T Long          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   80%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Brad Thompson replaces Mark Mulder pitching
   O      ---  6   81%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ambiorix Burgos facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   84%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   81%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   86%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pujols to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   78%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   82%  A Berroa        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   84%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Andrew Sisco facing 7-8-9
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
          ---  3   88%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   87%  S Taguchi       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B
   R      -2-  1   93%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores
   O      1--  4   92%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
                  Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Larry Walker batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   91%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   84%  E Brown         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   90%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  Randy Flores replaces Brad Thompson pitching
          -2-  3   91%  T Long          Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   73%  M Teahen        Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Brown Scores/unER/No RBI; Long Scores/unER/No RBI; Teahen to 2B
                  Al Reyes replaces Randy Flores pitching; David DeJesus pinch hits for John Buck batting 9th
          -2-  2   71%  D DeJesus       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   83%  A Berroa        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Andrew Sisco facing 3-4-5
                  Alberto Castillo replaces David DeJesus playing C batting 9th
   O      --- 11   81%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   80%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  J Mabry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Al Reyes pitching
          ---  3   66%  T Graffanino    Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   95%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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