May 22, 2005 St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 29,269

Sunday, May 22, 2005, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Cardinals

27-16

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  4
Royals          6  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    9 12  1

W: R Jensen (1-0), L: J Suppan (3-5)

Royals

13-31

Won 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   1   0    0   0  .309  .771   12    3   3   
L Walker DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .266  .819   13    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .335 1.012   14    9   0   HBP
J Edmonds CF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .910   11    4   0   
  R Cedeno PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .303    2    0   0   
J Mabry RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .913   15    1   1   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .880   13    0   4   
  S Seabol 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    5    1   1   
A Nunez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .787   19    0   0   
S Taguchi LF-CF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .718   15    1   0   2B
E Diaz C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .538   11    5   1   

J Suppan P                                                               0   1
  G White P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   1    3   4              130   24  11

BATTING

2B: S Taguchi (4, off L Nunez).

HBP: A Pujols (4, by R Jensen).

TB: S Taguchi 2; E Diaz; D Eckstein; A Pujols.

RBI: A Pujols (37).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Suppan-D Eckstein-A Pujols.

E: D Eckstein 3 (8); M Grudzielanek (3).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Berroa SS                   4   2   3   0    0   1  .265  .700   24    2   1   HBP
D DeJesus CF                  5   1   0   0    0   1  .248  .667   18    5   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .327  .963    8    0   0   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .608    3    0   0   
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .919   17    6   0   2B,GDP
E Brown RF                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .234  .777   12    2   0   2B
M Teahen 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .670   16    1   2   2B
M Diaz LF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .211  .520   13    6   0   
J Buck C                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .204  .599   17    5   0   HR
R Gotay 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .233  .629   16    0   3   HR,SB

R Jensen P                                                               0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   8    0   5              144   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (5, off J Suppan); M Stairs (7, off G White); E Brown (6, off J Suppan).

HR: J Buck (3, off J Suppan; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R Gotay (3, off J Suppan; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: A Berroa (5, by J Suppan).

TB: R Gotay 4; J Buck 4; E Brown 3; M Stairs 3; A Berroa 3; M Teahen 2; M Sweeney 2.

GIDP: M Stairs (3).

RBI: E Brown 3 (18); J Buck 2 (13); M Teahen (9); R Gotay (13); M Stairs (13).

2-out RBI: J Buck 2; E Brown 2; M Teahen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: M Diaz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gotay (1, 2nd base off J Suppan/E Diaz).

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
J Suppan, L (3-5)              5     9   9   3    0   5   2   4.38   28  102-70   45· 7·18   12· 6· 4· 0     30    -     0.53  -0.37
G White                        3     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   11   39-29   22· 2· 5    3· 7· 1· 0          1-1    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   3    0   5   2          39  141-99   67· 9·23   15·13· 5· 0          1-1

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
R Jensen, W (1-0)              5     3   2   2    3   3   0   3.60   22   90-53   33· 8·12    4· 8· 3· 0     53    -     0.62   0.10
L Nunez                        3     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.08   10   26-21   14· 0· 7    3· 7· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.03
M MacDougal                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.29    3   14-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   4   0          35  130-82   53· 8·21    8·16· 3· 0           -

J Suppan faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Suppan (2; A Berroa); R Jensen (1; A Pujols).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 29,269.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

   J Suppan             P        R Jensen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  5   16%  72% E Brown         J Suppan        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Berroa Scores/unER; DeJesus Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-4  1--  3    8%  93% J Buck          J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Diaz Scores/unER; Buck Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-2  -2-  8    7%  79% M Teahen        J Suppan        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brown Scores/unER
   t 3   1  6-0  12-  1   -7%  85% A Pujols        R Jensen        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Eckstein Scores; Walker Scores/Adv on E7; Pujols to 2B
   b 1   2  0-3  -2-  3    6%  85% M Diaz          J Suppan        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Jensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   53%  A Pujols        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   51%  J Edmonds       Walk; Pujols to 2B
   O      12- 10   55%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   64%  D DeJesus       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  5   56%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berroa to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   RR     -23  5   72%  E Brown         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Berroa Scores/unER; DeJesus Scores/unER
   R      -2-  8   79%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brown Scores/unER
   R      -2-  3   85%  M Diaz          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores/unER
   RR     1--  3   93%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Diaz Scores/unER; Buck Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   93%  R Gotay         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Ryan Jensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   94%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  A Nunez         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   95%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  A Berroa        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   95%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   95%  M Sweeney       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B; Sweeney to 1B
   OO     12-  1   94%  M Stairs        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Ryan Jensen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   95%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   94%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   92%  L Walker        Walk; Eckstein to 2B
   RR     12-  1   85%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Eckstein Scores; Walker Scores/Adv on E7; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  2   87%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   89%  J Mabry         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  E Brown         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   88%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Ryan Jensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   89%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   90%  A Nunez         Flyball: LF
          ---  9   90%  S Taguchi       Walk
          1--  5   88%  E Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   90%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   91%  R Gotay         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      92%  A Berroa        Gotay Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   89%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Ryan Jensen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   91%  L Walker        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   92%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   93%  J Edmonds       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   94%  M Sweeney       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   95%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sweeney to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  E Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sweeney Scores; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   96%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   95%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Leo Nunez facing 5-6-7
                  Leo Nunez replaces Ryan Jensen pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   97%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  6   99%  R Gotay         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   99%  A Berroa        Hit By Pitch
                  Gabe White replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      1--  4   99%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2   99%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Berroa to 2B
   RO     12-  8   99%  M Stairs        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Berroa Scores; Sweeney out at Hm/RF-2B-C
   O      -2-  2   99%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-9, Leo Nunez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   98%  S Taguchi       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   99%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   99%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1  100%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Gabe White facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Seabol replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-9, Leo Nunez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jim Edmonds batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Cedeno        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Mabry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Gabe White facing 9-1-2
                  Roger Cedeno moves to LF; So Taguchi moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  R Gotay         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1  100%  A Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  D DeJesus       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Mike Sweeney batting 3rd
   O      1--  3  100%  J McEwing       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-9, Mike MacDougal facing 6-7-8
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  S Seabol        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7  100%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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