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Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 33,045

Friday, May 19, 2006, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:46
Cardinals
9
27-15
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   4  5  0   0  0  0    9 12  0
Royals          0  3  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    6  9  1
W: C Carpenter (4-2), L: M Redman (0-4), S: A Wainwright (1)
Royals
6
10-29
Lost 7
5th, 16 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .317  .761   20    1   3   
S Spiezio DH                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .308  .972   23    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .319 1.248   15   13   1   HR
S Rolen 3B                    3   2   2   2    1   1  .301  .867   23    1   3   2B,HBP
J Encarnacion RF              5   2   2   1    0   0  .227  .642   12    0   0   3B,2B
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .758   11    0   0   2·GDP
S Taguchi LF                  3   0   0   2    0   0  .239  .583   23    0   0   SH
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .165  .433   14    7   2   
H Luna 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .338  .859   15    4   5   

C Carpenter P                                                            0   0
  T Johnson P                                                            0   0
  A Wainwright P                                                         1   0
Totals                       37   9  12   8    3   2              156   27  14
BATTING
2B: J Encarnacion (3, off M Redman); S Rolen (9, off J Peralta).
3B: J Encarnacion (3, off J Peralta).
HR: A Pujols (20, off M Redman; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: S Taguchi (3, off J Peralta).
HBP: S Rolen (1, by M Wood).
TB: J Encarnacion 5; A Pujols 5; S Rolen 3; S Spiezio 3; H Luna 2; D Eckstein.
GIDP: J Edmonds 2 (6).
RBI: S Rolen 2 (22); A Pujols 2 (50); S Taguchi 2 (13); S Spiezio (15); J Encarnacion (15).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Costa CF                    5   1   2   0    0   3  .323  .876   18    5   0   2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   0   0   0    0   2  .307  .747   17    2   4   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   1   2   1    1   0  .256  .690   11   14   0   2B
R Sanders RF                  4   2   1   2    0   2  .227  .688   20    0   0   HR,HBP
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .226  .773   19    0   0   2B
E Brown LF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .220  .665   17    2   0   
T Graffanino 3B               4   1   1   1    0   1  .256  .738   11    0   1   
A Berroa SS                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .238  .570    9    2   6   
J Buck C                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .752   10    2   0   

M Redman P                                                               0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   1
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Wood P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   6    4   9              132   27  12
BATTING
2B: D Mientkiewicz (9, off C Carpenter); M Stairs (4, off C Carpenter); S Costa (5, off C Carpenter).
HR: R Sanders (5, off C Carpenter; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
HBP: R Sanders (1, by C Carpenter).
TB: R Sanders 4; S Costa 3; D Mientkiewicz 3; M Stairs 2; J Buck; T Graffanino; E Brown.
RBI: R Sanders 2 (18); T Graffanino (11); D Mientkiewicz (12); J Buck (12); A Berroa (12).
2-out RBI: J Buck; D Mientkiewicz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz; D Mientkiewicz.
E: A Berroa (6).

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
C Carpenter, W (4-2)           6     9   6   6    3   8   1   2.63   31  107-67   39·14·14   13· 2· 4· 0     35    -     0.82  -0.17
T Johnson, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.03
A Wainwright, S (1)            2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.37    9   24-17   11· 1· 5    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.83   0.14
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   9   1          41  132-85   51·15·19   20· 3· 4· 0           -  
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
M Redman, L (0-4)              4     7   6   6    2   1   1   6.88   20   79-45   28· 6·11   11· 3· 3· 0     23    -     1.06  -0.26
J Peralta                      3     4   3   3    0   1   0   3.94   13   36-23   13· 2· 8    6· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.62  -0.28
J Nelson                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6   25-14   10· 1· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.02
M Wood                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.73    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9    12   9   9    3   2   1          42  147-86   54· 9·23   21· 7· 8· 0          1-1 
M Redman faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Redman 2 (7).
IBB: None.
HBP: C Carpenter (4; R Sanders); M Wood (2; S Rolen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 33,045.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 89° F, Wind 2mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. S Costa              CF 
2. S Spiezio            DH    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. R Sanders            RF 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. M Stairs             DH 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. E Brown              LF 
7. S Taguchi            LF    7. T Graffanino         3B 
8. Y Molina             C     8. A Berroa             SS 
9. H Luna               2B    9. J Buck               C  

   C Carpenter          P        M Redman             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  5-5  1-3  2   13%  79% S Rolen         J Peralta       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores
   t 5   0  5-5  1--  1   11%  66% A Pujols        J Peralta       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio to 3B
   t 4   0  5-2  1--  4   10%  34% J Encarnacion   M Redman        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Rolen to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  5  -10%  31% M Stairs        C Carpenter     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sanders to 3B
   t 5   0  5-4  -2-  6    9%  55% S Spiezio       M Redman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  S Spiezio       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   45%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Costa         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Redman facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   54%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2   45%  J Edmonds       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   41%  R Sanders       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   31%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sanders to 3B
          -23  7   29%  E Brown         Walk
   RO     123  1   29%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanders Scores; Stairs to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   27%  A Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B; Stairs Scores; Graffanino to 2B
   R      -2-  3   20%  J Buck          Single to RF (Line Drive); Graffanino Scores
   O      1--  5   22%  S Costa         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Redman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   19%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   18%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   19%  H Luna          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   17%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   18%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   17%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4    8%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz Scores
          ---  8    7%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  4    8%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2    8%  T Graffanino    Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5    9%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Redman facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   11%  S Spiezio       Single to 3B/Bunt
   RR     1--  3   20%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores
          ---  4   24%  S Rolen         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   34%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Rolen to 3B
   O      -23  3   28%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23      32%  S Taguchi       Wild Pitch; Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
   RO     --3  6   33%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Encarnacion Scores
          ---  4   35%  Y Molina        Walk
   O      1--  2   32%  H Luna          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   34%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   32%  S Costa         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   35%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   33%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  3   37%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      45%  S Spiezio       Wild Pitch; Eckstein to 2B
   R      -2-  6   55%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores
                  Joel Peralta replaces Mark Redman pitching
          1--  1   66%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   79%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores
   R      -2-  3   88%  J Encarnacion   Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rolen Scores
   O      --3  2   85%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   RO     --3  3   87%  S Taguchi       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Encarnacion Scores
   O      ---  2   87%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   86%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   89%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   91%  A Berroa        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Joel Peralta facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   90%  H Luna          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   90%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   90%  S Spiezio       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   89%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   91%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  S Costa         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   91%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   85%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Costa Scores
   O      -2-  6   88%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   87%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-9, Tyler Johnson facing 5-6-7
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
   O      ---  1   89%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Adam Wainwright replaces Tyler Johnson pitching
          ---  5   86%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  2   92%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Joe Nelson facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Nelson replaces Joel Peralta pitching
          ---  5   93%  S Taguchi       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 1B
   O      1--  2   92%  Y Molina        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  5   93%  H Luna          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  1   92%  D Eckstein      Lineout: CF
          12-  7   93%  S Spiezio       Walk; Taguchi to 3B; Luna to 2B
   O      123  5   90%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-9, Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   93%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  S Costa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Wood replaces Joe Nelson pitching
          ---  5   97%  S Rolen         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   96%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  1   95%  J Edmonds       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-9, Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sanders       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

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