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Friday, May 19, 2006, 7:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 33,045, Time of Game: 2:46
Cardinals
9
27-15
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Royals
6
10-29
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
 
                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

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .761 20 12 0.017 0.95 0.082 -0.064 -0.6 1 3
Scott Spiezio DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 .308 .972 19 10 0.115 0.71 0.131 -0.016 1.5
Albert Pujols 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .319 1.249 15 10 0.154 0.88 0.197 -0.043 1.4 13 1 HR
Scott Rolen 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 .301 .867 23 11 0.245 0.98 0.256 -0.011 2.7 1 3 2B,HBP
Juan Encarnacion RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .227 .641 12 8 0.145 0.89 0.194 -0.049 1.5 0 0 3B,2B
Jim Edmonds CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .758 11 8 -0.154 0.78 0.000 -0.154 -2.4 0 0 2·GDP
So Taguchi LF 3 0 0 2 0 0 .239 .583 18 10 0.013 0.85 0.036 -0.023 0.4 0 0 SH
Yadier Molina C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .165 .433 14 7 -0.015 0.44 0.016 -0.031 -0.5 7 2
Hector Luna 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .338 .859 15 10 -0.015 0.52 0.023 -0.038 0.0 4 5
Chris Carpenter P 0 0
   Tyler Johnson P 0 0
   Adam Wainwright P 1 0
Team Totals 37 9 12 8 3 2 .324 .904 147 86 0.505 0.80 0.935 -0.429 4.0 27 14
2B: S Rolen (9, off J Peralta); J Encarnacion (3, off M Redman).
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shane Costa CF 5 1 2 0 0 3 .323 .877 18 15 0.001 0.65 0.056 -0.055 0.0 5 0 2B
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .307 .747 17 12 -0.097 0.73 0.000 -0.097 -1.3 2 4
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .256 .690 11 7 0.055 0.68 0.093 -0.038 1.1 14 0 2B
Reggie Sanders RF 4 2 1 2 0 2 .227 .689 20 13 0.032 0.98 0.124 -0.092 1.1 0 0 HR,HBP
Matt Stairs DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 .226 .773 19 11 0.049 0.76 0.107 -0.058 0.7 2B
Emil Brown LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .220 .665 17 6 0.072 0.74 0.079 -0.008 0.6 2 0
Tony Graffanino 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256 .738 11 9 -0.056 1.18 0.005 -0.061 -0.5 0 1
Angel Berroa SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .238 .570 9 6 -0.046 0.94 0.019 -0.065 -1.0 2 6
John Buck C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 .751 10 6 -0.004 0.92 0.070 -0.074 0.1 2 0
Mark Redman P 0 0
   Joel Peralta P 0 1
   Joe Nelson P 0 0
   Mike Wood P 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 9 6 4 9 .250 .758 132 85 0.006 0.83 0.553 -0.548 1.0 27 12
2B: D Mientkiewicz (9, off C Carpenter); S Costa (5, off C Carpenter); M Stairs (4, 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).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Carpenter, W (4-2) 6 9 6 6 3 8 1 2.63 31 107 67 39 14 14 13 6 4 0 35 -0.173 0.82 -2.7
Tyler 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 0.031 1.15 0.3
Adam 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 0.139 0.83 1.4
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 4 9 1 6.00 41 132 85 51 15 19 20 7 4 0 35 0 0 -0.003 0.80 -1.0

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Redman, L (0-4) 4 7 6 6 2 1 1 6.88 20 79 45 28 6 11 11 6 3 0 23 -0.257 1.06 -3.2
Joel Peralta 3 4 3 3 0 1 0 3.94 13 36 23 13 2 8 6 6 3 0 1 1 -0.276 0.61 -1.9
Joe Nelson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 6 25 14 10 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.019 0.54 0.6
Mike Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.73 3 7 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.21 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 9 9 3 2 1 9.00 42 147 86 54 9 23 21 15 8 0 23 1 1 -0.504 0.83 -4.0
M Redman faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Redman 2 (7).
HBP: C Carpenter (4; R Sanders); M Wood (2; S Rolen).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

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

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Kansas City Royals
1 David Eckstein SS 1 Shane Costa CF
2 Scott Spiezio DH 2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
4 Scott Rolen 3B 4 Reggie Sanders RF
5 Juan Encarnacion RF 5 Matt Stairs DH
6 Jim Edmonds CF 6 Emil Brown LF
7 So Taguchi LF 7 Tony Graffanino 3B
8 Yadier Molina C 8 Angel Berroa SS
9 Hector Luna 2B 9 John Buck C
Chris Carpenter P Mark Redman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 5-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR STL S. Rolen J. Peralta 13% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores
t5 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Pujols J. Peralta 11% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio to 3B
t4 2-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion M. Redman 10% 34% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Rolen to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Stairs C. Carpenter -10% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sanders to 3B
t5 4-5 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R STL S. Spiezio M. Redman 10% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Eckstein M. Redman -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Spiezio M. Redman -2% 46% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Redman -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Costa C. Carpenter 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Carpenter 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Redman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Rolen M. Redman 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion M. Redman -4% 50% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Edmonds M. Redman -5% 45% 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, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR R. Sanders C. Carpenter -4% 41% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Stairs C. Carpenter -10% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sanders to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 7,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown C. Carpenter -2% 29% Walk
b2 0-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO KCR T. Graffanino C. Carpenter 0% 29% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanders Scores; Stairs to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR A. Berroa C. Carpenter -2% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B; Stairs Scores; Graffanino to 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R KCR J. Buck C. Carpenter -7% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive); Graffanino Scores
b2 3-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR S. Costa C. Carpenter 1% 22% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Mark Redman facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi M. Redman -2% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Redman -2% 18% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL H. Luna M. Redman 1% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein M. Redman -2% 17% 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, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Carpenter 1% 18% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter -1% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR KCR R. Sanders C. Carpenter -9% 8% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Mientkiewicz Scores
b3 5-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR M. Stairs C. Carpenter -1% 7% Walk
b3 5-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O KCR E. Brown C. Carpenter 1% 8% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 5-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR T. Graffanino C. Carpenter -0% 8% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
b3 5-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Berroa C. Carpenter 1% 9% 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, Royals' Mark Redman facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Spiezio M. Redman 2% 11% Single to 3B/Bunt
t4 0-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols M. Redman 9% 20% Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores
t4 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Rolen M. Redman 4% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 2-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion M. Redman 10% 34% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Rolen to 3B
t4 2-5 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Redman -6% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-5 1 -23 5,(2-2)  R STL S. Taguchi M. Redman 4% 32% Wild Pitch; Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
t4 3-5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RO STL S. Taguchi M. Redman 1% 33% Groundout: SS-1B; Encarnacion Scores
t4 4-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina M. Redman 2% 35% Walk
t4 4-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL H. Luna M. Redman -3% 32% 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, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
b4 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck C. Carpenter 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Costa C. Carpenter -2% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 5-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Carpenter 3% 35% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 5-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter -2% 33% Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
b4 5-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Sanders C. Carpenter 4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Mark Redman facing 1-2-3
t5 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Eckstein M. Redman 5% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 4-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Spiezio M. Redman 3% 45% Wild Pitch; Eckstein to 2B
t5 4-5 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R STL S. Spiezio M. Redman 10% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores
Joel Peralta replaces Mark Redman pitching
t5 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Pujols J. Peralta 11% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio to 3B
t5 5-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR STL S. Rolen J. Peralta 13% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores
t5 7-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL J. Encarnacion J. Peralta 9% 88% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Rolen Scores
t5 8-5 0 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Peralta -3% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 8-5 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO STL S. Taguchi J. Peralta 2% 87% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Encarnacion Scores
t5 9-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Peralta -0% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
b5 5-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Stairs C. Carpenter 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 5-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR E. Brown C. Carpenter -2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 5-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Graffanino C. Carpenter 3% 89% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa C. Carpenter 2% 91% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 9-1-2
t6 9-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL H. Luna J. Peralta -1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 9-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Eckstein J. Peralta -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 9-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Spiezio J. Peralta 0% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 9-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols J. Peralta -1% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
b6 5-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Carpenter 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-9 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR S. Costa C. Carpenter -3% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b6 5-9 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Carpenter 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 5-9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter -6% 85% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Costa Scores
b6 6-9 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Sanders C. Carpenter 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
t7 9-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen J. Peralta -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion J. Peralta -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 9-6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Peralta -1% 86% 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, Cardinals' Tyler Johnson facing 5-6-7
Tyler Johnson replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
b7 6-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Stairs T. Johnson 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
Adam Wainwright replaces Tyler Johnson pitching
b7 6-9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR E. Brown A. Wainwright -3% 86% Walk
b7 6-9 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Graffanino A. Wainwright 3% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 2B
b7 6-9 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Berroa A. Wainwright 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Royals' Joe Nelson facing 7-8-9
Joe Nelson replaces Joel Peralta pitching
t8 9-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Taguchi J. Nelson 1% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 1B
t8 9-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Nelson -1% 92% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 9-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL H. Luna J. Nelson 1% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 2B
t8 9-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Eckstein J. Nelson -1% 92% Lineout: CF
t8 9-6 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio J. Nelson 1% 93% Walk; Taguchi to 3B; Luna to 2B
t8 9-6 2 123 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Nelson -2% 90% 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, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
b8 6-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright 3% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Costa A. Wainwright 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b8 6-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek A. Wainwright 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Royals' Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
Mike Wood replaces Joe Nelson pitching
t9 9-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Rolen M. Wood 1% 97% Hit By Pitch
t9 9-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion M. Wood -1% 96% Lineout: CF
t9 9-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL J. Edmonds M. Wood -1% 95% 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, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
b9 6-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz A. Wainwright 3% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 6-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Sanders A. Wainwright 2% 99% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b9 6-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Stairs A. Wainwright 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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