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1
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@KCR		10
3
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0
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7
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4
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3
Sunday, May 21, 2006, 1:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 30,266, Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
10
29-15
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Royals
3
10-31
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
W: Jeff Suppan (5-3)
L: Scott Elarton (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  3  0   5  0  1   10 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  0    3 10  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Miles 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .778 18 12 0.020 0.63 0.058 -0.038 0.2 3 4
John Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 .351 .858 16 9 -0.064 0.74 0.030 -0.095 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Albert Pujols 1B 3 3 1 1 2 0 .317 1.265 18 6 0.107 0.44 0.126 -0.019 1.1 9 1 HR,IW
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .252 .744 16 8 -0.010 0.69 0.043 -0.053 1.1 1 0
   Juan Encarnacion PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .674 3 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.4
   Brad Thompson P-P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Spiezio 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .301 .937 26 15 0.014 0.56 0.054 -0.040 0.9 0 2
Larry Bigbie LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .593 15 10 -0.013 0.61 0.045 -0.058 -1.0 3 0 2B
Chris Duncan DH 2 1 1 2 0 0 .500 2.500 8 6 0.193 1.28 0.219 -0.026 1.5 HR
   So Taguchi PH-CF 2 0 2 1 0 0 .253 .606 7 6 0.026 0.34 0.065 -0.039 1.4 1 0 CS,SH
Gary Bennett C 4 1 1 0 1 1 .222 .582 17 8 -0.021 0.33 0.012 -0.033 -0.5 5 0
Hector Luna SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 .338 .896 11 6 0.095 0.36 0.109 -0.014 0.8 1 2 HR
Jeff Suppan P 1 1
   Randy Flores P 0 0
Team Totals 36 10 12 9 7 3 .333 1.053 155 87 0.347 0.55 0.761 -0.415 5.0 27 10
2B: L Bigbie (1, off S Elarton).
HR: A Pujols (22, off S Elarton; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); H Luna (3, off S Elarton; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Duncan (1, off S Elarton; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: S Taguchi (4, off A Sisco).
IBB: A Pujols (7, by M Wood).
TB: C Duncan 4; H Luna 4; A Pujols 4; A Miles 2; S Taguchi 2; L Bigbie 2; S Spiezio; J Encarnacion; J Edmonds; G Bennett.
GIDP: J Rodriguez (6).
RBI: C Duncan 2 (2); J Edmonds 2 (29); H Luna (10); S Taguchi (14); S Spiezio (16); J Rodriguez (7); A Pujols (54).
2-out RBI: J Edmonds 2; S Spiezio; S Taguchi; H Luna; A Pujols.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Baserunning
CS: S Taguchi (1, 3rd base by A Sisco/P Bako).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shane Costa CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .849 15 10 0.039 0.82 0.068 -0.029 0.3 2 0 2·HBP
Esteban German 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .397 .907 24 13 -0.050 1.12 0.052 -0.102 -0.6 2 0
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .256 .683 15 9 -0.036 0.91 0.032 -0.068 -0.7 9 0
Emil Brown LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .684 21 12 -0.075 0.80 0.031 -0.106 -0.7 3 0
Matt Stairs DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 .225 .748 20 13 -0.002 0.82 0.079 -0.081 -0.4 2B
Angel Berroa SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .575 7 5 -0.060 0.87 0.009 -0.068 0.4 2 4 2B
Aaron Guiel RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .206 .854 17 10 -0.002 0.78 0.091 -0.093 -0.1 4 1 HR
Paul Bako C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .200 .417 14 10 0.053 0.98 0.111 -0.057 0.2 4 1
Andres Blanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .714 12 8 -0.019 0.61 0.032 -0.051 -0.4 1 3 2B
Scott Elarton P 0 0
   Andy Sisco P 0 0
   Mike Wood P 0 0
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
Team Totals 37 3 10 3 2 4 .270 .774 145 90 -0.152 0.86 0.505 -0.655 -2.0 27 9
2B: A Berroa (7, off R Flores); A Blanco (1, off J Suppan); M Stairs (5, off J Suppan).
HR: A Guiel (3, off J Suppan; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: S Costa 2 (3, 2 by J Suppan).
TB: A Guiel 4; M Stairs 3; A Blanco 2; A Berroa 2; E Brown 2; S Costa; P Bako; E German.
RBI: A Guiel (6); A Berroa (13); P Bako (4).
2-out RBI: P Bako; A Berroa.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Blanco-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz.
E: A Sisco (1).
Outfield Assists: A Guiel (J Edmonds at home plate).

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
Jeff Suppan, W (5-3) 6 7 2 2 2 3 1 4.50 29 99 58 36 3 19 10 12 5 0 51 0.137 1.21 1.3
Randy Flores 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.85 5 21 13 9 1 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.13 -0.4
Brad Thompson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.37 7 25 19 12 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.05 1.1
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 4 1 3.00 41 145 90 57 6 27 14 19 7 0 51 0 0 0.151 0.55 2.0

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
Scott Elarton, L (0-5) 6 5 5 5 2 0 3 4.71 24 81 52 35 3 14 7 15 3 0 40 -0.212 0.79 -1.3
Andy Sisco 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 7.71 3 13 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.050 0.53 -0.8
Mike Wood 1.2 5 2 2 1 0 0 3.21 10 28 14 12 0 2 4 5 3 0 2 2 -0.085 0.34 -2.5
Jimmy Gobble 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 5.14 7 33 16 6 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.02 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 10 10 7 3 3 10.00 44 155 87 55 8 24 13 21 7 0 40 3 3 -0.348 0.86 -5.0
S Elarton faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Suppan 2 (4; S Costa, S Costa).
IBB: M Wood (2; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 30,266.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Kansas City Royals
1 Aaron Miles 2B 1 Shane Costa CF
2 John Rodriguez RF 2 Esteban German 3B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Emil Brown LF
5 Scott Spiezio 3B 5 Matt Stairs DH
6 Larry Bigbie LF 6 Angel Berroa SS
7 Chris Duncan DH 7 Aaron Guiel RF
8 Gary Bennett C 8 Paul Bako C
9 Hector Luna SS 9 Andres Blanco 2B
Jeff Suppan P Scott Elarton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR STL C. Duncan S. Elarton 22% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R STL A. Pujols S. Elarton 12% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 0-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR P. Bako J. Suppan -11% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores
t5 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL H. Luna S. Elarton 9% 80% Home Run (Line Drive)
b6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan -9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

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' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Miles S. Elarton 3% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols S. Elarton -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR S. Costa J. Suppan -3% 42% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR E. German J. Suppan 3% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown J. Suppan 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton -2% 46% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan 2% 49% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Duncan S. Elarton -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL G. Bennett S. Elarton -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL H. Luna S. Elarton -1% 44% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR P. Bako J. Suppan 3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan 2% 49% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR S. Costa J. Suppan -1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR E. German J. Suppan -2% 45% Walk; Costa to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan -3% 42% Walk; Costa to 3B; German to 2B
b3 0-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  O KCR E. Brown J. Suppan 8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles S. Elarton -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R STL A. Pujols S. Elarton 12% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton -1% 56% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan -8% 49% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b4 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stairs to 3B
b4 0-1 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan 7% 58% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 0-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR P. Bako J. Suppan -11% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores
b4 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan 3% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
t5 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton -4% 50% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR STL C. Duncan S. Elarton 22% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores
t5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Bennett S. Elarton -1% 71% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL H. Luna S. Elarton 9% 80% Home Run (Line Drive)
t5 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Miles S. Elarton -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
b5 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Costa J. Suppan 3% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German J. Suppan -3% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan 3% 83% Lineout: CF
b5 1-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown J. Suppan -3% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive); German to 3B
b5 1-4 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan 6% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 2-3-4
t6 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton 2% 87% Walk
t6 4-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Pujols S. Elarton -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez to 2B
t6 4-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton -2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez to 3B
t6 4-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton -2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
b6 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan 3% 85% Flyball: RF
b6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan -9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b6 2-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR P. Bako J. Suppan 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan -3% 76% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b6 2-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Costa J. Suppan -2% 74% Hit By Pitch
b6 2-4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR E. German J. Suppan 7% 80% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
t7 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton 5% 85% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Andy Sisco replaces Scott Elarton pitching
So Taguchi pinch hits for Chris Duncan (DH) batting 7th
t7 4-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Taguchi A. Sisco 6% 91% Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Bigbie Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI; Taguchi to 2B
t7 5-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Bennett A. Sisco -4% 87% Taguchi Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t7 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL G. Bennett A. Sisco 1% 88% Walk
t7 5-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL H. Luna A. Sisco 1% 90% Walk; Bennett to 2B
Mike Wood replaces Andy Sisco pitching
t7 5-2 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Miles M. Wood 2% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bennett to 3B; Luna to 2B
t7 5-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO STL J. Rodriguez M. Wood 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bennett Scores; Luna to 3B; Miles to 2B
t7 6-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols M. Wood 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t7 6-2 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR STL J. Edmonds M. Wood 4% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive); Luna Scores; Miles Scores; Pujols to 3B; Edmonds to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 8-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RO STL S. Spiezio M. Wood 1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Edmonds out at Hm/RF-C
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' Randy Flores facing 3-4-5
Randy Flores replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
b7 2-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz R. Flores 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 2-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Brown R. Flores 0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Stairs R. Flores -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR A. Berroa R. Flores -1% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores
b7 3-9 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O KCR A. Guiel R. Flores 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Mike Wood facing 6-7-8
t8 9-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Bigbie M. Wood -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 9-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Taguchi M. Wood 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 9-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL G. Bennett M. Wood 0% 99% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi to 2B
t8 9-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL H. Luna M. Wood -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Taguchi to 3B
t8 9-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles M. Wood -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
Brad Thompson replaces Randy Flores pitching
b8 3-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR P. Bako B. Thompson 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Blanco B. Thompson 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
b8 3-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Costa B. Thompson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Jimmy Gobble facing 2-3-4
Jimmy Gobble replaces Mike Wood pitching
t9 9-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez J. Gobble -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk
Juan Encarnacion pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 4th
t9 9-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL J. Encarnacion J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
t9 9-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio J. Gobble 0% 100% Walk; Pujols to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
t9 9-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  O STL L. Bigbie J. Gobble -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 9-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  R STL S. Taguchi J. Gobble 0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
t9 10-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL G. Bennett J. Gobble -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 10, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-10, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 2-3-4
Brad Thompson replaces Juan Encarnacion (PH) pitching and batting 4th
So Taguchi moves from DH to CF (team loses DH)
b9 3-10 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR E. German B. Thompson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-10 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz B. Thompson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-10 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR E. Brown B. Thompson -0% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b9 3-10 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Stairs B. Thompson 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Brown to 2B
b9 3-10 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Stairs B. Thompson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Royals 3.

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