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CHC  7
@CHW  4
 CLE  3
PIT  2
(10)		 DET  1
CIN  0
 STL 10
@KCR  3
 SFG  6
@OAK  0
 SEA 10
SDP  8
 TBD  3
FLA  0
 ATL  2
@ARI  1
 COL  5
TOR  3
 HOU  5
TEX  0
 LAD  7
LAA  0
 MIL  5
MIN  3
 NYM  4
NYY  3
 PHI 10
BOS  5
 WSN  3
BAL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 30,266

 Sunday, May 21, 2006, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
10
29-15
Won 5
1st
 
                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
W: Jeff Suppan (5-3), L: Scott Elarton (0-5)
 Royals
3
10-31
Lost 9
5th, 18 GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Miles 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .778   18   12    3   4   
J Rodriguez RF                4   0   0   1    1   1  .351  .858   16    9    3   0   GDP
A Pujols 1B                   3   3   1   1    2   0  .317 1.265   18    6    9   1   HR,IW
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .252  .744   16    8    1   0   
  J Encarnacion PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .674    3    1    0   0   
  B Thompson P-P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
S Spiezio 3B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .301  .937   26   15    0   2   
L Bigbie LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .593   15   10    3   0   2B
C Duncan DH                   2   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.500    8    6    0   0   HR
  S Taguchi PH-CF             2   0   2   1    0   0  .253  .606    7    6    1   0   CS,SH
G Bennett C                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .582   21   10    5   0   
H Luna SS                     3   2   1   1    1   0  .338  .896   11    6    1   2   HR

J Suppan P                                                                    1   1
  R Flores P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       36  10  12   0    7   3              159   89   27  10
Batting Events
2B: L Bigbie (1, off S Elarton).
HR: C Duncan (1, off S Elarton; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); 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).
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 Events
CS: S Taguchi (1, 3rd base by A Sisco/P Bako).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Costa CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .849   15   10    2   0   2·HBP
E German 3B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .397  .907   24   13    2   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .683   15    9    9   0   
E Brown LF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .684   21   12    3   0   
M Stairs DH                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .225  .748   22   14    0   0   2B
A Berroa SS                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .575    7    5    2   4   2B
A Guiel RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .206  .854   17   10    4   1   HR
P Bako C                      4   0   1   1    0   2  .200  .417   14   10    4   1   
A Blanco 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .714   12    8    1   3   2B

S Elarton P                                                                   0   0
  A Sisco P                                                                   0   0
  M Wood P                                                                    0   0
  J Gobble P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   0    2   4              147   91   27   9
Batting Events
2B: M Stairs (5, off J Suppan); A Berroa (7, off R Flores); A Blanco (1, 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 Events
DP: 1. A Blanco-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz.
E: A Sisco ().

Pitching Stats

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, W (5-3)              6     7   2   2    2   3   1   4.50   29   99-58   36· 3·19   10·12· 5· 0     51    -     1.21   0.14
R Flores                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.85    5   21-13    9· 1· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
B Thompson                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.37    7   25-19   12· 2· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   4   1          41  145-90   57· 6·27   14·19· 7· 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
S Elarton, L (0-5)             6     5   5   5    2   0   3   4.71   24   81-52   35· 3·14    7·15· 3· 0     40    -     0.79  -0.21
A Sisco                        0.1   0   2   2    2   0   0   7.71    3   13-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.53  -0.05
M Wood                         1.2   5   2   2    1   0   0   3.21   10   28-14   12· 0· 2    4· 5· 3· 0          2-2    0.35  -0.09
J Gobble                       1     2   1   1    2   3   0   5.14    7   33-16    6· 4· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    12  10  10    7   3   3          44  155-87   55· 8·24   13·21· 7· 0          3-3
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 53% 0-0 STL A. Miles S. Elarton Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  -7% 46% 0-0 STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 45% 0-0 STL A. Pujols S. Elarton 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 --- 5,(1-2)  -3% 42% 0-0 KCR S. Costa J. Suppan Hit By Pitch
b1 0 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 45% 0-0 KCR E. German J. Suppan Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 48% 0-0 KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 50% 0-0 KCR E. Brown J. Suppan 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 --- O 7,(3-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton Popfly: 3B
t2 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 45% 0-0 STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton 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 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 47% 0-0 KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan Strikeout Swinging
b2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 49% 0-0 KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan 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 --- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 47% 0-0 STL C. Duncan S. Elarton Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 STL G. Bennett S. Elarton Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 44% 0-0 STL H. Luna S. Elarton 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 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 47% 0-0 KCR P. Bako J. Suppan Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 49% 0-0 KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  -1% 47% 0-0 KCR S. Costa J. Suppan Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  -2% 45% 0-0 KCR E. German J. Suppan Walk; Costa to 2B
b3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  -3% 42% 0-0 KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan Walk; Costa to 3B; German to 2B
b3 2 123 O 3,(2-0)  8% 50% 0-0 KCR E. Brown J. Suppan 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 --- O 4,(0-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 STL A. Miles S. Elarton Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- R 4,(1-2)  12% 57% 0-0 STL A. Pujols S. Elarton Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 56% 1-0 STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton 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,(0-0)  -8% 49% 0-1 KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b4 0 -2- O 2,(1-0)  2% 51% 0-1 KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan Groundout: 2B-1B; Stairs to 3B
b4 1 --3 O 3,(2-0)  7% 58% 0-1 KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 2 --3 R 1,(0-0)  -11% 47% 0-1 KCR P. Bako J. Suppan Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs Scores
b4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 50% 1-1 KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan 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 0 --- 7,(3-2)  5% 55% 1-1 STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton Walk
t5 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 50% 1-1 STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton Flyball: LF
t5 1 1-- RR 5,(1-2)  22% 72% 1-1 STL C. Duncan S. Elarton Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores
t5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 71% 3-1 STL G. Bennett S. Elarton Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- R 2,(0-1)  9% 80% 3-1 STL H. Luna S. Elarton Home Run (Line Drive)
t5 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 79% 4-1 STL A. Miles S. Elarton 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 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 82% 1-4 KCR S. Costa J. Suppan Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 79% 1-4 KCR E. German J. Suppan Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  4% 83% 1-4 KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Suppan Lineout: CF
b5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  -3% 80% 1-4 KCR E. Brown J. Suppan Single to RF (Line Drive); German to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O 7,(2-2)  6% 85% 1-4 KCR M. Stairs J. Suppan 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 0 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 87% 4-1 STL J. Rodriguez S. Elarton Walk
t6 0 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 86% 4-1 STL A. Pujols S. Elarton Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez to 2B
t6 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 85% 4-1 STL J. Edmonds S. Elarton Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez to 3B
t6 2 --3 O 4,(1-2)  -2% 82% 4-1 STL S. Spiezio S. Elarton 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 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 85% 1-4 KCR A. Berroa J. Suppan Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  -9% 76% 1-4 KCR A. Guiel J. Suppan Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b6 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 79% 2-4 KCR P. Bako J. Suppan Strikeout Swinging
b6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  -3% 75% 2-4 KCR A. Blanco J. Suppan Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  -2% 74% 2-4 KCR S. Costa J. Suppan Hit By Pitch
b6 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  7% 80% 2-4 KCR E. German J. Suppan 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 0 --- 4,(2-1)  5% 85% 4-2 STL L. Bigbie S. Elarton Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Andrew Sisco replaces Scott Elarton pitching; So Taguchi pinch hits for Chris Duncan (DH) batting 7th
t7 0 -2- R 2,(0-1)  6% 91% 4-2 STL S. Taguchi A. Sisco Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Bigbie Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI; Taguchi to 2B
t7 0 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -4% 87% 5-2 STL G. Bennett A. Sisco Taguchi Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 88% 5-2 STL G. Bennett A. Sisco Walk
t7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  2% 90% 5-2 STL H. Luna A. Sisco Walk; Bennett to 2B
Mike Wood replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
t7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  2% 92% 5-2 STL A. Miles M. Wood Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bennett to 3B; Luna to 2B
t7 1 123 RO 2,(0-1)  1% 94% 5-2 STL J. Rodriguez M. Wood Groundout: 2B-1B; Bennett Scores; Luna to 3B; Miles to 2B
t7 2 -23 4,(3-0)  0% 94% 6-2 STL A. Pujols M. Wood Intentional Walk
t7 2 123 RR 3,(2-0)  4% 98% 6-2 STL J. Edmonds M. Wood Single to RF (Line Drive); Luna Scores; Miles Scores; Pujols to 3B; Edmonds to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 2 -23 RO 5,(2-2)  1% 99% 8-2 STL S. Spiezio M. Wood 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 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 99% 2-9 KCR D. Mientkiewicz R. Flores Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 2-9 KCR E. Brown R. Flores Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  -0% 99% 2-9 KCR M. Stairs R. Flores Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2 1-- R 3,(1-1)  -1% 98% 2-9 KCR A. Berroa R. Flores Double to CF (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores
b7 2 -2- O 8,(3-2)  1% 99% 3-9 KCR A. Guiel R. Flores 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 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 9-3 STL L. Bigbie M. Wood Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 99% 9-3 STL S. Taguchi M. Wood Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  0% 99% 9-3 STL G. Bennett M. Wood Single to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi to 2B
t8 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 9-3 STL H. Luna M. Wood Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Taguchi to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 9-3 STL A. Miles M. Wood 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 3-9 KCR P. Bako B. Thompson Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 3-9 KCR A. Blanco B. Thompson Lineout: 1B
b8 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 3-9 KCR S. Costa B. Thompson 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 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 9-3 STL J. Rodriguez J. Gobble Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 100% 9-3 STL A. Pujols J. Gobble Walk
Juan Encarnacion pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 4th
t9 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  0% 100% 9-3 STL J. Encarnacion J. Gobble Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
t9 1 12- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 9-3 STL S. Spiezio J. Gobble Walk; Pujols to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
t9 1 123 O 5,(2-2)  -0% 100% 9-3 STL L. Bigbie J. Gobble Strikeout Looking
t9 2 123 R 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 9-3 STL S. Taguchi J. Gobble Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
t9 2 123 O 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 10-3 STL G. Bennett J. Gobble 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 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR E. German B. Thompson Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR D. Mientkiewicz B. Thompson Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR E. Brown B. Thompson Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR M. Stairs B. Thompson Defensive Indifference; Brown to 2B
b9 2 -2- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 3-10 KCR M. Stairs B. Thompson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Royals 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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