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@LAA		3
5
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2
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@BOS		4
9
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@CHW		0
1		 
(10)
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@KCR		11
8
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@OAK		2
4
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4
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@ARI		1
5
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3
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@HOU		1
7
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@MIA		0
9
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@NYM		6
5
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@PHI		3
2
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3
DET
@PIT		3
2
SEA
@SDP		0
2
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1:12PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 29,063, Time of Game: 3:08
Cardinals
11
38-35
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Royals
8
31-39
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Victor Marte (1-1)
L: Tim Collins (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  2  0   0  0  1   1  4  0   11  8  1
Royals          2  0  0   3  0  1   0  0  2    8 14  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .289 .739 22 11 -0.082 0.82 0.001 -0.083 -0.7 3 4 IW
Allen Craig RF 4 2 2 2 1 1 .320 1.008 23 14 0.142 1.00 0.187 -0.045 2.7 3 0 2B
   Jon Jay PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Holliday LF 2 2 1 2 2 0 .299 .878 18 9 0.168 1.14 0.198 -0.030 1.7 0 0 2B,SB,SF
Carlos Beltran DH 5 1 1 3 0 0 .308 .982 15 10 0.121 1.16 0.218 -0.096 1.2 HR
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .279 .823 17 8 0.153 0.74 0.182 -0.028 0.4 0 1
Yadier Molina C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .318 .875 13 7 0.138 0.67 0.178 -0.040 0.6 6 1 HR
Matt Carpenter 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .863 23 17 0.025 0.57 0.080 -0.055 -0.2 9 0 3B
Shane Robinson CF-RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .250 .635 13 4 0.013 0.90 0.044 -0.031 0.2 3 0 IW
Daniel Descalso 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .247 .708 17 11 0.065 1.06 0.109 -0.043 0.8 3 2
Lance Lynn P 0 0
   Victor Marte P 0 0
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0
   Eduardo Sanchez P 0 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 1
   Sam Freeman P 0 0
Team Totals 33 11 8 10 9 3 .242 .941 161 91 0.743 0.90 1.197 -0.451 6.5 27 9
2B: A Craig (10, off J Sanchez); M Holliday (16, off J Sanchez).
3B: M Carpenter (4, off T Collins).
HR: C Beltran (20, off J Sanchez; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); Y Molina (10, off J Sanchez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: M Holliday (3, off A Crow).
IBB: R Furcal (1, by T Collins); S Robinson (2, by T Collins).
TB: Y Molina 4; C Beltran 4; M Carpenter 3; A Craig 3; M Holliday 2; D Descalso; D Freese.
RBI: C Beltran 3 (56); M Holliday 2 (47); A Craig 2 (33); Y Molina (39); D Descalso (11); D Freese (46).
2-out RBI: D Freese; M Holliday.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Descalso-R Furcal-M Carpenter.
E: M Carpenter (5).
Baserunning
SB: M Holliday (3, 2nd base off T Collins/S Perez).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Gordon LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .264 .773 23 13 -0.106 1.15 0.070 -0.177 -0.3 3 1 CS
Irving Falu 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .298 .717 23 10 -0.134 1.16 0.024 -0.157 -1.1 1 5 GDP
Mike Moustakas 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 .280 .839 23 14 0.267 1.10 0.288 -0.020 2.5 0 3 2·HR
Billy Butler 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .295 .862 13 11 -0.191 1.46 0.003 -0.194 0.8 11 0 HR
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .264 .700 18 14 0.139 0.57 0.162 -0.023 0.8 6 0 HR
Brayan Pena DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 .258 .630 16 12 0.121 1.00 0.148 -0.026 0.5
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .375 1.125 8 7 -0.006 1.39 0.047 -0.053 -0.2 3 1
Jarrod Dyson CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .254 .627 14 8 0.106 0.79 0.168 -0.062 1.1 2 0 3B,SB
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .299 .729 14 10 0.048 1.26 0.133 -0.086 -0.6 1 1 2B
Jonathan Sanchez P 0 1
   Tim Collins P 0 0
   Aaron Crow P 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 14 8 2 6 .359 1.134 152 99 0.244 1.09 1.043 -0.798 3.5 27 12
2B: A Escobar (16, off V Marte).
3B: J Dyson (3, off L Lynn).
HR: J Francoeur (6, off L Lynn; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Moustakas 2 (12, 2 off L Lynn; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Butler (14, off S Freeman; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: M Moustakas 9; J Francoeur 5; J Dyson 4; B Butler 4; B Pena 2; A Gordon 2; A Escobar 2; S Perez.
GIDP: I Falu (1).
RBI: M Moustakas 3 (36); B Butler 2 (44); S Perez (3); J Francoeur (20); J Dyson (7).
2-out RBI: B Butler 2; J Dyson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Dyson (5).
Outfield Assists: A Gordon (D Freese at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Dyson (13, 2nd base off M Boggs/Y Molina).
CS: A Gordon (3, 2nd base by L Lynn/Y Molina).

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
Lance Lynn 5.1 9 6 6 1 2 3 3.23 24 89 58 35 4 19 6 15 4 0 27 -0.382 1.01 -3.2
Victor Marte, BS (1), W (1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 3 6 4 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 -0.124 2.36 -0.4
Marc Rzepczynski, H (9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.33 3 11 7 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.132 2.64 0.6
Eduardo Sanchez, H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.109 3.95 0.5
Mitchell Boggs 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.16 5 18 13 8 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.28 0.5
Sam Freeman 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 6.75 5 25 14 7 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.22 -1.5
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 2 6 4 8.00 41 152 99 58 9 32 14 19 4 0 27 5 1 -0.243 0.90 -3.5
V Marte faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

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
Jonathan Sanchez 5.2 4 6 6 6 3 2 6.21 27 111 61 37 5 19 6 12 2 0 34 -0.399 0.84 -3.3
Tim Collins, L (4-2) 1.2 3 5 4 3 0 0 3.13 10 34 17 11 3 3 1 6 1 0 1 0 -0.282 1.39 -2.3
Aaron Crow 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78 6 16 13 10 3 0 5 1 0 0 3 3 -0.063 0.29 -0.9
Team Totals 9 8 11 10 9 3 2 10.00 43 161 91 58 11 22 12 19 3 0 34 4 3 -0.744 1.09 -6.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Sanchez (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Collins 2 (4; S Robinson, R Furcal).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Rob Drake.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 29,063.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 96° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Kansas City Royals
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Alex Gordon LF
2 Allen Craig RF 2 Irving Falu 2B
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Mike Moustakas 3B
4 Carlos Beltran DH 4 Billy Butler 1B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Jeff Francoeur RF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Brayan Pena DH
7 Matt Carpenter 1B 7 Salvador Perez C
8 Shane Robinson CF 8 Jarrod Dyson CF
9 Daniel Descalso 2B 9 Alcides Escobar SS
Lance Lynn P Jonathan Sanchez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  RRR STL C. Beltran J. Sanchez 22% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Craig Scores; Holliday Scores
t7 6-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RO STL D. Freese T. Collins 17% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Holliday Scores; Freese out at 2B/LF-C-2B
t6 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL Y. Molina J. Sanchez 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Moustakas L. Lynn -16% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Falu Scores
b4 4-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Dyson L. Lynn -16% 45% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena 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' Jonathan Sanchez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Sanchez -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  STL A. Craig J. Sanchez 4% 52% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Sanchez 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  RRR STL C. Beltran J. Sanchez 22% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Craig Scores; Holliday Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Freese J. Sanchez 1% 77% Walk
t1 3-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Sanchez -2% 75% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 3-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Sanchez -1% 74% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Gordon L. Lynn -4% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR I. Falu L. Lynn 6% 76% Gordon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR I. Falu L. Lynn -2% 74% Walk
b1 0-3 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Moustakas L. Lynn -16% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Falu Scores
b1 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler L. Lynn 2% 60% Lineout: 2B
b1 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur L. Lynn 1% 61% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Jonathan Sanchez facing 8-9-1
t2 3-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Robinson J. Sanchez 3% 64% Walk
t2 3-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Sanchez -3% 61% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t2 3-2 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Sanchez -3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Craig J. Sanchez 2% 60% Walk; Robinson to 2B
t2 3-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. Holliday J. Sanchez 11% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Robinson Scores; Craig to 3B
t2 4-2 2 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL C. Beltran J. Sanchez 7% 78% Wild Pitch; Craig Scores; Holliday to 3B
t2 5-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Beltran J. Sanchez -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 6-7-8
b2 2-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR B. Pena L. Lynn 2% 78% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b2 2-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Perez L. Lynn 1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 2-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Dyson L. Lynn 1% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Jonathan Sanchez facing 5-6-7
t3 5-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL D. Freese J. Sanchez -1% 79% Flyball: RF
t3 5-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Sanchez 1% 80% Walk
t3 5-2 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Sanchez -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 5-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Robinson J. Sanchez -1% 77% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 9-1-2
b3 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Escobar L. Lynn 2% 79% Popfly: 2B
b3 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Gordon L. Lynn -3% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 2-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR I. Falu L. Lynn 5% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Jonathan Sanchez facing 9-1-2
t4 5-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Sanchez -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Furcal J. Sanchez -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 5-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig J. Sanchez -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 3-4-5
b4 2-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R KCR M. Moustakas L. Lynn -10% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Butler L. Lynn 3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Francoeur L. Lynn -12% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Pena L. Lynn -3% 57% Single to P (Line Drive)
b4 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Perez L. Lynn 4% 61% Popfly: 2B
b4 4-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Dyson L. Lynn -16% 45% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
b4 5-5 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar L. Lynn 5% 50% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Jonathan Sanchez facing 3-4-5
t5 5-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Holliday J. Sanchez -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 5-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL C. Beltran J. Sanchez -2% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t5 5-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Freese J. Sanchez -1% 43% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 1-2-3
b5 5-5 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon L. Lynn 3% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 5-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR I. Falu L. Lynn 2% 49% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 5-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Moustakas L. Lynn 1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Jonathan Sanchez facing 6-7-8
t6 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL Y. Molina J. Sanchez 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t6 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Sanchez -2% 64% Lineout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Robinson J. Sanchez -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 6-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL D. Descalso J. Sanchez 1% 63% Walk
Tim Collins replaces Jonathan Sanchez pitching
t6 6-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Furcal T. Collins -3% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 4-5-6
b6 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler L. Lynn 4% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b6 5-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR J. Francoeur L. Lynn -4% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 5-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Pena L. Lynn -11% 49% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Francoeur to 3B
Victor Marte replaces Lance Lynn pitching
b6 5-6 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO KCR S. Perez V. Marte -4% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Francoeur Scores; Pena to 2B
b6 6-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Dyson V. Marte 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Tim Collins facing 2-3-4
t7 6-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Craig T. Collins -4% 46% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 6-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Holliday T. Collins 4% 50% Walk
t7 6-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran T. Collins -5% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 6-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Freese T. Collins 2% 47% Holliday Steals 2B
t7 6-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RO STL D. Freese T. Collins 17% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Holliday Scores; Freese out at 2B/LF-C-2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 9-1-2
b7 6-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Escobar V. Marte -13% 51% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Marc Rzepczynski replaces Victor Marte pitching
b7 6-7 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Rzepczynski 9% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 6-7 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR I. Falu M. Rzepczynski 8% 68% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 6-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Moustakas M. Rzepczynski -3% 64% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Escobar to 3B
Eduardo Sanchez replaces Marc Rzepczynski pitching
b7 6-7 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Butler E. Sanchez 11% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Royals' Tim Collins facing 6-7-8
t8 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina T. Collins -2% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t8 7-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  STL M. Carpenter T. Collins 8% 81% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 7-6 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL S. Robinson T. Collins 1% 82% Intentional Walk
t8 7-6 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  R STL D. Descalso T. Collins 10% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Carpenter Scores; Robinson to 3B; Descalso to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t8 8-6 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL R. Furcal T. Collins 0% 92% Intentional Walk
Aaron Crow replaces Tim Collins pitching
t8 8-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR STL A. Craig A. Crow 6% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Robinson Scores; Descalso Scores; Furcal to 3B/Adv on E8
Jon Jay pinch runs for Allen Craig (RF) batting 2nd
t8 10-6 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  RO STL M. Holliday A. Crow 1% 98% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Furcal Scores/unER; Jay to 2B
t8 11-6 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Beltran A. Crow -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 5-6-7
Mitchell Boggs replaces Eduardo Sanchez pitching
Jon Jay moves from PR to CF
Shane Robinson moves from CF to RF
b8 6-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur M. Boggs 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b8 6-11 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena M. Boggs 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-11 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR S. Perez M. Boggs -0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 6-11 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Dyson M. Boggs -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Perez to 3B/Adv on E3
b8 6-11 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Escobar M. Boggs -0% 98% Dyson Steals 2B
b8 6-11 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar M. Boggs 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-6, Royals' Aaron Crow facing 5-6-7
t9 11-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Freese A. Crow -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 11-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina A. Crow -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t9 11-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Carpenter A. Crow -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Cardinals' Sam Freeman facing 1-2-3
Sam Freeman replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching
b9 6-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon S. Freeman -1% 98% Walk
b9 6-11 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR I. Falu S. Freeman 1% 99% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b9 6-11 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas S. Freeman 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-11 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR KCR B. Butler S. Freeman -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gordon Scores
b9 8-11 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur S. Freeman 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Royals 8.

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