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SFG
@ANA		6
3		 
(10)
FLA
@BAL		5
3
MON
@BOS		1
6
PHI
@NYY		2
5
SDP
@OAK		8
4
COL
@SEA		5
9
ATL
@TBD		6
5
LAD
@TEX		7
5
NYM
@TOR		10
15
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@CHC		4
6
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@CIN		2
1
CHW
@HOU		4
10
CLE
@MIL		5
2
DET
@PIT		9
1
KCR
@STL		6
4
Wednesday, July 1, 1998 7:10
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 36,144, Time of Game: 2:51
Royals
6
37-45
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 10½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
39-43
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
W: Tim Belcher (7-7)
L: Kent Mercker (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    6 12  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jermaine Allensworth CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .308 .803 25 16 -0.002 0.84 0.068 -0.070 -0.1 2 0 2B
Jose Offerman 2B 3 2 2 0 2 0 .284 .804 18 7 0.195 1.14 0.208 -0.012 2.1 0 4 2·SB
Jeff Conine RF 3 0 2 3 0 0 .258 .766 14 9 0.128 1.37 0.198 -0.071 1.8 2 0 HBP,SF
Jeff King 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .268 .810 18 11 -0.004 0.92 0.078 -0.082 -0.2 7 1 CS
Dean Palmer 3B 3 0 2 3 1 0 .292 .863 15 8 0.131 1.14 0.150 -0.019 1.2 1 0 SF,IW
Shane Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .821 10 8 -0.127 1.10 0.000 -0.127 -1.8 2 0 GDP
   Johnny Damon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .753 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Sal Fasano C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .589 15 13 -0.059 0.72 0.017 -0.076 -0.6 10 0
Shane Halter SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .650 13 10 0.046 0.75 0.081 -0.035 0.1 1 1 2B
Tim Belcher P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 14 8 -0.013 0.46 0.012 -0.024 -0.4 1 1
   Larry Sutton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .706 6 3 -0.068 1.58 0.000 -0.068 -0.6
   Scott Service P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Whisenant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jeff Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 12 6 4 3 .353 .826 148 93 0.227 0.98 0.812 -0.584 1.4 27 8
2B: S Halter (12, off R Croushore); J Allensworth (14, off K Mercker).
SF: D Palmer (5, off R Croushore); J Conine (5, off K Mercker).
IBB: D Palmer (1, by J Frascatore).
HBP: J Conine (2, by J Frascatore).
TB: D Palmer 2; J Conine 2; J Offerman 2; S Halter 2; J King 2; J Allensworth 2; S Fasano; T Belcher.
GIDP: S Mack (5).
RBI: D Palmer 3 (48); J Conine 3 (27).
2-out RBI: J Conine 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
E: T Belcher (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman 2 (20, 2nd base off K Mercker/T Pagnozzi, 2nd base off J Frascatore/T Pagnozzi).
CS: J King (1, 2nd base by L Painter/E Marrero).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 .847 17 12 -0.105 1.00 0.000 -0.105 -0.9 4 3
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .784 14 8 0.001 1.01 0.067 -0.065 0.2 1 4
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mark McGwire 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .315 1.267 21 10 -0.055 1.16 0.036 -0.090 -0.1 11 2
Brian Jordan RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .345 .967 12 8 0.018 1.22 0.102 -0.084 0.6 1 0
Ray Lankford CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .271 .859 22 12 0.079 1.04 0.109 -0.030 0.5 3 0
Tom Pagnozzi C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 .604 7 6 0.009 1.30 0.067 -0.058 0.1 3 0
   Tom Lampkin PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .719 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Eli Marrero PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .677 1 1 -0.069 2.44 0.000 -0.069 -0.2 0 0
John Mabry LF-3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .270 .752 9 8 0.062 1.49 0.196 -0.134 0.8 1 1 HR
Luis Ordaz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .317 14 8 -0.098 1.21 0.000 -0.098 -0.7 2 6
Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .442 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mark Petkovsek P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .683 1 1 0.012 0.36 0.012 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Brian Hunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .723 4 4 -0.064 2.14 0.000 -0.064 -0.6
   John Frascatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Willie McGee PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .625 8 6 -0.064 1.24 0.000 -0.064 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 2 9 .206 .544 130 84 -0.274 1.21 0.589 -0.861 -0.6 27 18
HR: J Mabry (6, off T Belcher; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Mabry 4; R Lankford 2; G Gaetti; M Petkovsek; T Pagnozzi; B Jordan.
RBI: J Mabry 2 (27); B Jordan 2 (54).
2-out RBI: J Mabry 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Gaetti-M McGwire; D DeShields-L Ordaz-M McGwire.

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
Tim Belcher, W (7-7) 7 6 4 4 2 7 1 3.93 29 107 68 41 10 17 5 15 6 0 54 0.036 1.10 -0.4
Scott Service, H (9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10 3 13 8 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.074 1.87 0.3
Matt Whisenant, H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.117 2.15 0.5
Jeff Montgomery, S (17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.52 2 8 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.89 0.3
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 9 1 4.00 36 130 84 48 15 21 8 17 7 0 54 1 0 0.273 0.98 0.6

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
Kent Mercker, L (5-5) 1.2 6 5 5 2 0 0 6.08 12 44 26 16 0 10 3 7 5 0 21 -0.405 1.16 -4.4
Mark Petkovsek 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.32 7 28 20 8 6 6 2 3 2 0 2 0 0.086 0.61 1.5
John Frascatore 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.14 14 45 26 16 4 6 9 2 2 0 0 0 0.109 0.95 1.5
Rich Croushore 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.47 8 31 21 13 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 -0.027 1.14 -0.2
Lance Painter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.009 0.30 0.2
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 4 3 0 6.00 41 148 93 53 13 27 17 16 10 0 21 3 0 -0.228 1.21 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Croushore (5).
HBP: J Frascatore (3; J Conine).
IBB: J Frascatore (2; D Palmer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 36,144.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jermaine Allenswor CF 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Jose Offerman 2B 2 Gary Gaetti 3B
3 Jeff Conine RF 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Jeff King 1B 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Dean Palmer 3B 5 Ray Lankford CF
6 Shane Mack LF 6 Tom Pagnozzi C
7 Sal Fasano C 7 John Mabry LF
8 Shane Halter SS 8 Luis Ordaz SS
9 Tim Belcher P 9 Kent Mercker P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Mabry T. Belcher -20% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lankford Scores
t2 3-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR KCR J. Conine K. Mercker 15% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Belcher Scores; Allensworth Scores; Offerman to 2B
b1 0-3 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RR STL B. Jordan T. Belcher -10% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores; McGwire Scores
t1 1-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR KCR D. Palmer K. Mercker 9% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Offerman Scores; King Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Offerman K. Mercker 9% 62% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Allensworth to 3B

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Allensworth K. Mercker 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Offerman K. Mercker 9% 62% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Allensworth to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO KCR J. Conine K. Mercker -2% 60% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Allensworth Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. King K. Mercker 1% 61% Offerman Steals 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR J. King K. Mercker 6% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive); Offerman to 3B; King to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 1-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR KCR D. Palmer K. Mercker 9% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Offerman Scores; King Scores
t1 3-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR S. Mack K. Mercker -3% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields T. Belcher 2% 76% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b1 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL G. Gaetti T. Belcher -2% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire T. Belcher -4% 70% Walk; Gaetti to 2B
b1 0-3 1 12- 1,(1-0)  STL B. Jordan T. Belcher -4% 65% Gaetti Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Gaetti to 3B; McGwire to 2B
b1 0-3 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RR STL B. Jordan T. Belcher -10% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores; McGwire Scores
b1 2-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford T. Belcher 3% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 2-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi T. Belcher 2% 60% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
t2 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Fasano K. Mercker -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR S. Halter K. Mercker -1% 57% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t2 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Belcher K. Mercker 1% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 3-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Allensworth K. Mercker 3% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive); Belcher to 3B
t2 3-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Offerman K. Mercker 1% 62% Walk
t2 3-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  RR KCR J. Conine K. Mercker 15% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Belcher Scores; Allensworth Scores; Offerman to 2B
Mark Petkovsek replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
t2 5-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. King M. Petkovsek -3% 75% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b2 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Mabry T. Belcher 2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL L. Ordaz T. Belcher 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b2 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Petkovsek T. Belcher -1% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. DeShields T. Belcher 2% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 5-6-7
t3 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Palmer M. Petkovsek 2% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 5-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Mack M. Petkovsek -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t3 5-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR S. Fasano M. Petkovsek -3% 77% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
b3 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Belcher 2% 79% Foul Popfly: C
b3 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire T. Belcher 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Jordan T. Belcher 1% 81% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 8-9-1
t4 5-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR S. Halter M. Petkovsek -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Belcher M. Petkovsek -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Allensworth M. Petkovsek -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
b4 2-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford T. Belcher -4% 74% Walk
b4 2-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Pagnozzi T. Belcher -7% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lankford to 2B
b4 2-5 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry T. Belcher 6% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-5 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL L. Ordaz T. Belcher 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Lankford to 3B; Pagnozzi to 2B
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek (P) batting 9th
b4 2-5 2 -23 4,(0-2)  O STL B. Hunter T. Belcher 6% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 2-3-4
John Frascatore replaces Brian Hunter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Offerman J. Frascatore -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Conine J. Frascatore 1% 84% Hit By Pitch
t5 5-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. King J. Frascatore 2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Conine to 2B
t5 5-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Frascatore -2% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Conine to 3B
t5 5-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Mack J. Frascatore -3% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. DeShields T. Belcher 3% 84% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 2-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Belcher 2% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire T. Belcher 1% 86% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 7-8-9
t6 5-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR S. Fasano J. Frascatore 2% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 5-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR S. Halter J. Frascatore -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Fasano to 2B
t6 5-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR T. Belcher J. Frascatore -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Fasano to 3B
t6 5-2 2 --3 9,(3-2)  O KCR J. Allensworth J. Frascatore -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Jordan T. Belcher 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b6 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford T. Belcher -3% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi T. Belcher 3% 87% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b6 2-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Mabry T. Belcher -20% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lankford Scores
b6 4-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Ordaz T. Belcher 2% 69% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 2-3-4
t7 5-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Offerman J. Frascatore 4% 73% Walk
t7 5-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Conine J. Frascatore 3% 76% Offerman Steals 2B
t7 5-4 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Conine J. Frascatore -5% 71% Lineout: CF
t7 5-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. King J. Frascatore -4% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 5-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Palmer J. Frascatore 1% 68% Intentional Walk
t7 5-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR S. Mack J. Frascatore -5% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 9-1-2
Johnny Damon replaces Shane Mack playing LF batting 6th
Willie McGee pinch hits for John Frascatore (P) batting 9th
b7 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL W. McGee T. Belcher 5% 69% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields T. Belcher 4% 72% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Belcher 2% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 7-8-9
Rich Croushore replaces Gary Gaetti (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
John Mabry moves from LF to 3B
Willie McGee moves from PH to LF
t8 5-4 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O KCR S. Fasano R. Croushore -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Halter R. Croushore 4% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive)
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Tim Belcher (P) batting 9th
t8 5-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  KCR L. Sutton R. Croushore 4% 80% Wild Pitch; Halter to 3B
t8 5-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Sutton R. Croushore -7% 74% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 5-4 2 --3 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. Allensworth R. Croushore -4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Scott Service facing 3-4-5
Scott Service replaces Larry Sutton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire S. Service 6% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Jordan S. Service 5% 80% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford S. Service -4% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Matt Whisenant replaces Scott Service pitching and batting 9th
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Tom Pagnozzi (C) batting 6th
Eli Marrero pinch hits for Tom Lampkin batting 6th
b8 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero M. Whisenant 7% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 2-3-4
Eli Marrero moves from PH to C
t9 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Offerman R. Croushore 2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t9 5-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Conine R. Croushore 4% 89% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Offerman to 2B
t9 5-4 0 12- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. King R. Croushore -1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Offerman to 3B
t9 5-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO KCR D. Palmer R. Croushore 3% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
Lance Painter replaces Rich Croushore pitching and batting 2nd
t9 6-4 2 1-- O KCR J. Damon L. Painter -1% 91% King Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Royals' Matt Whisenant facing 7-8-9
b9 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry M. Whisenant 5% 95% Groundout: P-1B
Jeff Montgomery replaces Matt Whisenant pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL L. Ordaz J. Montgomery 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Montgomery 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Cardinals 4.

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