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SFG
@ANA		5
4		 
(11)
SDP
@OAK		2
3		 
(10)
COL
@SEA		2
6
LAD
@TEX		0
2
TOR
@ATL		9
3
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@CHC		3
4		 
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@CIN		4
3
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@FLA		3
2
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8
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@MIL		8
4
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@MON		4
6
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@NYM		4
2
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@PHI		5
3		 
(12)
DET
@PIT		1
5
KCR
@STL		7
4
Monday, June 5, 2000 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 43,625, Time of Game: 3:08
Royals
7
30-26
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 at Cardinals
4
31-26
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Mac Suzuki (3-0)
L: Pat Hentgen (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  1  4   0  0  0    7 10  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    4  6  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .267 .740 21 8 -0.022 1.17 0.039 -0.061 -0.3 6 0
Jeff Reboulet 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 .340 .858 21 11 -0.148 1.44 0.067 -0.216 -1.6 0 2 CS
Mike Sweeney 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .351 1.004 28 14 0.103 1.02 0.159 -0.057 1.8 5 0 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .335 1.118 24 16 0.099 0.64 0.158 -0.059 0.6 0 0 HR,2B
Carlos Beltran CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .262 .712 15 9 0.118 0.77 0.141 -0.023 2.0 5 0
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .883 15 10 0.082 0.83 0.103 -0.021 0.2 0 2 SF
Gregg Zaun C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .825 11 10 -0.060 0.75 0.036 -0.096 -1.0 10 0
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .231 .572 18 12 0.091 1.06 0.119 -0.028 0.9 1 0
Mac Suzuki P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 7 6 -0.059 1.35 0.020 -0.079 -0.7 0 2 SH
   Jason Rakers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Dunwoody PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 3 3 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Jeff D'Amico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Spradlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 10 5 5 3 .278 .774 163 99 0.198 0.98 0.842 -0.646 1.9 27 6
2B: J Dye (17, off P Hentgen); M Sweeney (17, off M Thompson).
HR: J Dye (18, off P Hentgen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Randa (3, off P Hentgen).
SH: M Suzuki (1, off P Hentgen).
TB: J Dye 7; M Sweeney 3; R Sanchez 2; M Suzuki; G Zaun; J Randa.
RBI: M Sweeney 2 (56); R Sanchez (13); J Dye (50); J Randa (37).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
CS: J Reboulet (1, Home by P Hentgen POCS).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .832 5 4 -0.051 0.97 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 2 2
   Placido Polanco 2B 1 1 1 0 1 0 .344 .837 11 4 0.038 0.49 0.038 0.000 0.8 1 3 SB
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 .746 14 8 0.016 0.75 0.064 -0.048 0.7 1 3 SB
Mark McGwire 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .307 1.295 9 5 -0.042 0.82 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 4 3
   Eric Davis RF 2 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .939 10 7 0.039 1.09 0.070 -0.031 1.0 2 0 2B
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .356 1.151 14 8 -0.055 1.07 0.034 -0.090 -0.6 2 0
J.D. Drew RF-LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .298 .887 16 9 0.033 1.07 0.094 -0.061 0.6 0 0
Shawon Dunston LF-1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .208 .621 12 8 0.072 1.13 0.149 -0.078 0.8 6 0 2B,SB
Craig Paquette 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .783 17 11 -0.140 1.18 0.000 -0.140 -1.4 3 1
Mike Matheny C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .673 12 8 -0.127 1.14 0.000 -0.127 -1.2 5 0
   Ray Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .816 5 3 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
Pat Hentgen P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .664 5 3 -0.025 0.84 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 1 1
   Rick Ankiel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .812 6 4 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
   Mark Thompson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 4 -0.021 0.79 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0
   Alan Benes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Thomas Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .774 5 3 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 3 9 .182 .492 145 89 -0.300 0.93 0.449 -0.751 -1.1 27 13
2B: S Dunston (1, off M Suzuki); E Davis (9, off M Suzuki).
TB: S Dunston 2; E Davis 2; E Renteria 2; J Drew; P Polanco.
RBI: S Dunston (14); J Drew (25); E Renteria (21); E Davis (16).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: S Dunston (2); P Hentgen (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Dunston (2, 3rd base off M Suzuki/G Zaun); P Polanco (1, 2nd base off M Suzuki/G Zaun); E Renteria (8, 2nd base off M Suzuki/G Zaun).

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
Mac Suzuki, W (3-0) 5.1 5 4 4 2 4 0 4.39 23 81 49 31 13 5 8 9 5 0 44 0.062 0.94 -1.2
Jason Rakers, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.14 2 11 7 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.065 1.19 0.6
Jeff D'Amico, H (1) 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 8 40 25 9 7 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.124 0.95 1.1
Jerry Spradlin, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03 3 13 8 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.050 0.62 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 3 9 0 4.00 36 145 89 47 25 17 8 16 7 0 44 1 0 0.301 0.98 1.1

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
Pat Hentgen, L (4-6) 5 7 3 2 3 1 1 5.53 25 93 56 33 4 19 13 7 3 1 41 -0.059 1.30 -0.1
Mark Thompson 2 2 4 2 2 2 0 4.15 11 50 29 13 4 12 4 3 1 0 0 0 -0.170 0.71 -2.9
Alan Benes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 7 20 14 9 1 4 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.030 0.22 1.1
Team Totals 9 10 7 4 5 3 1 4.00 43 163 99 55 9 35 19 15 5 1 41 0 0 -0.199 0.93 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Rakers (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Hentgen (1; J Reboulet, 4th base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scott Higgins, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Travis Katzenmeier, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 43,625.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Johnny Damon LF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Jeff Reboulet 2B 2 Edgar Renteria SS
3 Mike Sweeney 1B 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Jermaine Dye RF 4 Jim Edmonds CF
5 Carlos Beltran CF 5 J.D. Drew RF
6 Joe Randa 3B 6 Shawon Dunston LF
7 Gregg Zaun C 7 Craig Paquette 3B
8 Rey Sanchez SS 8 Mike Matheny C
9 Mac Suzuki P 9 Pat Hentgen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Dunston M. Suzuki -12% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive); Drew Scores
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen 11% 58% Home Run
t6 3-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney M. Thompson 10% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Suzuki Scores; Damon Scores; Reboulet to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa P. Hentgen 9% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen -8% 48% Reboulet Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (P-1B-3B); Sweeney to 2B

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' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR J. Damon P. Hentgen -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Reboulet P. Hentgen 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney P. Hentgen 6% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Reboulet to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen -8% 48% Reboulet Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (P-1B-3B); Sweeney to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen -3% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina M. Suzuki 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  STL E. Renteria M. Suzuki -2% 45% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. McGwire M. Suzuki 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds M. Suzuki -1% 47% Renteria Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Suzuki 3% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Beltran P. Hentgen 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Randa P. Hentgen 9% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Beltran to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Zaun P. Hentgen -6% 56% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t2 0-0 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR R. Sanchez P. Hentgen 7% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Beltran Scores; Randa to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Suzuki P. Hentgen -3% 60% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Randa to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon P. Hentgen 1% 62% Walk
t2 1-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Reboulet P. Hentgen -7% 55% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  STL J. Drew M. Suzuki -4% 51% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Dunston M. Suzuki -12% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive); Drew Scores
b2 1-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette M. Suzuki 4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Matheny M. Suzuki -3% 40% Dunston Steals 3B
b2 1-1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Matheny M. Suzuki 7% 48% Fielder's Choice P; Dunston out at Hm/P-C; Matheny to 1B
b2 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Hentgen M. Suzuki 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney P. Hentgen -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen 11% 58% Home Run
t3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Beltran P. Hentgen -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Randa P. Hentgen -1% 55% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina M. Suzuki 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria M. Suzuki 2% 60% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire M. Suzuki 1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
Placido Polanco replaces Fernando Vina playing 2B batting 1st
t4 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR G. Zaun P. Hentgen 4% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t4 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Sanchez P. Hentgen 5% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive); Zaun to 2B
t4 2-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Suzuki P. Hentgen -5% 65% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t4 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon P. Hentgen -3% 62% Groundout: 1B-P; Sanchez to 3B; Suzuki to 2B
t4 2-1 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Reboulet P. Hentgen -6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Suzuki 3% 59% Flyball: LF
b4 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew M. Suzuki 2% 61% Lineout: LF
b4 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Dunston M. Suzuki 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
Shawon Dunston moves from LF to 1B
J.D. Drew moves from RF to LF
Eric Davis replaces Mark McGwire (1B) playing RF batting 3rd
t5 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney P. Hentgen -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  KCR J. Dye P. Hentgen 4% 65% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Beltran P. Hentgen 5% 70% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Dye to 3B
t5 2-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO KCR J. Randa P. Hentgen 2% 71% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Dye Scores/unER
t5 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR G. Zaun P. Hentgen -2% 69% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Paquette M. Suzuki 3% 73% Flyball: LF
b5 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Matheny M. Suzuki 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Pat Hentgen (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Suzuki 2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 8-9-1
Mark Thompson replaces Rick Ankiel (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez M. Thompson -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Suzuki M. Thompson 2% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t6 3-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon M. Thompson 3% 79% Walk; Suzuki to 2B
t6 3-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Reboulet M. Thompson 4% 84% Walk; Suzuki to 3B; Damon to 2B
t6 3-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney M. Thompson 10% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Suzuki Scores; Damon Scores; Reboulet to 3B
t6 5-1 1 -23 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Thompson -3% 91% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR KCR C. Beltran M. Thompson 6% 96% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Reboulet Scores/unER/No RBI; Sweeney Scores/unER/No RBI
t6 7-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Randa M. Thompson -0% 96% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Royals' Mac Suzuki facing 1-2-3
b6 1-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL P. Polanco M. Suzuki -2% 94% Walk
b6 1-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Renteria M. Suzuki -1% 94% Polanco Steals 2B
b6 1-7 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  R STL E. Renteria M. Suzuki -3% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Polanco Scores
b6 2-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  R STL E. Davis M. Suzuki -7% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Renteria Scores
b6 3-7 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Suzuki 3% 86% Flyball: LF; Davis to 3B
b6 3-7 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Drew M. Suzuki -5% 82% Single (Ground Ball); Davis Scores
Jason Rakers replaces Mac Suzuki pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Dunston J. Rakers 4% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 4-7 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL C. Paquette J. Rakers -1% 85% Wild Pitch; Drew to 2B
b6 4-7 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O STL C. Paquette J. Rakers 4% 88% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 7-8-9
t7 7-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR G. Zaun M. Thompson -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR R. Sanchez M. Thompson -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
Todd Dunwoody pinch hits for Jason Rakers (P) batting 9th
t7 7-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Dunwoody M. Thompson -1% 86% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Jeff D'Amico facing 8-9-1
Jeff D'Amico replaces Todd Dunwoody (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-7 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL M. Matheny J. D'Amico 3% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-7 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL M. Thompson J. D'Amico 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL P. Polanco J. D'Amico -2% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 4-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria J. D'Amico 3% 92% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
Alan Benes replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Damon A. Benes -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t8 7-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Reboulet A. Benes -1% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 7-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney A. Benes -0% 90% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Jeff D'Amico facing 3-4-5
b8 4-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL E. Davis J. D'Amico 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds J. D'Amico -3% 90% Walk
b8 4-7 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Drew J. D'Amico 4% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 4-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Dunston J. D'Amico 3% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
t9 7-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Dye A. Benes 1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 7-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Beltran A. Benes -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 7-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Randa A. Benes -1% 96% Popfly: 3B
t9 7-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Zaun A. Benes -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Jerry Spradlin facing 7-8-9
Jerry Spradlin replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Paquette J. Spradlin 3% 98% Lineout: CF
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Mike Matheny (C) batting 8th
b9 4-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Spradlin 2% 99% Flyball: CF
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Alan Benes (P) batting 9th
b9 4-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Howard J. Spradlin 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 4.

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