July 2, 2006 Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
LAD 0 MIN 8
MIL 0 NYY 16
NYM 7 ARI 3
@OAK 1 COL 4
@SEA 3
(11) HOU 9
@TEX 5 PHI 11
@TOR 6 ATL 10
BAL 3 CHC 15
CHW 11 CLE 6
@CIN 3 BOS 4
@FLA 3 DET 9
@PIT 8 SFG 6
@SDP 2 STL 9
KCR 7 WSN 6
TBD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 45,400

Sunday, July 2, 2006, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Royals

27-53

Lost 1

5th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  2    7 14  0
Cardinals       0  0  6   0  2  0   0  1  X    9 11  0

W: J Marquis (10-6), L: M Wood (3-3)

Cardinals

44-36

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF-CF               5   1   3   1    0   0  .320  .888   11    2   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .695   19    1   6   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   1   2   0    1   1  .274  .761   21    8   0   
E Brown RF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .288  .792   24    3   0   
M Teahen 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .260  .746   14    1   1   2B
T Graffanino SS               5   0   2   2    0   0  .254  .706   19    1   2   2B
J Buck C                      5   2   1   0    0   1  .251  .748   10    6   0   2B
J Gathright CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .570   16    2   0   
  E German LF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .336  .848    5    0   0   
M Wood P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  M Stairs PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .796         0   0   
  R Sanders PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .248  .743    1    0   0   
  A Sisco P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   7  14   7    2   5              152   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Teahen (6, off J Marquis); J Buck (11, off J Marquis); T Graffanino (12, off B Looper).

TB: M Teahen 3; E Brown 3; D DeJesus 3; T Graffanino 3; J Buck 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; R Sanders.

RBI: T Graffanino 2 (27); R Sanders 2 (40); D DeJesus (13); E Brown (38); M Teahen (25).

2-out RBI: R Sanders 2; M Teahen; T Graffanino; D DeJesus; E Brown.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .316  .744   21    2   4   
J Rodriguez RF                3   1   1   0    2   2  .298  .754   21    5   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   1   3   4    0   0  .320 1.156   22    8   1   HR
S Rolen 3B                    4   2   1   1    0   0  .340  .992   15    0   3   HR,HBP
J Edmonds CF                  3   2   1   1    1   1  .256  .778   19    2   0   HR
S Spiezio LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .277  .817   17    2   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   2    0   2  .222  .586   14    5   0   
A Miles 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .663   16    2   3   
J Marquis P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .495    7    1   0   
  S Taguchi LF                1   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .740    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   9  11   9    5   6              156   27  11

BATTING

HR: A Pujols (27, off M Wood; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); S Rolen (12, off M Wood; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Edmonds (9, off M Wood; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

HBP: S Rolen (5, by M Wood).

TB: A Pujols 6; S Rolen 4; J Edmonds 4; D Eckstein 2; J Marquis; S Taguchi; J Rodriguez; Y Molina.

RBI: A Pujols 4 (72); Y Molina 2 (31); J Marquis (3); S Rolen (53); J Edmonds (40).

2-out RBI: J Marquis; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

PITCHING

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
M Wood, L (3-3)                4.2   7   8   8    4   4   3   5.66   25  100-57   41· 4·12    5· 9· 2· 0     18    -     0.86  -0.39
J Affeldt                      2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   6.31    9   30-21   15· 1· 5    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
A Sisco                        1     2   1   1    1   1   0   7.53    6   26-13    6· 2· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   9   9    5   6   3          40  156-91   62· 7·22   12·12· 4· 0           -

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 Marquis, W (10-6)            7     9   4   4    1   5   0   5.78   31  112-72   45· 8·19   11· 8· 6· 0     47    -     0.52   0.09
B Thompson                     0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.46    4   14-8     6· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.55  -0.00
T Johnson, H (5)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          3-2    1.29   0.00
B Looper                       1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.08    6   22-14    9· 0· 5    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9    14   7   7    2   5   0          43  150-96   62· 8·26   20· 9· 7· 0          5-3

J Marquis faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Wood (7; S Rolen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 45,400.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 95° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D DeJesus            LF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. J Rodriguez          RF 
3. D Mientkiewicz       1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. E Brown              RF    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. M Teahen             3B    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. T Graffanino         SS    6. S Spiezio            LF 
7. J Buck               C     7. Y Molina             C  
8. J Gathright          CF    8. A Miles              2B 
9. M Wood               P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  12-  3   26%  75% A Pujols        M Wood          Home Run (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  5   -9%  43% E Brown         J Marquis       Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores
   b 3   1  1-3  123  1    8%  90% Y Molina        M Wood          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  1   -5%  44% S Rolen         M Wood          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   t 8   2  8-5  1-3  1    5%  97% D DeJesus       T Johnson       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  D DeJesus       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   48%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B; DeJesus to 2B
   O      -2-  6   52%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   43%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores
   O      1--  5   45%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   49%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   49%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  6   40%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   44%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   45%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   42%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   40%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  A Miles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   41%  M Wood          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   39%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   42%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   44%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  J Marquis       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   44%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  J Rodriguez     Walk; Eckstein to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   75%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Rodriguez Scores
          ---  6   76%  S Rolen         Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   79%  J Edmonds       Walk; Rolen to 2B
          12-  6   83%  S Spiezio       Walk; Rolen to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   RR     123  1   90%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  A Miles         Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
   RO     12-  2   92%  J Marquis       Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Spiezio Scores; Molina out at 3B/2B-3B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   93%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   91%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   93%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF; Teahen to 3B
   O      --3  3   94%  J Buck          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   94%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   93%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  J Gathright     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   95%  M Wood          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   98%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   R      ---  6   99%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Mike Wood pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  A Miles         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
          ---  5   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   98%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Teahen to 1B
   O      1-3  2   99%  T Graffanino    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  J Marquis       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   99%  D Eckstein      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   99%  J Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  A Pujols        Lineout: RF; Eckstein to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   98%  J Buck          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Gathright     Groundout: 1B-P; Buck to 3B
   O      --3  6   99%  J Affeldt       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  2   99%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive); Buck Scores
   O      1--  6   99%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
                  Esteban German replaces Joey Gathright playing LF batting 8th; David DeJesus moves to CF
   O      ---  1   99%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  S Spiezio       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  Y Molina        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          1--  5   97%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  Brad Thompson replaces Scott Spiezio pitching and batting 6th; So Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis playing LF batting 9th
   O      12-  3   98%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Teahen to 1B
   R      1-3  5   97%  T Graffanino    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz Scores; Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Teahen to 3B; Buck to 1B
          1-3  5   97%  E German        Walk; Buck to 2B
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 6th; Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 9th; Matt Stairs pinch hits for Jeremy Affeldt batting 9th
   RR     123  1   93%  R Sanders       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores; Buck Scores; German to 3B
   O      1-3  1   97%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Andrew Sisco facing 8-9-1
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   97%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B; Taguchi to 2B
          -2-  6   97%  J Rodriguez     Walk
   R      12-  3   99%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
                  Braden Looper replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   99%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   98%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  M Teahen        Defensive Indifference; Brown to 2B
   R      -2-  3   99%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores
          1--      99%  T Graffanino    Defensive Indifference; Teahen to 2B
   R      -2-  5   96%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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