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4
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@MIN		0
8
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@NYY		7
16
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@OAK		3
1
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5
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10
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3
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3
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8
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2
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@STL		7
9
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6
Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 45,400, Time of Game: 2:59
Royals
7
27-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 28 GB
 at Cardinals
9
44-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jason Marquis (10-6)
L: Mike Wood (3-3)
 
                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

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus LF-CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .320 .888 11 9 0.014 0.68 0.064 -0.050 0.9 2 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .695 19 12 -0.065 0.65 0.000 -0.065 -1.3 1 6
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .274 .760 21 11 -0.035 0.51 0.022 -0.057 0.3 8 0
Emil Brown RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .288 .793 24 15 0.084 0.45 0.109 -0.025 1.4 3 0
Mark Teahen 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .260 .746 13 10 -0.012 0.45 0.030 -0.042 0.4 1 1 2B
Tony Graffanino SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 .254 .706 18 10 -0.007 0.52 0.040 -0.047 0.6 1 2 2B
John Buck C 5 2 1 0 0 1 .251 .748 10 8 -0.080 0.67 0.007 -0.088 -0.7 6 0 2B
Joey Gathright CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .570 16 11 -0.029 0.37 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 2 0
   Esteban German LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336 .848 5 1 0.014 0.39 0.014 0.000 0.3 0 0
Mike Wood P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 5 -0.031 0.59 0.000 -0.031 -0.4 0 0
   Jeremy Affeldt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 3 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.6 0 0
   Matt Stairs PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .797 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Reggie Sanders PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .248 .743 1 1 0.044 0.91 0.044 0.000 1.7
   Andy Sisco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 7 14 7 2 5 .341 .787 150 96 -0.108 0.54 0.330 -0.439 2.2 24 9
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .316 .743 21 12 0.061 0.40 0.068 -0.007 0.5 2 4
John Rodriguez RF 3 1 1 0 2 2 .298 .754 21 10 0.006 0.62 0.045 -0.039 0.4 5 0
Albert Pujols 1B 5 1 3 4 0 0 .320 1.156 22 14 0.310 0.79 0.313 -0.004 3.3 8 1 HR
Scott Rolen 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 .340 .992 15 7 -0.016 0.56 0.036 -0.052 -0.3 0 3 HR,HBP
Jim Edmonds CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .256 .777 19 9 -0.010 0.66 0.035 -0.045 0.7 2 0 HR
Scott Spiezio LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277 .817 17 8 0.012 0.60 0.039 -0.027 -0.0 2 0
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Braden Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 2 0 2 .222 .585 14 10 0.058 0.60 0.078 -0.019 0.9 5 0
Aaron Miles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .662 16 12 -0.031 0.32 0.000 -0.031 -1.0 2 3
Jason Marquis P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .495 7 6 0.001 0.57 0.029 -0.028 0.0 1 0
   So Taguchi LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 .740 4 3 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.3 0 0
Team Totals 34 9 11 9 5 6 .324 1.013 156 91 0.394 0.56 0.646 -0.252 4.7 27 11
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.

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
Mike Wood, L (3-3) 4.2 7 8 8 4 4 3 5.66 25 100 57 41 4 12 5 11 2 0 18 -0.384 0.85 -5.4
Jeremy Affeldt 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.31 9 30 21 15 1 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 0.004 0.03 1.2
Andy Sisco 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7.53 6 26 13 6 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.013 0.11 -0.5
Team Totals 8 11 9 9 5 6 3 10.12 40 156 91 62 7 22 12 16 4 0 18 0 0 -0.393 0.54 -4.7

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
Jason Marquis, W (10-6) 7 9 4 4 1 5 0 5.78 31 112 72 45 8 19 11 14 6 0 47 0.090 0.52 0.7
Brad Thompson 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.46 4 14 8 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 -0.001 0.53 -0.3
Tyler 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 0.002 1.26 -1.2
Braden Looper 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.08 6 22 14 9 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.45 -1.5
Team Totals 9 14 7 7 2 5 0 7.00 43 150 96 62 8 26 20 16 7 0 47 5 3 0.107 0.56 -2.2
J Marquis faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Wood (7; S Rolen).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 45,400.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 95° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 David DeJesus LF 1 David Eckstein SS
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 John Rodriguez RF
3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Emil Brown RF 4 Scott Rolen 3B
5 Mark Teahen 3B 5 Jim Edmonds CF
6 Tony Graffanino SS 6 Scott Spiezio LF
7 John Buck C 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Joey Gathright CF 8 Aaron Miles 2B
9 Mike Wood P 9 Jason Marquis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL A. Pujols M. Wood 26% 75% Home Run (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Rodriguez Scores
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R KCR E. Brown J. Marquis -9% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores
b3 3-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR STL Y. Molina M. Wood 8% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Spiezio to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen M. Wood -5% 44% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 5-8 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Johnson 5% 97% Flyball: RF

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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' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Marquis -3% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Marquis 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; DeJesus to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis 3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R KCR E. Brown J. Marquis -9% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Marquis 2% 45% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Eckstein M. Wood 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez M. Wood -4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Pujols M. Wood 4% 49% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen M. Wood -5% 44% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Wood -4% 40% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Marquis 2% 42% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Marquis 2% 44% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Marquis 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mike Wood facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Spiezio M. Wood -3% 42% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Wood -2% 40% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles M. Wood -1% 39% 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, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Wood J. Marquis 2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus J. Marquis -2% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Marquis 3% 42% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis 2% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mike Wood facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Marquis M. Wood -3% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Eckstein M. Wood 3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Rodriguez M. Wood 4% 49% Walk; Eckstein to 2B
b3 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL A. Pujols M. Wood 26% 75% Home Run (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores; Rodriguez Scores
b3 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Rolen M. Wood 2% 76% Hit By Pitch
b3 3-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds M. Wood 2% 79% Walk; Rolen to 2B
b3 3-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio M. Wood 4% 83% Walk; Rolen to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b3 3-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR STL Y. Molina M. Wood 8% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Spiezio to 2B
b3 5-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles M. Wood -2% 89% Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
b3 5-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO STL J. Marquis M. Wood 3% 92% 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, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
t4 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR E. Brown J. Marquis 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen J. Marquis -2% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 1-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Marquis 2% 93% Flyball: RF; Teahen to 3B
t4 1-6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Buck J. Marquis 2% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Mike Wood facing 1-2-3
b4 6-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Eckstein M. Wood -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 6-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez M. Wood -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Wood -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
t5 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Marquis 1% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Wood J. Marquis 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Marquis 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Mike Wood facing 4-5-6
b5 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Rolen M. Wood 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b5 7-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R STL J. Edmonds M. Wood 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b5 8-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Spiezio M. Wood -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 8-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. Wood -0% 98% Flyball: LF
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Mike Wood pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles J. Affeldt -0% 98% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
t6 1-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Marquis 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t6 1-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis -0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 1-8 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR E. Brown J. Marquis -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 2B
t6 1-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Marquis 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Teahen to 1B
t6 1-8 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Graffanino J. Marquis 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
b6 8-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Marquis J. Affeldt -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 8-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL D. Eckstein J. Affeldt 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b6 8-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Rodriguez J. Affeldt 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Eckstein to 2B
b6 8-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Affeldt -0% 99% Lineout: RF; Eckstein to 3B
b6 8-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Rolen J. Affeldt -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
t7 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck J. Marquis -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t7 1-8 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Gathright J. Marquis 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Buck to 3B
t7 1-8 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Affeldt J. Marquis 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-8 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR D. DeJesus J. Marquis -1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Buck Scores
t7 2-8 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Marquis 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Jeremy Affeldt facing 5-6-7
Esteban German replaces Joey Gathright (CF) playing LF batting 8th
David DeJesus moves from LF to CF
b7 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Affeldt -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 8-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Spiezio J. Affeldt -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Affeldt -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
t8 2-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz J. Marquis -1% 98% Walk
t8 2-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR E. Brown J. Marquis -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz to 2B
Brad Thompson replaces Scott Spiezio (LF) pitching and batting 6th
So Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis (P) playing LF batting 9th
t8 2-8 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Thompson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Teahen to 1B
t8 2-8 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R KCR T. Graffanino B. Thompson -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz Scores; Teahen to 2B
t8 3-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck B. Thompson 2% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Teahen to 3B; Buck to 1B
t8 3-8 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR E. German B. Thompson -1% 97% 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 (P) batting 9th
t8 3-8 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR KCR R. Sanders T. Johnson -4% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores; Buck Scores; German to 3B
t8 5-8 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Johnson 5% 97% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Andy Sisco facing 8-9-1
Andy Sisco replaces Reggie Sanders (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Miles A. Sisco -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Taguchi A. Sisco 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 8-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Eckstein A. Sisco -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Taguchi to 2B
b8 8-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Rodriguez A. Sisco 0% 97% Walk
b8 8-5 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols A. Sisco 2% 99% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
b8 9-5 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O STL S. Rolen A. Sisco -0% 98% 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, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
Braden Looper replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 6th
t9 5-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Looper 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. Mientkiewicz B. Looper -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t9 5-9 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR E. Brown B. Looper 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 5-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR M. Teahen B. Looper -0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Brown to 2B
t9 5-9 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Teahen B. Looper -1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores
t9 6-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Graffanino B. Looper -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Teahen to 2B
t9 6-9 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R KCR T. Graffanino B. Looper -3% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive); Teahen Scores
t9 7-9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck B. Looper 4% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Cardinals 9.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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