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Standings
HOU
@LAA		9
10
FLA
@CHW		6
10
PHI
@CLE		1
10
CIN
@OAK		1
6
TBD
@ARI		10
2
BOS
@ATL		4
9
SFG
@MIL		4
5
MIN
@NYM		1
8
KCR
@STL		5
3
DET
@WSN		9
8
Monday, June 18, 2007 7:12PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 43,524, Time of Game: 2:44
Royals
5
29-42
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 13 GB
 at Cardinals
3
30-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
W: Odalis Perez (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  9  3

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 .734 17 12 0.052 0.80 0.093 -0.040 0.3 1 0 SB,SH
Esteban German 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .259 .738 15 7 0.058 0.80 0.080 -0.022 0.3 2 4
Mark Teahen RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .287 .798 21 15 -0.011 0.79 0.083 -0.094 0.1 4 0
Emil Brown LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244 .638 9 5 0.129 0.80 0.143 -0.015 1.4 1 0 SB
Alex Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .654 11 8 -0.089 0.90 0.000 -0.089 -1.3 1 4
John Buck C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .273 .952 6 4 0.063 0.85 0.116 -0.053 0.5 4 0 HR,HBP
Ryan Shealy 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .218 .593 15 11 0.019 0.73 0.075 -0.056 0.1 14 0 2B,GDP
Tony Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 .672 6 6 -0.047 0.82 0.028 -0.075 -0.7 0 5
Odalis Perez P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 5 3 0.000 0.92 0.041 -0.041 0.1 0 0
   David Riske P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shane Costa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .438 3 1 -0.031 0.68 0.000 -0.031 -0.5 GDP
   Joakim Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 1 3 .278 .705 108 72 0.143 0.81 0.659 -0.516 0.3 27 13
2B: R Shealy (5, off A Wainwright).
HR: J Buck (13, off A Wainwright; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: D DeJesus (2, off A Wainwright).
HBP: J Buck (4, by A Wainwright).
TB: J Buck 4; R Shealy 3; M Teahen 2; E Brown 2; O Perez; T Pena; D DeJesus.
GIDP: R Shealy (4); S Costa (2).
RBI: E Brown (28); E German (21); M Teahen (37); J Buck (25); D DeJesus (24).
2-out RBI: M Teahen; D DeJesus; E Brown.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Pena-E German-R Shealy 2.
Baserunning
SB: D DeJesus (3, 2nd base off A Wainwright/G Bennett); E Brown (7, 2nd base off A Wainwright/G Bennett).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
So Taguchi CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .312 .797 22 14 0.033 1.28 0.106 -0.073 0.3 3 0
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .282 .784 18 11 0.201 1.68 0.277 -0.076 2.0 2 2 2·2B
Albert Pujols 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .303 .940 16 6 -0.037 1.75 0.049 -0.086 -0.1 12 1 2·IW
Juan Encarnacion RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .747 11 8 -0.261 2.01 0.054 -0.315 -2.6 0 0 2·GDP
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259 .726 10 8 -0.062 1.40 0.067 -0.129 0.1 3 1 HR
Ryan Ludwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .673 21 15 -0.111 1.03 0.000 -0.111 -0.8 1 0
Aaron Miles SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .648 14 8 0.066 1.41 0.109 -0.043 0.2 2 3
Gary Bennett C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .586 5 3 -0.078 1.00 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 3 0
   Adam Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .544 6 4 -0.080 3.25 0.000 -0.080 -0.2
Adam Wainwright P 1 1 1 0 1 0 .350 .859 8 4 0.073 0.88 0.073 0.000 0.7 1 2
   Skip Schumaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .544 1 1 -0.027 1.08 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .830 7 5 -0.075 2.78 0.000 -0.075 -0.6
Team Totals 34 3 9 2 3 4 .265 .736 139 87 -0.358 1.50 0.735 -1.093 -1.7 27 9
2B: S Spiezio 2 (12, 2 off O Perez).
HR: S Rolen (4, off O Perez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: A Pujols 2 (9, 2 by O Perez).
TB: S Rolen 4; S Spiezio 4; S Taguchi 3; A Miles; J Encarnacion; A Wainwright.
GIDP: J Encarnacion 2 (5).
RBI: S Rolen (28); S Spiezio (23).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Spiezio-A Miles-A Pujols; A Pujols.
E: S Rolen (1); A Wainwright 2 (2).

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
Odalis Perez, W (4-7) 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 6.06 25 91 53 37 3 13 12 9 5 0 46 0.087 1.29 0.1
David Riske, H (7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.97 4 10 8 5 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.084 1.16 0.5
Joakim Soria, H (3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.93 4 13 10 7 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.092 1.71 0.5
Octavio Dotel, S (6) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.53 4 25 16 8 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.095 2.63 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 4 1 3.00 37 139 87 57 7 23 16 14 6 0 46 0 0 0.358 0.81 1.7

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
Adam Wainwright, L (5-6) 7 9 5 4 1 0 1 4.70 33 88 58 39 4 15 16 15 7 0 40 -0.191 0.88 -1.4
Russ Springer 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 3 8 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.030 0.66 0.5
Tyler Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.32 3 12 8 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.019 0.24 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 1 3 1 4.00 39 108 72 44 8 20 17 17 9 0 40 0 0 -0.142 1.50 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Wainwright (5; J Buck).
IBB: O Perez 2 (3; A Pujols, A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Adam Dowdy, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 43,524.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 David DeJesus CF 1 So Taguchi CF
2 Esteban German 2B 2 Scott Spiezio 2B
3 Mark Teahen RF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Emil Brown LF 4 Juan Encarnacion RF
5 Alex Gordon 3B 5 Scott Rolen 3B
6 John Buck C 6 Ryan Ludwick LF
7 Ryan Shealy 1B 7 Aaron Miles SS
8 Tony Pena SS 8 Gary Bennett C
9 Odalis Perez P 9 Adam Wainwright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 3-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO STL J. Encarnacion O. Perez 21% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 2-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R STL S. Spiezio O. Perez -17% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Wainwright Scores; Taguchi to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Spiezio O. Perez -11% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Taguchi to 3B
t2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b9 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Miles O. Dotel -9% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)

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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' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Wainwright -2% 48% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. German A. Wainwright 4% 52% Reached on E1 (throw)/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); German to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-1)  KCR M. Teahen A. Wainwright 3% 54% German Picked off 2B, safe on E1; German to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Wainwright -6% 49% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R KCR E. Brown A. Wainwright 8% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); German Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Taguchi O. Perez -4% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Spiezio O. Perez -11% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Taguchi to 3B
b1 0-1 0 -23 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols O. Perez -3% 38% Intentional Walk
b1 0-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO STL J. Encarnacion O. Perez 8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Taguchi Scores; Spiezio to 3B
b1 1-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen O. Perez 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t2 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Shealy A. Wainwright 6% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t2 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena A. Wainwright -4% 62% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t2 2-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O KCR O. Perez A. Wainwright -3% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Shealy to 3B
t2 2-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. DeJesus A. Wainwright 8% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Shealy Scores
t2 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. German A. Wainwright 1% 68% DeJesus Steals 2B
t2 3-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. German A. Wainwright 1% 69% Walk
t2 3-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Wainwright -3% 66% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez 3% 68% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b2 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Miles O. Perez 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Bennett O. Perez 1% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t3 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR E. Brown A. Wainwright 3% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -3% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright -2% 69% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 3-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Shealy A. Wainwright 1% 70% Brown Steals 2B
t3 3-1 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O KCR R. Shealy A. Wainwright -3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Wainwright O. Perez -4% 63% Walk
b3 1-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Taguchi O. Perez 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Wainwright to 2B
b3 1-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Spiezio O. Perez 4% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Wainwright to 3B
b3 1-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols O. Perez 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Pena A. Wainwright 3% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR O. Perez A. Wainwright 4% 80% Single to P (Bunt Popup to Front of Home); Pena to 2B
t4 3-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Wainwright -0% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Pena to 3B; Perez to 2B
t4 3-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO KCR E. German A. Wainwright 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena Scores
t4 4-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R KCR M. Teahen A. Wainwright 7% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Perez Scores; Teahen to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 5-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown A. Wainwright -1% 85% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 4-5-6
b4 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion O. Perez 2% 87% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Rolen O. Perez -7% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b4 2-5 1 --- 11,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez 2% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 2-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles O. Perez 1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
t5 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t5 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright 1% 84% Hit By Pitch
t5 5-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO KCR R. Shealy A. Wainwright -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 8-9-1
b5 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Bennett O. Perez 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Wainwright O. Perez -3% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 2-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Taguchi O. Perez -5% 76% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wainwright to 2B
b5 2-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R STL S. Spiezio O. Perez -17% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Wainwright Scores; Taguchi to 3B
b5 3-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols O. Perez -2% 57% Intentional Walk
b5 3-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO STL J. Encarnacion O. Perez 21% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR T. Pena A. Wainwright -2% 76% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t6 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR O. Perez A. Wainwright -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Wainwright -1% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Odalis Perez facing 5-6-7
b6 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen O. Perez 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 3-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles O. Perez 2% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t7 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. German A. Wainwright -2% 80% Flyball: LF
t7 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Teahen A. Wainwright 2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t7 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR E. Brown A. Wainwright 2% 84% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Teahen to 2B
t7 5-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -3% 81% Lineout: 1B
t7 5-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Buck A. Wainwright -3% 78% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' David Riske facing 8-9-1
David Riske replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Bennett D. Riske 4% 82% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Adam Wainwright (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Riske 3% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL S. Taguchi D. Riske -2% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Spiezio D. Riske 4% 86% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 7-8-9
Russ Springer replaces Skip Schumaker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR R. Shealy R. Springer 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 5-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena R. Springer -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Shane Costa pinch hits for David Riske (P) batting 9th
t8 5-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO KCR S. Costa R. Springer -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 3-4-5
Joakim Soria replaces Shane Costa (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols J. Soria 4% 88% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion J. Soria -5% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 3-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen J. Soria 6% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Soria 4% 92% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Tyler Johnson facing 1-2-3
Tyler Johnson replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Johnson -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. German T. Johnson -1% 91% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t9 5-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Johnson -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Octavio Dotel facing 7-8-9
Octavio Dotel replaces Joakim Soria pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Miles O. Dotel -9% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Gary Bennett (C) batting 8th
b9 3-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Kennedy O. Dotel -2% 80% Defensive Indifference; Miles to 2B
b9 3-5 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Kennedy O. Dotel 8% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Miles to 3B
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Tyler Johnson (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 1 --3 7,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan O. Dotel 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Taguchi O. Dotel 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.

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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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