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Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:14PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 44,277, Time of Game: 2:31
Royals
4
31-42
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
 at Cardinals
1
42-32
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Zack Greinke (6-4)
L: Brad Thompson (1-2)
S: Joakim Soria (18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  2    4 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  2  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF-LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .823 25 14 -0.044 0.55 0.014 -0.058 -0.8 4 0
Mike Aviles SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .987 8 7 -0.041 0.90 0.063 -0.104 -0.4 2 2 2B,CS
Alex Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .762 18 14 -0.093 0.88 0.000 -0.093 -0.8 1 1
Jose Guillen LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .802 8 6 -0.023 0.71 0.030 -0.053 -0.3 1 0
   Joey Gathright CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .548 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .303 .757 19 9 0.180 0.90 0.196 -0.016 1.6 1 5 2B
Mark Teahen RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 .264 .757 13 7 0.206 1.02 0.242 -0.036 2.5 1 0 HR,3B
John Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .691 12 8 -0.113 0.93 0.000 -0.113 -1.4 9 0 GDP
Ross Gload 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .547 12 8 -0.074 0.73 0.002 -0.076 -0.6 8 0
Zack Greinke P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .714 9 7 -0.035 0.70 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 0
   Esteban German PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .396 2 2 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Ramon Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alberto Callaspo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .693 5 1 0.003 0.09 0.003 0.000 0.2
   Joakim Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 2 5 .286 .810 131 83 -0.057 0.80 0.550 -0.607 -0.5 27 8
2B: M Aviles (6, off R Flores); M Grudzielanek (15, off B Thompson).
3B: M Teahen (4, off B Thompson).
HR: M Teahen (7, off C Perez; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: M Teahen 8; M Aviles 3; M Grudzielanek 3; J Guillen; R Gload; D DeJesus.
GIDP: J Buck (7).
RBI: M Teahen 3 (23); M Grudzielanek (12).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
CS: M Aviles (1, 2nd base by J Isringhausen/J LaRue).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .808 19 13 -0.100 0.96 0.000 -0.100 -0.9 3 0
Aaron Miles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .654 11 9 -0.035 0.75 0.023 -0.057 -0.4 3 4
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .305 1.006 20 15 -0.077 0.72 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 3 0
Rick Ankiel CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .251 .811 22 15 0.043 1.11 0.115 -0.072 0.5 0 0 HR
Troy Glaus 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .806 11 8 -0.066 0.88 0.000 -0.066 -0.4 1 2
Chris Duncan 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .668 14 8 -0.070 0.91 0.000 -0.070 -0.4 10 1
Jason LaRue C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .594 14 8 -0.113 1.48 0.000 -0.113 -0.6 5 1
Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .833 7 3 0.027 0.72 0.027 0.000 0.3 0 1
   Braden Looper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .367 .908 6 5 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .602 4 3 -0.046 1.86 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cesar Izturis SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .634 9 6 -0.104 1.38 0.000 -0.104 -0.6 1 2
Team Totals 29 1 2 1 1 9 .069 .272 137 93 -0.557 1.01 0.165 -0.721 -3.5 27 12
HR: R Ankiel (11, off Z Greinke; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
TB: R Ankiel 4; A Miles.
RBI: R Ankiel (31).
2-out RBI: R Ankiel.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Glaus-A Miles-C Duncan.

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
Zack Greinke, W (6-4) 7 2 1 1 1 7 1 3.33 24 112 75 38 11 26 7 9 4 0 75 0.373 0.96 2.5
Ramon Ramirez, H (8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 3 13 8 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.142 1.86 0.5
Joakim Soria, S (18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.41 3 12 10 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.042 0.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 2 1 1 1 9 1 1.00 30 137 93 49 14 30 9 11 4 0 75 0 0 0.557 0.80 3.5

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
Brad Thompson, L (1-2) 5 5 2 2 0 1 0 4.37 19 60 38 25 1 12 10 8 2 0 50 0.015 0.84 0.5
Jason Isringhausen 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 8 26 20 14 3 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0.134 1.04 1.2
Randy Flores 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.19 3 12 8 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.029 0.83 0.3
Chris Perez 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3.86 7 33 17 8 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.122 0.36 -1.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 4.00 37 131 83 50 10 23 15 15 5 0 50 0 0 0.056 1.01 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 44,277.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 4mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 David DeJesus CF 1 Skip Schumaker LF
2 Mike Aviles SS 2 Aaron Miles 2B
3 Alex Gordon 3B 3 Ryan Ludwick RF
4 Jose Guillen LF 4 Rick Ankiel CF
5 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Mark Teahen RF 6 Chris Duncan 1B
7 John Buck C 7 Jason LaRue C
8 Ross Gload 1B 8 Brad Thompson P
9 Zack Greinke P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Thompson 14% 64% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
t9 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR M. Teahen C. Perez 13% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Grudzielanek Scores
b4 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R STL R. Ankiel Z. Greinke -12% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  R KCR M. Teahen B. Thompson 9% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek Scores
b8 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. LaRue R. Ramirez 6% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

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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' Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Thompson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Aviles B. Thompson -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Gordon B. Thompson -1% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker Z. Greinke 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles Z. Greinke 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick Z. Greinke 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen B. Thompson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Thompson -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Teahen B. Thompson 3% 49% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck B. Thompson -4% 45% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL R. Ankiel Z. Greinke 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL T. Glaus Z. Greinke 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL C. Duncan Z. Greinke 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR R. Gload B. Thompson -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR Z. Greinke B. Thompson -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR D. DeJesus B. Thompson 1% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Aviles B. Thompson -3% 44% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. LaRue Z. Greinke 3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL B. Thompson Z. Greinke -3% 44% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Izturis Z. Greinke 3% 47% Lineout: RF
b3 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker Z. Greinke 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon B. Thompson -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Guillen B. Thompson 3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek B. Thompson 14% 64% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
t4 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  R KCR M. Teahen B. Thompson 9% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek Scores
t4 2-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO KCR J. Buck B. Thompson -4% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles Z. Greinke 3% 72% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick Z. Greinke 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R STL R. Ankiel Z. Greinke -12% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Glaus Z. Greinke 1% 64% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Gload B. Thompson -2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t5 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR Z. Greinke B. Thompson -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Thompson -1% 59% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Duncan Z. Greinke 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. LaRue Z. Greinke 2% 65% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
Braden Looper pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 8th
b5 1-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL B. Looper Z. Greinke 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
Jason Isringhausen replaces Braden Looper (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t6 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Aviles J. Isringhausen 4% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Isringhausen -6% 64% Aviles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 2-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Isringhausen -2% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Isringhausen -1% 61% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 9-1-2
b6 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Izturis Z. Greinke 4% 65% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b6 1-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker Z. Greinke 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Miles Z. Greinke -2% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 1-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick Z. Greinke 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
t7 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Grudzielanek J. Isringhausen 4% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t7 2-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Isringhausen -4% 70% Flyball: LF
t7 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Isringhausen -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Gload J. Isringhausen -3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 4-5-6
b7 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel Z. Greinke 5% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Glaus Z. Greinke 4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Duncan Z. Greinke 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 9-1-2
Esteban German pinch hits for Zack Greinke (P) batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. German J. Isringhausen -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B
Randy Flores replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 8th
t8 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus R. Flores -2% 71% Popfly: 2B
t8 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Aviles R. Flores 3% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t8 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Flores -4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Ramon Ramirez facing 7-8-9
Ramon Ramirez replaces Esteban German (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. LaRue R. Ramirez 6% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 8th
b8 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Kennedy R. Ramirez 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Izturis R. Ramirez 3% 84% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 4-5-6
Chris Perez replaces Adam Kennedy (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen C. Perez -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Perez 2% 84% Walk
t9 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR M. Teahen C. Perez 13% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Grudzielanek Scores
t9 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Buck C. Perez -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Gload C. Perez 0% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Ramon Ramirez (P) batting 9th
t9 4-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Callaspo C. Perez 0% 97% Walk; Gload to 2B
t9 4-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Perez -1% 96% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 1-2-3
Joakim Soria replaces Alberto Callaspo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
David DeJesus moves from CF to LF
Joey Gathright replaces Jose Guillen (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Soria 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles J. Soria 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Soria 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Cardinals 1.

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