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2
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@CLE		9
5
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5
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@MIN		4
5		 
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1
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2
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3
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9
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6
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@CHC		7
4
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@LAD		1
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3		 
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@WSN		4
1
Sunday, June 17, 2012, 1:16PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 41,680, Time of Game: 5:00
Royals
5
29-35
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
3
34-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  2    5 13  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3 11  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Gordon LF 3 1 0 0 5 0 .255 .754 37 15 0.082 1.79 0.270 -0.189 0.4 1 0
Chris Getz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .707 4 3 -0.033 1.48 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 0 0
   Yuniesky Betancourt 2B 7 1 2 3 0 1 .250 .753 22 16 0.449 2.49 0.759 -0.310 1.4 6 2 HR,2B,GDP
Eric Hosmer 1B 7 0 1 0 1 1 .219 .660 30 18 -0.053 1.37 0.122 -0.175 -0.4 10 1 SB
Jeff Francoeur RF 6 0 1 0 1 3 .272 .720 25 14 -0.051 1.69 0.098 -0.149 -0.9 5 0
Mike Moustakas 3B 6 1 3 0 1 2 .278 .825 32 19 0.089 2.19 0.314 -0.225 0.9 2 5 IW
Alcides Escobar SS 6 0 1 0 1 1 .288 .716 20 12 -0.377 1.77 0.070 -0.447 -1.5 2 5 GDP,IW
Humberto Quintero C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .230 .607 13 10 0.078 1.40 0.132 -0.053 1.0 8 1
   Billy Butler PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .873 3 3 0.367 1.36 0.367 0.000 1.0 HR
   Greg Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Collins P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 -0.102 4.61 0.000 -0.102 -0.5 0 1
   Bruce Chen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 6 3 0.058 1.73 0.058 0.000 0.2
   Nathan Adcock P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.046 1.88 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 0 0
   Jonathan Broxton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jarrod Dyson CF 6 1 2 0 1 1 .261 .633 24 16 0.026 2.08 0.187 -0.161 -0.1 4 0
Luis Mendoza P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 9 6 -0.088 1.05 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 0 1
   Mitch Maier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .585 5 3 -0.054 2.33 0.000 -0.054 -0.3
   Kelvin Herrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Mijares P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Crow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brayan Pena C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .616 13 11 -0.306 3.71 0.000 -0.306 -1.4 7 0 SH
Team Totals 55 5 13 5 10 16 .236 .717 248 153 0.039 1.98 2.377 -2.338 -2.0 45 16
2B: Y Betancourt (7, off E Sanchez).
HR: Y Betancourt (4, off E Sanchez; 15th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Butler (12, off J Motte; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SH: B Pena (1, off E Sanchez).
IBB: A Escobar (1, by E Sanchez); M Moustakas (2, by E Sanchez).
TB: Y Betancourt 6; B Butler 4; M Moustakas 3; J Dyson 2; B Chen; A Escobar; E Hosmer; J Francoeur; H Quintero.
GIDP: Y Betancourt (6); A Escobar (8).
RBI: Y Betancourt 3 (13); H Quintero (19); B Butler (38).
2-out RBI: Y Betancourt 2; B Butler.
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 2 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. Y Betancourt-A Escobar-E Hosmer; A Escobar-Y Betancourt-E Hosmer.
Baserunning
SB: E Hosmer (6, 2nd base off F Salas/T Cruz).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Daniel Descalso 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .681 13 10 -0.066 1.00 0.060 -0.126 0.1 3 3 2B
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kyle Lohse PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .264 1 1 -0.012 3.21 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 SH
   Eduardo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.043 1.73 0.000 -0.043 -0.2
Carlos Beltran CF-RF 6 0 1 0 1 2 .306 .983 21 13 -0.119 1.37 0.034 -0.153 -0.6 2 0 IW
Matt Holliday LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .282 .849 17 8 0.233 1.14 0.260 -0.027 1.4 1 0 HR,IW
   Jake Westbrook PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .443 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rafael Furcal SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .734 11 6 -0.271 2.35 0.000 -0.271 -1.2 0 1 GDP
Allen Craig RF-1B 4 2 1 1 2 1 .336 1.061 29 14 0.217 1.62 0.349 -0.132 0.1 7 1 HR,GDP
David Freese 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .815 22 14 -0.301 2.21 0.000 -0.301 -1.4 1 4
Matt Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .723 16 10 -0.093 1.19 0.000 -0.093 -0.7 5 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Adron Chambers LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .631 14 9 0.251 2.84 0.306 -0.055 0.7 1 0
Tyler Greene SS-2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .682 21 16 -0.530 2.40 0.056 -0.586 -2.3 3 6 CS
Tony Cruz C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .178 .400 14 10 0.030 1.49 0.164 -0.134 0.4 17 1 2B
   Yadier Molina PH-C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .326 .896 4 2 0.415 7.10 0.415 0.000 0.9 1 0
Adam Wainwright P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .067 .133 11 6 -0.072 1.35 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 1 1
   Shane Robinson PH-CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .259 .645 12 10 -0.098 2.28 0.074 -0.172 -0.4 3 0
Team Totals 52 3 11 3 4 15 .212 .633 210 132 -0.459 1.88 1.718 -2.177 -4.0 45 20
2B: T Cruz (2, off L Mendoza); D Descalso (4, off J Mijares).
HR: A Craig (8, off L Mendoza; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Holliday (12, off L Mendoza; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: K Lohse (7, off N Adcock).
IBB: C Beltran (5, by N Adcock); M Holliday (1, by A Crow).
TB: M Holliday 5; A Craig 4; A Chambers 2; D Descalso 2; T Cruz 2; C Beltran; S Robinson; Y Molina; T Greene.
GIDP: A Craig (5); R Furcal (6).
RBI: Y Molina (37); A Craig (28); M Holliday (41).
2-out RBI: Y Molina.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Furcal-T Greene-A Craig; T Greene-M Adams.
E: T Cruz (1).
Baserunning
CS: T Greene (2, Home by L Mendoza/H Quintero).

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
Luis Mendoza 6 6 2 2 1 5 2 4.69 24 88 56 36 7 13 11 7 2 0 56 -0.029 1.26 0.8
Kelvin Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.22 3 10 9 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.54 0.5
Jose Mijares 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.05 2 6 5 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.035 0.56 -0.4
Aaron Crow 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.76 2 9 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.063 1.03 0.9
Greg Holland 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 4 15 11 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.130 2.27 0.5
Tim Collins 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.36 9 42 25 14 5 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0.391 1.76 1.4
Nathan Adcock 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.12 4 11 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.130 3.23 0.5
Jonathan Broxton, BS (3), W (1-1) 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 1.69 9 29 19 10 5 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.228 3.95 -0.1
Team Totals 15 11 3 3 4 15 2 1.80 57 210 132 79 23 30 20 18 5 0 56 1 0 0.462 1.98 4.0

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 7 5 1 1 3 8 0 4.46 28 109 70 39 10 21 11 6 2 0 68 0.268 1.19 2.3
Mitchell Boggs, H (10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40 3 8 6 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.116 1.56 0.5
Jason Motte, BS (4) 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.41 8 29 21 10 7 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.085 2.26 -0.1
Victor Marte 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 4 13 6 5 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.020 3.21 0.0
Marc Rzepczynski 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.47 2 12 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.110 5.62 0.4
Fernando Salas 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 4.57 9 35 21 12 2 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.261 2.78 0.9
Eduardo Sanchez, L (0-1) 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 4.97 12 42 23 16 3 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.728 2.06 -2.1
Team Totals 15 13 5 5 10 16 2 3.00 66 248 153 89 25 39 24 16 4 0 68 2 0 -0.038 1.88 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: L Mendoza (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: E Sanchez 2 (3; M Moustakas, A Escobar); A Crow (2; M Holliday); N Adcock (2; C Beltran).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - Mike Estabrook.
Time of Game: 5:00.
Attendance: 41,680.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Alex Gordon LF 1 Daniel Descalso 2B
2 Chris Getz 2B 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Eric Hosmer 1B 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 Jeff Francoeur RF 4 Allen Craig RF
5 Mike Moustakas 3B 5 David Freese 3B
6 Alcides Escobar SS 6 Matt Adams 1B
7 Humberto Quintero C 7 Tyler Greene SS
8 Jarrod Dyson CF 8 Tony Cruz C
9 Luis Mendoza P 9 Adam Wainwright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t15 3-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR Y. Betancourt E. Sanchez 45% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dyson Scores
b14 2-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL Y. Molina J. Broxton -42% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Craig Scores; Chambers to 2B
t9 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR B. Butler J. Motte 37% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t14 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  R KCR Y. Betancourt E. Sanchez 31% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gordon Scores
b14 2-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Greene J. Broxton 26% 81% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)

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' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Getz A. Wainwright -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Getz to 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer A. Wainwright -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-P; Getz to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso L. Mendoza 2% 48% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Beltran L. Mendoza -2% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Yuniesky Betancourt replaces Chris Getz playing 2B batting 2nd
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Holliday L. Mendoza 3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Holliday to 1B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Craig L. Mendoza 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Moustakas A. Wainwright 4% 54% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Escobar A. Wainwright 6% 60% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Moustakas to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  R KCR H. Quintero A. Wainwright 13% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Moustakas Scores; Escobar to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 4,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dyson A. Wainwright -4% 69% Fielder's Choice P; Escobar out at Hm/P-3B-C; Quintero to 3B; Dyson to 2B
t2 1-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Mendoza A. Wainwright -7% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Freese L. Mendoza 2% 59% Lineout: 2B
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Adams L. Mendoza 2% 61% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Greene L. Mendoza 1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt A. Wainwright -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer A. Wainwright -1% 58% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
t3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -1% 57% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Cruz L. Mendoza 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Wainwright L. Mendoza 2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Descalso L. Mendoza 1% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas A. Wainwright -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Escobar A. Wainwright -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR H. Quintero A. Wainwright -1% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran L. Mendoza 3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL M. Holliday L. Mendoza -3% 58% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b4 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Craig L. Mendoza -2% 56% Wild Pitch; Holliday to 2B
b4 0-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Craig L. Mendoza -3% 53% Walk
b4 0-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese L. Mendoza 5% 58% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Holliday to 3B; Freese to 1B
b4 0-1 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Adams L. Mendoza 7% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dyson A. Wainwright -2% 63% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t5 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR L. Mendoza A. Wainwright -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright 1% 62% Walk
t5 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt A. Wainwright -2% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Greene L. Mendoza -6% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b5 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Cruz L. Mendoza -16% 38% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Greene to 3B
b5 0-1 0 -23 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Wainwright L. Mendoza 19% 57% Greene Caught Stealing Hm (C)
b5 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Wainwright L. Mendoza 5% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Descalso L. Mendoza 5% 67% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR E. Hosmer A. Wainwright 4% 71% Walk
t6 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Moustakas A. Wainwright 4% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hosmer to 2B
t6 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Escobar A. Wainwright -9% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Luis Mendoza facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran L. Mendoza 4% 66% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b6 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R STL M. Holliday L. Mendoza -20% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Craig L. Mendoza -19% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Freese L. Mendoza 1% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 2-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Adams L. Mendoza 1% 30% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
t7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR H. Quintero A. Wainwright -4% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR J. Dyson A. Wainwright 5% 30% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
Mitch Maier pinch hits for Luis Mendoza (P) batting 9th
t7 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Maier A. Wainwright -5% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon A. Wainwright -4% 20% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Kelvin Herrera facing 7-8-9
Kelvin Herrera replaces Mitch Maier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Greene K. Herrera 2% 22% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Cruz K. Herrera 1% 23% Flyball: LF
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Adam Wainwright (P) batting 9th
b7 2-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL S. Robinson K. Herrera 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 2-3-4
Mitchell Boggs replaces Matt Adams (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Allen Craig moves from RF to 1B
Shane Robinson moves from PH to CF
Carlos Beltran moves from CF to RF
t8 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt M. Boggs -5% 19% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer M. Boggs -4% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t8 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur M. Boggs -3% 13% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Jose Mijares facing 1-2-3
Jose Mijares replaces Kelvin Herrera pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL D. Descalso J. Mijares -4% 9% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b8 2-1 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Mijares 0% 9% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B); Descalso to 3B
Aaron Crow replaces Jose Mijares pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL M. Holliday A. Crow -0% 9% Intentional Walk
Jake Westbrook pinch runs for Matt Holliday (LF) batting 3rd
b8 2-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO STL A. Craig A. Crow 7% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 5-6-7
Jason Motte replaces Jake Westbrook (PR) pitching and batting 3rd
Adron Chambers replaces Mitchell Boggs (P) playing LF batting 6th
t9 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas J. Motte -7% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Escobar J. Motte -5% 3% Strikeout Swinging
Billy Butler pinch hits for Humberto Quintero (C) batting 7th
t9 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R KCR B. Butler J. Motte 37% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dyson J. Motte -3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Greg Holland facing 5-6-7
Greg Holland replaces Billy Butler (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Brayan Pena replaces Aaron Crow (P) playing C batting 9th
b9 2-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese G. Holland 6% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL A. Chambers G. Holland -5% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 2-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Greene G. Holland 7% 44% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b9 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Cruz G. Holland 6% 50% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 9-1-2
t10 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena J. Motte -6% 44% Flyball: RF
t10 2-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon J. Motte 6% 50% Walk
t10 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Motte -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B; Gordon to 2B
t10 2-2 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer J. Motte -10% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Tim Collins facing 9-1-2
Tim Collins replaces Greg Holland pitching and batting 7th
b10 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Robinson T. Collins 6% 43% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b10 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Descalso T. Collins 4% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b10 2-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL C. Beltran T. Collins 3% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Victor Marte facing 4-5-6
Victor Marte replaces Jason Motte pitching and batting 3rd
t11 2-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR J. Francoeur V. Marte 8% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t11 2-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Moustakas V. Marte 23% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive); Francoeur to 3B
t11 2-2 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Escobar V. Marte -23% 58% Fielder's Choice 1B; Francoeur out at Hm/1B-C; Moustakas to 2B
t11 2-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR T. Collins V. Marte -10% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Escobar to 2B; Collins to 1B
Marc Rzepczynski replaces Daniel Descalso (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Tyler Greene moves from SS to 2B
Rafael Furcal replaces Victor Marte (P) playing SS batting 3rd
t11 2-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Dyson M. Rzepczynski 6% 54% Walk; Escobar to 3B; Collins to 2B
t11 2-2 2 123 7,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pena M. Rzepczynski -17% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Tim Collins facing 3-4-5
b11 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Furcal T. Collins 6% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b11 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Craig T. Collins 4% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b11 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese T. Collins 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 12th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 1-2-3
Fernando Salas replaces Marc Rzepczynski pitching and batting 1st
t12 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon F. Salas 8% 58% Walk
t12 2-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR Y. Betancourt F. Salas -18% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t12 2-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR E. Hosmer F. Salas 3% 43% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t12 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Francoeur F. Salas 6% 49% Hosmer Steals 2B; Hosmer to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t12 2-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Francoeur F. Salas 2% 50% Walk
t12 2-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas F. Salas -13% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Tim Collins facing 6-7-8
b12 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Chambers T. Collins 6% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b12 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL T. Greene T. Collins 4% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b12 2-2 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL T. Cruz T. Collins 3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 13th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 6-7-8
t13 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Escobar F. Salas -6% 44% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
Bruce Chen pinch hits for Tim Collins (P) batting 7th
t13 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR B. Chen F. Salas 6% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t13 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dyson F. Salas -7% 43% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t13 2-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pena F. Salas -6% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 13th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Nathan Adcock facing 9-1-2
Nathan Adcock replaces Bruce Chen (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b13 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Robinson N. Adcock -7% 30% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
Kyle Lohse pinch hits for Fernando Salas (P) batting 1st
b13 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Lohse N. Adcock 1% 31% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Robinson to 2B
b13 2-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Beltran N. Adcock -1% 30% Intentional Walk
b13 2-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL R. Furcal N. Adcock 20% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 14th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Eduardo Sanchez facing 1-2-3
Eduardo Sanchez replaces Kyle Lohse (PH) pitching and batting 1st
t14 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR A. Gordon E. Sanchez 8% 58% Walk
t14 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  R KCR Y. Betancourt E. Sanchez 31% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gordon Scores
t14 3-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer E. Sanchez -0% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Betancourt to 3B
t14 3-2 1 --3 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Francoeur E. Sanchez -5% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t14 3-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR M. Moustakas E. Sanchez 1% 85% Intentional Walk
t14 3-2 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  KCR A. Escobar E. Sanchez 1% 86% Intentional Walk; Moustakas to 2B
t14 3-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR N. Adcock E. Sanchez -5% 81% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 14th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Jonathan Broxton facing 4-5-6
Jonathan Broxton replaces Nathan Adcock pitching and batting 7th
b14 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Craig J. Broxton -13% 68% Walk
b14 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Freese J. Broxton 12% 80% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b14 2-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Chambers J. Broxton -25% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Craig to 3B
b14 2-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Greene J. Broxton 26% 81% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
Yadier Molina pinch hits for Tony Cruz (C) batting 8th
b14 2-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL Y. Molina J. Broxton -42% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Craig Scores; Chambers to 2B
b14 3-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Robinson J. Broxton 11% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 15th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Eduardo Sanchez facing 8-9-1
Yadier Molina moves from PH to C
t15 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dyson E. Sanchez 8% 58% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t15 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena E. Sanchez -2% 56% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Dyson to 2B
t15 3-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon E. Sanchez -9% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t15 3-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR Y. Betancourt E. Sanchez 45% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dyson Scores
t15 5-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer E. Sanchez -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 15th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Jonathan Broxton facing 1-2-3
Joe Kelly pinch hits for Eduardo Sanchez (P) batting 1st
b15 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Kelly J. Broxton 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b15 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Broxton 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b15 3-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Broxton 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Cardinals 3.

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