St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
28-15, 10-8 Away
4
28-15, 10-8 Away
Final
10-30, 8-10 Home
2
10-30, 8-10 Home
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Eckstein (6, D Bautista); J Encarnacion (4, D Bautista)
- HRA Pujols (21, 8th inning off A Burgos 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Encarnacion (16), A Pujols 3 (53)
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSD Eckstein (2, 2nd base by E Dessens/J Buck)
- SBS Rolen (3, 2nd base off D Bautista/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols)
- AssistsS Taguchi (M Grudzielanek at Home)
- PBY Molina
Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for S Costa in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for J Buck in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BR Sanders (7, J Hancock)
- RBIM Grudzielanek (8), R Sanders (19)
- GIDPT Graffanino
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Buck-A Blanco)
- EJ Buck (3, throw)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Reyes(W,5-8) |
T. Johnson(H,12) |
B. Looper(H,15) |
J. Hancock(H,5) |
J. Isringhausen(S,33) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81-56 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.45 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 4.50 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 2.08 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.94 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 135-86 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Encarnacion (By A Burgos)
- HBPS Rolen (By D Bautista)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsAn Reyes 7-9; T Johnson 0-0; B Looper 2-0; R Flores 0-0; J Hancock 1-0; J Isringhausen 2-0
- Game ScoresA Reyes 61
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Bautista(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100-61 | 3.75 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32-17 | 6.53 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.74 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 152-91 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Bautista 13-2; A Burgos 2-1; J Nelson 0-1; E Dessens 0-1
- Game ScoresD Bautista 61
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | J Encarnacion doubled to center, S Rolen scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 8th | A Pujols homered to center, D Eckstein and S Spiezio scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8th | M Grudzielanek singled to left, A Blanco scored, E German to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 8th | R Sanders doubled to deep center, E German scored, M Grudzielanek thrown out at home. | 4 | 2 | |
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 21 May 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 40,470
Game Time:2:56
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Randy Marsh
- First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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