St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
Cardinals Hitting
a-safe on batter's fielder's choice, credited with a sacrifice for C Duncan in the 7th
b-singled to left for B Thompson in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BL Bigbie (1, S Elarton)
- HRA Pujols (22, 4th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 2 Out); C Duncan (1, 5th inning off S Elarton 1 on, 1 Out); H Luna (3, 5th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Pujols (54), C Duncan 2 (2), H Luna (10), J Rodriguez (7), J Edmonds 2 (29), S Spiezio (16), S Taguchi (14)
- 2Out RBIA Pujols, H Luna, J Edmonds 2, S Spiezio, S Taguchi
- SHS Taguchi
- GIDPJ Rodriguez
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSS Taguchi (1, 3rd base by A Sisco/P Bako)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (5, J Suppan); A Blanco (1, J Suppan); A Berroa (7, R Flores)
- HRA Guiel (3, 6th inning off J Suppan 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIP Bako (4), A Guiel (6), A Berroa (13)
- 2Out RBIP Bako, A Berroa
- Team LOB11
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Blanco-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz)
- EA Sisco (1, throw)
- AssistsA Guiel (J Edmonds at Home)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Suppan(W,12-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 99-58 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.85 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-19 | 1.37 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 145-90 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Pujols (By M Wood)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Suppan 9-6; R Flores 1-2; B Thompson 3-2
- Game ScoresJ Suppan 51
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Elarton(L,4-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81-52 | 4.71 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-5 | 7.71 |
| 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28-14 | 3.21 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33-16 | 5.14 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 155-87 |
- Pitching
- HBPS Costa 2 (By J Suppan 2)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Elarton 8-10; A Sisco 1-0; M Wood 3-1; J Gobble 0-0
- Game ScoresS Elarton 40
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | A Pujols homered to right. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | P Bako singled to center, M Stairs scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | C Duncan homered to center, S Spiezio scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | H Luna homered to left. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6th | A Guiel homered to right center. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7th | S Taguchi grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, L Bigbie scored, S Taguchi to second on throwing error by pitcher A Sisco. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 7th | J Rodriguez grounded out to second, G Bennett scored, H Luna to third, A Miles to second. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 7th | J Edmonds singled to right, H Luna and A Miles scored, A Pujols to third, J Edmonds to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 2 | ||
| 7th | S Spiezio singled to right, A Pujols scored, J Edmonds thrown out at home. | 9 | 2 | ||
| 7th | A Berroa doubled to center, M Stairs scored. | 9 | 3 | ||
| 9th | S Taguchi reached on infield single to second, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to third, S Spiezio to second. | 10 | 3 | ||
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 21 May 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 30,266
Game Time:2:54
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- Third Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
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 |

