Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

29-44, 14-20 Away

Final/14

32-37, 16-17 Home


KC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	2
1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	17	4

K. Wells3-11

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

J. De La Rosa4-8

0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
J. GathrightLF
J. GobbleP
J. PeraltaP
aB. ButlerPH
D. RiskeP
bS. CostaPH
J. De La RosaP
M. TeahenRF
J. BuckC
A. Gordon3B-1B
R. Shealy1B
J. SoriaP
O. DotelP
E. BrownLF
F. Cortez2B
Peña Jr.SS
G. MecheP
Z. GreinkeP
E. German3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
7	2	3	1	0	2	.273	.351	.401
5	1	2	0	0	1	.324	.425	.353
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.250	.289
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.196	.224
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	1	2	1	1	2	.284	.366	.420
6	0	0	1	0	2	.263	.348	.569
6	1	4	0	0	0	.228	.317	.359
3	1	0	0	1	1	.214	.284	.302
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.305	.333
5	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333
6	0	1	1	0	1	.273	.294	.360
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.356	.364
54	6	13	4	2	11

a-flied out to center for J Peralta in the 11th

b-grounded to second for D Riske in the 14th

Batting
3BD DeJesus (5, K Wells)
RBIM Teahen (38), J Buck (26), T Pena (20), D DeJesus (25)
2Out RBID DeJesus
SFJ Buck
SHF Cortez
GIDPM Teahen
Team LOB10

Baserunning
CSE German (3, 2nd base by R Franklin/K Stinnett)
SBA Gordon (7, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/K Stinnett)

Fielding
DP1 (T Pena-F Cortez-A Gordon)
ET Pena (11, ground ball); F Cortez (1, throw)
AssistsD DeJesus (A Pujols at 3rd base)

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
S. TaguchiCF
A. MilesSS-2B-SS
A. Pujols1B
S. SpiezioRF-2B
S. Rolen3B
C. DuncanLF
A. Kennedy2B
A. CavazosP
R. SpringerP
R. FloresP
R. FranklinP
bS. SchumakerPH-RF
dR. LudwickPH-RF
K. StinnettC
T. WellemeyerP
aB. RyanPH-SS
cJ. EncarnacionPH
J. IsringhausenP
eA. WainwrightPH
T. CateP
fG. BennettPH
K. WellsP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
7	1	2	0	0	0	1	.309	.373	.412
7	3	5	0	0	0	0	.301	.325	.353
4	1	2	1	0	3	0	.306	.399	.547
4	1	1	1	0	2	2	.282	.357	.423
7	0	2	2	0	0	0	.266	.346	.386
6	0	2	1	0	1	3	.265	.335	.515
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208	.277	.258
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.260	.261
3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.244	.271	.439
6	0	2	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.406
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.211	.167
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.292	.425
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.429
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.269	.326
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.458
53	7	17	6	1	7	14

a-struck out looking for T Wellemeyer in the 5th

b-reached on error for R Franklin in the 8th

c-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for B Ryan in the 8th

d-struck out swinging for S Schumaker in the 9th

e-grounded to third for J Isringhausen in the 10th

f-walked for T Cate in the 12th

Batting
2BK Stinnett (2, G Meche); A Pujols (14, O Dotel); S Taguchi (8, J Peralta)
HRR Ludwick (4, 14th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIS Spiezio (25), S Rolen 2 (30), C Duncan (34), A Pujols (47), R Ludwick (14)
2Out RBIS Rolen 2, C Duncan
SFS Spiezio
GIDPS Rolen
Team LOB15

Baserunning
SBA Pujols (1, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
Picked OffS Taguchi (2nd base by O Dotel)

Fielding
DP1 (A Miles-A Pujols)
EA Pujols 2 (4, ground ball, throw); S Rolen (2, ground ball); C Duncan (2, fly ball)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
G. Meche
Z. Greinke
J. Soria(H,9)
O. Dotel(B,3)
J. Gobble
J. Peralta
D. Riske
J. De La Rosa(L,8-12)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	8	4	4	2	6	0	96-56	3.21
1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	31-19	5.13
2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-14	2.73
0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	12-6	3.27
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4-0	2.59
1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	28-20	3.59
3.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	51-31	2.70
0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5-3	5.33
13.0	17	7	7	7	14	1	243-149

Pitching
IBBM Teahen (By K Wells)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 6-2; Z Greinke 0-2; J Soria 3-2; O Dotel 1-0; J Gobble 0-0; J Peralta 1-1; D Riske 1-4; J De La Rosa 0-0
Game ScoresG Meche 36

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
T. Wellemeyer
A. Cavazos
R. Springer
R. Flores
R. Franklin
J. Isringhausen
T. Cate
K. Wells(W,7-17)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	4	2	0	3	82-59	6.65
0.0	1	2	2	1	0	10-4	7.71
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	10-8	2.73
1.0	2	0	0	0	3	18-13	5.33
1.1	1	0	0	0	0	13-9	1.57
2.0	2	0	0	0	2	41-28	1.55
2.0	0	0	0	0	1	20-11	0.00
2.0	1	0	0	1	1	30-19	6.75
14.0	13	6	4	2	11	224-151

Pitching
IBBS Spiezio (By O Dotel); C Duncan (By J Gobble)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wellemeyer 7-5; A Cavazos 0-0; R Springer 1-0; R Flores 0-0; R Franklin 2-1; J Isringhausen 4-0; T Cate 1-4; K Wells 3-2
Game ScoresT Wellemeyer 48

Scoring Summary

		KC	STL
1st	M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus scored, J Gathright to third.	1	0
1st	J Buck hit sacrifice fly to right, J Gathright scored.	2	0
1st	F Cortez safe at first on error by third baseman S Rolen, M Teahen scored, A Gordon to second.	3	0
1st	S Spiezio hit sacrifice fly to right, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third.	3	1
5th	M Teahen grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D DeJesus scored, J Gathright out at second.	4	1
5th	S Rolen singled to center, A Miles and A Pujols scored, S Spiezio to third.	4	3
5th	C Duncan singled to right, S Spiezio scored, S Rolen to second.	4	4
6th	T Pena singled to left, A Gordon scored, R Shealy to third.	5	4
6th	D DeJesus singled to center, R Shealy scored, T Pena to third.	6	4
7th	S Rolen grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Miles scored, S Spiezio out at second, A Pujols to third.	6	5
9th	A Pujols doubled to deep right, A Miles scored.	6	6
14th	R Ludwick homered to center.	6	7

Royals
5
Cardinals
3

Game 1

19/6

Royals
1
Cardinals
5

Game 2

20/6

Royals
6
Cardinals
7

Game 3

21/6

Busch Stadium

1:10 AM, 21 June 2007

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 42,623

Game Time:5:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Second Base Umpire - Adam Dowdy
Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

K. Wells3-11

J. De La Rosa4-8

Scoring Summary

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