Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. CrispCF |
M. MaierRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .348 | .405 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .288 | .382 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .360 | .442 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .406 | .421 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .339 | .421 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .364 | .467 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .265 | .394 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .383 | .420 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .344 | .514 |
| 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 | .294 | .415 | .353 |
| 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
a-singled to deep right for B Bannister in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ Guillen (5, J Pineiro); B Butler (14, J Pineiro); M Olivo (4, J Pineiro); W Bloomquist (2, J Pineiro)
- RBIJ Guillen (20), B Bannister (1), M Jacobs (25)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen, M Jacobs
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-8 (A Callaspo 0-1, M Jacobs 1-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, B Bannister 1-1, M Teahen 0-2, J Guillen 0-1)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. BardenSS-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .344 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .306 | .380 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .327 | .450 | .660 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .352 | .441 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .323 | .400 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .358 | .396 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .339 | .375 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .284 | .307 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .273 | .158 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .280 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .318 | .450 |
| 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
a-struck out swinging for J Thurston in the 8th
b-grounded to pitcher for J Motte in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BR Ankiel (7, B Bannister); C Rasmus (7, J Cruz)
- RBIY Molina (17), J Pineiro (1)
- 2Out RBIY Molina, J Pineiro
- SHC Rasmus
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP2-8 (J Pineiro 1-1, R Ankiel 0-2, Y Molina 1-1, B Barden 0-1, C Duncan 0-2, A Pujols 0-1)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(W,4-1) |
H. Ramirez(H,2) |
J. Bale(H,1) |
J. Cruz(S,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 99-61 | 2.79 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 7.36 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.15 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 144-88 |
- Pitching
- WPH Ramirez
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 17-27; H Ramirez 2-4; J Bale 3-4; J Cruz 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 16-9-15-21; H Ramirez 2-0-4-2; J Bale 3-3-3-2; J Cruz 2-1-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 10-4; H Ramirez 2-0; J Bale 2-0; J Cruz 0-3
- Game ScoresB Bannister 52
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Pineiro(L,5-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92-67 | 3.52 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.11 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 112-80 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Thurston (By B Bannister); A Pujols 2 (By H Ramirez, J Cruz)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Pineiro 21-29; J Motte 2-3; K McClellan 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Pineiro 22-6-13-26; J Motte 2-2-1-2; K McClellan 1-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Pineiro 14-4; J Motte 0-2; K McClellan 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Pineiro 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Guillen doubled to deep left, B Butler scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | B Bannister singled to right, M Olivo scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Y Molina singled to center, R Ankiel scored, Y Molina to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6th | J Pineiro singled to left, Y Molina scored, J Thurston to third. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7th | M Jacobs singled to deep right, W Bloomquist scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
7:15 PM, 24 May 2009
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 44,213
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
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 |
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 |

