St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
91-71, 45-36 Away
12
91-71, 45-36 Away
Final
65-97, 33-48 Home
5
65-97, 33-48 Home
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
Y. MolinaC-1B |
J. ThurstonPR-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 38 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BPujols (15, Cruz); Duncan (15, Meche); Schumaker (13, Meche)
- HRPujols 2 (26, 4th inning off Meche 3 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off Wright 0 on, 1 Out); Greene (5, 2nd inning off Meche 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAnkiel (19), Pujols 6 (68), Greene (19), Duncan (31), Greene (6), Schumaker (20)
- 2Out RBIAnkiel, Greene
- SFDuncan
- SHRasmus
- GIDPMolina
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP6-14 (Ankiel 1-1, Pujols 2-2, Ludwick 1-2, Molina 0-4, Duncan 0-1, Rasmus 0-1, Greene 1-1, Schumaker 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Schumaker-Greene-Molina)
Royals Hitting
a-fouled out to third for Olivo in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BButler (19, Wainwright)
- HRGuillén (8, 6th inning off Wainwright 0 on, 0 Out); DeJesus (5, 2nd inning off Wainwright 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGuillén 3 (33), DeJesus (31), Teahen (24)
- 2Out RBIGuillén (2), DeJesus, Teahen
- GIDPTeahen
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-8 (Guillén 1-1, Bloomquist 0-1, DeJesus 0-2, Teahen 1-1, Jacobs 0-1, Butler 0-1, Maier 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Bloomquist-Hulett-Butler)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Wainwright(W, 8-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 90-62 | -- |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | -- |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | -- |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | -- |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | -- |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 123-84 |
- Pitching
- WPReyes
- HBPMaier (by Reyes)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedReyes 0/2; Wainwright 17/26; McClellan 1/3; Motte 2/2; Hawksworth 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesReyes-2-0-0-1; Wainwright-14-13-17-18; McClellan-0-1-2-3; Motte-1-0-1-2; Hawksworth-1-0-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsReyes 0-1; Wainwright 2-8; McClellan 1-1; Motte 0-2; Hawksworth 0-3
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPWright
- HBPGreene (by Meche)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMahay 2/6; Wright 3/6; Meche 14/22; Cruz 2/4; Tejeda 2/4; Soria 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMahay-2-5-3-5; Wright-5-1-2-5; Meche-11-4-14-18; Cruz-2-3-4-3; Tejeda-2-4-1-2; Soria-3-1-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMahay 2-3; Wright 3-1; Meche 4-5; Cruz 0-2; Soria 1-1
Scoring Summary
Regular Season Series
STL wins 5-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 21 June 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 33,805
Game Time:2:54
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
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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