June 27, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 10
CHC 3 CLE 6
CIN 0 DET 7
COL 1 KCR 7
STL 2 MIN 7
MIL 6 NYM 15
@NYY 6 OAK 4
SFG 1 TEX 8
PHI 7 ATL 4
@TOR 0 FLA 3
ARI 1 BOS 6
@HOU 1 LAD 6
LAA 0 NYY 9
@NYM 0 TBR 10
@PIT 5 SEA 5
@SDP 2 WSN 4
BAL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 36,360

Friday, June 27, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:38

Cardinals

45-36

Lost 3

2nd, 4½ GB

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2 10  1
Royals          0  4  0   0  1  0   0  2  X    7 11  0

W: G Meche (6-8), L: J Pineiro (2-4)

Royals

37-43

Won 6

4th, 7 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .813   17    3   0   
R Ludwick RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .937   19    1   0   
A Pujols DH-1B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .355 1.116   17    2   0   
R Ankiel CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .828   15    0   0   2B
T Glaus 3B                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .264  .816   13    1   3   HR
C Duncan 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .667   15   13   1   2B,GDP
  N Stavinoha PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    6    0   0   
  J Pineiro P-P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .216         1   0   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .739   19    2   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .646    9    1   5   2B,GDP
A Miles SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .726   12    0   6   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    2   3              142   24  15

BATTING

2B: R Ankiel (15, off G Meche); C Duncan (7, off G Meche); A Kennedy (7, off G Meche).

HR: T Glaus (11, off G Meche; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

TB: T Glaus 6; R Ankiel 2; C Duncan 2; A Kennedy 2; A Miles; S Schumaker; Y Molina; R Ludwick.

GIDP: A Kennedy (6); C Duncan (8).

RBI: T Glaus 2 (49).

2-out RBI: T Glaus.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-A Kennedy-C Duncan.

E: A Kennedy (6).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .317  .856   17    4   0   2B
M Aviles SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .904   15    4   5   
A Gordon 3B                   3   1   2   4    1   0  .266  .776   21    0   0   HR,2B
J Guillen DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .813    6    0   0   HBP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .754   10    0   5   2B,GDP
M Teahen RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .740   13    3   0   2B
J Buck C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .691    8    3   1   2B
R Gload 1B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .263  .626   16    9   0   
J Gathright CF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .556   13    4   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    2   2              119   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Buck (14, off J Pineiro); M Grudzielanek (16, off J Pineiro); M Teahen (12, off J Pineiro); D DeJesus (11, off R Villone); A Gordon (19, off J Pineiro).

HR: A Gordon (10, off J Pineiro; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: J Guillen (3, by J Pineiro).

TB: A Gordon 6; D DeJesus 4; J Buck 2; M Teahen 2; J Gathright 2; M Grudzielanek 2; R Gload.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (4).

RBI: A Gordon 4 (39); D DeJesus 2 (41); J Gathright (14).

2-out RBI: A Gordon 3; D DeJesus 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload 2.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Pineiro, L (2-4)             7.2  10   7   7    2   2   1   4.33   36  110-72   50· 7·15   18· 6· 7· 0     31    -     0.62  -0.23
R Villone                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.76    2    9-7     5· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          3-2    0.22  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   7   7    2   2   1          38  119-79   55· 7·17   18· 6· 9· 0          3-2

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Meche, W (6-8)               7     6   1   1    1   2   1   4.66   27  103-61   42· 5·14    8·11· 5· 0     62    -     0.72   0.23
R Mahay                        0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.23    5   21-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.03
R Ramirez, H (10)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    1    6-4     1· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.60   0.04
J Peralta                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    4   12-9     8· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   3   1          37  142-85   57·11·17   11·13· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Pineiro (1; J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Brian Knight.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 36,360.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Schumaker          LF    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. R Ludwick            RF    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. A Pujols             DH    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. R Ankiel             CF    4. J Guillen            DH 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. M Grudzielanek       2B 
6. C Duncan             1B    6. M Teahen             RF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. J Buck               C  
8. A Kennedy            2B    8. R Gload              1B 
9. A Miles              SS    9. J Gathright          CF 

                                                                  G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  123  5   20%  87% A Gordon        J Pineiro       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gload Scores; Gathright Scores; DeJesus Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123  4  -14%  50% M Grudzielanek  J Pineiro       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3  2    7%  69% J Gathright     J Pineiro       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Buck Scores; Gload to 2B
   b 2   1  0-1  123  4   -6%  67% M Aviles        J Pineiro       Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   0  4-0  1--  4    6%  90% C Duncan        G Meche         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   50%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   53%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   49%  R Ankiel        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Schumaker to 3B
   O      -23  2   55%  T Glaus         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   55%  M Aviles        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   58%  A Gordon        Walk; Aviles to 2B
          12-  1   64%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch; Aviles to 3B; Gordon to 2B
   OO     123  4   50%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   54%  Y Molina        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  1   52%  A Kennedy       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   55%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  M Teahen        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   57%  J Buck          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   62%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive); Buck to 3B
   R      1-3  2   69%  J Gathright     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Buck Scores; Gload to 2B
          12-  2   74%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gload to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   O      123  4   67%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  5   87%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gload Scores; Gathright Scores; DeJesus Scores
   O      -2-  1   86%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   87%  S Schumaker     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  R Ludwick       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   88%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  R Ankiel        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   88%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  J Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   84%  T Glaus         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   90%  C Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Pineiro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   90%  R Gload         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   90%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   89%  M Aviles        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   91%  A Kennedy       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   92%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   93%  S Schumaker     Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joel Pineiro facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   96%  A Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   96%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   96%  M Teahen        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   95%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   96%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   97%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  R Ankiel        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joel Pineiro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   97%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   94%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  5   90%  C Duncan        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   93%  Y Molina        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   95%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B; Duncan to 3B
   O      --3  1   97%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joel Pineiro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  M Aviles        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   96%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  J Guillen       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Mahay replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   96%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   94%  A Pujols        Walk; Ludwick to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      12-  5   93%  T Glaus         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ludwick Scores; Pujols to 2B
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Nick Stavinoha pinch hits for Chris Duncan batting 6th
   O      12-  6   97%  N Stavinoha     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
                  Joel Pineiro replaces Nick Stavinoha pitching and batting 6th; Albert Pujols moves to 1B (team loses DH)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   97%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   97%  J Buck          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -2-  4   97%  R Gload         Walk
          12-  4   97%  J Gathright     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Teahen to 3B; Gload to 2B
                  Ron Villone replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 6th
   RR     123  4   99%  D DeJesus       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Teahen Scores; Gload Scores; Gathright to 3B
   O      -23  5   99%  M Aviles        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Joel Peralta facing 7-8-9
                  Joel Peralta replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
          ---  6   99%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1  100%  A Kennedy       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4  100%  A Miles         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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