June 28, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
CHC 5 CIN 5
@CLE 0 DET 7
COL 6 STL 5
@KCR 1 MIL 5
@MIN 1 SFG 1
@OAK 0 PHI 8
@TEX 6 TOR 9
ATL 5 ARI 6
@FLA 2 HOU 11
BOS 10 LAD 1
LAA 0 NYY 3
@NYM 2 PIT 4
TBR 3
(13) SEA 4
@SDP 2 BAL 9
@WSN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 37,537

Saturday, June 28, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:31

Cardinals

46-36

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

Tony LaRussa

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

W: M Boggs (3-0), L: K Davies (3-1)

Royals

37-44

Lost 1

4th, 8 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .303  .809   10    2   1   
A Miles 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .722    8    1   4   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .353 1.106   14   10   0   
R Ankiel CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .255  .835    8    0   0   HR
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .805   18    1   1   
R Ludwick RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .286  .940   17    2   0   2B
C Duncan DH                   2   0   1   1    2   1  .233  .678   24    0   0   SB
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .735   15    8   0   
B Ryan SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .674   19    2   5   GDP

M Boggs P                                                                1   0
  K McClellan P                                                          0   0
  R Springer P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   5   7   3    3   5              133   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Ludwick (22, off K Davies).

HR: R Ankiel (15, off K Davies; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R Ankiel 4; R Ludwick 2; A Miles; C Duncan; S Schumaker; Y Molina; A Pujols.

GIDP: B Ryan (2).

RBI: R Ankiel 2 (37); C Duncan (18).

2-out RBI: R Ankiel 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-B Ryan-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Duncan (2, 2nd base off R Tejeda/M Olivo).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .855   15    3   0   2B
M Aviles SS                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .321  .908   12    4   3   
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .771   16    1   0   
J Guillen DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .802   13    0   0   GDP
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .746   14    0   6   
M Teahen RF                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .254  .739   19    5   0   
M Olivo C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .762   14    6   0   
R Gload 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .264  .636   22    7   1   2B
J Gathright CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .548    5    1   0   

K Davies P                                                               0   0
  H Ramirez P                                                            0   1
  R Tejeda P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    5   7              130   27  11

BATTING

2B: D DeJesus (12, off M Boggs); R Gload (9, off K McClellan).

TB: D DeJesus 2; M Aviles 2; R Gload 2; M Olivo.

GIDP: J Guillen (7).

RBI: R Gload (15).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload.

E: M Olivo (2); M Aviles (4).

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
M Boggs, W (3-0)               6     4   1   1    4   6   0   4.37   25   96-55   33· 7·15    7· 6· 2· 0     62    -     0.99   0.27
K McClellan                    2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.49    6   16-10    6· 3· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.75   0.09
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.19    4   16-8     7· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   1    5   7   0          35  128-73   46·10·17   11·10· 2· 0          2-1

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
K Davies, L (3-1)              6.1   7   5   3    2   2   1   3.34   27  100-60   38· 8·14    7·12· 4· 0     43    -     0.84  -0.14
H Ramirez                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    5   14-8     6· 1· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.18   0.03
R Tejeda                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   7.71    4   16-9     3· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   3    3   5   1          36  130-77   47·11·19   10·14· 4· 0          2-0

M Boggs faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Davies (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 37,537.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   M Boggs              P        K Davies             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-2  1--  2   15%  90% R Ankiel        K Davies        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Schumaker Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  -2-  7    9%  75% C Duncan        K Davies        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ludwick Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  1    8%  50% J Guillen       M Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  3   -6%  44% B Ryan          K Davies        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  1    5%  50% J Gathright     M Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   45%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mitchell Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   45%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   42%  A Gordon        Walk; Aviles to 2B
   OO     12-  1   50%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  R Ankiel        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Glaus         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   45%  R Ludwick       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mitchell Boggs facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   41%  M Grudzielanek  Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   47%  M Olivo         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Grudzielanek to 2B
          -2-  8   45%  R Gload         Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   54%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  Y Molina        Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   OO     1--  3   44%  B Ryan          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mitchell Boggs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   44%  M Aviles        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   47%  A Gordon        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  A Miles         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  5   55%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Miles to 2B
   ROO    12-  2   57%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Miles Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Ankiel out at 2B/1B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mitchell Boggs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   60%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   62%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   64%  M Olivo         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Davies facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   61%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  6   66%  R Ludwick       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  7   75%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ludwick Scores
   O      1--  3   73%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   71%  B Ryan          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mitchell Boggs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   74%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   76%  J Gathright     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3   73%  D DeJesus       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   78%  M Aviles        Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   80%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   78%  A Miles         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   76%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   90%  R Ankiel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Schumaker Scores
   O      ---  5   90%  T Glaus         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mitchell Boggs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   92%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   93%  J Guillen       Popfly: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   94%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   95%  R Ludwick       Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   95%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ludwick to 2B
          12-      96%  B Ryan          Wild Pitch; Ludwick to 3B; Molina to 2B
   R      -23  4   98%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Ludwick Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Molina to 3B; Ryan to 1B
                  Horacio Ramirez replaces Kyle Davies pitching
   O      1-3  2   97%  S Schumaker     Fielder's Choice P; Molina out at Hm/P-3B; Ryan to 3B; Schumaker to 1B
   O      1-3  1   96%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mitchell Boggs facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   94%  M Teahen        Walk
          1--  3   90%  M Olivo         Single to LF (Line Drive); Teahen to 2B
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching
   RO     12-  1   92%  R Gload         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores; Olivo out at Hm/LF-SS-C
   O      -2-  1   94%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gload to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Horacio Ramirez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   96%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  R Ankiel        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   95%  T Glaus         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  M Aviles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  A Gordon        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Robinson Tejeda facing 6-7-8
                  Robinson Tejeda replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  R Ludwick       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   98%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging, Duncan Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  B Ryan          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
                  Russ Springer replaces Kyle McClellan pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5   98%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  M Olivo         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--      99%  R Gload         Defensive Indifference; Olivo to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation