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CHW  5
CHC  1

CIN  9
@CLE  5

DET  4
COL  3

STL  9
@KCR  6

MIN  5
MIL  0

SFG 11
@OAK  1

TEX  5
PHI  1

TOR  1
ATL  0

FLA  4
ARI  3

HOU  3
BOS  2

LAA  1
@LAD  0

NYM  3
NYY  1

TBR  4
@PIT  3

SEA  9
@SDP  2

WSN  3
BAL  2

(12)
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 31,803

Sunday, June 29, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 3:35
Cardinals
9
47-36
Won 2
2nd, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  3   0  2  2   0  0  0    9 14  0
Royals          0  0  1   2  1  0   1  1  0    6 13  0
W: C Perez (2-0), L: B Bannister (7-7), S: R Franklin (11)
Royals
6
37-45
Lost 2
4th, 9 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker LF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .812   25    2   1   2B,SB
A Miles 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .321  .734   24    0   2   SH
A Pujols DH                   4   2   2   2    1   1  .356 1.123   28    0   0   HR,2B,IW
R Ankiel CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .258  .838   16    1   0   2B
R Ludwick RF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .285  .936   26    2   0   
C Duncan 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .238  .681   19    6   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  2   2   0   1    2   0  .264  .644   18    2   3   SF
J LaRue C                     4   1   2   4    0   0  .241  .749   13   11   0   HR,3B
B Ryan SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .669   10    3   2   CS

B Looper P                                                               0   0
  C Perez P                                                              0   0
  R Springer P                                                           0   0
  J Isringhausen P                                                       0   0
  K McClellan P                                                          0   0
  R Franklin P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   9  14   9    5   2              179   27   8
BATTING
2B: R Ankiel (16, off J Gobble); S Schumaker (15, off B Bannister); A Pujols (16, off B Bannister).
3B: J LaRue (1, off B Bannister).
HR: J LaRue (3, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); A Pujols (17, off J Peralta; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: A Kennedy (2, off B Bannister).
SH: A Miles (4, off B Bannister).
IBB: A Pujols (20, by B Bannister).
TB: J LaRue 7; A Pujols 6; S Schumaker 3; R Ankiel 3; C Duncan 2; A Miles 2; B Ryan; R Ludwick.
RBI: J LaRue 4 (11); A Pujols 2 (45); C Duncan (19); R Ankiel (38); A Kennedy (20).
2-out RBI: J LaRue 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
PB: J LaRue (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: S Schumaker (6, 2nd base off J Gobble/J Buck).
CS: B Ryan (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J Buck).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .857    6    1   0   
  E German LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .171  .413   14    2   0   
M Aviles SS                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .318  .896   17    3   1   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .763   23    3   1   
J Guillen DH                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .796   20    0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   3   4   1    0   0  .308  .772   21    2   4   2·2B
M Teahen RF                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .257  .743   19    2   0   2B
R Gload 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .631   25    7   0   SF
J Buck C                      2   0   0   0    3   1  .246  .693   28    2   2   
J Gathright CF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .556   11    5   0   
  B Butler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .666    2    0   0   

B Bannister P                                                            0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            0   1
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  R Tejeda P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   5    6  10              186   27   9
BATTING
2B: M Grudzielanek 2 (18, off C Perez, off J Isringhausen); M Teahen (13, off J Isringhausen).
SF: R Gload (1, off C Perez).
TB: M Grudzielanek 6; M Teahen 3; E German 2; J Gathright 2; J Guillen; R Gload; M Aviles.
RBI: J Gathright (15); M Grudzielanek (15); R Gload (16); E German (6); M Teahen (27).
2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 18.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Gordon.

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
B Looper                       3.1   6   3   2    4   2   0   4.26   19   78-45   26· 3·16    8· 3· 2· 0     36    -     1.28  -0.21
C Perez, W (2-0)               1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.93    7   35-22   18· 2· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          3-0    1.72   0.13
R Springer, H (6)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.16    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.87   0.05
J Isringhausen                 1.2   2   1   1    1   4   0   5.72    8   38-22   14· 3· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.00
K McClellan, H (17)            0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.66    4    9-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.35  -0.01
R Franklin, S (11)             1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.82    6   19-14    6· 3· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          2-1    1.09   0.10
Totals                         9    13   6   5    6  10   0          45  184-113  70·12·31   13· 9· 7· 0          9-1 
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
B Bannister, L (7-7)           4.2   9   7   7    4   1   1   4.88   26  102-51   34· 5·12    8· 9· 4· 0     15    -     0.77  -0.40
J Peralta                      0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   6.00    4   16-10    7· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.51  -0.07
J Gobble                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   7.32    8   31-19   13· 1· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
R Tejeda                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    5   16-11    8· 3· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9    14   9   9    5   2   2          43  165-91   62· 9·20   14·16· 6· 0          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: J Gobble (4).
IBB: B Bannister (1; A Pujols).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 31,803.
Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph 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              3B    2. M Aviles             SS 
3. A Pujols             DH    3. A Gordon             3B 
4. R Ankiel             CF    4. J Guillen            DH 
5. R Ludwick            RF    5. M Grudzielanek       2B 
6. C Duncan             1B    6. M Teahen             RF 
7. A Kennedy            2B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. J LaRue              C     8. J Buck               C  
9. B Ryan               SS    9. J Gathright          CF 

   B Looper             P        B Bannister          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  2   19%  66% J LaRue         B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kennedy Scores
   t 5   2  3-5  12-  5   15%  89% J LaRue         B Bannister     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ludwick Scores; Kennedy Scores
   b 4   1  5-2  123  3  -11%  56% E German        B Looper        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gload Scores; Buck to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   b 4   2  5-3  123  4   10%  75% A Gordon        C Perez         Flyball: LF
   b 4   1  5-3  123  3   10%  65% M Aviles        C Perez         Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   46%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  7   48%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   45%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  D DeJesus       Walk
          1--  5   36%  M Aviles        Walk; DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   46%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); DeJesus out at Hm/LF-C; Aviles to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  R Ludwick       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  C Duncan        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  4   47%  A Kennedy       Walk
   RR     1--  2   66%  J LaRue         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kennedy Scores
          ---  3   67%  B Ryan          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   66%  S Schumaker     Ryan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   68%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   70%  R Gload         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   71%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
                  Esteban German replaces David DeJesus playing LF batting 1st
          ---  1   76%  S Schumaker     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   75%  A Miles         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 3B
          --3  4   76%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  2   81%  R Ankiel        Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Schumaker Scores; Pujols to 2B
          12-  5   85%  R Ludwick       Walk; Pujols to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
   R      123  5   90%  C Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Ankiel to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
   RO     123  4   91%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Ankiel Scores; Ludwick to 3B; Duncan to 2B
   O      -23  3   89%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   86%  J Gathright     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   88%  E German        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Gathright to 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  M Aviles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gathright to 3B
          --3  5   89%  A Gordon        Walk
   R      1-3      85%  J Guillen       Passed Ball; Gathright Scores/unER; Gordon to 2B
   O      -2-  6   87%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   86%  B Ryan          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  8   86%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   86%  A Miles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   85%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   82%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   85%  M Teahen        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   82%  R Gload         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Grudzielanek to 2B
          12-  5   76%  J Buck          Walk; Grudzielanek to 3B; Gload to 2B
   R      123  2   66%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Grudzielanek Scores; Gload to 3B; Buck to 2B
   R      123  3   56%  E German        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gload Scores; Buck to 3B; Gathright to 2B
                  Chris Perez replaces Braden Looper pitching
   O      123  3   65%  M Aviles        Popfly: 2B
   O      123  4   75%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   73%  R Ankiel        Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   75%  R Ludwick       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   73%  C Duncan        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  5   74%  A Kennedy       Walk; Ludwick to 2B
   RR     12-  5   89%  J LaRue         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Ludwick Scores; Kennedy Scores
                  Joel Peralta replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      --3  3   87%  B Ryan          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Chris Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   89%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   86%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   82%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
   RO     1-3  8   84%  R Gload         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Grudzielanek Scores
          1--  6   81%  J Buck          Walk; Teahen to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Chris Perez pitching
   O      12-  5   86%  J Gathright     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   85%  S Schumaker     Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  1   86%  A Miles         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  6   95%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Miles Scores
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching
          ---  4   95%  R Ankiel        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      96%  R Ludwick       Wild Pitch; Ankiel to 3B
   OO     --3  7   94%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted (Weak 3B); Ankiel out at 3B/3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-9, Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Russ Springer pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  M Aviles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   97%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jimmy Gobble facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   96%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-9, Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   97%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   95%  M Grudzielanek  Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   92%  M Teahen        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      -2-  4   94%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   93%  J Buck          Walk
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching
   O      12-  2   96%  J Gathright     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Jimmy Gobble facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   96%  B Ryan          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   96%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      97%  A Miles         Schumaker Steals 2B
          -2-  7   97%  " "             Walk
                  Robinson Tejeda replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      12-  3   96%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  4   95%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-9, Kyle McClellan facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   92%  E German        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   85%  M Aviles        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); German to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  A Gordon        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Kyle McClellan pitching
   O      1-3  2   96%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      1-3  2   91%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); German Scores; Aviles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  M Teahen        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Robinson Tejeda facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   96%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   96%  C Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   96%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   96%  J LaRue         Baserunner Out Advancing; Kennedy out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-9, Ryan Franklin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  Billy Butler pinch hits for Joey Gathright batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B Butler        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.

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