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2005
Quarter-Finals
Kansas City over
St. Louis 4-2
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BOXSCORE: 2005 St. Louis Cardinals At 2005 Kansas City Royals 9/20/2005
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 5 1 1 0 .200 J.Mauer C 5 1 3 0 .600
P.Polanco 2B 4 1 1 0 .250 J.Rodriguez DH 5 0 0 0 .000
M.Mora 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Young SS 5 1 3 1 .600
P.Konerko 1B 4 1 1 1 .250 C.Shelton 1B 4 0 2 0 .500
J.Edmonds CF 2 1 1 1 .500 J.Piedra LF 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Lane LF 4 1 1 1 .250 A-B.Clark LF 1 1 0 0 .000
J.Burnitz DH 4 0 2 2 .500 M.Ordonez RF 3 1 2 1 .667
J.Drew RF 3 0 0 0 .000 H.Blalock 3B 3 0 0 0 .000
C-J.Francoeur PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .000 B-W.Helms PH,3B 1 0 1 21.000
T.Hall C 4 0 2 0 .500 C.Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 .000
M.Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 35 5 10 5 Totals 37 4 11 4
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Piedra In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Drew In 9th Inning
Cardinals....... 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 1
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 11 1
Cardinals (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Westbrook WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 8 3 1 2 3 0 1.17
B.Looper 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ----
R.King 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Crain HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C.Cordero SAVE(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Totals 9 11 4 1 2 5 0
Royals (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Haren LOSS(0-1) 6 9 5 1 2 2 0 1.50
K.Farnsworth 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
B.Ryan 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
H.Street 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 10 5 1 3 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 34,087 DATE- Tuesday, September 20th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6 Royals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 Royals: 2
ERRORS- E.Renteria, M.Young
DOUBLES- P.Konerko(1st), J.Mauer(1st), C.Shelton(1st), M.Ordonez(1st)
TRIPLES- W.Helms(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Edmonds
WALKS- P.Polanco, J.Edmonds-2, M.Ordonez, C.Beltran
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria-2, P.Konerko, J.Lane, J.Burnitz-2, J.Mauer,
J.Rodriguez-3, M.Young
GIDP- J.Lane, J.Drew, J.Rodriguez, M.Grudzielanek
Jeromy Burnitz had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Kauffman Stadium as the St. Louis
Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals by the count of 5 to 4.
Jake Westbrook(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for St. Louis. He
allowed 8 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. Kansas City threatened in
the 9th but their rally came up short.
Westbrook got help from Chad Cordero who was credited with his 1st save. Dan
Haren(0-1) suffered the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and 2 walks
in 6 innings.
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BOXSCORE: 2005 St. Louis Cardinals At 2005 Kansas City Royals 9/21/2005
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 5 1 1 0 .200 B.Clark RF 5 0 0 0 .000
P.Polanco 2B 5 1 2 1 .333 W.Helms 3B 3 0 0 0 .250
J.Drew RF 4 1 2 0 .286 M.Young SS 4 0 1 0 .444
P.Konerko 1B 4 1 3 2 .500 M.Lecroy 1B 3 0 0 0 .000
J.Edmonds CF 3 0 1 1 .400 M.Ordonez LF 4 0 1 0 .429
M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .125 J.Carroll 2B 1 0 1 01.000
R.Branyan DH 3 0 0 0 .000 S.Fasano DH 3 0 0 0 .000
B-J.Francoeur PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-C.Shelton PH 1 0 0 0 .400
J.Lane LF 3 0 0 0 .143 C.Beltran CF 4 0 2 0 .286
J.Estrada C 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Mauer C 3 0 1 0 .500
A-T.Hall C 1 0 1 0 .600
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Totals 36 4 10 4 Totals 31 0 6 0
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Estrada In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Fasano In 9th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 4 10 0
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Cardinals (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Willis WIN(1-0) 8 6 0 0 4 7 0 0.00
C.Cordero SAVE(2nd) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 6 0 0 5 8 0
Royals (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Byrd LOSS(0-1) 5 7 2 2 1 3 0 3.60
D.Hermanson 2 1/3 2 2 2 1 3 1 7.71
B.Ryan 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
K.Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,475 DATE- Wednesday, September 21st 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7 Royals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2 Royals: 1
DOUBLES- P.Konerko(2nd), C.Beltran-2(2nd)
TRIPLES- E.Renteria(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Konerko(1st)
WALKS- J.Edmonds, J.Lane, W.Helms, M.Lecroy, J.Carroll-2, J.Mauer
HIT BY PITCH- J.Carroll
STRIKE OUTS- P.Konerko, J.Edmonds, M.Mora-2, R.Branyan, J.Francoeur, J.Lane,
B.Clark, W.Helms-2, M.Lecroy-2, C.Shelton, C.Beltran, J.Mauer
GIDP- E.Renteria, S.Fasano-2
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Jamey Carroll robbed Johnny Estrada of a base hit.
At Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.
Dontrelle Willis(1-0) finally bested his Kansas City opposite, Paul
Byrd(0-1), by the score of 4 to 0.
Kansas City never recovered after St. Louis took the lead in the top of the
6th inning with 2 runs on 4 hits. Placido Polanco led off the inning for St.
Louis when he smacked a single. J.D. Drew followed and he slapped a
base-hit. Paul Konerko then doubled. Jim Edmonds stepped in and he
delivered a single. Melvin Mora got his turn next, but he was a strikeout
victim. Russell Branyan was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. Jason
Lane next to the plate and he drew a walk to load the bases. Overall St.
Louis out-hit Kansas City 10 to 6.
Chad Cordero earned the save, his 2nd. The losing pitcher was Byrd. He
surrendered 7 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings.
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BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 9/23/2005
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mauer C 6 1 3 1 .500 E.Renteria SS 3 0 0 0 .154
M.Young SS 6 1 2 1 .400 P.Polanco 2B 3 1 0 0 .250
C.Shelton 1B 5 1 3 0 .500 J.Francoeur RF 3 1 1 0 .200
J.Piedra LF 3 1 1 1 .167 P.Konerko 1B 2 0 2 0 .600
C-B.Clark PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Edmonds CF 4 0 1 1 .333
M.Ordonez RF 4 1 1 1 .364 J.Lane LF 4 0 1 1 .182
H.Blalock 3B 4 0 1 0 .143 M.Mora 3B 4 0 0 0 .083
C.Beltran CF 5 1 1 0 .250 T.Hall C 3 0 0 0 .375
M.Grudzielanek 2B 5 1 3 2 .333 B.Wickman P 0 0 0 0 ----
C.Capuano P 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Looper P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-J.Carroll PH 1 0 1 11.000 R.King P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Hermanson P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Munter P 0 0 0 0 ----
A.Otsuka P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-J.Burnitz PH 1 0 0 0 .400
M.Morris P 2 0 0 0 .000
A-J.Estrada C 2 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 41 7 16 7 Totals 31 2 5 2
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morris In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Capuano In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Piedra In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Munter In 9th Inning
Royals.......... 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 7 16 0
Cardinals....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Royals (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Capuano WIN(1-0) 6 4 2 2 5 5 0 3.00
D.Hermanson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
A.Otsuka 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 5 2 2 5 6 0
Cardinals (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Morris LOSS(0-1) 6 1/3 11 6 6 1 4 0 8.53
B.Wickman 0 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 27.00
B.Looper 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
R.King 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
S.Munter 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 16 7 7 4 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 47,988 DATE- Friday, September 23rd 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:13 Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1 Cardinals: 0
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(2nd), M.Young(1st), C.Shelton(2nd), M.Grudzielanek(1st),
J.Francoeur(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Capuano-2
WALKS- J.Piedra, M.Ordonez, H.Blalock, A.Otsuka, E.Renteria, P.Polanco,
J.Francoeur, P.Konerko-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Young, M.Ordonez, C.Beltran-2, M.Grudzielanek, C.Capuano,
E.Renteria, J.Edmonds, J.Lane, M.Mora-2, M.Morris
GIDP- P.Polanco
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Melvin Mora robbed Michael Young of a base hit.
Mark Grudzielanek had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Kansas City Royals defeated
the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 7 to 2 at Bank One Ballpark.
Kansas City took the lead for good in the 2nd inning when they scored 3 runs
on 5 hits. That was all the runs Chris Capuano(1-0) needed. Kansas City had
16 hits for the game and St. Louis had 5.
Matt Morris(0-1) took the loss. He pitched 6 and 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits
and 1 walk.
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BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 9/24/2005
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mauer C 4 0 0 0 .389 E.Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 .176
J.Rodriguez LF 5 1 2 1 .200 P.Polanco 2B 4 1 2 1 .313
B-B.Clark LF 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Mora 3B 4 1 3 0 .250
M.Young SS 4 1 2 0 .421 P.Konerko 1B 4 0 1 0 .500
C.Shelton 1B 4 0 2 1 .500 J.Edmonds CF 3 0 1 2 .333
M.Ordonez RF 3 0 1 1 .357 J.Lane LF 3 0 0 0 .143
H.Blalock 3B 4 1 1 0 .182 C-J.Drew PH 0 0 0 0 .286
C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 .250 J.Burnitz RF 4 0 0 0 .222
M.Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 .308 T.Hall C 3 0 0 0 .273
D.Haren P 2 0 1 1 .500 D-R.Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 .000
K.Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Westbrook P 3 0 0 0 .000
A-J.Piedra PH 1 0 0 0 .143 J.Crain P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Street P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 35 4 11 4 Totals 33 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Farnsworth In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lane In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hall In 9th Inning
Royals.......... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
Cardinals....... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Royals (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Haren 7 8 3 3 1 6 0 2.77
K.Farnsworth WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
H.Street SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 6 0
Cardinals (2-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Westbrook LOSS(1-1) 8 10 4 4 1 6 0 2.87
J.Crain 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 11 4 4 2 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 46,079 DATE- Saturday, September 24th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Rob Drake, Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8 Cardinals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2 Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- E.Renteria
DOUBLES- M.Young(2nd), H.Blalock(1st), J.Edmonds(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Renteria(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ordonez, D.Haren
WALKS- J.Mauer, M.Young, J.Edmonds, J.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ordonez, H.Blalock-2, C.Beltran-3, E.Renteria, M.Mora, P.Konerko,
J.Burnitz, J.Westbrook-2
GIDP- M.Ordonez, J.Edmonds, J.Burnitz
The Kansas City Royals nipped the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 3 at Bank One
Ballpark in a hard fought contest.
The game was decided in the 9th inning. Carlos Beltran lashed a single. Two
outs later Joe Mauer stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. John
Rodriguez then stroked a base-hit. Kansas City had 11 hits for the game and
St. Louis had 8.
The win was credited to Kyle Farnsworth(1-0) who went 1 inning allowing no
runs. Huston Street gained credit for his 1st save. Jake Westbrook(1-1) was
hit with the loss.
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BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 9/25/2005
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Clark RF,LF 4 0 0 0 .000 E.Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 .190
W.Helms 3B 4 0 0 0 .125 P.Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 .300
D-H.Blalock 3B 0 0 0 0 .182 J.Drew RF 3 0 1 0 .300
M.Young SS 4 0 1 0 .391 P.Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 .389
M.Lecroy 1B 4 1 3 1 .429 J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 .267
E-C.Shelton 1B 0 0 0 0 .500 M.Mora 3B 4 0 2 0 .300
M.Ordonez LF,RF 4 0 1 0 .333 R.Branyan LF 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Carroll 2B 4 0 0 0 .333 B-J.Lane PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .125
H.Street P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Estrada C 3 0 0 0 .000
C.Beltran CF 4 1 2 0 .300 F-J.Burnitz PH 1 0 0 0 .200
J.Mauer C 4 0 1 0 .364 D.Willis P 3 0 2 0 .667
P.Byrd P 2 0 1 1 .500
A-S.Fasano PH 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Jenks P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Hermanson P 0 0 0 0 ----
C-M.Grudzielanek PH,2 1 0 0 0 .286
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Totals 36 2 9 2 Totals 33 0 7 0
A-Pinch Hit For Byrd In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Branyan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hermanson In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Helms In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Lecroy In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Estrada In 9th Inning
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Royals (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Byrd WIN(1-1) 6 7 0 0 0 4 0 1.64
B.Jenks HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
D.Hermanson HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
H.Street SAVE(2nd) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 7 0 0 2 6 0
Cardinals (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Willis LOSS(1-1) 9 9 2 2 0 4 1 1.06
Totals 9 9 2 2 0 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 45,388 DATE- Sunday, September 25th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters, Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7 Cardinals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2 Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- M.Ordonez
TRIPLES- M.Young(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Lecroy(1st)
WALKS- J.Drew, J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ordonez, J.Carroll-2, J.Mauer, E.Renteria, P.Konerko,
R.Branyan-2, J.Lane, J.Burnitz
GIDP- M.Mora, J.Estrada
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Jamey Carroll robbed J.D. Drew of a base hit.
At Bank One Ballpark, the St. Louis faithful were treated to an intriguing
pitcher's duel. Paul Byrd(1-1) finally bested his St. Louis counterpart,
Dontrelle Willis(1-1), by the score of 2 to 0.
St. Louis was unable to recover after Kansas City went ahead in the top of the
5th inning scoring a single run utilizing 3 base hits. Kansas City rapped
out 9 hits for the night.
Byrd got relief help from Huston Street who gained credit for his 2nd save.
Willis ended up with the loss. He allowed 9 hits and no walks in 9 innings.
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BOXSCORE: 2005 St. Louis Cardinals At 2005 Kansas City Royals 9/27/2005
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
E.Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 .160 B.Clark RF,LF 3 0 0 1 .000
P.Polanco 2B 3 1 2 0 .348 W.Helms 3B 4 0 0 0 .083
B-R.Branyan PH 1 0 0 0 .000 F-H.Blalock 3B 0 0 0 0 .182
C-J.Estrada C 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Young SS 4 1 2 0 .407
J.Francoeur RF 4 1 1 2 .222 M.Lecroy 1B 4 1 1 2 .364
P.Konerko 1B 3 0 1 1 .381 G-C.Shelton 1B 0 0 0 0 .500
M.Murton DH 3 0 1 0 .333 M.Ordonez LF,RF 4 1 2 0 .364
J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 .222 C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .250
J.Lane LF 4 0 0 0 .100 J.Mauer C 3 1 2 0 .400
M.Mora 3B 4 0 1 0 .292 J.Carroll 2B 3 1 2 0 .444
T.Hall C 2 0 0 0 .231 H-M.Grudzielanek 2B 0 0 0 0 .286
A-J.Drew PH 1 1 1 0 .364 J.Rodriguez DH 3 0 2 2 .308
D-R.Cedeno 2B 0 0 0 0 ---- E-S.Fasano PH 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 33 5 11 5
A-Pinch Hit For Hall In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Polanco In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Branyan In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Drew In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Helms In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Lecroy In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Carroll In 9th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 7 0
Royals.......... 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
Cardinals (2-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Chen LOSS(0-1) 7 2/3 11 5 5 2 4 1 5.87
R.King 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 8 11 5 5 2 4 1
Royals (4-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Capuano WIN(2-0) 6 4 2 2 1 7 1 3.00
D.Hermanson HOLD(2nd) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.37
K.Farnsworth 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.25
H.Street SAVE(3rd) 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 7 3 3 5 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 38,830 DATE- Tuesday, September 27th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Larry Young, Rob Drake, Bill Miller
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 7 Royals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Royals: 2
DOUBLES- J.Drew(1st), M.Ordonez(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Francoeur(1st), M.Lecroy(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Clark
WALKS- E.Renteria, P.Konerko, M.Murton, J.Edmonds, R.Cedeno, J.Mauer, J.Carroll
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria-2, J.Francoeur, P.Konerko, J.Edmonds, J.Lane, M.Mora,
T.Hall, M.Lecroy, C.Beltran-3
GIDP- E.Renteria, M.Murton
John Rodriguez had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Kauffman Stadium as the Kansas
City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 5 to 3.
The game started off with Kansas City taking the lead in the first as they
scored 2 runs on 3 base hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Matt Lecroy
who brought a roar from the partisan Kauffman Stadium fans when he smashed a
two-run homer (his 2nd of the season). Kansas City had 11 hits for the night
while St. Louis had 7.
The winning pitcher was Chris Capuano(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in 6 innings.
Huston Street gained credit for his 3rd save. The losing pitcher was Bruce
Chen(0-1). He was knocked around by Kansas City, allowing 11 hits and 2
walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.
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