ST. LOUIS AB R H RBI KANSAS CITY AB R H RBI
D Eckstein, SS 5 1 1 0 S Costa, CF 5 1 2 0
S Spiezio, DH 4 2 3 1 M Grudzielanek, 2B 5 0 0 0
A Pujols, 1B 5 2 2 2 D Mientkiewicz, 1B 4 1 2 1
S Rolen, 3B 3 2 2 2 R Sanders, RF 4 2 1 2
J Encarnacion, RF 5 2 2 1 M Stairs, DH 4 1 1 0
J Edmonds, CF 5 0 0 0 E Brown, LF 2 0 1 0
S Taguchi, LF 3 0 0 2 T Graffanino, 3B 4 1 1 1
Y Molina, C 3 0 0 0 A Berroa, SS 4 0 0 1
H Luna, 2B 4 0 2 0 J Buck, C 4 0 1 1
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Totals 37 9 12 8 Totals 36 6 9 6
Cardinals 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 - 9 12 0
Royals 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 9 1
ST. LOUIS IP BF H R ER BB SO HR PIT-STR
C Carpenter (W) 6.0 31 9 6 6 3 8 1 107- 67
T Johnson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1
A Wainwright 2.2 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 24- 17
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Totals 9.0 41 9 6 6 4 9 1 132- 85
KANSAS CITY IP BF H R ER BB SO HR PIT-STR
M Redman (L) 4.0 20 7 6 6 2 1 1 79- 45
J Peralta 3.0 13 4 3 3 0 1 0 36- 23
J Nelson 1.0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 25- 14
M Wood 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7- 4
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Totals 9.0 42 12 9 9 3 2 1 147- 86
2B - S Rolen, J Encarnacion, S Costa, D Mientkiewicz, M Stairs.
3B - J Encarnacion.
HR - A Pujols, R Sanders.
SH - S Taguchi.
GIDP - J Edmonds 2.
SCORING
BOTTOM 2 — Reggie Sanders hit by pitch. Matt Stairs doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder So Taguchi. Reggie Sanders to 3rd. Emil Brown walks. Tony Graffanino grounds into a force out, shortstop David Eckstein to second baseman Hector Luna. Reggie Sanders scores. Matt Stairs to 3rd. Emil Brown out at 2nd. Tony Graffanino to 1st. Angel Berroa grounds out, third baseman Scott Rolen to first baseman Albert Pujols. Matt Stairs scores. Tony Graffanino to 2nd. John Buck singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Juan Encarnacion. Tony Graffanino scores. Shane Costa called out on strikes.
BOTTOM 3 — Mark Grudzielanek strikes out swinging. Doug Mientkiewicz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. Reggie Sanders homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Doug Mientkiewicz scores. Matt Stairs walks. Emil Brown grounds into a force out, third baseman Scott Rolen to second baseman Hector Luna. Matt Stairs out at 2nd. Emil Brown to 1st. Tony Graffanino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Juan Encarnacion. Emil Brown to 2nd. Angel Berroa grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Hector Luna. Tony Graffanino out at 2nd. Angel Berroa to 1st.
TOP 4 — Scott Spiezio singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Tony Graffanino. Albert Pujols homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Scott Spiezio scores. Scott Rolen singles on a line drive to left fielder Emil Brown. Juan Encarnacion doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Emil Brown. Scott Rolen to 3rd. Jim Edmonds strikes out swinging. So Taguchi grounds out, shortstop Angel Berroa to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. Juan Encarnacion scores. Yadier Molina walks. Hector Luna flies out to left fielder Emil Brown.
TOP 5 — David Eckstein singles on a ground ball to left fielder Emil Brown. Scott Spiezio singles on a line drive to left fielder Emil Brown. David Eckstein scores. Albert Pujols singles on a ground ball to left fielder Emil Brown. Scott Spiezio to 3rd. Scott Rolen doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Emil Brown. Scott Spiezio scores. Albert Pujols scores. Juan Encarnacion triples (3) on a line drive to center fielder Shane Costa. Scott Rolen scores. Jim Edmonds grounds out to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. So Taguchi out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Joel Peralta to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. Juan Encarnacion scores. Yadier Molina grounds out, shortstop Angel Berroa to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz.
BOTTOM 6 — John Buck strikes out swinging. Shane Costa doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Juan Encarnacion. Mark Grudzielanek strikes out swinging, catcher Yadier Molina to first baseman Albert Pujols. Doug Mientkiewicz doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Juan Encarnacion. Shane Costa scores. Reggie Sanders strikes out swinging.
Attendance: 33,045. Duration: 2:46. Weather: 89 degrees, Clear.
Umpires: Sam Holbrook [HP], Randy Marsh [1B], Angel Hernandez [2B], Hunter Wendelstedt [3B].
