Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Royals
1. DeShields 2b Damon cf
2. Clayton ss Hansen 2b
3. McGwire 1b Bell ss
4. Lankford cf Davis dh
5. McGee dh Palmer 3b
6. Gaetti 3b King 1b
7. Gant lf Dye rf
8. Difelice c Benitez lf
9. Plantier rf Sweeney c
Lowe p Pittsley p
CARDINALS 1ST: DeShields singled to left; Debut game for Sean
Lowe; Clayton grounded out (second to first) [DeShields to
second]; McGwire grounded out (third to first); Lankford walked;
McGee flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals
0.
ROYALS 1ST: Damon grounded out (shortstop to first); Hansen
struck out; Bell walked; Davis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Gaetti tripled to right; Gant walked; Difelice
doubled to left [Gaetti scored, Gant scored]; Plantier popped to
shortstop; DeShields grounded out (third to first); Clayton
flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Palmer grounded out (pitcher to first); King walked;
Dye grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[King out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Royals
0.
CARDINALS 3RD: McGwire walked; Lankford singled to right
[McGwire to second]; McGee forced Lankford (third to second)
[McGwire to third]; Gaetti was hit by a pitch [McGee to second];
Gant forced McGee (shortstop to third) [McGwire scored, Gaetti
to second]; BONES REPLACED PITTSLEY (PITCHING); Difelice lined
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Benitez singled to center; Sweeney popped to first;
Damon singled to right [Benitez to third]; Difelice allowed a
passed ball [Benitez scored, Damon to second]; Hansen grounded
out (third to first) [Damon to third]; Bell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 1.
CARDINALS 4TH: Plantier flied to center; DeShields flied to
center; Clayton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Davis walked; Palmer struck out; King homered to
left [Davis scored]; Dye grounded out (shortstop to first);
Benitez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Royals 3.
CARDINALS 5TH: McGwire homered to left; Lankford grounded out
(first unassisted); McGee grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gaetti walked; Gant grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Sweeney singled to third; Damon doubled to left
[Sweeney to third]; Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bell singled to shortstop [Sweeney scored, Damon to third];
FRASCATORE REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING); Davis walked [Bell to
second]; Frascatore threw a wild pitch [Damon scored, Bell to
third, Davis to second]; Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to second
[Bell scored]; King struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals
4, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 6TH: Difelice lined to right; Plantier homered to
right-center; DeShields singled to left; Clayton singled to left
[DeShields to second]; DeShields was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Clayton to second]; McGwire walked;
WHISENANT REPLACED BONES (PITCHING); Lankford struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 6.
ROYALS 6TH: Dye struck out; Benitez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sweeney popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 7TH: CARRASCO REPLACED WHISENANT (PITCHING); McGee
flied to center; Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Gant
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 6.
ROYALS 7TH: BELTRAN REPLACED FRASCATORE (PITCHING); Damon
grounded out (second to first); Hansen popped to first; Bell
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 8TH: LAMPKIN BATTED FOR DIFELICE; Lampkin singled to
right; Plantier flied to center [Lampkin to second]; DeShields
tripled to right [Lampkin scored]; OLSON REPLACED CARRASCO
(PITCHING); Clayton was called out on strikes; McGwire was
walked intentionally; Lankford walked [McGwire to second]; McGee
tripled to right [DeShields scored, McGwire scored, Lankford
scored]; Gaetti grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
ROYALS 8TH: LAMPKIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KING REPLACED
BELTRAN (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (second to first); Palmer
flied to right; King singled to left; Dye forced King (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 9TH: WALKER REPLACED OLSON (PITCHING); Gant was called
out on strikes; Lampkin struck out; Plantier popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
ROYALS 9TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Benitez flied to
left; Sweeney homered to left-center; Damon walked; SUTTON
BATTED FOR HANSEN; Damon advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Damon to second]; Sutton walked; Bell flied to
right; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 9 11 0 9
Royals 7 8 0 6
