Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Kansas City Royals
1. Eckstein ss Costa cf
2. Spiezio dh Grudzielanek 2b
3. Pujols 1b Mientkiewicz 1b
4. Rolen 3b Sanders rf
5. Encarnacion rf Stairs dh
6. Edmonds cf Brown lf
7. Taguchi lf Graffanino 3b
8. Molina c Berroa ss
9. Luna 2b Buck c
Carpenter p Redman p
CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein grounded out (second to first); Spiezio
lined to second; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Costa was called out on strikes; Grudzielanek
grounded out (first unassisted); Mientkiewicz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Rolen walked; Encarnacion flied to center;
Edmonds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Rolen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Sanders was hit by a pitch; Stairs doubled to left
[Sanders to third]; Brown walked; Graffanino forced Brown
(shortstop to second) [Sanders scored, Stairs to third]; Berroa
grounded out (third to first) [Stairs scored, Graffanino to
second]; Buck singled to right [Graffanino scored]; Costa was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Royals 3.
CARDINALS 3RD: Taguchi grounded out (second to first); Molina
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luna singled to center;
Eckstein forced Luna (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals 3.
ROYALS 3RD: Grudzielanek struck out; Mientkiewicz singled to
center; Sanders homered to left-center [Mientkiewicz scored];
Stairs walked; Brown forced Stairs (third to second); Graffanino
singled to right [Brown to second]; Berroa forced Graffanino
(second unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Royals
5.
CARDINALS 4TH: On a bunt Spiezio singled to third; Pujols
homered to center [Spiezio scored]; Rolen singled to left;
Encarnacion doubled to left [Rolen to third]; Edmonds struck
out; Redman threw a wild pitch [Rolen scored, Encarnacion to
third]; Taguchi grounded out (shortstop to first) [Encarnacion
scored]; Molina walked; Luna flied to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 5.
ROYALS 4TH: Buck grounded out (shortstop to first); Costa
singled to center; Grudzielanek forced Costa (second to
shortstop); Mientkiewicz walked [Grudzielanek to second];
Sanders struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Royals 5.
CARDINALS 5TH: Eckstein singled to left; Redman threw a wild
pitch [Eckstein to second]; Spiezio singled to left [Eckstein
scored]; PERALTA REPLACED REDMAN (PITCHING); Pujols singled to
left [Spiezio to third]; Rolen doubled to left [Spiezio scored,
Pujols scored]; Encarnacion tripled to center [Rolen scored];
Edmonds grounded out (first unassisted); Taguchi out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Encarnacion scored]; Molina
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Stairs grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
singled to left; Graffanino was called out on strikes; Berroa
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
CARDINALS 6TH: Luna flied to center; Eckstein grounded out
(second to first); Spiezio singled to right; Pujols flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: Buck struck out; Costa doubled to right;
Grudzielanek struck out (catcher to first); Mientkiewicz doubled
to right [Costa scored]; Sanders struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 7TH: Rolen struck out; Encarnacion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edmonds flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
ROYALS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CARPENTER (PITCHING); Stairs
grounded out (second to first); WAINWRIGHT REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Brown walked; Graffanino grounded out (first
unassisted) [Brown to second]; Berroa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 8TH: NELSON REPLACED PERALTA (PITCHING); Taguchi
reached on an error by Berroa [Taguchi to first]; Molina popped
to first; Luna singled to right [Taguchi to second]; Eckstein
lined to center; Spiezio walked [Taguchi to third, Luna to
second]; Pujols forced Spiezio (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
ROYALS 8TH: Buck grounded out (third to first); Costa struck out
(catcher to first); Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
CARDINALS 9TH: WOOD REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Rolen was hit by
a pitch; Encarnacion lined to center; Edmonds grounded into a
double play (first unassisted) [Rolen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
ROYALS 9TH: Mientkiewicz grounded out (first to pitcher);
Sanders popped to second; Stairs grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Royals 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 9 12 0 6
Royals 6 9 1 8
