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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

2007-06-13 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 25555 · 81°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from LF · 3:07

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Kansas City Royals 7–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 2nd. Adam Wainwright earned the win. Alex Gordon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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KCA00000000334

W: Adam Wainwright   L: Odalis Perez   SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Mark Carlson · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
David Eckstein322000
So Taguchi321011
Albert Pujols412310
Juan Encarnacion502201
Scott Rolen301100
Scott Spiezio511001
Ryan Ludwick500001
Gary Bennett413000
Aaron Miles302100
Adam Kennedy200000
Chris Duncan100000

Kansas City Royals — batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
David DeJesus400002
Esteban German412000
Mark Teahen300011
Mike Sweeney200000
Alex Gordon411300
John Buck400001
Ryan Shealy401000
Tony Pena400001
Joey Gathright200010
Emil Brown110011

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Adam Wainwright8.0123
Tyler Johnson0.1211
Russ Springer0.2102

Kansas City Royals — pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Odalis Perez3.01020
Joel Peralta3.0301
Jimmy Gobble1.0100
Joakim Soria1.0002
Octavio Dotel1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • David Eckstein: D7/F7D+
  • So Taguchi: 14/SH.2-3
  • Albert Pujols: S8/L6MD-.3-H
  • Juan Encarnacion: 7/F78XD.1-2
  • Scott Rolen: 43/G4

Bot 1

  • David DeJesus: K
  • Esteban German: 9/F89D
  • Mark Teahen: W
  • Mike Sweeney: 9/P89S

Top 2

  • Scott Spiezio: D9/G
  • Ryan Ludwick: 53/G56
  • Gary Bennett: S7/G56.2-3
  • Aaron Miles: 9/SF/F89D.3-H
  • David Eckstein: S7/G56.1-2
  • So Taguchi: W.2-3;1-2
  • Albert Pujols: S7/L7M+.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E7/TH)
  • Juan Encarnacion: S9/L89S.3-H;2-H(UR)
  • Scott Rolen: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 2

  • Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
  • John Buck: 63/G6
  • Ryan Shealy: 7/L78D+

Top 3

  • Scott Spiezio: 63/G6S-
  • Ryan Ludwick: 63/G6
  • Gary Bennett: S9/L9M
  • Aaron Miles: S8/G6M.1-2
  • David Eckstein: 13/G13

Bot 3

  • Tony Pena: 63/G6S-
  • Joey Gathright: 63/G6MS
  • David DeJesus: K

Top 4

  • So Taguchi: S3/G34
  • Albert Pujols: W.1-2
  • Juan Encarnacion: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
  • Scott Rolen: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
  • Scott Spiezio: 3/G3

Bot 4

  • Esteban German: 9/F9D
  • Mark Teahen: 8/F8LS-
  • Mike Sweeney: 63/G6M

Top 5

  • Ryan Ludwick: 4/P4D
  • Gary Bennett: S9/G34
  • Aaron Miles: 3/G34S-.1-2
  • Adam Kennedy: 9/L9D+

Bot 5

  • Alex Gordon: 7/L7D
  • John Buck: 53/G56
  • Ryan Shealy: 9/F9D

Top 6

  • So Taguchi: 8/F8RD
  • Albert Pujols: 9/F89XD
  • Juan Encarnacion: S6/G6+
  • Scott Rolen: S7/L78S+.1-2
  • Scott Spiezio: K

Bot 6

  • Tony Pena: 43/G4S-
  • Joey Gathright: 13/G13-
  • David DeJesus: E6/L6
  • Esteban German: S7.1-2
  • Mark Teahen: 6/L6

Top 7

  • Ryan Ludwick: 63/G6
  • Gary Bennett: 63/G6
  • Aaron Miles: S8/L8RS+
  • Adam Kennedy: 13/G15-

Bot 7

  • Emil Brown: K
  • Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
  • John Buck: 63/G6

Top 8

  • So Taguchi: K
  • Albert Pujols: 9/L89M
  • Juan Encarnacion: K

Bot 8

  • Ryan Shealy: 6/P6
  • Tony Pena: 63/G6M
  • Joey Gathright: W
  • David DeJesus: DI.1-2
  • David DeJesus: 8/F8RXD+

Top 9

  • Chris Duncan: 43/G4S-
  • Scott Spiezio: 3/G3
  • Ryan Ludwick: K

Bot 9

  • Esteban German: S8/G6M
  • Mark Teahen: DI.1-2
  • Mark Teahen: K
  • Emil Brown: W
  • Alex Gordon: HR/F8RXD+.2-H;1-H
  • John Buck: K
  • Ryan Shealy: S9/L89S-
  • Tony Pena: K23

Notes & reviews

  • Duckworth injured muscle in side, threw 2 pitches, goes to DL
  • Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein left the game due to lower back tightness
  • Royals designated hitter Mike Sweeney left the game due to a back spasm