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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

2009-06-19 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 37660 · 87°F · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:31

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Kansas City Royals 10–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 6 in the 3rd. Brad Thompson earned the win. Ryan Ludwick went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	2	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	10	14
KCA	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	5	6

W: Brad Thompson L: Kyle Davies SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skip Schumaker	4	2	3	0	1	0
Colby Rasmus	5	2	4	2	0	0
Albert Pujols	3	1	1	2	1	1
Ryan Ludwick	4	1	1	4	0	1
Chris Duncan	4	0	0	0	1	2
Yadier Molina	5	0	2	0	0	0
Rick Ankiel	5	2	1	1	0	1
Khalil Greene	2	2	2	1	1	0
Tyler Greene	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Thurston	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jason LaRue	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	4	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Bloomquist	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Butler	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Jacobs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mark Teahen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Miguel Olivo	4	2	2	2	0	1
Mitch Maier	3	0	0	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Thompson	7.0	5	2	0
Chris Perez	1.0	1	0	1
Dennys Reyes	1.0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Davies	2.2	9	2	2
Jamey Wright	2.0	3	2	3
Roman Colon	3.1	2	0	1
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skip Schumaker: S9/L9D+
Colby Rasmus: S9/F9D+.1-3
Albert Pujols: PB.1-2
Albert Pujols: S7/L78S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Ryan Ludwick: K
Chris Duncan: 36(1)3/GDP/G34S

Bot 1

David DeJesus: HR/F89XD+
Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6S-
Billy Butler: 53/G5
Mike Jacobs: 43/G4

Top 2

Yadier Molina: 63/G6
Rick Ankiel: K23
Khalil Greene: D8/F8LXD+
Tyler Greene: 53/G5

Bot 2

Jose Guillen: 43/G4
Alberto Callaspo: S8/G6M
Mark Teahen: WP.1-2
Mark Teahen: W
Miguel Olivo: 4/F4D-
Mitch Maier: 4/F4-

Top 3

Skip Schumaker: S9/L9S
Colby Rasmus: S9/L34D+.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Albert Pujols: IW
Ryan Ludwick: HR/F78D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Chris Duncan: W
Yadier Molina: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Rick Ankiel: HR/F78D+
Khalil Greene: HR/F78XD+
Tyler Greene: K

Bot 3

David DeJesus: 43/G4
Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6
Billy Butler: 63/G6

Top 4

Skip Schumaker: 5/L56
Colby Rasmus: S9/L34D+
Albert Pujols: K
Ryan Ludwick: HP.1-2
Chris Duncan: K

Bot 4

Mike Jacobs: 3/G34
Jose Guillen: 7/F7D
Alberto Callaspo: 5/P5F

Top 5

Yadier Molina: S9/L34D+
Rick Ankiel: 4(1)/FO/G4S-
Khalil Greene: WP.1-2
Khalil Greene: W
Tyler Greene: 63/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Skip Schumaker: W
Colby Rasmus: D8/L6D+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Albert Pujols: 63/G6

Bot 5

Mark Teahen: 53/G56
Miguel Olivo: D7/L7S
Mitch Maier: BK.2-3
Mitch Maier: 43/G34.3-H
David DeJesus: 43/G4S-

Top 6

Ryan Ludwick: 6/P
Chris Duncan: K
Yadier Molina: D9/F89D+
Rick Ankiel: 8/F8RD

Bot 6

Willie Bloomquist: S7/L7S
Billy Butler: 64(1)/FO/L6+
Mike Jacobs: E3/G34.1-3
Jose Guillen: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Top 7

Joe Thurston: 31/G34
Tyler Greene: 63/G56
Skip Schumaker: S8/L4D
Colby Rasmus: 5/F56-

Bot 7

Alberto Callaspo: W
Mark Teahen: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Miguel Olivo: HR/F7D+.1-H
Mitch Maier: 8/F8RD
David DeJesus: 7/F7D

Top 8

Jason LaRue: 63/G6
Ryan Ludwick: 9/F9D+
Chris Duncan: 43/G4

Bot 8

Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6S-
Billy Butler: HR/F8LXD+
Mike Jacobs: K
Jose Guillen: 53/G56

Top 9

Yadier Molina: 7/F78D
Rick Ankiel: 5/F5-
Joe Thurston: K23

Bot 9

Alberto Callaspo: 53/G56S
Mark Teahen: 63/G6
Miguel Olivo: K23

Notes & reviews

Cardinals third baseman Khalil Greene left the game due to an injured foot/ankle; DH Chris Duncan entered the game at 1B, so the Cardinals lost the use of the DH; pitcher Brad Thompson enters the lineup in the third spot, replacing Albert Pujols

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