Royals 4, 
Cardinals 1
| W: | Z. Greinke (6-4) |
| L: | B. Thompson (1-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (18) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| J Gathright CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .249 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Z Greinke P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| a-E German PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 |
| R Ramirez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-A Callaspo PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J Soria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| a-grounded to pitcher for Z Greinke in the 8th b-walked for R Ramirez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Grudzielanek (15, B Thompson); M Aviles (6, R Flores) 3B: M Teahen (4, B Thompson) HR: M Teahen (7, 9th inning off C Perez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek (12), M Teahen 3 (23) GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, D DeJesus 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Aviles (1, 2nd base by J Isringhausen/J LaRue) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 6-4) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 112-75 | 3.33 |
| R Ramirez (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.18 |
| J Soria (S, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 1.41 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 137-93 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 24; R Ramirez 3; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 7-7; R Ramirez 0-2; J Soria 2-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 75 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| A Miles 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .305 |
| R Ankiel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| T Glaus 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| C Duncan 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| J LaRue C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| B Thompson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| a-B Looper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .367 |
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-A Kennedy PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| a-struck out swinging for B Thompson in the 5th b-struck out swinging for R Flores in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: R Ankiel (11, 4th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Ankiel (31) 2-out RBI: R Ankiel Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Miles-C Duncan). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Thompson (L, 1-2) | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60-38 | 4.37 |
| J Isringhausen | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-20 | 6.75 |
| R Flores | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.19 |
| C Perez | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33-17 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 131-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Thompson 19; J Isringhausen 8; R Flores 3; C Perez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Thompson 9-5; J Isringhausen 3-2; R Flores 0-1; C Perez 0-1 Game Scores: B Thompson 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | STL | |||
 | 4th | M Grudzielanek doubled to deep center, J Guillen scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | M Teahen singled to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | R Ankiel homered to right center. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | M Teahen homered to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 44,277 (100.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Bill Hohn |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 19th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 13 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 8 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |