Cardinals 9, 
Royals 6
| W: | C. Perez (2-0) |
| L: | B. Bannister (7-7) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (11) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| A Miles 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| A Pujols DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .356 |
| R Ankiel CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .258 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| C Duncan 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| J LaRue C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| B Ryan SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (16, B Bannister); S Schumaker (15, B Bannister); R Ankiel (16, J Gobble) 3B: J LaRue (1, B Bannister) HR: J Larue (3, 2nd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out); A Pujols (17, 6th inning off J Peralta 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J LaRue 4 (11), R Ankiel (38), C Duncan (19), A Kennedy (20), A Pujols 2 (45) S: A Miles SF: A Kennedy 2-out RBI: J LaRue 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 2, R Ankiel 2, B Ryan 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Schumaker (6, 2nd base off J Gobble/J Buck) CS: B Ryan (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: J LaRue. Outfield Assist: S Schumaker (D DeJesus at Home). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Looper | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 78-45 | 4.26 |
| C Perez (W, 2-0) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-22 | 3.93 |
| R Springer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.16 |
| J Isringhausen | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38-22 | 5.72 |
| K McClellan (H, 17) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.66 |
| R Franklin (S, 11) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 184-113 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Looper 19; C Perez 7; R Springer 1; J Isringhausen 8; K McClellan 4; R Franklin 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Looper 4-3; C Perez 0-3; R Springer 0-0; J Isringhausen 1-0; K McClellan 1-1; R Franklin 1-2 Game Scores: B Looper 36 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| E German LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .318 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .260 |
| J Guillen DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .280 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .257 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| J Buck C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .246 |
| a-B Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | |
| a-popped out to shortstop for J Gathright in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Grudzielanek 2 (18, J Isringhausen, C Perez); M Teahen (13, J Isringhausen) RBI: J Gathright (15), E German (6), R Gload (16), M Teahen (27), M Grudzielanek (15) SF: R Gload 2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2, J Gathright 2, M Grudzielanek 1, M Teahen 1, J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Gordon). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (L, 7-7) | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 103-51 | 4.88 |
| J Peralta | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 6.00 |
| J Gobble | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-19 | 7.32 |
| R Tejeda | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 6.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 167-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Gobble IBB: A Pujols (By B Bannister) Batters faced: B Bannister 26; J Peralta 4; J Gobble 8; R Tejeda 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 5-7; J Peralta 1-1; J Gobble 1-4; R Tejeda 1-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 15 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | J LaRue homered to right, A Kennedy scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | R Ankiel singled to shallow left, S Schumaker scored, A Pujols to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Duncan singled to left, A Pujols scored, R Ankiel to third, R Ludwick to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | A Kennedy hit sacrifice fly to center, R Ankiel scored, R Ludwick to third, C Duncan to second. | 5 | 0 |
 | 3rd | J Gathright scored, A Gordon to second on passed ball by J LaRue. | 5 | 1 |
| 4th | J Gathright singled to left, M Grudzielanek scored, R Gload to third, J Buck to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 4th | E German singled to right, R Gload scored, J Buck to third, J Gathright to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 5th | J LaRue tripled to deep center, R Ludwick and A Kennedy scored. | 7 | 3 |
| 5th | R Gload hit sacrifice fly to left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 7 | 4 |
| 6th | A Pujols homered to left, A Miles scored. | 9 | 4 |
| 7th | M Teahen doubled to deep right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 9 | 5 |
| 8th | M Grudzielanek singled to left center, E German scored, M Aviles to third. | 9 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| KANSAS CITY'S DAVID DEJESUS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH BRUISED RIBS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 31,803 (83.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Marvin Hudson |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 29th 2008
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 12 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| San Francisco | 11 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Seattle | 9 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |