THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/08/2041
 
THESHOW
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1552 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (38-24) 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 9 18 0
Kansas City Royals (34-28) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Cardinals Topple Royals, 9-1
Ed Johnson was a major factor in the 9-1 St. Louis win over Kansas City. The Cardinals first baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. St. Louis is now 38-24. Kansas City is 34-28.

With St. Louis leading 3-1 in the top of the fourth, Johnson hit a run-scoring single off Kansas City hurler Héctor Ayala. It was the 59th hit of the season for Johnson and put his team ahead, 4-1.

"We took it on the chin today," said losing manager Tyler Masters.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Días CF 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 .205 1 2
C. Alexander 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312 8 23
E. Johnson 1B 4 1 3 2 1 1 1 .262 12 38
K. Hempsall DH 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .268 4 14
J. Silver 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .295 3 31
P. Robles LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .303 7 23
L. Dufour SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .247 5 20
J. Esparza RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .267 13 36
J. Farmer C 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .266 3 21
Totals 42 9 18 9 4 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Johnson (12, 1st Inning off H. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Farmer 2 (12, 2nd Inning off H. Ayala, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off H. Ayala, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Robles (16, 4th Inning off H. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Hempsall (2, 4th Inning off H. Ayala, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Días (1, 6th Inning off R. González, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Johnson (12, 8th Inning off R. González, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Días 4 , C. Alexander , E. Johnson 7 , K. Hempsall 3 , J. Silver 2 , P. Robles 3 , L. Dufour 2 , J. Esparza 2 , J. Farmer 5
2-out RBI: , E. Johnson 2 , K. Hempsall , J. Farmer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Días , K. Hempsall , J. Silver , P. Robles , J. Farmer
GIDP: P. Robles
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Silver-Alexander-Johnson, Dufour-Alexander-Johnson, Dufour-Alexander-Johnson, Silver-Alexander-Johnson, Johnson-Dufour-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Esparza(Brown at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .331 6 8
J. Hodge CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .249 5 23
L. Díaz DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .276 19 39
J. Tornatore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .233 3 16
C. Snow 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 3 7
   b-T. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 12 23
J. Jacobson RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 8 32
L. Donovan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 2 28
C. Watts SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .045 0 1
   a-D. Koopman PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 0 2
W. Sorensen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132 0 1
Totals 29 1 8 1 3 6 13      
a - D. Koopman pinch hit for C. Watts in the 8th
b - T. Rodríguez pinch hit for C. Snow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hodge 2 (18, 1st Inning off R. Stonge, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off V. Crabb, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Brown (14, 1st Inning off R. Stonge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 4 , J. Hodge 4 , L. Díaz 2 , J. Jacobson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Donovan
GIDP: J. Hodge , J. Tornatore , C. Snow , C. Watts , W. Sorensen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Donovan-Tornatore-Snow)
OF assists: 2 (Jacobson(Esparza at home), Hodge(Johnson at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stonge W (5-1) 7.2 7 1 1 2 5 0 113 1.75   
V. Crabb 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stonge 64
Batters Faced: R. Stonge 28, V. Crabb 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stonge 5-9, V. Crabb 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stonge 113-70, V. Crabb 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Crabb 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ayala L (4-3) 3.2 11 6 6 2 2 0 83 3.02   
R. González 4.2 5 2 2 2 5 2 75 4.50   
E. Pearson 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ayala 13
Batters Faced: H. Ayala 22, R. González 20, E. Pearson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ayala 3-4, R. González 6-2, E. Pearson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ayala 83-49, R. González 75-45, E. Pearson 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. González 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Johnson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 36308
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