MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/09/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2971 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-79) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (88-72) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1
Cardinals Earn Clutch Win, 3-2
St. Louis Cardinals starter Chris Fama pitched well against the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium, leading his team to a win, 3-2. With the win, the Cardinals sit at 88-72.

St. Louis got a knockout punch from Jay Gunter. The pinch hitter hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"Chris was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said St. Louis manager Leyland Thomas.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .303 2 39
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 25 105
A. Morgan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 19 80
A. Baeza 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 16 77
S. Griffith LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 8 77
A. Ventura 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243 14 73
K. Diaz SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 8 39
R. Avila CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .256 6 47
S. Gass C 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .175 7 21
   a-R. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   b-J. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 10 35
Totals 29 2 5 2 1 7 5      
a - R. Miller pinch hit for S. Gass in the 8th
b - J. Johnson substituted for R. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gass (5, 5th Inning off C. Fama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Baeza , K. Diaz , R. Avila 2 , S. Gass 2
2-out RBI: R. Avila , S. Gass
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Gutierrez 2
GIDP: S. Gass
Hit by Pitch: A. Baeza
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ventura (54)
CS: A. Baeza 2 (3) , S. Griffith (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Ventura-Baeza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gully 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .226 5 18
   f-J. Gunter PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321 15 56
D. Agurkis 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 5 17
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 25 75
C. Gutshall DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 24 86
A. Emiliani C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 16 51
L. Putman LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 2 11
R. Rangel SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 13 53
   a-S. Freeman PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 14 41
J. Rodriguez RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 9 44
   b-F. Contreras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 12 24
   d-R. Rivas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 15 64
B. Forrey CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221 3 39
   c-D. Smeal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 8 23
   e-T. Warren SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 10
Totals 27 3 4 3 1 8 5      
a - S. Freeman pinch hit for R. Rangel in the 8th
b - F. Contreras pinch hit for J. Rodriguez in the 8th
c - D. Smeal pinch hit for B. Forrey in the 8th
d - R. Rivas substituted for F. Contreras in the 9th
e - T. Warren substituted for D. Smeal in the 9th
f - J. Gunter pinch hit for J. Gully in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gully (9, 1st Inning off A. Aguilar, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Agurkis (9, 1st Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gunter (15, 9th Inning off D. Roden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gully 2 , J. Gunter 4 , D. Agurkis 2 , C. Gutshall
GIDP: A. Emiliani
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: D. Agurkis (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rangel-Gully-Lewis)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Aguilar 7.0 3 2 2 1 7 0 95 3.21   
D. Roden L (8-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Aguilar 69
Batters Faced: A. Aguilar 24, D. Roden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Aguilar 5-8, D. Roden 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Aguilar 95-65, D. Roden 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Roden 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fama 8.0 5 2 2 1 6 0 104 3.89   
B. Morgan W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fama 69
Batters Faced: C. Fama 28, B. Morgan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fama 6-8, B. Morgan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fama 104-61, B. Morgan 13-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Fama
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Fama
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 21993
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