MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/09/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2971 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-84) 0 1 8 2 1 0 3 3 0 18 19 0
St. Louis Cardinals (63-97) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1
Kansas City Wins, Stark 4-5
Busch Stadium was the site for American League action featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals cruised to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals, 18-4, at Busch Stadium. Kevin Stark led the way, going 4-for-5 for Kansas City. Kansas City reliever Jim Garvelink got the win, raising his record to 8-5. Curtis Genereux was tagged with the loss.

Tim Kingsley, the 31-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Kingsley contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put Kansas City up, 1-0.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Stark told the Kansas City Daily News.

The Royals improved to 76-84.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bonilla SS 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .299 15 58
K. Stark 3B 5 3 4 2 1 0 0 .286 20 84
J. Castillo DH 6 1 3 2 0 2 3 .237 20 64
B. Linden LF 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .267 9 40
M. Andreas RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .246 23 65
   b-D. Bazley PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 0 13
J. Baeza 1B 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 .259 0 1
T. Monterosa CF 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 .241 11 54
M. Groen 2B 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .316 3 33
   a-T. Poynter PH, 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .300 1 2
T. Kingsley C 6 2 3 5 0 0 4 .245 12 58
Totals 45 18 19 17 7 8 23      
a - T. Poynter pinch hit for M. Groen in the 7th
b - D. Bazley pinch hit for M. Andreas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Stark 3 (30, 1st Inning off C. Genereux, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off E. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Castillo (13, 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Poynter (1, 7th Inning off E. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Bonilla (21, 7th Inning off E. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Kingsley (22, 8th Inning off I. Duran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Kingsley (4, 3rd Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Groen (3, 4th Inning off A. Razo, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Bonilla (15, 5th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bonilla 6 , K. Stark 7 , J. Castillo 4 , M. Andreas 2 , J. Baeza 2 , M. Groen 5 , T. Poynter 2 , T. Kingsley 6
2-out RBI: K. Stark , J. Castillo , M. Groen , T. Kingsley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bonilla , J. Castillo , B. Linden 2 , T. Poynter , T. Kingsley
Sac Fly: D. Bonilla
Hit by Pitch: T. Monterosa
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bonilla-Poynter-Baeza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Vega 3B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 7 30
R. Collier 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 34 98
B. Smolka RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229 21 48
J. Ford LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .274 9 32
J. Nieto DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .249 10 23
J. Whaley 2B 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 .276 12 57
   b-J. Steben PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 2 6
   c-B. Corter 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 5
B. Rinehart CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .229 5 36
B. Herian SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 10 46
   a-W. Martinez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .045 0 2
J. Guzman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 10 39
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 9 15      
a - W. Martinez pinch hit for B. Herian in the 6th
b - J. Steben pinch hit for J. Whaley in the 8th
c - B. Corter substituted for J. Steben in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Vega (20, 4th Inning off J. Garvelink, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Guzman (17, 5th Inning off R. Whitley, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rinehart (26, 6th Inning off R. Whitley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Vega 2 , B. Smolka , J. Nieto , J. Whaley , B. Rinehart 3 , J. Guzman 2
2-out RBI: J. Whaley , B. Rinehart 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Smolka 2 , B. Herian , W. Martinez
GIDP: J. Steben
Hit by Pitch: J. Ford
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Collier (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Smolka-Vega)
OF assists: 1 (Smolka(Castillo at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Poerio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7.90   
J. Garvelink W (8-5) 2.2 3 3 3 1 4 0 46 4.11   
R. Whitley 2.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 46 4.15   
J. Elizarraraz 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Poerio 47
Batters Faced: M. Poerio 3, J. Garvelink 12, R. Whitley 13, J. Elizarraraz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Poerio 2-1, J. Garvelink 1-3, R. Whitley 4-2, J. Elizarraraz 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Poerio 10-8, J. Garvelink 46-28, R. Whitley 46-31, J. Elizarraraz 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Whitley 2-1 , J. Elizarraraz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Elizarraraz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Genereux L (3-2) 2.1 7 7 7 3 2 0 71 5.07   
J. Miller 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 37 16.20   
A. Razo 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 13.50   
S. Kocis 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 4.60   
E. Anderson 1.2 3 3 3 0 2 0 28 2.57   
I. Duran 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 35 7.71   
C. Carter 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 35 3.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Genereux 10
Batters Faced: C. Genereux 17, J. Miller 8, A. Razo 2, S. Kocis 3, E. Anderson 8, I. Duran 9, C. Carter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Genereux 0-5, J. Miller 0-3, A. Razo 1-0, S. Kocis 0-1, E. Anderson 0-3, I. Duran 0-3, C. Carter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Genereux 71-44, J. Miller 37-26, A. Razo 6-5, S. Kocis 13-9, E. Anderson 28-19, I. Duran 35-18, C. Carter 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 2-2 , A. Razo 1-1 , I. Duran 1-1 , C. Carter 2-0
WP: C. Genereux , I. Duran
Hit Batsmen: I. Duran
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Stark
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 23416
Special Notes: RP Josh Miller was injured while pitching. RP Jim Garvelink was injured while pitching.
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