MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/10/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2986 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (77-84) 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 11 1
St. Louis Cardinals (63-98) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Royals Net 8-1 Win Over Cardinals
The Kansas City Royals grabbed a win, 8-1, over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Kansas City center fielder Kyle Mellecker went 2-4 with a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Pete Bettencourt snagged the win in relief. In 4.1 innings, the left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit. He's now 3-4 on the season. Kansas City, at 77-84, sits in last place in the American League Central Division.

Early in the game, Mellecker had a 2-run double for Kansas City. It was his 6th double of the season and put the Royals on top, 2-0.

Said losing manager Leyland Thomas: "Give the Royals credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Groen 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .315 3 35
   c-J. Castillo PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 20 64
J. Baeza DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 0 1
   a-M. Andreas DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .245 23 65
K. Stark 1B, 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .287 20 86
B. Linden LF, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 9 41
A. Rios 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 8 19
D. Bazley RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 13
   b-T. Monterosa PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 11 54
K. Mellecker CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .277 6 17
B. Sells SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .233 2 10
B. Shepherd C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .222 3 26
Totals 37 8 11 8 2 3 11      
a - M. Andreas inserted as DH in the 7th
b - T. Monterosa pinch hit for D. Bazley in the 8th
c - J. Castillo pinch hit for M. Groen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sells (10, 2nd Inning off D. Avery, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Mellecker (6, 2nd Inning off D. Avery, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Baeza (2, 3rd Inning off D. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Stark (31, 7th Inning off J. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Groen (25, 7th Inning off D. Avery, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Groen 2 , J. Baeza 3 , K. Stark 3 , B. Linden , A. Rios , K. Mellecker 3 , B. Sells 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Groen , A. Rios
Sac Fly: B. Linden
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rios (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Sells-Groen-Stark, Linden-Sells)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Vega 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 7 30
   b-I. Mina PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
R. Collier 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .273 35 99
J. Steben DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 2 6
B. Smolka RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 21 48
   a-J. Saxton PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 7 30
E. Longoria LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .278 5 11
J. Whaley 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .276 12 57
B. Rinehart CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 5 36
R. Rios SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 1 9
   c-D. Martinez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 3 21
J. Rush C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .185 5 26
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 8 16      
a - J. Saxton pinch hit for B. Smolka in the 7th
b - I. Mina pinch hit for G. Vega in the 8th
c - D. Martinez pinch hit for R. Rios in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Longoria (4, 7th Inning off A. Pettey, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Saxton (4, 8th Inning off A. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Collier (35, 8th Inning off A. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Collier 4 , J. Steben , J. Saxton 3 , E. Longoria 3 , J. Whaley , D. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Mina , E. Longoria , J. Whaley , J. Rush
GIDP: G. Vega , B. Rinehart
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Maas 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.65   
P. Bettencourt W (3-4) 4.1 1 0 0 2 5 0 60 4.74   
A. Pettey H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 3.76   
A. Castillo 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 38 4.80   
S. Robbins 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Maas 43
Batters Faced: R. Maas 3, P. Bettencourt 15, A. Pettey 6, A. Castillo 8, S. Robbins 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Maas 0-1, P. Bettencourt 5-2, A. Pettey 1-2, A. Castillo 3-2, S. Robbins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Maas 8-5, P. Bettencourt 60-40, A. Pettey 28-19, A. Castillo 38-19, S. Robbins 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Bettencourt 1-0 , A. Castillo 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Avery L (7-10) 6.1 8 6 6 1 3 0 83 4.34   
J. Miller 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 19.80   
A. Razo 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Avery 35
Batters Faced: D. Avery 28, J. Miller 2, A. Razo 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Avery 4-12, J. Miller 0-0, A. Razo 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Avery 83-55, J. Miller 12-6, A. Razo 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 1-1 , A. Razo 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Mellecker
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 28677
Special Notes: RP Josh Miller was injured while pitching.
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