BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/19/2009
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 619 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-19) 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (25-16) 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 7 8 0
Win Makes St. Louis 25-16
St. Louis designated hitter Ichiro Suzuki picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Kansas City Royals, 7-6. Bobby Calderon snagged the win in relief. In 1.2 innings, the right-hander allowed no runs on no hits. He's now 1-0 on the season. With the win, St. Louis raised its record to 25-16.

Suzuki came through for the Cardinals in the bottom of the second inning. With St. Louis leading 1-0, the designated hitter hit a sacrifice fly. It made the score 2-0, St. Louis.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Suzuki.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .244 5 18
J. de Leon LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .288 1 13
R. Ruiz DH 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .266 8 26
E. Miller RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .219 5 21
R. Acosta SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .320 10 29
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 5 16
M. Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 1 14
R. Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .328 1 18
E. Espinoza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 6 30
   a-S. Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 6
Totals 36 6 11 5 0 8 9      
a - S. Burroughs pinch hit for E. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Miller (6, 5th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Acosta (10, 4th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Rodriguez (5, 5th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez 4 , J. de Leon 2 , R. Ruiz , E. Miller 3 , R. Acosta 5 , M. Cabrera , M. Cabrera , R. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Miller , E. Espinoza
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Sac Bunt: J. de Leon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. de Leon (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Espinoza-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .331 1 13
A. Pagan CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .217 0 13
A. Ethier LF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .318 9 32
   a-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 1 4
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 11 30
R. Doumit C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245 5 22
D. Young RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .317 3 22
P. Alvarez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .308 7 31
J. Cantu 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .195 3 16
B. Roberts SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .280 0 9
Totals 29 7 8 7 4 5 13      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pagan (7, 2nd Inning off R. Arzu, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Doumit (5, 5th Inning off J. Rauch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Suzuki (1, 4th Inning off J. Rauch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 5 , A. Pagan 2 , A. Ethier , R. Doumit 3 , P. Alvarez , B. Roberts
2-out RBI: A. Pagan , A. Ethier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Teixeira 2 , J. Cantu
GIDP: J. Cantu
Sac Fly: I. Suzuki , J. Cantu
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pagan (8) , R. Doumit (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cantu-Roberts-Teixeira)
PB: R. Doumit
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Arzu L (5-2) 3.0 5 5 5 2 2 0 53 3.52   
J. Rauch 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 31 4.21   
C. Sadler 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.45   
B. Pello 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arzu 27
Batters Faced: R. Arzu 16, J. Rauch 10, C. Sadler 6, B. Pello 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arzu 5-2, J. Rauch 2-2, C. Sadler 4-1, B. Pello 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arzu 53-30, J. Rauch 31-18, C. Sadler 17-12, B. Pello 11-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Rosa 4.1 10 6 6 0 5 2 75 4.59   
B. Calderon W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 6.07   
S. Hawk H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.18   
J. Barraza H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.89   
F. Rodney SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Rosa 24
Batters Faced: J. De La Rosa 22, B. Calderon 5, S. Hawk 4, J. Barraza 3, F. Rodney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Rosa 4-3, B. Calderon 3-2, S. Hawk 1-2, J. Barraza 1-0, F. Rodney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Rosa 75-53, B. Calderon 18-12, S. Hawk 14-10, J. Barraza 6-5, F. Rodney 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Calderon 1-1
WP: B. Calderon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ichiro Suzuki
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 31332
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