Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Royals Batting

Doubles: W Betemit (13, C Carpenter)

Runs Batted In: B Pena (8), A Escobar (12), M Cabrera (27)

Sacrifice Flies: B Pena; M Cabrera

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (A Escobar 1-1, C Getz 1-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: E Hosmer 1; J Francoeur 1

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Francis 19-29; A Crow 1-2; J Soria 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Francis 16-9-14-21; A Crow 2-2-2-0; J Soria 2-1-1-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Francis 11-6; A Crow 0-0; J Soria 1-1

Game Scores: J Francis 71

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (A Escobar-E Hosmer, A Escobar-C Getz-E Hosmer)

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: A Pujols (5, J Francis)

Ground Into Double Play: T Greene; A Craig

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (M Holliday 0-1, J Jay 1-1, T Greene 0-2, D Descalso 0-1, A Craig 0-1, R Theriot 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Holliday 1; R Theriot 1

Cardinals Pitching

Intentional Walks: M Holliday (By J Francis)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Carpenter 21-27; T Miller 2-3; R Franklin 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Carpenter 16-11-16-22; T Miller 0-0-2-2; R Franklin 2-1-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 6-7; T Miller 1-1; R Franklin 1-2

Game Scores: C Carpenter 48

Cardinals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Jay-A Pujols)

Assists: J Jay (E Hosmer at 1st base)

Cardinals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Jay (2, 2nd base off J Francis/B Pena)