Thursday, May 30th, 2013 7:15PM CST
On May 31, 2013, the Kansas City Royals emerged victorious in a soggy 4-2 contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Royals secured their win with a ninth-inning rally against the Cardinals' bullpen, featuring a combined three runs batted in from Jeff Francoeur and Eric Hosmer, which ultimately spoiled what had been an almost spotless debut for St. Louis pitcher Michael Wacha.
Date: Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 43,916
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: M Carpenter (17, J Guthrie)
Runs Batted In: A Craig (37), D Freese (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Craig, D Freese
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (C Beltran 1-2, M Holliday 0-3, J Jay 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, A Craig 1-2, D Freese 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Holliday 1; J Jay 1; Y Molina 1; A Craig 2

Pitcher Notes: M Boggs pitched to 2 batters in the 9th;V Marte pitched to 4 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Wacha 14-23; R Choate 2-2; S Maness 0-1; M Boggs 1-2; V Marte 1-4; J Kelly 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Wacha 18-13-19-17; R Choate 1-0-2-2; S Maness 0-2-0-1; M Boggs 0-1-1-1; V Marte 0-1-0-2; J Kelly 2-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Wacha 9-6; R Choate 1-1; S Maness 1-0; M Boggs 0-0; V Marte 0-0; J Kelly 2-1
Game Scores: M Wacha 75

Double Plays: 1 (P Kozma-Y Molina-A Craig)
Errors: V Marte (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: M Holliday (1, 2nd base off L Coleman/G Kottaras)

Doubles: L Cain (11, M Wacha); E Hosmer (8, V Marte)
Home Runs: J Francoeur (2, 9th inning off M Boggs 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Johnson (4), J Francoeur (11), E Hosmer 2 (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Johnson
Ground Into Double Play: M Tejada
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (D Lough 0-1, M Moustakas 0-1, M Tejada 0-1, E Johnson 1-1, A Moore 0-1, G Kottaras 0-1, E Hosmer 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Moore 2; G Kottaras 1

Wild Pitches: J Guthrie
Intentional Walks: C Getz (By V Marte); E Johnson (By J Kelly)
Hit By Pitch: A Escobar (By V Marte)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 16-27; T Collins 2-3; L Coleman 2-5; G Holland 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 19-7-16-20; T Collins 2-2-1-1; L Coleman 0-5-1-4; G Holland 3-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 6-6; T Collins 0-1; L Coleman 3-1; G Holland 3-0
Game Scores: J Guthrie 53

Errors: G Kottaras (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: E Johnson (7, 2nd base off M Wacha/Y Molina)
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