MAJOR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/12/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 900 - THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (34-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals (29-32) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 0
Royals Curb Cardinals, 4-2
Kansas City Royals starter Kevin Appier pitched well against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium, leading his team to a win, 4-2. The win belonged to Kyle Farnsworth in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Dizzy Dean took the loss for St. Louis. The Royals raised their record to 29-32.

Bobby Witt Jr., who is tied for 6th in the AL in runs scored with 41, took St. Louis hurler Dizzy Dean deep in the bottom of the eighth. His solo home run put the Royals on top, 3-2. In all, Witt Jr. had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I'm happy we won," said Appier. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252 0 17
A. Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 4 18
   a-J. Mize PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .325 4 17
   d-J. Medwick LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 3 22
R. Hornsby 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .271 4 32
C. Hafey DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 5 30
   b-S. Musial DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 6 29
R. Blades LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .161 0 1
   c-J. Bottomley PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 2
R. Lankford CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .220 2 16
J. Torre C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 3 18
W. McGee RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 0 14
K. Boyer 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .230 4 18
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 5 16      
a - J. Mize pinch hit for A. Pujols in the 8th
b - S. Musial inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Bottomley pinch hit for R. Blades in the 8th
d - J. Medwick substituted for J. Mize in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Smith (9, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Blades (1, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Torre (13, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mize (4, 8th Inning off K. Farnsworth, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Smith 2 , J. Mize 4 , R. Hornsby , R. Blades 2 , J. Torre 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Smith , C. Hafey , W. McGee 2 , K. Boyer
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .219 0 9
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .330 12 35
   a-G. Brett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 10 30
S. Perez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .298 11 34
J. Damon DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .220 3 15
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .292 7 25
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 2
K. Seitzer 3B, 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .204 3 8
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .192 3 13
F. White 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .210 3 15
J. Dye RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 8 27
Totals 32 4 9 4 3 8 9      
a - G. Brett substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Damon (4, 4th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (7, 8th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Sweeney (13, 8th Inning off B. Sutter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Wilson (6, 5th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. White (3, 2nd Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (12, 8th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 3 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , S. Perez 2 , J. Damon 2 , M. Sweeney 4 , F. White 4
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , M. Sweeney , F. White
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Sweeney (2)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dean L (8-4) 7.2 8 4 4 1 8 2 109 3.52   
B. Sutter 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dean 54
Batters Faced: D. Dean 31, B. Sutter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dean 8-6, B. Sutter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dean 109-72, B. Sutter 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Sutter 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 7.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 111 4.20   
K. Farnsworth W (2-0), BS (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 4.79   
J. Montgomery SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 70
Batters Faced: K. Appier 28, K. Farnsworth 4, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 9-8, K. Farnsworth 1-1, J. Montgomery 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 111-65, K. Farnsworth 10-7, J. Montgomery 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Farnsworth 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 20392
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