
St. Louis Cardinals (45-35)
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Kansas City Royals (36-43)
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">CENTRAL</td><td width="6%">
W</td><td width="6%">
L</td><td width="8%">
PCT</td><td width="5%">
GB</td><td>
HOME</td><td>
ROAD</td><td>
RS</td><td>
RA</td><td>DIFF</td><td>
STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20080626--> <!--StartDate is currentDate--><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Chicag</td><td>49</td><td>30</td><td>.620</td><td width="5%">-.-</td><td>33-10</td><td>16-20</td><td width="5%">434</td><td width="5%">328</td><td class="greenfont" width="5%">+106</td><td>L1</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
St. Louis</td><td>45</td><td>35</td><td>.563</td><td width="5%">4.5</td><td>23-17</td><td>22-18</td><td width="5%">372</td><td width="5%">346</td><td class="greenfont" width="5%">+26</td><td>L2</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Milwaukee</td><td>43</td><td>35</td><td>.551</td><td width="5%">5.5</td><td>25-13</td><td>18-22</td><td width="5%">353</td><td width="5%">353</td><td>
</td><td>L1</td><td>8-2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Pittsburgh</td><td>37</td><td>41</td><td>.474</td><td width="5%">11.5</td><td>24-17</td><td>13-24</td><td width="5%">382</td><td width="5%">429</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-47</td><td>L1</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Houston</td><td>36</td><td>42</td><td>.462</td><td width="5%">12.5</td><td>18-17</td><td>18-25</td><td width="5%">338</td><td width="5%">375</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-37</td><td>L1</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Cincinnati</td><td>36</td><td>44</td><td>.450</td><td width="5%">13.5</td><td>21-17</td><td>15-27</td><td width="5%">339</td><td width="5%">400</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-61</td><td>L1</td><td>3-7</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="12">2008 National League - Wild Card Standings</td></tr><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">NATIONAL</td><td width="6%">W</td><td width="6%">L</td><td>Pct</td><td>GB</td><td>HOME</td><td>ROAD</td><td width="5%">RS</td><td width="5%">RA</td><td>DIFF</td><td>STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20080626--> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
St. Louis</td><td>45</td><td>35</td><td>.563</td><td width="5%">-.-</td><td>23-17</td><td>22-18</td><td width="5%">372</td><td width="5%">346</td><td class="greenfont" width="5%">+26</td><td>L2</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Milwaukee</td><td>43</td><td>35</td><td>.551</td><td width="5%">1.0</td><td>25-13</td><td>18-22</td><td width="5%">353</td><td width="5%">353</td><td>
</td><td>L1</td><td>8-2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Florida</td><td>40</td><td>38</td><td>.513</td><td width="5%">4.0</td><td>22-18</td><td>18-20</td><td width="5%">376</td><td width="5%">393</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-17</td><td>L4</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
NY Mets</td><td>38</td><td>39</td><td>.494</td><td width="5%">5.5</td><td>21-16</td><td>17-23</td><td width="5%">358</td><td width="5%">360</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-2</td><td>W1</td><td>6-4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Atlanta</td><td>39</td><td>41</td><td>.488</td><td width="5%">6.0</td><td>28-14</td><td>11-27</td><td width="5%">365</td><td width="5%">324</td><td class="greenfont" width="5%">+41</td><td>W1</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Pittsburgh</td><td>37</td><td>41</td><td>.474</td><td width="5%">7.0</td><td>24-17</td><td>13-24</td><td width="5%">382</td><td width="5%">429</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-47</td><td>L1</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Houston</td><td>36</td><td>42</td><td>.462</td><td width="5%">8.0</td><td>18-17</td><td>18-25</td><td width="5%">338</td><td width="5%">375</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-37</td><td>L1</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
LAD</td><td>36</td><td>42</td><td>.462</td><td width="5%">8.0</td><td>20-19</td><td>16-23</td><td width="5%">324</td><td width="5%">327</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-3</td><td>L1</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Cincinnati</td><td>36</td><td>44</td><td>.450</td><td width="5%">9.0</td><td>21-17</td><td>15-27</td><td width="5%">339</td><td width="5%">400</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-61</td><td>L1</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
San Fran</td><td>34</td><td>44</td><td>.436</td><td width="5%">10.0</td><td>14-24</td><td>20-20</td><td width="5%">321</td><td width="5%">363</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-42</td><td>W2</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Colorado</td><td>32</td><td>47</td><td>.405</td><td width="5%">12.5</td><td>20-19</td><td>12-28</td><td width="5%">331</td><td width="5%">399</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-68</td><td>L4</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">
San Diego</td><td>32</td><td>48</td><td>.400</td><td width="5%">13.0</td><td>21-23</td><td>11-25</td><td width="5%">296</td><td width="5%">372</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-76</td><td>L5</td><td>1-9</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">
Washington</td><td>31</td><td>49</td><td>.388</td><td width="5%">14.0</td><td>16-25</td><td>15-24</td><td width="5%">292</td><td width="5%">401</td><td class="redfont" width="5%">-109</td><td>W1</td><td>3-7</td></tr></tbody></table>
ESPN - MLB Standings, Pro Baseball Standings, Major League Baseball Standings and Team Records
Code:
Date Time: TV: Radio
06/27/08 7:10 FSMW KTRS
06/28/08 6:10 FSMW KTRS
06/29/08 1:05 KSDK KTRS
Cardinals Links:
Official Sites:
Official Site of St. Louis Cardinals|
Press Pass - Cardinals
Sports Illustrated|
Sporting News|
CBSSportsline|
ESPN|
Yahoo
St. Louis Post Dispatch Cardinals
Blogs:
Matthew Leach|
Goold - Bird Land|
Bernies Pressbox|
Future Redbirds|
Blog: Viva El Birdos
Player Sites:
Albert Pujols Family Foundation|
Rick Ankiel Official Site
TV/Radio:
KSDK|
Big 550 KTRS
Disabled List/Minor Leagues:
- Disabled List -
SP Chris Carpenter
SP Mark Mulder
SP Adam Wainwright
SP Matt Clement
SP/MR Anthony Reyes
RP Kelvin Jimenez
RP Josh Kinney
RP Tyler Johnson
RP Randy Flores
SS Cesar Izturis
OF Juan Encarnacion
- Minor Leaguers (that have been with team) -
SP Brad Thompson
IF Rico Washington
OF Joe Mather
RP Mark Worrell
Pitching Matchups:
Game 1:
Piņeiro, RHP (2-3, 3.86) vs. Meche, RHP (5-8, 4.911)
Game 2:
Boggs*, RHP (2-0, 5.40) or Mulder*, LHP (0-0, -.--)
vs. Davies, RHP (3-0, 3.12)
Game 3:
Looper, RHP (9-5, 4.22) vs. Bannister, RHP (7-6, 4.47)
Rotation:
<pre>
Starter W L ERA IP ER H HR BB K
Wellemeyer 7 2 3.46 88.1 34 77 11 28 68
Piņeiro 2 3 3.86 63.0 28 64 7 14 34
Lohse 9 2 3.94 98.1 43 103 7 24 46
Looper 9 5 4.22 96.0 45 107 10 22 42
Boggs 2 0 5.40 16.2 10 18 3 7 4
Wainwright* 6 3 3.14 91.2 32 80 10 19 62
</pre>
Bullpen:
<pre>
Reliever W L ERA HLD SV IP ER H HR BB K
RP Springer 1 0 2.28 5 0/1 23.2 6 17 1 10 20
RP McClellan 0 3 2.61 16 1/4 41.1 12 42 4 9 36
CL Franklin 2 1 2.95 12 10/14 36.2 12 37 3 17 24
RP Perez 1 0 3.71 5 0/1 17.0 7 14 1 11 16
Isringhausen 1 5 5.74 0 11/18 26.2 17 29 3 13 18
LH Villone 1 2 5.83 6 0/1 29.1 19 31 2 22 28
RH Parisi 0 4 8.22 0 0/0 23.0 21 37 2 15 13
</pre>
Probable Lineup:
<pre>
Player AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Schumaker .305 80 262 50 14 3 6 30 25 32 5/5
Kennedy .267 50 187 17 6 1 1 19 13 28 4/5
Pujols .358 81 226 41 15 0 16 43 52 23 2/3
Glaus .257 71 276 30 17 1 10 47 45 49 0/1
Ludwick .286 70 245 47 21 2 16 56 29 64 4/5
Ankiel .255 63 247 42 14 2 14 35 27 58 1/1
Molina .296 67 226 17 9 0 4 26 20 10 0/1
Stavinoha .267 4 15 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0/0
Ryan .295 36 122 21 7 0 0 7 9 20 5/6
- Pitcher -
Looper .367 11 30 5 3 0 0 3 4 7 0/0
*Wainwright .225 9 40 2 1 0 1 3 1 13 0/0
Wellemeyer .160 3 23 1 0 0 0 3 1 11 0/0
Lohse .100 3 28 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 0/1
Pineiro .045 1 22 1 1 0 0 2 2 17 0/0
- End -
</pre>
Bench:
<pre>
Player AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
*Izturis .241 47 195 21 7 2 1 12 17 10 6/9
Miles .318 56 176 17 7 0 1 13 11 16 0/2
Barton .256 30 117 18 7 1 2 11 14 30 3/4
LaRue .229 19 83 10 2 0 2 7 11 8 0/0
Duncan .228 39 171 21 6 0 4 17 26 40 1/2
</pre>
Game Links:
Game One:
[Boxscore]|
[GameDay]|
[CBS GameCenter]
Game Two:
[Boxscore]|
[GameDay]|
[CBS GameCenter]
Game Three:
[Boxscore]|
[GameDay]|
[CBS GameCenter]