Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 5, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2000 at Busch Stadium II. The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 3 1 0 0
Reboulet 2b 3 1 0 0
Sweeney 1b 5 1 2 2
Dye rf 5 2 3 1
Beltran cf 4 1 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 1
Zaun c 5 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 2 1
Suzuki p 2 1 1 0
  Rakers p 0 0 0 0
  Dunwoody ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Amico p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 2 0 0 0
  Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0
Renteria ss 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 2 0 0 0
  Davis rf 2 1 1 1
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
Drew rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Dunston lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Paquette 3b 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 1 0 0 0
Hentgen p 1 0 0 0
  Ankiel ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 1 0 0 0
  Benes p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Kansas City 011 014 0007100
St. Louis 010 003 000462
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suzuki  W (3-0) 5.1 5 4 4 2 4
  Rakers   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  D'Amico   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Spradlin  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
9
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  L (4-6) 5.0 7 3 2 3 1
  Thompson   2.0 2 4 2 2 2
  Benes   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
5
3

  E–Dunston (2), Hentgen (1).  2B–Kansas City Dye (17,off Hentgen); Sweeney (17,off Thompson), St. Louis Dunston (1,off Suzuki); Davis (9,off Suzuki).  HR–Kansas City Dye (18,3rd inning off Hentgen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Suzuki (1,off Hentgen).  SF–Randa (3,off Hentgen).  CS–Reboulet (1,Home by Hentgen/Matheny).  SB–Renteria (8,2nd base off Suzuki/Zaun); Dunston (2,3rd base off Suzuki/Zaun); Polanco (1,2nd base off Suzuki/Zaun).  WP–Rakers (3).  U-HP–Scott Higgins, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Travis Katzenmeier, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:08.  A–43,625.
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