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May 20, 2006

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David Eckstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .318
OBP .500 .387
At Bats 3 170
Hits 1 54
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 11

Elmer Dessens Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Kauffman Stadium - May 20, 2006
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Elmer Dessens
John Buck
Doug Mientkiewicz
Mark Grudzielanek
Tony Graffanino
Andres Blanco
Emil Brown
Esteban German
Reggie Sanders
David Eckstein
Count: 1-1, 1 Out
Count: 1-1, 1 Out

Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Esteban German now playing center field. Elmer Dessens now pitching. Miles hits a line drive towards third. Graffanino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Josh Hancock now pitching. Sanders hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taguchi. Sanders reaches second base with a double. German scores. There goes Grudzielanek trying to get to home. Taguchi throws the ball in to Eckstein who relays the ball to Molina, who tags Grudzielanek, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 8 Mientkiewicz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blanco scores. German moves to second.
Bottom 8 Randy Flores now pitching. Esteban German pinch hits for Shane Costa. German hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second.
Bottom 8 Blanco bunts towards first. Pujols fields the ball and throws to Looper covering. Safe.
Top 8 Molina hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Nelson now pitching. Taguchi strikes out.
Top 8 Encarnacion is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgos fields it and throws to first for the out. Rolen moves to second.
Top 8 Rolen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pujols hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Eckstein moves to second.
Top 8 Eckstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Buck strikes out.
Bottom 7 Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 So Taguchi now playing left field. Braden Looper now pitching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Miles strikes out.
Top 7 Molina hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ambiorix Burgos now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tyler Johnson now pitching. The ball gets by Molina for a passed ball. Sanders moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz fields the ball and throws to Bautista covering. Safe.
Top 6 Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bautista fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Costa hits a popup towards short. Eckstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 5 Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Graffanino hits a popup towards short. Eckstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown takes first base on ball four. Sanders moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. Encarnacion moves to third.
Top 4 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Costa. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. Rolen scores.
Top 4 Edmonds strikes out. The ball gets by Buck. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 4 Rolen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first, with Bautista covering, for the out. Eckstein moves to third.
Top 3 Eckstein hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Eckstein reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first, with Bautista covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Buck strikes out.
Bottom 2 Graffanino hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Molina settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Encarnacion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolen moves to second.
Top 2 Edmonds hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rolen is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Sanders hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Miles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Costa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out.
Top 1 Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.