June 30, 2008
Cardinals 9, Royals 6: That’s LaRue’s Plate; You Can’t Have It
By
Zeldink
Posted at 10:45 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals (47-36) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Royals (37-45) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
W: Perez (2-0)
Jason LaRue blocked the plate, held onto the ball, and survived a collision with David DeJesus yesterday to keep the Royals off the board in the first inning. The next inning, he celebrated further by launching a 2-run homer to give the Cardinals the lead.
Albert Pujols also hit a home run, and just missed a second. Pujols served as the DH after being activated for the Royals series. His presence was missed, and his return helped St. Louis dispatch their in-state rivals.
It also moves them 2.5 games out of first, behind the slumping Cubs.