Teahen's extra inning blast propels Royals over Cards

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07/02/2006 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teahen smacked a home run in the 11th inning to lead Kansas City to an 8-7 win over St. Louis in the middle contest of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.

Teahen knocked in four runs while David DeJesus went 4-for-6 with three runs scored for the Royals, who have won five of their last seven games. Luke Hudson (1-3) earned the win with two scoreless innings in relief.

Sidney Ponson was hit around for six runs on seven hits in only 2 2/3 innings of work. Scott Spiezio and Scott Rolen each knocked in two runs for the Cardinals, who have dropped 10 of their last 11 contests.

Ambiorix Burgos took a 7-6 lead into the ninth for Kansas City, but promptly served up a home run ball to pinch hitter Jim Edmonds, tying the game at 7-7 and sending it into extra innings.

After escaping a bases-loaded jam in the 10th, the Royals took the lead in the 11th on Teahen's sixth homer of the year off of reliever Jason Isringhausen (2-4) who was saddled with the loss.

Rolen reached on a fielder's choice in the 11th, and advanced to second on a wild pitch, but was left stranded when Hudson struck out both John Rodriguez and Hector Luna to end the game.

The Royals jumped on Ponson early, pushing four runs across in the first. After a leadoff single by DeJesus, Mark Grudzielanek doubled down the line in left to score DeJesus. Doug Mientkiewicz then worked a walk, and two batters later, Teahen lined a double to left, plating both Grudzielanek and Mientkiewicz for a 3-0 lead. Ponson issued walks to Angel Berroa and Paul Bako, before Teahen scored on an RBI groundout by Joey Gathright to cap the scoring in the inning.

DeJesus picked up his second single in as many innings to start the second. He moved to second on a groundout by Grudzielanek, and scored when Mientkiewicz grounded a single up the middle to up the Royals advantage to 5-0. DeJesus crossed the plate again in the third, after another Grudzielanek double, to push the lead to 6-0 and bring an end Ponson's night prematurely.

The Cardinals clawed back however, scoring two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to cut the deficit to 6-5.

Rolen's 11th homer of the year followed a single by Albert Pujols to bring St. Louis to within 6-2. Yadier Molina led off the fifth with his third homer of the year, and Spiezo's run-scoring single made it a 6-4 contest. Spiezio moved to second on a balk, and scored when the next batter, Pujols, lined a single to center.

St. Louis pulled even with Kansas City in the seventh when Spiezio smacked a two-out homer to right, his fourth of the season, off of reliever Joel Peralta.

DeJesus laced a one-out single to right in the eighth, and Grudzielanek followed by doubling to left. DeJesus, however, tried to score on the play, but was cut down on a strong relay throw by David Eckstein, keeping things knotted at 6-6. The Royals kept the inning going however, and with two outs, reliever Randy Flores walked Mientkiewicz and Reggie Sanders to load the bases. The next batter, Teahen, worked a walk to force home Grudzielanek with the go-ahead run.

Game Notes

The Royals have won 10 games in interleague play, the most they have ever won in a single season...St. Louis will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday when they send Jason Marquis to the mound. He will be opposed by Mike Wood for Kansas City.

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