GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (69-72) at CINCINNATI (64-79)

NL: ST LOUIS (69-72) at CINCINNATI (64-79)

<h3>Mulder, Cardinals look to snap three-game skid vs. Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">St Louis (69-72) at Cincinnati (64-79) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - If the St. Louis Cardinals are to snap afour-game skid against the Cincinnati Reds, Mark Mulder willhave to be a lot better than he was in his first start of theseason.


Mulder and the Cardinals open a three-game series with the Redson Tuesday.


St. Louis was pounded, 12-3, in a makeup game against theNational League Central division-leading Chicago Cubs (73-70) onMonday. The Cardinals fell three games behind Chicago and theMilwaukee Brewers (73-70).


The Cardinals will look to get back on track against the Reds,who they have beaten nine times in 12 meetings, including athree-game sweep from August 31-September 2.


Mulder (0-1, 13.50 ERA), who made his first start in over a yearfollowing rotator cuff surgery, will look to put an end to St.Louis' pitching woes. St. Louis starters have surrendered 31runs during the team's three-game skid.


Things did not go well for Mulder on Wednesday, as he allowedsix runs and eight hits in four innings of an 8-2 loss toPittsburgh. The lefthander will look to fare better against aReds team that has lost nine of their last 13 games.

Matt Belisle (7-8, 5.44), who is unbeaten his last five starts,get the ball for Cincinnati. Belisle is 2-7 with a 6.41 ERA in14 home starts this season.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT CINCINNATI -- LINEUPS

ST LOUIS CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .296 2 27 Jeff Keppinger SS .353 4 25
Rick Ankiel RF .316 9 29 Jorge Cantu 1B .409 1 6
Albert Pujols 1B .321 30 89 Ken Griffey Jr RF .283 30 92
Jim Edmonds CF .246 11 44 Brandon Phillips 2B .288 28 84
Ryan Ludwick LF .252 11 40 Adam Dunn LF .263 36 96
Yadier Molina C .273 6 36 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .286 12 65
Aaron Miles 2B .307 2 29 Josh Hamilton CF .296 19 47
Mark Mulder LHP 1.000 0 0 David Ross C .199 15 34
(0-1, 13.50) Matt Belisle RHP .073 0 1
Brendan Ryan 3B .328 4 11 (7-8, 5.44)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: STL - MARK MULDER (0-1, 13.50)
CIN - MATT BELISLE (7-8, 5.44)

UMPIRES: HP - ED HICKOX
1B - C.B. BUCKNOR
2B - JOE WEST
3B - ED RAPUANO

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: STL - MARK MULDER AND YADIER MOLINA
CIN - MATT BELISLE AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.296, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.316, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.321, 30 HR, 89 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ECKSTEIN (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MATT BELISLE.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.316, 9 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL ST LOUIS AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY ST. LOUIS SHORTSTOP DAVID ECKSTEIN
LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 1 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.353, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
J CANTU (.409, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.283, 30 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - D Eckstein (3, 1st inning off M Belisle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (28). GIDP - J Edmonds. Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu).


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.46

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-0.
Batters faced: M Belisle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 1 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.252, 11 HR, 40 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.273, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
A MILES (.307, 2 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
M Mulder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

BATTING: HR - D Eckstein (3, 1st inning off M Belisle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (28). GIDP - J Edmonds. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Cantu 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .435
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - K Griffey Jr. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu).


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.80

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.46

Pitches-strikes: M Mulder 10-7; M Belisle 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mulder 3-0; M Belisle 2-0. Batters faced: M Mulder 3; M Belisle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 0 1 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.288, 28 HR, 84 RBI)
A DUNN (.263, 36 HR, 96 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.286, 12 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Mulder p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: HR - D Eckstein (3, 1st inning off M Belisle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (28). GIDP - J Edmonds. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Cantu 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .435
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - K Griffey Jr. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - A Dunn (6, bobble). DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu).


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.80

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 5.42

Pitches-strikes: M Mulder 10-7; M Belisle 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mulder 3-0; M Belisle 4-0. Batters faced: M Mulder 3; M Belisle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM DUNN (37) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF MARK MULDER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 1

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.286, 12 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 0 1 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 4 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.328, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.297, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
R ANKIEL (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Mulder p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: HR - D Eckstein (3, 1st inning off M Belisle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (28). GIDP - J Edmonds. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Cantu 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .435
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
D Ross c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071

Totals 9 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - A Dunn (37, 2nd inning off M Mulder 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn
(97). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Belisle 1. GIDP - K Griffey
Jr. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - A Dunn (6, bobble). DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu).


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ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 10.50

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 5.42

Pitches-strikes: M Mulder 33-25; M Belisle 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mulder 3-1; M Belisle 4-0. Batters faced: M Mulder 9; M Belisle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 0 0 1 3 0
CINCINNATI 0 1 1 4 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MARK MULDER
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.351, 0-FOR-1)
J CANTU (.435, 1-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .299
R Ankiel rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
M Mulder p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 2 4

BATTING: HR - D Eckstein (3, 1st inning off M Belisle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (28). GIDP - J Edmonds. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Cantu 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .435
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
D Ross c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071

Totals 9 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: HR - A Dunn (37, 2nd inning off M Mulder 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn
(97). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Belisle 1. GIDP - K Griffey
Jr. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - A Dunn (6, bobble). DP: 2 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu, B
Phillips-J Keppinger-J Cantu-J Keppinger).


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ST LOUIS - 100 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mulder 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 10.50

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 5.39

Pitches-strikes: M Mulder 33-25; M Belisle 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mulder 3-1; M Belisle 5-1. Batters faced: M Mulder 9; M Belisle 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY ADAM DUNN (38) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF MARK MULDER SCORED JORGE CANTU, KEN GRIFFEY JR AND BRANDON
PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.288, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY RICK ANKIEL ALLOWED EDWIN ENCARNACION AND JOSH
HAMILTON TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, M BELISLE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 7 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.349, 0-FOR-2)</div>