GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (69-73) at CINCINNATI (65-79)

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.267, 1-FOR-2, BB)
E ENCARNACION (.289, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
J VOTTO (.412, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256
Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
R Branyan 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .192
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Ryan ph-2b-ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cairo ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 31 1 9 1 0 7 16

a-struck out swinging for T Johnson in the 5th; b-singled to right for R
Springer in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Molina (14, B Arroyo). RBI - R Ludwick (42). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 2, D Eckstein 1. GIDP - Y Molina, D
Eckstein. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Branyan-A Miles-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
A Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .288
A Dunn lf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .289
J Votto 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .412
J Valentin c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 5 8 5 2 3 12

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (29, 4th inning off An Reyes 0 on, 1 Out), E
Encarnacion (13, 4th inning off An Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips (85), E
Encarnacion 3 (68), J Valentin (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
N Hopper 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (30, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Keppinger-J Votto, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 00 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 000 302 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 3 1/3 4 3 3 2 1 2 5.69
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
R Flores 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.65
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.34
T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 6 6 1 1 0 5 0 4.30
M Stanton 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.98
G Majewski 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.38
J Burton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61

BALK - J Burton. HBP - D Eckstein (by B Arroyo); B Arroyo (by An Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: An Reyes 68-38; T Johnson 5-3; R Flores 21-14; R Springer 6-5;
T Wellemeyer 12-11; B Arroyo 92-56; M Stanton 9-6; G Majewski 7-6; J Burton
21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: An Reyes 5-4; T Johnson 0-2; R Flores 2-2; R
Springer 0-1; T Wellemeyer 2-0; B Arroyo 4-9; M Stanton 0-0; G Majewski 2-0; J
Burton 1-1. Batters faced: An Reyes 16; T Johnson 2; R Flores 8; R Springer 2;
T Wellemeyer 3; B Arroyo 24; M Stanton 2; G Majewski 2; J Burton 4.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.280, 1-FOR-3)
R BRANYAN (.192, 1-FOR-3)
B RYAN (.324, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256
Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
R Branyan 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .192
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Ryan ph-2b-ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cairo ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 31 1 9 1 0 7 16

a-struck out swinging for T Johnson in the 5th; b-singled to right for R
Springer in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Molina (14, B Arroyo). RBI - R Ludwick (42). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 2, D Eckstein 1. GIDP - Y Molina, D
Eckstein. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Branyan-A Miles-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
A Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .288
A Dunn lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .266
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .288
J Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .389
J Valentin c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 5 8 5 2 6 12

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (29, 4th inning off An Reyes 0 on, 1 Out), E
Encarnacion (13, 4th inning off An Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips (85), E
Encarnacion 3 (68), J Valentin (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
N Hopper 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (30, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Keppinger-J Votto, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 00 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 000 302 00 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 3 1/3 4 3 3 2 1 2 5.69
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
R Flores 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.65
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.34
T Wellemeyer 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.55

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 6 6 1 1 0 5 0 4.30
M Stanton 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.98
G Majewski 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.38
J Burton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61

BALK - J Burton. HBP - D Eckstein (by B Arroyo); B Arroyo (by An Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: An Reyes 68-38; T Johnson 5-3; R Flores 21-14; R Springer 6-5;
T Wellemeyer 30-21; B Arroyo 92-56; M Stanton 9-6; G Majewski 7-6; J Burton
21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: An Reyes 5-4; T Johnson 0-2; R Flores 2-2; R
Springer 0-1; T Wellemeyer 2-0; B Arroyo 4-9; M Stanton 0-0; G Majewski 2-0; J
Burton 1-1. Batters faced: An Reyes 16; T Johnson 2; R Flores 8; R Springer 2;
T Wellemeyer 6; B Arroyo 24; M Stanton 2; G Majewski 2; J Burton 4.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (2-5, 3.44) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: Y MOLINA (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved J Burton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

Arroyo helps Reds continue Cardinals' slide

<h3>CINCINNATI 5, ST LOUIS 1</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Bronson Arroyo dealt the St. LouisCardinals a hurtful blow on Wednesday.


Arroyo pitched six effective innings as the Cincinnati Redsposted a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals, who have lost six in arow.


Brandon Phillips and Edwin Encarnacion homered for Cincinnati,which evened its record at 4-4 on a season-long 11-game homestand.


The Reds also delivered a whack to the playoff hopes of theCardinals.


St. Louis (69-74) entered this contest 3 1/2 games behind theMilwaukee Brewers (74-71) in the National League Centraldivision. The Cardinals could have cut their deficit evenfurther because Milwaukee lost to Pittsburgh earlier onWednesday.


Arroyo (9-14) was impressive, yielding just one run and six hitswhile striking out five. The righthander, who has won four ofhis last five decisions, allowed three hits in his first twoinnings before settling down.


After surrendering a leadoff double to Yadier Molina, followedby single to Russell Branyon in the top of the second, theeight-year veteran retired 12 straight batters.


Cincinnati took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, courtesy of a soloshot by Phillips and a two-run home run by Encarnacion off St.Louis starter Anthony Reyes.


For Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, it was his29th homer, leaving him one blast shy of becoming the third Redsplayer in club history to reach 30 homers and 30 stolen basesin a year.


The homer by Encarnacion was his fourth career blast in sixat-bats against Reyes. The massive shot landed in the upperdeck in left, Encarnacion's third shot there in 2007.

Reyes (2-14) surrendered three runs, four hits and two walks in3 1/3 innings. The righthander has lost three straight and fourof his last five decisions.


Arroyo was cruising along with a 3-0 lead until running intominor trouble in the sixth.


Three straight singles, including a run-scoring base hit by RyanLudwick cut the Cardinals' deficit to 3-1, before Arroyominimized the damage by inducing Molina to hit into a doubleplay to get out of the inning.


The Reds added insurance runs in the bottom of the inning on RBIsingles by Encarnacion and Javier Valentin to make it 5-1.

Jim Edmonds had three hits for the Cardinals, who also havedropped a season-high eight straight on the road.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (2-5, 3.44) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: Y MOLINA (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved J Burton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Ellison in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Schumaker hit for B Ryan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Schumaker (.308, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: STL - ANTHONY REYES, TYLER JOHNSON (4TH), RANDY FLORES (5TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (6TH), TODD WELLEMEYER (7TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (7TH), GARY MAJEWSKI
(7TH), JARED BURTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

CIN - BRANDON PHILLIPS (29) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
EDWIN ENCARNACION (13) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: STL - ANTHONY REYES, TYLER JOHNSON (4TH), RANDY FLORES (5TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (6TH), TODD WELLEMEYER (7TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (7TH), GARY MAJEWSKI
(7TH), JARED BURTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN


WP - BRONSON ARROYO (9-14)
LP - ANTHONY REYES (2-14)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

CIN - BRANDON PHILLIPS (29) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
EDWIN ENCARNACION (13) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:38 ATT: 16,167

PROBABLES: STL - KIP WELLS (6-16, 5.65)
CIN - AARON HARANG (14-4, 3.64)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279
R Branyan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .191
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Ryan ph-2b-ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324
c-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cairo ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 34 1 9 1 0 7 16

a-struck out swinging for T Johnson in the 5th; b-singled to right for R
Springer in the 7th; c-flied out to left for B Ryan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Molina (14, B Arroyo). RBI - R Ludwick (42). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 2, D Eckstein 1. GIDP - Y Molina, D
Eckstein. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Branyan-A Miles-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
A Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .288
A Dunn lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .266
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .288
J Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .389
J Valentin c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Ellison lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 31 5 8 5 2 6 12

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (29, 4th inning off An Reyes 0 on, 1 Out), E
Encarnacion (13, 4th inning off An Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips (85), E
Encarnacion 3 (68), J Valentin (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
N Hopper 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (30, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Keppinger-J Votto, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 000 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 000 302 00x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes (L, 2-14) 3 1/3 4 3 3 2 1 2 5.69
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
R Flores 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.65
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.34
T Wellemeyer 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.55

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (W, 9-14) 6 6 1 1 0 5 0 4.30
M Stanton 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.98
G Majewski 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.38
J Burton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61
D Weathers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39

BALK - J Burton. HBP - D Eckstein (by B Arroyo); B Arroyo (by An Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: An Reyes 68-38; T Johnson 5-3; R Flores 21-14; R Springer 6-5;
T Wellemeyer 30-21; B Arroyo 92-56; M Stanton 9-6; G Majewski 7-6; J Burton
21-13; D Weathers 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: An Reyes 5-4; T Johnson 0-2; R
Flores 2-2; R Springer 0-1; T Wellemeyer 2-0; B Arroyo 4-9; M Stanton 0-0; G
Majewski 2-0; J Burton 1-1; D Weathers 0-3. Batters faced: An Reyes 16; T
Johnson 2; R Flores 8; R Springer 2; T Wellemeyer 6; B Arroyo 24; M Stanton 2;
G Majewski 2; J Burton 4; D Weathers 3.

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

T--2:38. Att--16,167.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (1) AT CINCINNATI (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CINCINNATI 4TH: K Griffey Jr popped out to third. B Phillips homered to
left. A Dunn walked. E Encarnacion homered to left, A Dunn scored. J Votto
walked. J Valentin fouled out to right. B Arroyo popped out to shortstop.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 3.

ST LOUIS 6TH: N Hopper in center field. R Ankiel singled to left. A Pujols
flied out to center. J Edmonds singled to center, R Ankiel to second.
R Ludwick singled to right, R Ankiel scored, J Edmonds to second. Y Molina
grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Ludwick out at second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips singled to right. B Phillips stole second.
A Dunn singled to right, B Phillips to third. E Encarnacion singled to left,
B Phillips scored, A Dunn to second. J Votto lined out to center. J Valentin
singled to left center, A Dunn scored, E Encarnacion to third. R Springer
relieved R Flores. J Cantu hit for B Arroyo. J Cantu struck out swinging.
N Hopper flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .301
A Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .318
J Edmonds cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249
R Ludwick lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279
R Branyan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .191
An Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Ryan ph-2b-ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324
c-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cairo ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 34 1 9 1 0 7 16

a-struck out swinging for T Johnson in the 5th; b-singled to right for R
Springer in the 7th; c-flied out to left for B Ryan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Molina (14, B Arroyo). RBI - R Ludwick (42). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 2, D Eckstein 1. GIDP - Y Molina, D
Eckstein. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Branyan-A Miles-A Pujols).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
A Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .288
A Dunn lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .266
J Ellison lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .288
J Votto 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .389
J Valentin c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .274
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 5 8 5 2 6 12

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (29, 4th inning off An Reyes 0 on, 1 Out), E
Encarnacion (13, 4th inning off An Reyes 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips (85), E
Encarnacion 3 (68), J Valentin (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
N Hopper 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Phillips (30, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Keppinger-J Votto, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 000 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 000 302 00x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes (L, 2-14) 3 1/3 4 3 3 2 1 2 5.69
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
R Flores 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.65
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.34
T Wellemeyer 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.55

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (W, 9-14) 6 6 1 1 0 5 0 4.30
M Stanton 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.98
G Majewski 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.38
J Burton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61
D Weathers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39

BALK - J Burton. HBP - D Eckstein (by B Arroyo); B Arroyo (by An Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: An Reyes 68-38; T Johnson 5-3; R Flores 21-14; R Springer 6-5;
T Wellemeyer 30-21; B Arroyo 92-56; M Stanton 9-6; G Majewski 7-6; J Burton
21-13; D Weathers 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: An Reyes 5-4; T Johnson 0-2; R
Flores 2-2; R Springer 0-1; T Wellemeyer 2-0; B Arroyo 4-9; M Stanton 0-0; G
Majewski 2-0; J Burton 1-1; D Weathers 0-3. Batters faced: An Reyes 16; T
Johnson 2; R Flores 8; R Springer 2; T Wellemeyer 6; B Arroyo 24; M Stanton 2;
G Majewski 2; J Burton 4; D Weathers 3.

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

T--2:38. Att--16,167.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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ST LOUIS (1) AT CINCINNATI (5) - EVENT LOG
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St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF,
R Ludwick LF, Y Molina C, R Branyan 3B, A Miles 2B, An Reyes RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, A Gonzalez SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Votto 1B, J Valentin C, B Arroyo RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 5 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein hit by pitch. R Ankiel struck out swinging.
A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Edmonds singled to right, D Eckstein to
second. R Ludwick fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton grounded out to first. A Gonzalez grounded out
to shortstop. K Griffey Jr singled to left. B Phillips flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: Y Molina doubled to deep center. R Branyan singled to left,
Y Molina to third. An Reyes struck out swinging. A Miles struck out swinging.
D Eckstein flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn flied out to left. E Encarnacion flied out to
center. J Votto struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Ankiel flied out to right. A Pujols flied out to center.
J Edmonds flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin singled to right. B Arroyo hit by pitch,
J Valentin to second. J Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to first,
B Arroyo out at second, J Valentin to third. A Gonzalez grounded into double
play, third to second to first, J Hamilton out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Keppinger at shortstop. R Ludwick fouled out to first.
Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. R Branyan struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: K Griffey Jr popped out to third. B Phillips homered to
left. A Dunn walked. E Encarnacion homered to left, A Dunn scored. J Votto
walked. T Johnson relieved An Reyes. J Valentin fouled out to right. B Arroyo
popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: B Ryan hit for T Johnson. B Ryan struck out swinging.
A Miles grounded out to first. D Eckstein flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Ryan at second base. R Flores relieved T Johnson.
J Hamilton grounded out to third. J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop.
K Griffey Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
CINCINNATI 3.

ST LOUIS 6TH: N Hopper in center field. R Ankiel singled to left. A Pujols
flied out to center. J Edmonds singled to center, R Ankiel to second.
R Ludwick singled to right, R Ankiel scored, J Edmonds to second. Y Molina
grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Ludwick out at second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips singled to right. B Phillips stole second.
A Dunn singled to right, B Phillips to third. E Encarnacion singled to left,
B Phillips scored, A Dunn to second. J Votto lined out to center. J Valentin
singled to left center, A Dunn scored, E Encarnacion to third. R Springer
relieved R Flores. J Cantu hit for B Arroyo. J Cantu struck out swinging.
N Hopper flied out to right. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5.

ST LOUIS 7TH: M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. R Branyan struck out swinging.
B Ryan singled to left. G Majewski relieved M Stanton. M Cairo hit for
R Springer. M Cairo singled to right, B Ryan to second. D Eckstein grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, M Cairo out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 7TH: T Wellemeyer relieved R Springer. B Ryan at shortstop.
M Cairo at second base. J Keppinger grounded out to third. K Griffey Jr grounded
out to third. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5.

ST LOUIS 8TH: J Burton relieved G Majewski. R Ankiel grounded out to
second. A Pujols flied out to right. J Edmonds singled to shallow right.
J Edmonds to second on balk by J Burton. R Ludwick struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 8TH: A Dunn struck out looking. E Encarnacion struck out
swinging. J Votto struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 5.

ST LOUIS 9TH: D Weathers relieved J Burton. J Ellison in left field.
Y Molina flied out to right. R Branyan flied out to center. S Schumaker hit for
B Ryan. S Schumaker flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

Arroyo helps Reds continue Cardinals' slide

<h3>CINCINNATI 5, ST LOUIS 1</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Bronson Arroyo dealt the St. LouisCardinals a hurtful blow on Wednesday.


Arroyo pitched six effective innings as the Cincinnati Redsposted a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals, who have lost six in arow.


Brandon Phillips and Edwin Encarnacion homered for Cincinnati,which evened its record at 4-4 on a season-long 11-game homestand.


The Reds also delivered a whack to the playoff hopes of theCardinals.


St. Louis (69-74) entered this contest 3 1/2 games behind theMilwaukee Brewers (74-71) in the National League Centraldivision. The Cardinals could have cut their deficit evenfurther because Milwaukee lost to Pittsburgh earlier onWednesday.


"You have to give Arroyo credit," Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa said. "We're not having any fun right now that's forsure. What am I going to do? Yell and scream at them? I don'tsee anyone not trying. We'll just hang with it."


Arroyo (9-14) was impressive, yielding just one run and six hitswhile striking out five. The righthander, who has won four ofhis last five decisions, allowed three hits in his first twoinnings before settling down.


After surrendering a leadoff double to Yadier Molina, followedby single to Russell Branyon in the top of the second, theeight-year veteran retired 12 straight batters.


"In the minor leagues, I always had a good August," Arroyo said."Maybe at the end of the season the other guys are gettingtired. I really want to finish strong,"


Cincinnati took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, courtesy of a soloshot by Phillips and a two-run home run by Encarnacion off St.Louis starter Anthony Reyes.


For Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, it was his29th homer, leaving him one blast shy of becoming the third Redsplayer in club history to reach 30 homers and 30 stolen basesin a year.


Only Phillips childhood hero, Barry Larkin, who was the last todo it in 1996 and Eric Davis (1987) have displayed thatcombination of speed and power.


"It would be nice to join them," Phillips said. "Barry Larkinwas my favorite player and Eric Davis, I talked to over thewinter. I will let you guys know how it feels when I do it. Isthat OK?"


The homer by Encarnacion was his fourth career blast in sixat-bats against Reyes. The massive shot landed in the upperdeck in left, Encarnacion's third shot there in 2007.

Encarnacion smiled when asked about his mastery over Reyes.

"Yeah, I like to face him, I don't know why," Encarnacion said."I just see the ball and hit it. "In the minor leagues, he wasone of the nastiest pitchers I faced."


Reyes (2-14) surrendered three runs, four hits and two walks in3 1/3 innings. The righthander has lost three straight and fourof his last five decisions.


"I was making my pitches then things started slipping away,"said Reyes, who was pressed into service after sitting idle forsix days. "I hung a couple pitches and they hit them. Thingslike this (emergency start) can get on you quick, but it's myjob to stay ready."


Arroyo was sailing along with a 3-0 lead until running intominor trouble in the sixth.


"He was cruising," Reds interim manager Pete Mackanin said."But he had over 90 pitches. When it's late in the season, youdon't want to see him get in trouble."


Three straight singles, including a run-scoring base hit by RyanLudwick cut the Cardinals' deficit to 3-1, before Arroyominimized the damage by inducing Molina to hit into a doubleplay to get out of the inning.


Despite his mastery on Wednesday, Arroyo was removed after thesixth.


"It was the first time all year, I was pulled out but reallywanted to stay in," Arroyo said. "He (Mackanin) felt he couldget another run, which we didn't get. I felt I could have goneout there for another 20 pitches. It was one of those nightsthat I felt like I didn't do all I could have."


"(Bronson) could have gone back out but I wanted to get anotherrun there," added Mackanin, who sent Jorge Cantu to bat forArroyo.


Cantu struck out but had been 4-for-6 as a pinch hitter.

The Reds added insurance runs in the bottom of the inning on RBIsingles by Encarnacion and Javier Valentin to make it 5-1.

Jim Edmonds had three hits for the Cardinals, who also havedropped a season-high eight straight on the road.