GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (80-69) at ST LOUIS (70-78)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved M Maroth.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 12
ST LOUIS 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A Rowand (.314, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Taguchi in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 12
ST LOUIS 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A Rowand (.314, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AARON ROWAND (26) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JASON ISRINGHAUSEN.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A NUNEZ (.239, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 13 11 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 11 14 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KANE DAVIS
STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.291, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.290, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
K STINNETT (.207, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (13) VS ST LOUIS (11) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .297
C Utley 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
P Burrell lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .263
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Howard 1b 4 3 2 5 1 1 1 .262
A Rowand cf 5 2 3 3 0 2 1 .316
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Werth rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .320
C Ruiz c 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
K Kendrick p 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167
a-S Victorino ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 13 11 13 7 5 9

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for K Kendrick in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (45, B Thompson); C Ruiz (27, An Reyes). HR - R Howard 2
(40, 2nd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off An Reyes 3 on, 2
Out), A Rowand 2 (26, 4th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off J
Isringhausen 0 on, 0 Out), J Rollins (28, 4th inning off A Cavazos 2 on, 2
Out). S - K Kendrick. SF - S Victorino. RBI - R Howard 5 (120), A Rowand 3
(87), J Rollins 3 (88), J Werth (41), S Victorino (45). 2-out RBI - J Rollins
3, J Werth, R Howard 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 2,
J Rollins 1. GIDP - G Dobbs. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (11, ground ball). PB - C Ruiz. DP: 2 (C Utley-J
Rollins-R Howard, J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .297
S Schumaker lf-rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .316
A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .248
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ankiel rf-cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .291
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Stinnett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Barden ph-ss 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .200
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph-3b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .200

Totals 36 11 14 10 3 1 9

a-singled to right for R Flores in the 5th; b-singled to right for T Johnson
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Schumaker (8, K Kendrick); A Pujols (33, J Mesa). HR - R
Ludwick (14, 6th inning off K Kendrick 1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Ankiel. RBI - A
Pujols 3 (95), R Ludwick 3 (46), A Miles 2 (31), R Ankiel (30), S Schumaker
(14). 2-out RBI - S Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, R Ankiel 1. GIDP - S Spiezio, B Ryan. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Miles (2, 2nd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - B Ryan (7, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Edmonds (G Dobbs
at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 010 514 101 -- 13
ST LOUIS - 000 003 62 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 6 7 3 3 1 1 1 4.05
C Condrey 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 5.48
J Mesa 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.11
A Alfonseca 1/3 1 2 1 1 0 0 5.11
K Davis 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.19

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 3 1/3 4 4 3 3 1 2 5.14
A Cavazos 2/3 1 3 1 1 0 1 8.35
R Flores 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
An Reyes 1 1/3 3 5 5 3 1 1 6.04
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
M Maroth 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.70
J Isringhausen 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.25

A Cavazos pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
C Condrey pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 89-58; C Condrey 10-8; J Mesa 8-6; A Alfonseca
12-6; K Davis 18-9; B Thompson 55-31; A Cavazos 15-6; R Flores 13-10; An Reyes
41-20; T Johnson 9-6; M Maroth 15-10; J Isringhausen 16-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: K Kendrick 12-5; C Condrey 1-0; J Mesa 2-1; A Alfonseca 0-1; K Davis
0-2; B Thompson 5-4; A Cavazos 2-1; R Flores 0-1; An Reyes 1-2; T Johnson 0-2;
M Maroth 0-1; J Isringhausen 1-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 24; C Condrey 5; J
Mesa 4; A Alfonseca 3; K Davis 4; B Thompson 16; A Cavazos 5; R Flores 4; An
Reyes 10; T Johnson 2; M Maroth 3; J Isringhausen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: FABIO CASTRO (0-0, 6.17) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: R ANKIEL (.291, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Castro relieved K Davis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ankiel (.291, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: FRANCISCO ROSARIO (0-3, 5.61) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.290, 3 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rosario relieved F Castro.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Taguchi (.290, 3 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cairo hit for K Stinnett.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S TAGUCHI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 13
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M Cairo (.167, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 13 11 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 11 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, CLAY CONDREY (7TH), JOSE MESA (7TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (8TH), KANE DAVIS (8TH), FABIO CASTRO (9TH),
FRANCISCO ROSARIO (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

STL - BRAD THOMPSON, ANDY CAVAZOS (4TH), RANDY FLORES
(5TH), ANTHONY REYES (6TH), TYLER JOHNSON (7TH), MIKE MAROTH
(8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND KELLY STINNETT

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (39) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
AARON ROWAND (25) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
JIMMY ROLLINS (28) OFF ANDY CAVAZOS IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
RYAN HOWARD (40) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 6TH, 3 ON
AARON ROWAND (26) OFF JASON ISRINGHAUSEN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

STL - RYAN LUDWICK (14) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 13 11 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 11 15 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, CLAY CONDREY (7TH), JOSE MESA (7TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (8TH), KANE DAVIS (8TH), FABIO CASTRO (9TH),
FRANCISCO ROSARIO (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

STL - BRAD THOMPSON, ANDY CAVAZOS (4TH), RANDY FLORES
(5TH), ANTHONY REYES (6TH), TYLER JOHNSON (7TH), MIKE MAROTH
(8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND KELLY STINNETT


WP - KYLE KENDRICK (9-4)
LP - BRAD THOMPSON (6-6)
SAVE - FRANCISCO ROSARIO (1)

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (39) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
AARON ROWAND (25) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
JIMMY ROLLINS (28) OFF ANDY CAVAZOS IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
RYAN HOWARD (40) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 6TH, 3 ON
AARON ROWAND (26) OFF JASON ISRINGHAUSEN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

STL - RYAN LUDWICK (14) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:19 ATT: 42,031

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (14-5, 3.50)
STL - KIP WELLS (6-17, 5.77)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (13) VS ST LOUIS (11) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .297
C Utley 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
P Burrell lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .263
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Howard 1b 4 3 2 5 1 1 1 .262
A Rowand cf 5 2 3 3 0 2 1 .316
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Werth rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .320
C Ruiz c 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
K Kendrick p 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167
a-S Victorino ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284
C Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Rosario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 13 11 13 7 5 9

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for K Kendrick in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (45, B Thompson); C Ruiz (27, An Reyes). HR - R Howard 2
(40, 2nd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off An Reyes 3 on, 2
Out), A Rowand 2 (26, 4th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off J
Isringhausen 0 on, 0 Out), J Rollins (28, 4th inning off A Cavazos 2 on, 2
Out). S - K Kendrick. SF - S Victorino. RBI - R Howard 5 (120), A Rowand 3
(87), J Rollins 3 (88), J Werth (41), S Victorino (45). 2-out RBI - J Rollins
3, J Werth, R Howard 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 2,
J Rollins 1. GIDP - G Dobbs. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - J Rollins (11, ground ball). PB - C Ruiz. DP: 2 (C Utley-J
Rollins-R Howard, J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .297
S Schumaker lf-rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .316
A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .321
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
R Ludwick rf 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .248
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ankiel rf-cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .288
S Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
K Stinnett c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207
c-M Cairo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Barden ph-ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .190
B Ryan ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Branyan ph-3b 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 .199

Totals 40 11 15 10 4 3 13

a-singled to right for R Flores in the 5th; b-singled to right for T Johnson
in the 7th; c-singled to left for K Stinnett in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - S Schumaker (8, K Kendrick); A Pujols (33, J Mesa). HR - R
Ludwick (14, 6th inning off K Kendrick 1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Ankiel. RBI - A
Pujols 3 (95), R Ludwick 3 (46), A Miles 2 (31), R Ankiel (30), S Schumaker
(14). 2-out RBI - S Schumaker. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, R Branyan 1, R Ankiel 1. GIDP - S Spiezio, B Ryan. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Miles (2, 2nd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - B Ryan (7, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Edmonds (G Dobbs
at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Miles-A Pujols).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 010 514 101 -- 13
ST LOUIS - 000 003 620 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 9-4) 6 7 3 3 1 1 1 4.05
C Condrey 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 5.48
J Mesa 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.11
A Alfonseca (H, 15) 1/3 1 2 1 1 0 0 5.11
K Davis (H, 3) 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.19
F Castro (H, 1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.00
F Rosario (S, 1) 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.47

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson (L, 6-6) 3 1/3 4 4 3 3 1 2 5.14
A Cavazos 2/3 1 3 1 1 0 1 8.35
R Flores 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
An Reyes 1 1/3 3 5 5 3 1 1 6.04
T Johnson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
M Maroth 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.70
J Isringhausen 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.25

A Cavazos pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
C Condrey pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 89-58; C Condrey 10-8; J Mesa 8-6; A Alfonseca
12-6; K Davis 18-9; F Castro 5-3; F Rosario 19-9; B Thompson 55-31; A Cavazos
15-6; R Flores 13-10; An Reyes 41-20; T Johnson 9-6; M Maroth 15-10; J
Isringhausen 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 12-5; C Condrey 1-0; J
Mesa 2-1; A Alfonseca 0-1; K Davis 0-2; F Castro 0-0; F Rosario 0-1; B Thompson
5-4; A Cavazos 2-1; R Flores 0-1; An Reyes 1-2; T Johnson 0-2; M Maroth 0-1; J
Isringhausen 1-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 24; C Condrey 5; J Mesa 4; A
Alfonseca 3; K Davis 4; F Castro 1; F Rosario 4; B Thompson 16; A Cavazos 5; R
Flores 4; An Reyes 10; T Johnson 2; M Maroth 3; J Isringhausen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry
Layne.

T--3:19. Att--42,031.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 13
ST LOUIS 11 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (13) AT ST LOUIS (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard homered to left. A Rowand singled to right.
G Dobbs grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Rowand out at
second. J Werth grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard walked. A Rowand homered to center, R Howard
scored. G Dobbs struck out looking. J Werth walked. A Cavazos relieved
B Thompson. C Ruiz safe at first on error by shortstop B Ryan, J Werth to third.
K Kendrick sacrificed to catcher, C Ruiz to second. J Rollins homered to right
center, J Werth and C Ruiz scored. C Utley flied out to center. (5 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: P Burrell walked. R Flores relieved A Cavazos. R Howard
flied out to left. A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs singled to right,
P Burrell to second. J Werth singled to center, P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to
second, G Dobbs thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Ludwick in right field. R Ankiel in center field.
B Barden at shortstop. An Reyes relieved R Flores. C Ruiz grounded out to
shortstop. K Kendrick walked. J Rollins singled to right, K Kendrick to
second. C Utley flied out to center, K Kendrick to third. P Burrell walked,
J Rollins to second. R Howard homered to left, K Kendrick, J Rollins and
P Burrell scored. A Rowand struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 11, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles grounded out to shortstop. S Schumaker doubled to
left. A Pujols singled to center, S Schumaker scored. R Ludwick homered to
left center, A Pujols scored. R Ankiel grounded out to first. S Spiezio
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 11, ST LOUIS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: G Dobbs flied out to center. J Werth walked. C Ruiz
doubled to right, J Werth to third. T Johnson relieved An Reyes. S Victorino
hit for K Kendrick. S Victorino hit sacrifice fly to left, J Werth scored.
J Rollins lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 12,
ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH: M Bourn in left field. A Nunez at third base. C Condrey
relieved K Kendrick. K Stinnett singled to right. B Barden safe at first on
error by shortstop J Rollins, K Stinnett to second. R Branyan hit for
T Johnson. R Branyan singled to right, K Stinnett to third, B Barden to second.
A Miles singled to center, K Stinnett and B Barden scored, R Branyan to second.
S Schumaker singled to center, R Branyan to third, A Miles to second. J Mesa
relieved C Condrey. A Pujols doubled to deep left, R Branyan and A Miles
scored, S Schumaker to third. R Ludwick grounded out to second, S Schumaker
scored, A Pujols to third. R Ankiel hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols
scored. S Spiezio grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 9.

ST LOUIS 8TH: A Alfonseca relieved J Mesa. K Stinnett flied out to left.
B Barden singled to right. R Branyan walked, B Barden to second. K Davis
relieved A Alfonseca. A Miles flied out to right, B Barden to third. B Barden
scored, R Branyan to second on passed ball by C Ruiz. S Schumaker singled to
center, R Branyan scored. A Pujols walked, S Schumaker to second. R Ludwick
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 11.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: S Schumaker in right field. J Isringhausen relieved
M Maroth. S Taguchi in left field. A Rowand homered to left. A Nunez grounded
out to second. J Werth flied out to right. C Ruiz flied out to right. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (13) AT ST LOUIS (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, K Kendrick RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Miles 2B, S Schumaker LF, A Pujols 1B,
J Edmonds CF, R Ankiel RF, S Spiezio 3B, K Stinnett C, B Ryan SS,
B Thompson RHP.

Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Ed Montague (2B),
Jerry Layne (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 10 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley lined out to
left. P Burrell grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to second. S Schumaker grounded out to
second. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard homered to left. A Rowand singled to right.
G Dobbs grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Rowand out at
second. J Werth grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds grounded out to first. R Ankiel reached on infield
single to first. S Spiezio grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, R Ankiel out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz lined out to pitcher. K Kendrick grounded out to
shortstop. J Rollins walked. C Utley hit a ground rule double to deep right
center, J Rollins to third. P Burrell popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: K Stinnett flied out to right. B Thompson struck out
swinging. B Ryan popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: R Howard walked. A Rowand homered to center, R Howard
scored. G Dobbs struck out looking. J Werth walked. A Cavazos relieved
B Thompson. C Ruiz safe at first on error by shortstop B Ryan, J Werth to third.
K Kendrick sacrificed to catcher, C Ruiz to second. J Rollins homered to right
center, J Werth and C Ruiz scored. C Utley flied out to center. (5 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Miles reached on infield single to third. A Miles stole
second. S Schumaker grounded out to pitcher. A Pujols flied out to center,
A Miles to third. J Edmonds walked. R Ankiel popped out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: P Burrell walked. R Flores relieved A Cavazos. R Howard
flied out to left. A Rowand struck out swinging. G Dobbs singled to right,
P Burrell to second. J Werth singled to center, P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to
second, G Dobbs thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Spiezio flied out to right. K Stinnett singled to left.
B Barden hit for R Flores. B Barden singled to right, K Stinnett to second.
B Ryan grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Barden out at
second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Ludwick in right field. R Ankiel in center field.
B Barden at shortstop. An Reyes relieved R Flores. C Ruiz grounded out to
shortstop. K Kendrick walked. J Rollins singled to right, K Kendrick to
second. C Utley flied out to center, K Kendrick to third. P Burrell walked,
J Rollins to second. R Howard homered to left, K Kendrick, J Rollins and
P Burrell scored. A Rowand struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 11, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles grounded out to shortstop. S Schumaker doubled to
left. A Pujols singled to center, S Schumaker scored. R Ludwick homered to
left center, A Pujols scored. R Ankiel grounded out to first. S Spiezio
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 11, ST LOUIS 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: G Dobbs flied out to center. J Werth walked. C Ruiz
doubled to right, J Werth to third. T Johnson relieved An Reyes. S Victorino
hit for K Kendrick. S Victorino hit sacrifice fly to left, J Werth scored.
J Rollins lined out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH: M Bourn in left field. A Nunez at third base. C Condrey
relieved K Kendrick. K Stinnett singled to right. B Barden safe at first on
error by shortstop J Rollins, K Stinnett to second. R Branyan hit for
T Johnson. R Branyan singled to right, K Stinnett to third, B Barden to second.
A Miles singled to center, K Stinnett and B Barden scored, R Branyan to second.
S Schumaker singled to center, R Branyan to third, A Miles to second. J Mesa
relieved C Condrey. A Pujols doubled to deep left, R Branyan and A Miles
scored, S Schumaker to third. R Ludwick grounded out to second, S Schumaker
scored, A Pujols to third. R Ankiel hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols
scored. S Spiezio grounded out to first. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 9.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M Maroth relieved T Johnson. R Branyan at third base.
C Utley lined out to first. M Bourn struck out swinging. R Howard struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 9.

ST LOUIS 8TH: A Alfonseca relieved J Mesa. K Stinnett flied out to left.
B Barden singled to right. R Branyan walked, B Barden to second. K Davis
relieved A Alfonseca. A Miles flied out to right, B Barden to third. B Barden
scored, R Branyan to second on passed ball by C Ruiz. S Schumaker singled to
center, R Branyan scored. A Pujols walked, S Schumaker to second. R Ludwick
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 12, ST LOUIS 11.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: S Schumaker in right field. J Isringhausen relieved
M Maroth. S Taguchi in left field. A Rowand homered to left. A Nunez grounded
out to second. J Werth flied out to right. C Ruiz flied out to right. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11.

ST LOUIS 9TH: F Castro relieved K Davis. R Ankiel struck out looking.
F Rosario relieved F Castro. S Taguchi walked. M Cairo hit for K Stinnett.
M Cairo singled to left, S Taguchi to second. B Barden popped out to first.
R Branyan struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 13,
ST LOUIS 11.</div>

 

Howard, Phillies hang on to beat Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A day after completing a weekend sweep ofthe New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies nearly blew all oftheir momentum in St. Louis on Monday.


Ryan Howard hit two home runs and had five RBI, but the Philliesbarely hung on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-11, atBusch Stadium.


Aaron Rowand also homered twice and Jimmy Rollins hit athree-run blast for the Phillies, who opened an 11-0 lead beforewinning their fifth straight.


With the win, the Phillies (81-69) moved to within 2 1/2 gamesof the Mets (83-66) in the National League East. The Philliesare also just one game behind the San Diego Padres (81-67) inthe wild card race with the Padres hosting the PittsburghPirates later Monday night.


The Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning, six runs inthe seventh and two more in the eighth to nearly complete thecomeback.


Francisco Rosario allowed a walk and a single in the bottom ofthe ninth, but ended up striking out Russell Branyan to end thegame and earn his first career save.


Phillies rookie starter Kyle Kendrick (9-4), who was coming offa career-low three innings pitched in a 12-0 loss againstColorado on Wednesday, pitched six innings and gave up threeruns and seven hits.


Howard got Philadelphia on the board to lead off the top of thesecond inning with a solo blast to left field. Rowand connectedfor a two-run shot in the top of the fourth to make the score,3-0, and Rollins blasted a two-out, three-run homer later in theinning to give the Phillies a 6-0 lead.


Howard gave the Phillies an 11-0 lead with his fifth careergrand slam in the top of the sixth inning. The homer also gavethe slugger at least 40 home runs for the second consecutiveseason.


Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer and Albert Pujols had three RBIfor St. Louis, which has lost 11 of its past 12 games. TheCardinals, who were just one game out of first place in the NLCentral on September 6, have now dropped virtually out ofplayoff contention.


St. Louis starter Brad Thompson (6-6), who was making just hissecond start since July 28, lasted just 3 1/3 innings and gaveup four runs and four hits.


The defending World Series champions also announced thatoutfielder Chris Duncan will have hernia surgery on Thursday,which will officially end his season.

 

Howard, Phillies hang on to beat Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 11</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A day after completing a weekend sweep ofthe New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies nearly blew all oftheir momentum in St. Louis on Monday.


Ryan Howard hit two home runs and had five RBI, but the Philliesbarely hung on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-11, atBusch Stadium.


"You try to score as many runs as you can and tonight we neededthat," Howard said. "You look at it as a playoff-typeatmosphere. These kind of games when they come down to the wireyou have to be ready to play."


Aaron Rowand also homered twice and Jimmy Rollins hit athree-run blast for the Phillies, who opened an 11-0 lead beforewinning their fifth straight.


"You have to win games like that," Philadelphia starter KyleKendrick said. "It was nice to get the win and for us to keepthe streak going. We came out on top tonight. We're in a tightrace right now and we need to win games."


With the win, the Phillies (81-69) moved to within 2 1/2 gamesof the Mets (83-66) in the National League East. The Philliesare also just 1 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres (82-67) inthe wild card race. San Diego defeated the Pittsburgh Pirateson Monday.


"You have to keep pushing and plugging away," Rowand said."There's no room for getting too angry or worried. You have tobe focused on what you have to do. Everybody has a job to doout there."


The Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning, six runs inthe seventh and two more in the eighth to nearly complete thecomeback.


Francisco Rosario allowed a walk and a single in the bottom ofthe ninth, but ended up striking out Russell Branyan to end thegame and earn his first career save.


Kendrick (9-4), who was coming off a career-low three inningspitched in a 12-0 loss against Colorado on Wednesday, pitchedsix innings and gave up three runs and seven hits.

Howard got Philadelphia on the board to lead off the top of thesecond inning with a solo blast to left field. Rowand connectedfor a two-run shot in the top of the fourth to make the score,3-0, and Rollins blasted a two-out, three-run homer later in theinning to give the Phillies a 6-0 lead.


Howard gave the Phillies an 11-0 lead with his fifth careergrand slam in the top of the sixth inning. The homer also gavethe slugger at least 40 home runs for the second consecutiveseason.


Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run homer and Albert Pujols had three RBIfor St. Louis, which has lost 11 of its past 12 games. TheCardinals, who were just one game out of first place in the NLCentral on September 6, have now dropped virtually out ofplayoff contention.


"It's a great 'almost'," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said."It looked like we were going to have a really tough night, butthe guys that came in started lighting it up. We had a realshot to pull that one out."


St. Louis starter Brad Thompson (6-6), who was making just hissecond start since July 28, lasted just 3 1/3 innings and gaveup four runs and four hits.


"It's one of those games where I went out there and threw acouple of innings and it was over before it really even begunfor me," Thompson said. "We're at point right now where we haveto win ball games. It's frustrating on my end."


The defending World Series champions also announced thatoutfielder Chris Duncan will have hernia surgery on Thursday,which will officially end his season.