GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (82-69) at ST LOUIS (70-80)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Flores relieved R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ST LOUIS 1 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Utley (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 6 0
ST LOUIS 1 9 0 (BOT 10)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - GEOFF GEARY
STL - RANDY FLORES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SPIEZIO (.262, 1-FOR-4)
M CAIRO (.220, 0-FOR-4)
R FLORES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293
C Utley 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .312
J Werth rf-lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .313
C Ruiz c 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .260
C Roberson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Nunez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
b-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
a-P LaForest ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 34 1 6 1 5 9 17

a-struck out swinging for J Moyer in the 7th; b-singled to left for A Nunez in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (43, A Wainwright); P Burrell (25, A Wainwright). 3B - C
Utley (4, A Wainwright). S - C Coste. RBI - P Burrell (91). 2-out RBI - P
Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 2, J
Werth 1, C Ruiz 1. GIDP - A Nunez. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Werth (S Schumaker at Home). DP: 1 (J
Rollins-R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .297
S Taguchi lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .290
R Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273
S Spiezio 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .262
M Cairo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
S Schumaker rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Molina c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278
A Wainwright p 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .310
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .298

Totals 33 1 9 1 5 3 17

BATTING: S - A Miles. RBI - A Wainwright (6). 2-out RBI - A Wainwright. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 2, S Spiezio 2, R Ankiel 1, D
Eckstein 2. GIDP - R Ankiel. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Eckstein-S Spiezio).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 000 0 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 001 000 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 6 7 1 1 5 3 0 5.01
J Romero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.53
T Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.13
G Geary 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 8 4 1 1 4 7 0 3.60
R Franklin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
R Flores 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.44

IBB - R Howard (by A Wainwright). HBP - C Utley 2 (by A Wainwright, R
Flores). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 86-55; J Romero 12-10; T Gordon 8-5; G Geary
10-10; A Wainwright 116-72; R Franklin 13-10; R Flores 18-9. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Moyer 9-5; J Romero 3-0; T Gordon 2-1; G Geary 1-2; A Wainwright 10-7;
R Franklin 3-0; R Flores 1-0. Batters faced: J Moyer 28; J Romero 3; T Gordon
3; G Geary 5; A Wainwright 32; R Franklin 5; R Flores 5.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (4-6, 4.57) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: S SPIEZIO (.262, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved G Geary.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Spiezio (.262, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Branyan hit for R Flores.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M CAIRO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Branyan (.197, 10 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED MIGUEL CAIRO.

FINAL SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 6 0
ST LOUIS 1 2 11 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), GEOFF GEARY
(9TH), BRETT MYERS (10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ, CHRIS COSTE (9TH)

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (9TH), RANDY
FLORES (10TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

STL - NONE</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 6 0
ST LOUIS 1 2 11 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), GEOFF GEARY
(9TH), BRETT MYERS (10TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ, CHRIS COSTE (9TH)

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (9TH), RANDY
FLORES (10TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - RANDY FLORES (3-0)
LP - BRETT MYERS (4-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

STL - NONE


TIME: 3:14 ATT: 44,337

PROBABLES: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (8-13, 4.83)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (12-10, 4.55)

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.49)
WAS - JASON BERGMANN (5-5, 4.38)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293
C Utley 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .312
J Werth rf-lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .313
C Ruiz c 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .260
C Roberson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Nunez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
b-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Moyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
a-P LaForest ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283

Totals 34 1 6 1 5 9 17

a-struck out swinging for J Moyer in the 7th; b-singled to left for A Nunez in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (43, A Wainwright); P Burrell (25, A Wainwright). 3B - C
Utley (4, A Wainwright). S - C Coste. RBI - P Burrell (91). 2-out RBI - P
Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 2, J
Werth 1, C Ruiz 1. GIDP - A Nunez. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Werth (S Schumaker at Home). DP: 1 (J
Rollins-R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .297
S Taguchi lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .290
R Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273
S Spiezio 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261
M Cairo 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238
S Schumaker rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
Y Molina c 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .280
A Wainwright p 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .310
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .298

Totals 37 2 11 2 5 4 18

a-struck out looking for R Flores in the 10th.

BATTING: S - A Miles. RBI - A Wainwright (6), Y Molina (40). 2-out RBI - A
Wainwright, Y Molina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 2, S
Spiezio 2, R Ankiel 1, D Eckstein 2. GIDP - R Ankiel. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cairo (2, 2nd base off B Myers/C Coste).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Eckstein-S Spiezio).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 001 000 0 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 001 000 1 -- 2

Two outs when winning run scored.
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 6 7 1 1 5 3 0 5.01
J Romero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.53
T Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.13
G Geary 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.29
B Myers (L, 4-7) 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.67

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 8 4 1 1 4 7 0 3.60
R Franklin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
R Flores (W, 3-0) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.44

IBB - R Howard (by A Wainwright). HBP - C Utley 2 (by A Wainwright, R
Flores). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 86-55; J Romero 12-10; T Gordon 8-5; G Geary
10-10; B Myers 19-11; A Wainwright 116-72; R Franklin 13-10; R Flores 18-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 9-5; J Romero 3-0; T Gordon 2-1; G Geary 1-2; B
Myers 0-1; A Wainwright 10-7; R Franklin 3-0; R Flores 1-0. Batters faced: J
Moyer 28; J Romero 3; T Gordon 3; G Geary 5; B Myers 4; A Wainwright 32; R
Franklin 5; R Flores 5.

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

T--3:14. Att--44,337.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 1
ST LOUIS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

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PHILADELPHIA (1) AT ST LOUIS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Moyer grounded out to second. J Rollins struck out
swinging. C Utley hit by pitch. P Burrell doubled to deep left, C Utley
scored. R Howard walked. A Rowand popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Spiezio grounded out to third. M Cairo grounded out to
third. S Schumaker walked. Y Molina singled to left, S Schumaker to second.
A Wainwright singled to center, S Schumaker scored, Y Molina to third. A Miles
walked, A Wainwright to second. D Eckstein flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 10TH: B Myers relieved G Geary. S Spiezio flied out to right.
M Cairo reached on infield single to shortstop. R Branyan hit for R Flores.
M Cairo stole second. R Branyan struck out looking. Y Molina singled to left,
M Cairo scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (1) AT ST LOUIS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Nunez 3B, J Moyer LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi LF, R Ankiel CF,
S Spiezio 1B, M Cairo 3B, S Schumaker RF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, A Wainwright RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 7 mph.


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

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein grounded out to pitcher. S Taguchi walked.
R Ankiel grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Taguchi out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard struck out looking. A Rowand doubled to deep
left center. J Werth struck out swinging. C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Spiezio singled to center. M Cairo popped out to first.
S Schumaker grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, S Spiezio out at second.
Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Schumaker out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Nunez grounded out to second. J Moyer grounded out to
third. J Rollins struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Wainwright struck out swinging. A Miles walked.
D Eckstein flied out to right. S Taguchi reached on bunt single to third,
A Miles to second. R Ankiel walked, A Miles to third, S Taguchi to second.
S Spiezio struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley flied out to right. P Burrell flied out to
center. R Howard walked. A Rowand grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: M Cairo flied out to right. S Schumaker singled to left.
Y Molina singled to center, S Schumaker to second. A Wainwright singled to
right, S Schumaker out at home, Y Molina to second, Y Molina to third,
A Wainwright to second advancing on throw. A Miles fouled out to right. (0 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Werth struck out swinging. C Ruiz walked. A Nunez
grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Ruiz out at second.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein grounded out to third. S Taguchi struck out
swinging. R Ankiel grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: J Moyer grounded out to second. J Rollins struck out
swinging. C Utley hit by pitch. P Burrell doubled to deep left, C Utley
scored. R Howard walked. A Rowand popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Spiezio grounded out to third. M Cairo grounded out to
third. S Schumaker walked. Y Molina singled to left, S Schumaker to second.
A Wainwright singled to center, S Schumaker scored, Y Molina to third. A Miles
walked, A Wainwright to second. D Eckstein flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: J Werth flied out to left. C Ruiz singled to left
center. A Nunez flied out to center. P LaForest hit for J Moyer. P LaForest
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: J Romero relieved J Moyer. S Taguchi grounded out to
shortstop. R Ankiel grounded out to first. S Spiezio grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Rollins grounded out to second. C Utley tripled to
deep right. P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard intentionally walked.
A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Howard out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: T Gordon relieved J Romero. J Werth in left field.
S Victorino in right field. M Cairo grounded out to third. S Schumaker grounded
out to pitcher. Y Molina lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R Franklin relieved A Wainwright. R Ludwick in right
field. J Werth grounded out to third. C Ruiz singled to left. G Dobbs hit for
A Nunez. C Roberson ran for C Ruiz. G Dobbs singled to left, C Roberson to
second. S Victorino grounded out to pitcher. J Rollins grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 9TH: G Geary relieved T Gordon. C Coste catching. G Dobbs at third
base. R Ludwick singled to center. A Miles sacrificed to first, R Ludwick to
second. D Eckstein singled to left, R Ludwick to third. S Taguchi flied out
to right. R Ankiel flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 10TH: R Flores relieved R Franklin. C Utley hit by pitch.
C Coste sacrificed to pitcher, C Utley to second. R Howard walked. A Rowand
struck out swinging. J Werth struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 10TH: B Myers relieved G Geary. S Spiezio flied out to right.
M Cairo reached on infield single to shortstop. R Branyan hit for R Flores.
M Cairo stole second. R Branyan struck out looking. Y Molina singled to left,
M Cairo scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

Molina, Cards deal Phillies tough loss

<h3>ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Chip Sotolar
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Yadier Molina came through with arun-scoring single in the 10th inning to lift the St. LouisCardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies onWednesday.


The Phillies (82-70) had their six-game win streak snapped andfell to 2 1/2 games back of the New York Mets in the NationalLeague East. The Mets (84-67) defeated the Washington Nationals8-4 on Wednesday.


With one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Miguel Cairoreached on an infield single to short. Cairo stole second andscored when Molina bounced a two-out single to left.

Randy Flores (3-0) struck out two and worked around a walk inthe 10th to pick up the win.


Phillies closer Brett Myers (4-7) allowed a run and two hits in2/3 of an inning to take the loss. Philadelphia scored 20 runsin winning the first two games of the series but were bottled upfor most of the game by St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright.

Wainwright pitched eight impressive innings, allowing only onerun on four hits while striking out seven. The 26-year-oldrighthander was making his 30th start of the season afterappearing in 61 games out of the bullpen last season.

Jamie Moyer pitched six innings allowing just one run on sevenhits while walking five for the Phillies. The 44-year-oldlefthander worked out of a couple of jams as the Cardinalsstranded nine baserunners over the first seven innings.

St. Louis threatened to score in the third without having a ballleaving the infield. So Taguchi's bunt single sandwichedbetween two walks loaded the bases for Scott Spiezio, who wasmaking his second consecutive start in place of Albert Pujolswho is nursing a calf injury. However, Moyer caught Spieziolooking at all three pitches to end the inning.


The Cardinals wasted another opportunity in the fourth inning asthey had three hits but failed to push a run across.

Skip Schumaker and Molina singled to bring up Adam Wainwright.On Moyer's first pitch both runners took off and Wainwrightlooped a ball down the right field line in front of JaysonWerth.


Schumaker, thinking the ball may be caught, slowed as he nearedthird and couldn't score as Werth's throw came home. Molinanever stopped and in scrambling to get back to second base drewa throw from catcher Carlos Ruiz. This prompted Schumaker to tryto score but ended with him being tagged out. Moyer thenretired Aaron Miles to end the inning.


Philadelphia scored in the sixth inning when Pat Burrell doubledinto the left field corner scoring Chase Utley, who was onfirst after being hit in the foot by Wainwright. Utley showed noill effects as he raced around the bases and slid just ahead ofthe relay from shortstop David Eckstein to put the Phillies ontop 1-0.


The Cardinals answered in the bottom half of the inning asWainwright hit a line drive into left-center field to score SkipSchumaker. The hit was Wainwright's second of the night.

 

Molina, Cards deal Phillies tough loss

<h3>ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Chip Sotolar
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Yadier Molina came through with arun-scoring single in the 10th inning to lift the St. LouisCardinals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies onWednesday.


The Phillies (82-70) had their six-game win streak snapped andfell to 2 1/2 games back of the New York Mets in the NationalLeague East. The Mets (84-67) defeated the Washington Nationals8-4 on Wednesday.


"Nobody said it was going to be easy," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "When you're behind and your trying to catch upit's never easy. Tonight was a big game for us. We have to keepgoing.


"We could have gone to Washington with 10 games left and wewould have had 83 wins. I think 89-90 wins are going to get yousomething."


With one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Miguel Cairoreached on an infield single to short. Cairo stole second andscored when Molina bounced a two-out single to left. RandyFlores (3-0) struck out two and worked around a walk in the 10thto pick up the win.


Phillies closer Brett Myers (4-7) allowed a run and two hits in2/3 of an inning to take the loss. Tuesday night Myers blew asave in the 10th inning.


"Last night I deserved to lose," Myers said. "Tonight I thoughtI made good pitches and they just found the hole. It was a runof bad luck. I jammed Molina and it found the hole."

Philadelphia scored 20 runs in winning the first two games of<div class="pre">the series but were bottled up for most of the game by St.</div>Louis starter Adam Wainwright.


"It was a repeat of what he's been doing (all year)," Cardinalsmanager Tony La Russa said. "He has a real nice assortment. Hejust pitched a heck of a game against a very good team."

Wainwright pitched eight impressive innings, allowing only onerun on four hits while striking out seven. The 26-year-oldrighthander was making his 30th start of the season afterappearing in 61 games out of the bullpen last season.

"I started my whole career(in the minors)," Wainwright said. "Itwas just one year in the bullpen so I don't think it's that bigof a deal. I think mentally there's a big difference. I used tobe mentally weak and now I'm not."


Jamie Moyer pitched six innings allowing just one run on sevenhits while walking five for the Phillies. The 44-year-oldlefthander worked out of a couple of jams as the Cardinalsstranded nine baserunners over the first seven innings.

St. Louis threatened to score in the third without having a ballleaving the infield. So Taguchi's bunt single sandwichedbetween two walks loaded the bases for Scott Spiezio, who wasmaking his second consecutive start in place of Albert Pujolswho is nursing a calf injury. However, Moyer caught Spieziolooking at all three pitches to end the inning.


The Cardinals wasted another opportunity in the fourth inning asthey had three hits but failed to push a run across. SkipSchumaker and Molina singled to bring up Adam Wainwright. OnMoyer's first pitch both runners took off and Wainwright loopeda ball down the right field line in front of Jayson Werth.

Schumaker, thinking the ball may be caught, slowed as he nearedthird and couldn't score as Werth's throw came home. Molinanever stopped and in scrambling to get back to second base drewa throw from catcher Carlos Ruiz. This prompted Schumaker to tryto score but ended with him being tagged out.


Moyer then retired Aaron Miles to end the inning.


Philadelphia scored in the sixth inning when Pat Burrell doubledinto the left field corner scoring Chase Utley, who was onfirst after being hit in the foot by Wainwright.


Utley showed no ill effects as he raced around the bases andslid just ahead of the relay from shortstop David Eckstein toput the Phillies on top 1-0. The Cardinals answered in thebottom half of the inning as Wainwright hit a line drive intoleft-center field to score Skip Schumaker. The hit wasWainwright's second of the night.


The Phillies had their chances as they stranded two runners ineach of the last three innings.


"We had all kind of chances," Manuel said. "We just couldn't geta hit. Actually there were a few times we didn't have to get ahit. We just had to hit a fly ball to get the job done and wecouldn't do it."


The win was just the Cardinals second in their last 14 games.

"Breaks are tough to come by right now," Wainwright said. "Theimportant thing you see with this team is that with all theinjuries, our team continues to battle. I'm really proud ofeverybody in this clubhouse."