GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (40-46) at PHILADELPHIA (45-44)

NL: ST LOUIS (40-46) at PHILADELPHIA (45-44)

<h3>Maroth, Cardinals looking to turn season around</h3>

St Louis (40-46) at Philadelphia (45-44) 3:55 pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals are still hopingto bounce back from a miserable first half.


Mike Maroth looks for his first win in a Cardinals' uniform whenthe National League Central team squares off against thePhiladelphia Phillies in the second of a three-game seriesSaturday.


The defending World Series champions are just 75-85 since lastseason's All-Star break and sit in third place in the NLCentral, 7 1/2 games behind the division-leading MilwaukeeBrewers.


Maroth (5-3, 4.90 ERA), who was traded from the Detroit Tigerson June 23 to help the Cardinals' injury-plagued rotation, iswinless in three starts.


The 29-year-old lefthander gave up four runs - one earned - andfive hits with four walks over five innings in a 4-3 loss to theSan Francisco Giants on July 6.


He will be opposed by Phillies ace and All-Star Cole Hamels(10-4, 3.72), who snapped a season-long two-start losing streakin his last outing. The 23-year-old lefthander yielded a runand eight hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings of an 8-3victory over the Houston Astros.


Philadelphia posted its second straight win and third in fivegames on Friday, belting out 23 hits in a 13-3 triumph over St.Louis. All-Star Chase Utley had four hits and knocked in threeruns.


With the win, the Phillies temporarily avoided becoming thefirst franchise to lose 10,000 games.

 

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

ST LOUIS PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .313 2 12 Jimmy Rollins SS .290 17 56
So Taguchi CF .293 2 15 Shane Victorino RF .279 11 37
Albert Pujols 1B .308 17 53 Chase Utley 2B .331 16 71
Juan Encarnacion RF .270 6 27 Ryan Howard 1B .263 21 67
Scott Rolen 3B .263 4 38 Aaron Rowand CF .314 11 45
Chris Duncan LF .293 16 47 Pat Burrell LF .217 11 38
Yadier Molina C .264 1 15 Wes Helms 3B .266 3 24
Aaron Miles 2B .284 0 14 Carlos Ruiz C .267 3 29
Mike Maroth LHP .200 0 0 Cole Hamels LHP .175 0 1
(0-1, 4.11) (10-4, 3.72)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: STL - MIKE MAROTH (0-1, 4.11)
PHI - COLE HAMELS (10-4, 3.72)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE
1B - JIM WOLF
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - TIM TSCHIDA

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 7 mph, swirling</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: STL - MIKE MAROTH AND YADIER MOLINA
PHI - COLE HAMELS AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.313, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.293, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.308, 17 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.290, 17 HR, 56 RBI)
S VICTORINO (.279, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
C UTLEY (.331, 16 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
S Victorino rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Hamels p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: C Hamels 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Hamels 1-2.
Batters faced: C Hamels 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
PHI - COLE HAMELS</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (18) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MIKE MAROTH.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: S VICTORINO (.279, 11 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ST LOUIS AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY PHILADELPHIA SHORTSTOP JIMMY ROLLINS
LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (22) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MIKE MAROTH.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 2

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.314, 11 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.263, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.293, 16 HR, 47 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.264, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Hamels p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (22, M Maroth). HR - J Rollins (18, 1st inning off M
Maroth 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (22, 1st inning off M Maroth 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
J Rollins (57), R Howard (68). 2-out RBI - R Howard. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - W Helms 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4.96

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 37-22; C Hamels 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-1; C Hamels 1-2. Batters faced: M Maroth 7; C Hamels 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE MAROTH SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MAROTH ON FIRST, A MILES ON SECOND, C
DUNCAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.316, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED CHRIS DUNCAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M MAROTH ON FIRST, A MILES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
PHILADELPHIA 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.267, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
C HAMELS (.175, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.292, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .316
S Taguchi cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
M Maroth p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333

Totals 8 2 3 2 2 0 8

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels). SF - D Eckstein. RBI - M Maroth (1), D
Eckstein (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, S
Taguchi 1. Team LOB - 3.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292
S Victorino rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .330
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Hamels p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (22, M Maroth). HR - J Rollins (18, 1st inning off M
Maroth 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (22, 1st inning off M Maroth 0 on, 2 Out). RBI -
J Rollins (57), R Howard (68). 2-out RBI - R Howard. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - W Helms 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 4.96

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 37-22; C Hamels 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-1; C Hamels 2-4. Batters faced: M Maroth 7; C Hamels 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED COLE HAMELS AND JIMMY ROLLINS.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C UTLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
PHILADELPHIA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.265, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.307, 0-FOR-1)
J ENCARNACION (.269, 0-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .316
S Taguchi cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
M Maroth p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333

Totals 8 2 3 2 2 0 8

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels). SF - D Eckstein. RBI - M Maroth (1), D
Eckstein (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, S
Taguchi 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - A Miles (11, ground ball).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .294
S Victorino rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
C Utley 2b 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .332
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
C Hamels p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171

Totals 12 4 5 4 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (22, M Maroth); C Utley (35, M Maroth). HR - J Rollins
(18, 1st inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (22, 1st inning off M
Maroth 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Rollins (57), R Howard (68), C Utley 2 (73). 2-out
RBI - R Howard, C Utley 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 1,
R Howard 1. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 22 -- 4
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 5 4 2 1 2 2 4.67

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 58-34; C Hamels 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 2-2; C Hamels 2-4. Batters faced: M Maroth 13; C Hamels 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (18) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF COLE HAMELS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 4

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>