GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (43-49) at ATLANTA (51-45)

NL: ST LOUIS (43-49) at ATLANTA (51-45)

<h3>James hopes to continue recent success against Cardinals</h3>

St Louis (43-49) at Atlanta (51-45) 7:35 pm EDT


ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Chuck James looks to win his third straightdecision when the Atlanta Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals inthe second of a four-game series Friday.


James (8-7, 3.73 ERA) has been excellent in his previous threestarts, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.02 ERA and 12 strikeoutsover 17 2/3 innings.


The 25-year-old lefthander pitched six scoreless innings,allowing just two hits and three walks with four strikeouts in a5-4 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates last Saturday.

Andruw Jones blasted a home run and drove in three runs to helpthe Braves snap a three-game losing streak with a 10-1 victoryin Thursday's contest against the Cardinals.


Jones is batting .220 with 19 home runs and 65 RBI on theseason. The 30-year-old slugger has homered four times in hislast seven games.


The Cardinals will counter with Adam Wainwright (8-7, 4.36), whois seeking a third straight win.


The 25-year-old Wainwright pitched seven scoreless innings in a10-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Therighthander yielded just six hits and two walks with fivestrikeouts.


St. Louis is 3-4 on its current 10-game road trip.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

ST LOUIS ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .310 2 14 Willie Harris LF .326 1 12
Jim Edmonds CF .240 7 24 Edgar Renteria SS .327 10 48
Albert Pujols 1B .315 20 58 Chipper Jones 3B .337 15 43
Juan Encarnacion RF .278 7 32 Andruw Jones CF .220 19 65
Ryan Ludwick LF .250 7 23 Brian Mccann C .269 11 53
Yadier Molina C .254 1 15 Jeff Francoeur RF .291 10 65
Aaron Miles 2B .277 0 14 Kelly Johnson 2B .291 9 44
Brendan Ryan 3B .313 2 5 Julio Franco 1B .208 1 10
Adam Wainwright RHP .281 0 4 Chuck James LHP .194 0 2
(8-7, 4.36) (8-7, 3.73)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (8-7, 4.36)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (8-7, 3.73)

UMPIRES: HP - GARY CEDERSTROM
1B - JIM REYNOLDS
2B - BILL WELKE
3B - LANCE BARKSDALE

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND YADIER MOLINA
ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.310, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
J EDMONDS (.240, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.315, 20 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.326, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.327, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
C JONES (.337, 15 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.36

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

Pitches-strikes: C James 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 1-2. Batters
faced: C James 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.220, 19 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.278, 7 HR, 32 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.250, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.254, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - Y Molina.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .324
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jones (44). Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.40

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

WP - A Wainwright 2. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 15-12; C James 9-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 1-1; C James 1-2. Batters faced: A Wainwright 5;
C James 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.291, 10 HR, 65 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.291, 9 HR, 44 RBI)
J FRANCO (.208, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (12, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Miles 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Molina.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .324
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jones (44). Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.40

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.66

WP - A Wainwright 2. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 15-12; C James 26-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 1-1; C James 3-2. Batters faced: A
Wainwright 5; C James 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.313, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
A WAINWRIGHT (.281, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (12, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Miles 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Molina.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .324
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jones (44). Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.37

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.66

WP - A Wainwright 2. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 32-22; C James 26-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 4-1; C James 3-2. Batters faced: A
Wainwright 8; C James 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JAMES (.194, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
W HARRIS (.324, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.326, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (12, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Miles 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Molina.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .324
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Jones (44). Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.37

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63

WP - A Wainwright 2. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 32-22; C James 34-26.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 4-1; C James 3-4. Batters faced: A
Wainwright 8; C James 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.239, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.315, 0-FOR-1)
J ENCARNACION (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
R Ludwick lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (12, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Miles 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - Y Molina.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .322
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 12 1 2 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (25, A Wainwright). RBI - C Jones (44). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.


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ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.33

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63

WP - A Wainwright 2. Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 44-27; C James 34-26.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 7-1; C James 3-4. Batters faced: A
Wainwright 13; C James 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Lance
Barksdale.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (21) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.268, 0-FOR-1)
J FRANCOEUR (.290, 0-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>