NL: ST LOUIS (44-49) at ATLANTA (51-46) <h3>Cardinals aim for second straight win vs. Braves</h3> St. Louis (44-49) at Atlanta (51-46) 7:05 pm EDT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Looking to build some semblance of momentum,the St. Louis Cardinals will continue their four-game serieswith the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The defending World Series champion, St. Louis has been unableto put together any long stretch of winning baseball thisseason, having put together only one four-game winning streakand only three streaks as long as three games. However, theCardinals have won four of their last six. The Cardinals will send Braden Looper (7-7, 4.60 ERA) to themound after he won for the first time since May 24 on Mondayagainst one of his former teams, the Florida Marlins. Heallowed two runs and five hits in a 5-3 victory in Florida,snapping a personal four-game losing streak over six starts thatincluded a stint on the disabled list with a right shoulderstrain. Looper will make his first career start against the Braves, buthas pitched 53 relief appearances against them, going 4-2 with a4.07 ERA and eight saves. Atlanta will answer with Buddy Carlyle (4-2, 4.00), who is inthe midst of a three-game winning streak over his last fourstarts in part due to his 1.73 ERA over that span. Sunday's 5-1win over the Pittsburgh Pirates was his latest triumph, as heyielded just one solo homer and four hits over eight frames. The righthander has made just one career appearance without adecision against St. Louis, throwing a scoreless inning againstin 2000 as a member of the San Diego Padres.
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS ST LOUIS ATLANTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Aaron Miles 3B .274 0 14 Willie Harris LF .317 1 12 Skip Schumaker RF .305 1 5 Edgar Renteria SS .329 10 48 Albert Pujols 1B .319 21 59 Chipper Jones 3B .341 15 44 Chris Duncan LF .289 18 52 Andruw Jones CF .218 19 65 Jim Edmonds CF .239 7 24 Brian Mccann C .269 11 53 Adam Kennedy 2B .223 2 17 Jeff Francoeur RF .291 10 65 Gary Bennett C .225 1 11 Kelly Johnson 2B .290 9 44 Brendan Ryan SS .327 2 5 Scott Thorman 1B .215 9 33 Braden Looper RHP .143 0 4 Buddy Carlyle RHP .063 0 1 (7-7, 4.60) (4-2, 4.00)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA WARMUPS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER (7-7, 4.60) ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (4-2, 4.00) UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS 1B - BILL WELKE 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - GARY CEDERSTROM WEATHER: 84 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 1 mph, right to left</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA STARTING BATS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND GARY BENNETT ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND BRIAN MCCANN DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.274, 0 HR, 14 RBI) S SCHUMAKER (.305, 1 HR, 5 RBI) A PUJOLS (.319, 21 HR, 59 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 - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.317, 1 HR, 12 RBI) E RENTERIA (.329, 10 HR, 48 RBI) C JONES (.341, 15 HR, 44 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 A Miles 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 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 .317 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 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 .290 S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.60 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.93 Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED WILLIE HARRIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, C JONES ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0 ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.291, 10 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 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.289, 18 HR, 52 RBI) J EDMONDS (.239, 7 HR, 24 RBI) A KENNEDY (.223, 2 HR, 17 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 A Miles 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: RBI - B McCann (54). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (16, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.65 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.93 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 17-11; B Carlyle 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 1-1; B Carlyle 0-3. Batters faced: B Looper 6; B Carlyle 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 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 2 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.290, 9 HR, 44 RBI) S THORMAN (.215, 9 HR, 33 RBI) B CARLYLE (.063, 0 HR, 1 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 A Miles 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 4 BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (15, B Carlyle). Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .320 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 B McCann c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 S Thorman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: RBI - B McCann (54). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (16, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: E - K Johnson (9, ground ball). DP: 1 (B Carlyle-S Thorman). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.65 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 17-11; B Carlyle 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 1-1; B Carlyle 0-5. Batters faced: B Looper 6; B Carlyle 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED SCOTT THORMAN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W HARRIS ON FIRST, B CARLYLE ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0 ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.329, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED BUDDY CARLYLE AND WILLIE HARRIS. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0 ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.217, 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 2 0 ATLANTA 1 3 4 7 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.327, 2 HR, 5 RBI) B LOOPER (.143, 0 HR, 4 RBI) A MILES (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (15, B Carlyle). Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .324 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .331 C Jones 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .342 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 B McCann c 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 S Thorman 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218 B Carlyle p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 13 4 7 4 1 2 9 BATTING: 2B - S Thorman (15, B Looper). RBI - B McCann (54), W Harris (13), C Jones 2 (46). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (16, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Carlyle-S Thorman). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 13 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 7 4 4 1 2 0 4.86 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 55-34; B Carlyle 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 1-3; B Carlyle 0-5. Batters faced: B Looper 14; B Carlyle 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY AARON MILES SCORED BRENDAN RYAN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1 ATLANTA 4 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.301, 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 1 1 3 0 ATLANTA 1 3 4 7 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.291, 0-FOR-1) K JOHNSON (.289, 0-FOR-1) S THORMAN (.218, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272 S Schumaker rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 B Ryan ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (15, B Carlyle); B Ryan (1, B Carlyle). S - B Looper. SF - A Miles. RBI - A Miles (15). Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .324 E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .331 C Jones 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .342 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .216 B McCann c 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .270 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 S Thorman 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218 B Carlyle p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .118 Totals 13 4 7 4 1 2 9 BATTING: 2B - S Thorman (15, B Looper). RBI - B McCann (54), W Harris (13), C Jones 2 (46). 2-out RBI - B McCann. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - W Harris (16, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Carlyle-S Thorman). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 001 -- 1 ATLANTA - 13 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 7 4 4 1 2 0 4.86 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.95 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 55-34; B Carlyle 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 1-3; B Carlyle 1-6. Batters faced: B Looper 14; B Carlyle 11. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE TRIPLE BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED KELLY JOHNSON AND BUDDY CARLYLE. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W HARRIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1 ATLANTA 6 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.331, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>
