NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Miles at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2 ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Franco (.180, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Diaz hit for B Wickman. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2 ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.354, 5 HR, 23 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 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 (TOP 10) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN ATL - BOB WICKMAN (OUT) DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.269, 0 HR, 16 RBI) D ECKSTEIN (.308, 1-FOR-4) S SCHUMAKER (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (2) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 9TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 S Taguchi cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .298 b-S Schumaker ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 A Pujols 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .322 J Encarnacion rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .277 R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 c-C Duncan ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 S Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 Y Molina c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 d-A Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 a-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 4 9 a-flied out to center for B Thompson in the 7th; b-grounded to first for S Taguchi in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for R Ludwick in the 9th; d-flied out to right for B Ryan in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (20, J Reyes). HR - A Pujols (22, 8th inning off R Soriano 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion (35), A Pujols (60). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, A Kennedy 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (5, 2nd base off B Wickman/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: E - B Ryan (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .332 E Renteria ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .336 C Jones 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .214 K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 J Francoeur rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285 J Franco 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 J Reyes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Totals 32 2 8 2 5 6 14 a-struck out swinging for P Moylan in the 7th; b-flied out to right for B Wickman in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Jones (21, B Thompson). HR - K Johnson (10, 4th inning off B Thompson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones (49), K Johnson (45). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J Franco. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris 2 (7, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, B Thompson). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-J Franco). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 001 010 -- 2 ATLANTA - 001 100 000 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 6 6 2 2 3 2 1 4.93 R Franklin 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1.27 J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.60 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 5 1/3 3 1 1 4 3 0 6.14 P Moylan 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 R Soriano 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.77 B Wickman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.24 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 89-53; R Franklin 54-33; J Isringhausen 15-10; J Reyes 92-52; P Moylan 11-7; R Soriano 12-8; B Wickman 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 7-6; R Franklin 2-2; J Isringhausen 0-1; J Reyes 5-8; P Moylan 3-2; R Soriano 1-2; B Wickman 1-1. Batters faced: B Thompson 24; R Franklin 10; J Isringhausen 3; J Reyes 23; P Moylan 4; R Soriano 4; B Wickman 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: TYLER YATES (2-1, 4.50) STARTING THE 10TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: A MILES (.269, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Yates relieved B Wickman. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2 ATLANTA 2 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.269, 0-FOR-0)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SKIP SCHUMAKER (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF TYLER YATES SCORED AARON MILES. CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, ATLANTA 2 DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.322, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: OSCAR VILLARREAL (1-0, 3.86) IN THE 10TH SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ENCARNACION ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, ATLANTA 2 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: C DUNCAN (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: O Villarreal relieved T Yates. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ENCARNACION ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ATLANTA 2 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C Duncan (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT ROLEN (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS AND JUAN ENCARNACION. CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2 DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.250, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 R H E -- - - - ST LOUIS 5 7 9 1 ATLANTA 2 8 0 (BOT 10) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.336, 2-FOR-4) C JONES (.346, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI) A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (7) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 S Taguchi cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .298 b-S Schumaker ph-cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .315 A Pujols 1b 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .322 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .281 R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 c-C Duncan ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 S Rolen 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .264 Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 d-A Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 a-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 Totals 38 7 9 7 5 6 12 a-flied out to center for B Thompson in the 7th; b-grounded to first for S Taguchi in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for R Ludwick in the 9th; d-flied out to right for B Ryan in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (20, J Reyes). HR - A Pujols (22, 8th inning off R Soriano 0 on, 2 Out), S Schumaker (2, 10th inning off T Yates 1 on, 1 Out), S Rolen (5, 10th inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion (35), A Pujols (60), S Schumaker 2 (8), S Rolen 3 (42). 2-out RBI - A Pujols, S Rolen 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, A Kennedy 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (5, 2nd base off B Wickman/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: E - B Ryan (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .332 E Renteria ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .336 C Jones 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .214 K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 J Francoeur rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285 J Franco 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 J Reyes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 8 2 5 6 14 a-struck out swinging for P Moylan in the 7th; b-flied out to right for B Wickman in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Jones (21, B Thompson). HR - K Johnson (10, 4th inning off B Thompson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones (49), K Johnson (45). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J Franco. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris 2 (7, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, B Thompson). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-J Franco). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 001 010 5 -- 7 ATLANTA - 001 100 000 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 6 6 2 2 3 2 1 4.93 R Franklin 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1.27 J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.60 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 5 1/3 3 1 1 4 3 0 6.14 P Moylan 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 R Soriano 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.77 B Wickman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.24 T Yates 1/3 3 4 4 1 1 1 5.31 O Villarreal 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.98 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 89-53; R Franklin 54-33; J Isringhausen 15-10; J Reyes 92-52; P Moylan 11-7; R Soriano 12-8; B Wickman 19-13; T Yates 13-8; O Villarreal 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 7-6; R Franklin 2-2; J Isringhausen 0-1; J Reyes 5-8; P Moylan 3-2; R Soriano 1-2; B Wickman 1-1; T Yates 0-0; O Villarreal 1-0. Batters faced: B Thompson 24; R Franklin 10; J Isringhausen 3; J Reyes 23; P Moylan 4; R Soriano 4; B Wickman 4; T Yates 5; O Villarreal 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 R H E -- - - - ST LOUIS 5 7 9 1 ATLANTA 0 2 8 0 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH), TYLER YATES (10TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (10TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (22) OFF RAFAEL SORIANO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON SKIP SCHUMAKER (2) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 10TH, 1 ON SCOTT ROLEN (5) OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL IN THE 10TH, 2 ON ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (10) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 R H E -- - - - ST LOUIS 5 7 9 1 ATLANTA 0 2 8 0 (FINAL 10) BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH), TYLER YATES (10TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (10TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA WP - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (4-0) LP - TYLER YATES (2-2) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (22) OFF RAFAEL SORIANO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON SKIP SCHUMAKER (2) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 10TH, 1 ON SCOTT ROLEN (5) OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL IN THE 10TH, 2 ON ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (10) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 4TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:25 ATT: 39,181 PROBABLES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (9-5, 2.88) SFO - MATT CAIN (3-11, 3.87) PROBABLES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (12-7, 3.69) STL - KIP WELLS (4-12, 5.75)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (7) VS ATLANTA (2) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 S Taguchi cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .298 b-S Schumaker ph-cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .315 A Pujols 1b 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .322 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .281 R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 c-C Duncan ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 S Rolen 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .264 Y Molina c 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 d-A Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 a-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272 Totals 38 7 9 7 5 6 12 a-flied out to center for B Thompson in the 7th; b-grounded to first for S Taguchi in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for R Ludwick in the 9th; d-flied out to right for B Ryan in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (20, J Reyes). HR - A Pujols (22, 8th inning off R Soriano 0 on, 2 Out), S Schumaker (2, 10th inning off T Yates 1 on, 1 Out), S Rolen (5, 10th inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion (35), A Pujols (60), S Schumaker 2 (8), S Rolen 3 (42). 2-out RBI - A Pujols, S Rolen 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, A Kennedy 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (5, 2nd base off B Wickman/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: E - B Ryan (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .332 E Renteria ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .335 C Jones 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .345 A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 .214 K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291 J Francoeur rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .294 J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285 J Franco 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .177 J Reyes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 5 8 14 a-struck out swinging for P Moylan in the 7th; b-flied out to right for B Wickman in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - C Jones (21, B Thompson). HR - K Johnson (10, 4th inning off B Thompson 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones (49), K Johnson (45). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Reyes 1. GIDP - J Franco. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris 2 (7, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, B Thompson). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-J Franco). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 001 010 5 -- 7 ATLANTA - 001 100 000 0 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 6 6 2 2 3 2 1 4.93 R Franklin 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1.27 J Isringhausen (W, 4-0) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.56 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 5 1/3 3 1 1 4 3 0 6.14 P Moylan (H, 3) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 R Soriano (B, 3) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.77 B Wickman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.24 T Yates (L, 2-2) 1/3 3 4 4 1 1 1 5.31 O Villarreal 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.98 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 89-53; R Franklin 54-33; J Isringhausen 27-18; J Reyes 92-52; P Moylan 11-7; R Soriano 12-8; B Wickman 19-13; T Yates 13-8; O Villarreal 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 7-6; R Franklin 2-2; J Isringhausen 0-2; J Reyes 5-8; P Moylan 3-2; R Soriano 1-2; B Wickman 1-1; T Yates 0-0; O Villarreal 1-0. Batters faced: B Thompson 24; R Franklin 10; J Isringhausen 6; J Reyes 23; P Moylan 4; R Soriano 4; B Wickman 4; T Yates 5; O Villarreal 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. T--3:25. Att--39,181. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (7) AT ATLANTA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA 3RD: J Reyes flied out to left. W Harris grounded out to first. E Renteria singled to shallow center. C Jones doubled to deep left center, E Renteria scored. A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson homered to right. J Francoeur singled to left. J Saltalamacchia singled to right, J Francoeur to second. J Franco grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Saltalamacchia out at second, J Francoeur to third. J Reyes grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi singled to shallow right. A Pujols doubled to left, S Taguchi to third. J Encarnacion grounded out to second, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. R Ludwick walked. P Moylan relieved J Reyes. S Rolen grounded into double play, second to first, R Ludwick out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 8TH: R Soriano relieved P Moylan. D Eckstein flied out to right. S Schumaker hit for S Taguchi. S Schumaker grounded out to first. A Pujols homered to left. J Encarnacion flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 10TH: T Yates relieved B Wickman. A Miles singled to center. D Eckstein struck out swinging. S Schumaker homered to right, A Miles scored. A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion singled to left, A Pujols to third. O Villarreal relieved T Yates. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Rolen homered to left, A Pujols and J Encarnacion scored. Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (7) AT ATLANTA (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi CF, A Pujols 1B, J Encarnacion RF, R Ludwick LF, S Rolen 3B, Y Molina C, B Ryan 2B, B Thompson RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF, K Johnson 2B, J Francoeur RF, J Saltalamacchia C, J Franco 1B, J Reyes LHP. Umpires -- Bill Welke (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Gary Cederstrom (2B), Jim Reynolds (3B). Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 8 mph. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to right. S Taguchi lined out to second. A Pujols flied out to right. J Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris walked. W Harris caught stealing second, catcher to second. E Renteria grounded out to third. C Jones walked. A Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick struck out swinging. S Rolen flied out to right. Y Molina walked. B Ryan popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 2ND: K Johnson flied out to center. J Francoeur singled to left. J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. J Franco flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: B Thompson grounded out to shortstop. D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi walked. A Pujols walked, S Taguchi to second. J Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 3RD: J Reyes flied out to left. W Harris grounded out to first. E Renteria singled to shallow center. C Jones doubled to deep left center, E Renteria scored. A Jones struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 1. ST LOUIS 4TH: R Ludwick grounded out to second. S Rolen fouled out to right. Y Molina flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson homered to right. J Francoeur singled to left. J Saltalamacchia singled to right, J Francoeur to second. J Franco grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Saltalamacchia out at second, J Francoeur to third. J Reyes grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: B Ryan grounded out to first. B Thompson flied out to left. D Eckstein flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris safe at first on error by second baseman B Ryan. E Renteria flied out to center. W Harris caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. C Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi singled to shallow right. A Pujols doubled to left, S Taguchi to third. J Encarnacion grounded out to second, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. R Ludwick walked. P Moylan relieved J Reyes. S Rolen grounded into double play, second to first, R Ludwick out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 6TH: A Jones walked. A Jones picked off first. K Johnson flied out to center. J Francoeur grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 7TH: Y Molina flied out to right. B Ryan grounded out to third. J Edmonds hit for B Thompson. J Edmonds flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 7TH: R Franklin relieved B Thompson. J Saltalamacchia singled to left. J Franco struck out looking. S Thorman hit for P Moylan. S Thorman struck out swinging. W Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 8TH: R Soriano relieved P Moylan. D Eckstein flied out to right. S Schumaker hit for S Taguchi. S Schumaker grounded out to first. A Pujols homered to left. J Encarnacion flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 8TH: S Schumaker in center field. E Renteria singled to right. C Jones grounded out to second, E Renteria to second. A Jones walked. K Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Jones out at second, E Renteria to third. J Francoeur walked, K Johnson to second. J Saltalamacchia lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 9TH: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. C Duncan hit for R Ludwick. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Rolen singled to shallow left. S Rolen stole second. Y Molina grounded out to second, S Rolen to third. A Kennedy hit for B Ryan. A Kennedy flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 9TH: C Duncan in left field. J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. A Miles at second base. J Franco struck out swinging. M Diaz hit for B Wickman. M Diaz flied out to right. W Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, ATLANTA 2. ST LOUIS 10TH: T Yates relieved B Wickman. A Miles singled to center. D Eckstein struck out swinging. S Schumaker homered to right, A Miles scored. A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion singled to left, A Pujols to third. O Villarreal relieved T Yates. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Rolen homered to left, A Pujols and J Encarnacion scored. Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 10TH: E Renteria struck out swinging. C Jones flied out to center. A Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2.</div>
Pujols, Schumaker lead later homer barrage for Cardinals <h3>ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2 (10 INNINGS)</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker victimizeda porous Atlanta Braves' bullpen. Pujols tied the game with a homer in the eighth inning andSchumaker broke the tie with a two-run homer in the 10th topower the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 win over the Braves onSunday. With the game tied in the 10th, Atlanta called on Tyler Yates tokeep the Cardinals at bay. However, the 29-year old Yates(2-2), who surrendered eight runs in over his past sixappearances, once again faltered. Yates surrendered a leadoff single to Aaron Miles beforestriking out David Eckstein, bringing up Schumaker. Thelefthanded-hitting Schumaker broke the tie by smashed his secondhomer of the season - a two-run shot - into the right fieldseats. Scott Rolen, who missed the Cardinals' last four games with aninflammation in his left shoulder, added a three-run shot offOscar Villareal to extend the lead to 7-2. Jason Isringhausen (4-0) pitched two perfect innings to notchthe victory. The Braves took at 2-1 edge into the eighth, when Atlantamanager Bobby Cox called on the struggling Rafael Soriano, whoallowed five runs and seven hits in his previous 3 1/3 frames. The 27-year old Soriano blew his third save opportunity over hislast five games by surrendering a two-out homer to Pujols toknot the game at 2-2 and deny Atlanta rookie Jo-Jo Reyes' bidfor his first win in his third career start. Atlanta's top pitching prospect, Reyes allowed one run and threehits, walking four and striking out three in 5 1/3 frames. Thelefthander threw 52 of his 92 pitches for strikes to lower hisERA from 8.68 to 6.14. The Braves had a chance to answer right away, loading the baseswith two outs in the eighth against reliever Ryan Franklin. However, Franklin induced rookie Jarrod Saltalamacchia to lineto shortstop to end the threat. Chipper Jones gave Atlanta,which had won 14 of its last 22 games, a 1-0 lead with an RBIsingle in the fourth. Kelly Johnson extended the Atlanta advantage to 2-0 one framelater when he smashed the 0-1 offering from St. Louis starterBrad Thompson into the right field bleachers for his 10th homerof the season. St. Louis halved the deficit in the sixth on RBI groundout byJuan Encarnacion. Thompson allowed two runs and six hits in six solid frames forthe Cardinals, who split the four-game set.
Pujols, Schumaker lead late homer barrage for Cardinals <h3>ST LOUIS 7, ATLANTA 2 (10 INNINGS)</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker victimizeda porous Atlanta Braves' bullpen. Pujols tied the game with a homer in the eighth inning andSchumaker broke the tie with a two-run homer in the 10th topower the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 win over the Braves onSunday. With the game tied in the 10th, Atlanta called on Tyler Yates tokeep the Cardinals at bay. However, the 29-year oldrighthander (2-2), who surrendered eight runs in over his pastsix appearances, once again faltered. Yates surrendered a leadoff single to Aaron Miles beforestriking out David Eckstein, bringing up Schumaker. Thelefthanded-hitting Schumaker, who entered the game with just 23homers in 2,501 minor league at-bats and two homers in themajors, broke the tie by sending a two-run shot into thebleachers down the right field line. "I'd definitely not a power hitter," Schumaker said. "When Ihit them, it's pretty much luck. I was just happy it stayedfair." "He's gained some experience and got some confidence," St. Louismanager Tony La Russa said. "That was a heck of a win for us.A lot of good things happened." Scott Rolen, who missed the Cardinals' last four games with aninflammation in his left shoulder, added a three-run shot offOscar Villareal to extend the lead to 7-2. "It's like anything else, guys struggle at the plate and guysstruggle on the mound," Chipper Jones said. "I have confidencein everybody who walks out on the field. We just got to work alittle bit harder to get better results." "It's not every day (the bullpen is) going to get the job done,"Andruw Jones said. "They are human. We had opportunities toscore runs as an offense and we didn't take advantage of it.When you lose, you lose as a team." Jason Isringhausen (4-0) pitched two perfect innings to notchthe victory. The Braves took at 2-1 edge into the eighth, when Atlantamanager Bobby Cox called on the struggling Rafael Soriano, whoallowed five runs and seven hits in his previous 3 1/3 frames. The 27-year old Soriano blew his third save opportunity over hislast five games by surrendering a two-out homer to Pujols toknot the game at 2-2 and deny Atlanta rookie Jo-Jo Reyes' bidfor his first win in his third career start. "It's all location," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "Sorianowas locating good until the one pitch (to Pujols). It just wentout. It's all about location. You just have to locate." "You can't make a mistake to a player the caliber of AlbertPujols and expect to get away with it," Chipper Jones said. Pujols homered despite tweaking in his right oblique during thecontest. "It's fine," Pujols said. "I stayed in the game. It wasn'tbothering me. You think I would be swinging like that (on thehome run) if it was?" Atlanta's top pitching prospect, Reyes allowed one run and threehits, walking four and striking out three in 5 1/3 frames. Thelefthander threw 52 of his 92 pitches for strikes to lower hisERA from 8.68 to 6.14. "I felt fine out there, a lot better," Reyes said. "I just hadmore confidence in every pitch tonight." The Braves had a chance to answer right away, loading the baseswith two outs in the eighth against Ryan Franklin. However, thereliever induced rookie Jarrod Saltalamacchia to line toshortstop to end the threat. Chipper Jones gave Atlanta, which had won 14 of its last 22games, a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the fourth. Kelly Johnson extended the Atlanta advantage to 2-0 one framelater when he smashed the 0-1 offering from St. Louis starterBrad Thompson into the right field bleachers for his 10th homerof the season. St. Louis halved the deficit in the sixth on RBI groundout byJuan Encarnacion. Atlanta finished its 10-game homestand against the mediocrePirates, Reds and Cardinals a disappointing 5-5. "We blew way too many games this homestand," Cox said. "Wecould have had a dynamite homestand. With a couple of clutchhits and better location, we could have gone 8-2." Thompson allowed two runs and six hits in six solid frames forthe Cardinals, who split the four-game set.
