NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: MANNY CORPAS (1-2, 2.88) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: A PUJOLS (.298, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Corpas relieved L Hawkins. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8 COLORADO 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Pujols (.298, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 11 1 COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TYLER JOHNSON COL - MANNY CORPAS DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.225, 0-FOR-2, HBP) S FINLEY (.187, 1-FOR-3) M CORPAS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS COLORADO (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287 S Taguchi lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .256 A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .296 J Edmonds cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .245 S Rolen 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .220 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Bennett c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 A Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .228 T Wellemeyer p 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 37 8 11 7 3 3 13 BATTING: 2B - S Rolen 2 (9, J Hirsh 2); J Encarnacion (2, J Hirsh). 3B - J Edmonds (2, J Hirsh). HR - A Pujols (9, 5th inning off J Hirsh 2 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (5, 5th inning off J Hirsh 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Rolen 2 (22), A Pujols 3 (28), J Edmonds (18), T Wellemeyer (1). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, T Wellemeyer. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, J Encarnacion 1, T Wellemeyer 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (4, throw). Outfield assists - S Taguchi (J Baker at 2nd base). DP: 3 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols, A Pujols-A Miles-T Wellemeyer, S Taguchi-A Kennedy). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Matsui 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .313 T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .278 M Holliday lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .347 T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .343 G Atkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223 B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .292 Y Torrealba c 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 S Finley cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .187 J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Baker ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 9 3 1 6 12 a-doubled to deep center for T Martin in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - J Baker (2, R Franklin). HR - B Hawpe (8, 2nd inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (10, 6th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Martin. RBI - B Hawpe (32), M Holliday (42), J Baker (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 1, T Helton 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - M Holliday, B Hawpe. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 200 150 000 -- 8 COLORADO - 110 001 10 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 5 7 3 3 1 3 2 3.86 R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 R Franklin 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.27 T Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Hirsh 4 2/3 10 8 8 2 2 2 5.10 T Martin 2 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.22 L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 M Corpas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 T Wellemeyer pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP - J Hirsh. IBB - A Kennedy 2 (by J Hirsh). HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh); Y Torrealba (by R Franklin). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 78-49; R Flores 12-8; R Franklin 28-21; T Johnson 3-1; J Hirsh 103-65; T Martin 30-18; L Hawkins 15-10; M Corpas 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 8-4; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 1-2; T Johnson 0-1; J Hirsh 5-7; T Martin 1-5; L Hawkins 2-1; M Corpas 3-0. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 21; R Flores 3; R Franklin 8; T Johnson 1; J Hirsh 27; T Martin 8; L Hawkins 3; M Corpas 3. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike Everitt. Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (1-0, 1.42) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4 DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.225, 0-FOR-2)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved T Johnson. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8 COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y Torrealba (.225, 0-FOR-2)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Spilborghs hit for M Corpas. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8 COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R Spilborghs (.294, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 11 1 COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), TYLER JOHNSON (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT COL - JASON HIRSH, TOM MARTIN (5TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (9) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 5TH, 2 ON JIM EDMONDS (5) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 5TH, 0 ON COL - BRAD HAWPE (8) OFF TODD WELLEMEYER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (10) OFF TODD WELLEMEYER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 11 1 COLORADO 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), TYLER JOHNSON (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT COL - JASON HIRSH, TOM MARTIN (5TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), MANNY CORPAS (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA WP - TODD WELLEMEYER (1-0) LP - JASON HIRSH (2-5) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (9) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 5TH, 2 ON JIM EDMONDS (5) OFF JASON HIRSH IN THE 5TH, 0 ON COL - BRAD HAWPE (8) OFF TODD WELLEMEYER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON MATT HOLLIDAY (10) OFF TODD WELLEMEYER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:52 ATT: 19,062 PROBABLES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON (3-1, 4.72) COL - AARON COOK (4-1, 4.11)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS COLORADO (4) - FINAL ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Miles ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287 S Taguchi lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .256 A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .296 J Edmonds cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .245 S Rolen 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .220 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Bennett c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 A Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .228 T Wellemeyer p 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 37 8 11 7 3 3 13 BATTING: 2B - S Rolen 2 (9, J Hirsh 2); J Encarnacion (2, J Hirsh). 3B - J Edmonds (2, J Hirsh). HR - A Pujols (9, 5th inning off J Hirsh 2 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (5, 5th inning off J Hirsh 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Rolen 2 (22), A Pujols 3 (28), J Edmonds (18), T Wellemeyer (1). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, T Wellemeyer. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, J Encarnacion 1, T Wellemeyer 1. GIDP - S Rolen. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: E - A Kennedy (4, throw). Outfield assists - S Taguchi (J Baker at 2nd base). DP: 3 (A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols, A Pujols-A Miles-T Wellemeyer, S Taguchi-A Kennedy). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Matsui 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .313 T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .278 M Holliday lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .347 T Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .343 G Atkins 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223 B Hawpe rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .292 Y Torrealba c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 S Finley cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .185 J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .050 T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Baker ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-R Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Totals 33 4 9 3 1 7 12 a-doubled to deep center for T Martin in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for M Corpas in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Baker (2, R Franklin). HR - B Hawpe (8, 2nd inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (10, 6th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 0 Out). S - T Martin. RBI - B Hawpe (32), M Holliday (42), J Baker (6). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Hawpe 1, T Helton 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - M Holliday, B Hawpe. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 200 150 000 -- 8 COLORADO - 110 001 100 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer (W, 1-0) 5 7 3 3 1 3 2 3.86 R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 R Franklin 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.27 T Johnson (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era J Hirsh (L, 2-5) 4 2/3 10 8 8 2 2 2 5.10 T Martin 2 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.22 L Hawkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 M Corpas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 T Wellemeyer pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP - J Hirsh. IBB - A Kennedy 2 (by J Hirsh). HBP - S Taguchi (by J Hirsh); Y Torrealba (by R Franklin). Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 78-49; R Flores 12-8; R Franklin 28-21; T Johnson 3-1; J Isringhausen 8-6; J Hirsh 103-65; T Martin 30-18; L Hawkins 15-10; M Corpas 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 8-4; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 1-2; T Johnson 0-1; J Isringhausen 2-0; J Hirsh 5-7; T Martin 1-5; L Hawkins 2-1; M Corpas 3-0. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 21; R Flores 3; R Franklin 8; T Johnson 1; J Isringhausen 3; J Hirsh 27; T Martin 8; L Hawkins 3; M Corpas 3. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Mike Everitt. T--2:52. Att--19,062. Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (8) AT COLORADO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi hit by pitch. A Pujols singled to center, S Taguchi to second. J Edmonds flied out to center. S Rolen doubled to deep left, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. A Pujols scored, S Rolen to third on wild pitch by J Hirsh. J Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui walked. K Matsui stole second. T Tulowitzki singled to center, K Matsui to third. M Holliday grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki out at second. T Helton popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe homered to right. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. S Finley grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds tripled to deep center. S Rolen doubled to deep left center, J Edmonds scored. J Encarnacion grounded out to third. G Bennett struck out looking. A Kennedy intentionally walked. T Wellemeyer fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: A Miles singled to right center. S Taguchi singled to left, A Miles to second. A Pujols homered to center, A Miles and S Taguchi scored. J Edmonds homered to right. S Rolen struck out looking. J Encarnacion doubled to center. G Bennett flied out to left. A Kennedy intentionally walked. T Wellemeyer singled to center, J Encarnacion scored, A Kennedy to third. T Martin relieved J Hirsh. A Miles grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Wellemeyer out at second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 6TH: M Holliday homered to left center. R Flores relieved T Wellemeyer. T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 7TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. R Ludwick in right field. Y Torrealba hit by pitch. S Finley popped out to third. J Baker hit for T Martin. J Baker doubled to deep center, Y Torrealba scored. K Matsui flied into double play, left to second, J Baker doubled off second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (8) AT COLORADO (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Miles SS, S Taguchi LF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF, S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, G Bennett C, A Kennedy 2B, T Wellemeyer RHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, S Finley CF, J Hirsh RHP. Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Mike Everitt (3B). Gametime Weather: 62 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from left at 11 mph. ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi hit by pitch. A Pujols singled to center, S Taguchi to second. J Edmonds flied out to center. S Rolen doubled to deep left, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. A Pujols scored, S Rolen to third on wild pitch by J Hirsh. J Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui walked. K Matsui stole second. T Tulowitzki singled to center, K Matsui to third. M Holliday grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki out at second. T Helton popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 1. ST LOUIS 2ND: G Bennett flied out to left. A Kennedy grounded out to second. T Wellemeyer popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 2ND: G Atkins flied out to center. B Hawpe homered to right. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. S Finley grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 3RD: A Miles grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi lined out to shortstop. A Pujols fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 3RD: J Hirsh struck out swinging. K Matsui popped out to second. T Tulowitzki singled to center. M Holliday singled to center, T Tulowitzki to third. T Helton fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds tripled to deep center. S Rolen doubled to deep left center, J Edmonds scored. J Encarnacion grounded out to third. G Bennett struck out looking. A Kennedy intentionally walked. T Wellemeyer fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins singled to right center. B Hawpe grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, G Atkins out at second. Y Torrealba grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: A Miles singled to right center. S Taguchi singled to left, A Miles to second. A Pujols homered to center, A Miles and S Taguchi scored. J Edmonds homered to right. S Rolen struck out looking. J Encarnacion doubled to center. G Bennett flied out to left. A Kennedy intentionally walked. T Wellemeyer singled to center, J Encarnacion scored, A Kennedy to third. T Martin relieved J Hirsh. A Miles grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Wellemeyer out at second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 5TH: S Finley singled to center. T Martin sacrificed to third, S Finley to second. K Matsui struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 2. ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi struck out looking. A Pujols walked. J Edmonds flied out to center. S Rolen lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 6TH: M Holliday homered to left center. R Flores relieved T Wellemeyer. T Helton grounded out to third. G Atkins flied out to right. B Hawpe struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: J Encarnacion lined out to center. G Bennett flied out to center. A Kennedy flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 3. COLORADO 7TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. R Ludwick in right field. Y Torrealba hit by pitch. S Finley popped out to third. J Baker hit for T Martin. J Baker doubled to deep center, Y Torrealba scored. K Matsui flied into double play, left to second, J Baker doubled off second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4. ST LOUIS 8TH: L Hawkins relieved T Martin. R Ludwick lined out to left. A Miles grounded out to pitcher. S Taguchi grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 8TH: T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. M Holliday singled to center. T Helton grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Holliday safe at second on throwing error by second baseman A Kennedy. G Atkins struck out swinging. T Johnson relieved R Franklin. B Hawpe flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4. ST LOUIS 9TH: M Corpas relieved L Hawkins. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. J Edmonds singled to right center. S Rolen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Edmonds out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4. COLORADO 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved T Johnson. Y Torrealba grounded out to catcher. S Finley grounded out to second. R Spilborghs hit for M Corpas. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4.</div>
Pujols sparks struggling Cardinals offense <h3>ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Things have not gone smoothly for thedefending champs this season, but at least their All-Starslugger seems to be heating up. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and Jim Edmonds and ScottRolen each had a pair of hits as the St. Louis Cardinals cruisedto an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Todd Wellemeyer made his first start for his new club and heldthe previously-hot Rockies lineup to three runs and seven hitsin five innings. The converted reliever struck out three andissued one walk to earn his first win of the season. Pujols had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three,bringing his batting average to .296. Since dipping to .239 onMay 14, Pujols is hitting a robust .436 (24-for-55). Rolen and Edmonds are also in the midst of offensiveresurgences, with Rolen hitting .461 (12-for-26) over his lasteight games and Edmonds hitting .341 (15-for-44) after droppingto .202 on May 11. Wellemeyer (1-1), who was designated for assignment by theKansas City Royals on May 10, drew the difficult task of coolinga Rockies offense that had piled up 31 runs in their past fivegames and was riding a seven-game winning streak. The 28-year-old righthander joins a staff that includes BradenLooper, Adam Wainwright and Brad Thompson, all of whom aremaking transitions from the bullpen to the rotation this season. St. Louis jumped Colorado starter Jason Hirsh (2-5) in theopening frame. Hirsh hit So Taguchi with a pitch with one outbefore allowing Pujols to single to center. After Edmonds flewout to center, Rolen doubled home Taguchi and Pujols came in toscore on a wild pitch. The Rockies cut the deficit in half in bottom of the inning whenKaz Matsui came in to score on Matt Holliday's double-playgrounder. Brad Hawpe evened the score at 2-2 in the second when helaunched a solo blast over the wall in deep right field. Hawpe,who managed just one homer in the season's first 37 games, nowhas seven blasts in the past 13 contests - including one in eachof the last three games. The Cardinals added a run in the fourth on Rolen's RBI doubleand chased Hirsh with a five-run fifth inning. Pujols and Rolen<div class="pre">hit back-to-back homers in the frame and Wellemeyer helped his</div>own cause with an RBI single. Hirsh, who has not earned a win in over a month, yielded eightruns and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Pujols sparks struggling Cardinals offense <h3>ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Things have not gone smoothly for thedefending champs this season, but at least their All-Starslugger seems to be heating up. Albert Pujols hit a three-runhomer and Jim Edmonds and Scott Rolen each had multi-hit gamesas the St. Louis Cardinals cruised to an 8-4 victory over theColorado Rockies on Wednesday. Todd Wellemeyer made his firststart for his new club and held the previously-hot Rockieslineup to three runs and seven hits in five innings. Theconverted reliever struck out three and issued one walk to earnhis first win of the season. Pujols had two hits, scored tworuns and drove in three, bringing his batting average to .296.Since dipping to .239 on May 14, Pujols is hitting a robust .436(24-for-55). Rolen and Edmonds are also in the midst ofoffensive resurgences, with Rolen hitting .461 (12-for-26) overhis last eight games and Edmonds hitting .341 (15-for-44) afterdropping to .202 on May 11. "Everybody's starting to put it together a little bit," Edmondssaid. "We know the 3-4-5 and probably 6 hitters have to producein this lineup for us to win. That's what it's going to take." Wellemeyer (1-1), who was designated for assignment by theKansas City Royals on May 10, drew the difficult task of coolinga Rockies offense that had piled up 31 runs in their past fivegames and was riding a seven-game winning streak. "I was impressed with as well as the Rockies have been playing,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "They have a lot of toughouts in that lineup to get into the sixth inning and to pitchwith the lead was good. It was very impressive." The 28-year-old righthander joins a staff that includes BradenLooper, Adam Wainwright and Brad Thompson, all of whom aremaking transitions from the bullpen to the rotation this season. St. Louis jumped Colorado starter Jason Hirsh (2-5) in theopening frame. Hirsh hit So Taguchi with a pitch with one outbefore allowing Pujols to single to center. After Edmonds flewout to center, Rolen doubled home Taguchi and Pujols came in toscore on a wild pitch. "Scott got us going, that was a huge first inning hit for us,"La Russa said. "I haven't lived up to what I'm supposed to be doing and I takeresponsibility for that," Rolen said. "Right now I'm seeing theball better, swinging it better and being more selective andhopefully that continues and everything turns the corner for thewhole team." The Rockies cut the deficit in half in bottom of the inning whenKaz Matsui came in to score on Matt Holliday's double-playgrounder. Brad Hawpe evened the score at 2-2 in the second whenhe launched a solo blast over the wall in deep right field. Hawpe, who managed just one homer in the season's first 37games, now has seven blasts in the past 13 contests - includingone in each of the last three games. The Cardinals added a runin the fourth on Rolen's RBI double and chased Hirsh with afive-run fifth inning. Pujols and Rolen hit back-to-back homers<div class="pre">in the frame and Wellemeyer helped his own cause with an RBI</div>single. "We went up 3-2 and I shut them down for three straight then wewent up big. I thought that was huge," Wellemeyer said. Hirsh, who has not earned a win in over a month, yielded eightruns and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss. "I just didnt' have my good stuff and I just couldn't findcommand for anything really," Hirsh said. "Leaving the fastballup I think was the big key. I couldn't get that thing down, andobviously it hurt me."
Pujols sparks struggling Cardinals offense <h3>ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Things have not gone smoothly for thedefending champs this season, but at least their All-Starslugger seems to be heating up. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and Jim Edmonds and ScottRolen each had multi-hit games as the St. Louis Cardinalscruised to an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies onWednesday. Todd Wellemeyer made his first start for his new club and heldthe previously-hot Rockies lineup to three runs and seven hitsin five innings. The converted reliever struck out three andissued one walk to earn his first win of the season. Pujols had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three,bringing his batting average to .296. Since dipping to .239 onMay 14, Pujols is hitting a robust .436 (24-for-55). Rolen and Edmonds are also in the midst of offensiveresurgences, with Rolen hitting .461 (12-for-26) over his lasteight games and Edmonds hitting .341 (15-for-44) after droppingto .202 on May 11. "Everybody's starting to put it together a little bit," Edmondssaid. "We know the 3-4-5 and probably 6 hitters have to producein this lineup for us to win. That's what it's going to take." Wellemeyer (1-1), who was designated for assignment by theKansas City Royals on May 10, drew the difficult task of coolinga Rockies offense that had piled up 31 runs in their past fivegames and was riding a seven-game winning streak. "I was impressed with as well as the Rockies have been playing,"Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "They have a lot of toughouts in that lineup to get into the sixth inning and to pitchwith the lead was good. It was very impressive." The 28-year-old righthander joins a staff that includes BradenLooper, Adam Wainwright and Brad Thompson, all of whom aremaking transitions from the bullpen to the rotation this season. St. Louis jumped Colorado starter Jason Hirsh (2-5) in theopening frame. Hirsh hit So Taguchi with a pitch with one outbefore allowing Pujols to single to center. After Edmonds flewout to center, Rolen doubled home Taguchi and Pujols came in toscore on a wild pitch. "Scott got us going, that was a huge first inning hit for us,"La Russa said. "I haven't lived up to what I'm supposed to be doing and I takeresponsibility for that," Rolen said. "Right now I'm seeing theball better, swinging it better and being more selective andhopefully that continues and everything turns the corner for thewhole team." The Rockies cut the deficit in half in bottom of the inning whenKaz Matsui came in to score on Matt Holliday's double-playgrounder. Brad Hawpe evened the score at 2-2 in the second whenhe launched a solo blast over the wall in deep right field. Hawpe, who managed just one homer in the season's first 37games, now has seven blasts in the past 13 contests - includingone in each of the last three games. The Cardinals added a run in the fourth on Rolen's RBI doubleand chased Hirsh with a five-run fifth inning. Pujols and Rolen<div class="pre">hit back-to-back homers in the frame and Wellemeyer helped his</div>own cause with an RBI single. "We went up 3-2 and I shut them down for three straight then wewent up big. I thought that was huge," Wellemeyer said. Hirsh, who has not earned a win in over a month, yielded eightruns and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss. "I just didnt' have my good stuff and I just couldn't findcommand for anything really," Hirsh said. "Leaving the fastballup I think was the big key. I couldn't get that thing down, andobviously it hurt me."
Pujols sparks struggling Cardinals offense* ============================================ ST LOUIS 8, COLORADO 4 ---------------------- DENVER (Ticker) -- Things have not gone smoothly for the defending champs this season, but at least their All-Sta
