GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (19-25) at ST LOUIS (17-25)

NL: PITTSBURGH (19-25) at ST LOUIS (17-25)

<h3>Cardinals' RHP Wells faces former club, looks to end slump</h3>

Pittsburgh (19-25) at St Louis (17-25) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Kip Wells will see if facing his formerteam can improve his chances for a win.

The struggling Wells takes on his former team as the St. LouisCardinals meet the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle game of athree-game series on Wednesday.

Despite signing in the offseason with the defending champion,Wells (1-8, 6.75 ERA) has had next nothing go right for him inhis brief tenure with the Cardinals.

A 12-game winner with the Pirates in 2002, Wells has dropped hislast seven outings, giving up at least four earned runs in eachof his last six starts. The righthander surrendered five runsand six hits in five innings of a 5-4 loss at the Los AngelesDodgers last Wednesday.

A first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in 1998, Wells hashad his problems with losing streaks in the past, finishingfirst in the National League in losses with an 8-18 mark as amember of the Pirates in 2005. He lost six straight decisionsthat season.

Wells has faced Pittsburgh once before, yielding an unearned runand four hits in 8 1/3 innings for a win as a member of theWhite Sox.

In Monday's series opener, Chris Duncan drove in three runs andstarter Adam Wainwright helped his own cause with two RBI as theCardinals posted a 9-4 triumph.

Ian Snell (4-2, 2.76) takes the ball for Pittsburgh. Snell gaveup four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 11-5 victoryover the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. This season, therighthander is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in two starts vs. theCardinals.

Snell, however, might run into a little trouble as St. Louisslugger Albert Pujols is hitting .545 (6-for-11) with fourhomers.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

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

PITTSBURGH ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Bautista 3B .267 2 10 David Eckstein SS .268 0 6
Chris Duffy CF .220 2 13 Chris Duncan LF .296 8 18
Freddy Sanchez 2B .287 0 10 Albert Pujols 1B .270 7 23
Adam Laroche 1B .193 4 20 Juan Encarnacion RF .280 0 2
Jason Bay LF .281 5 28 Scott Rolen 3B .220 2 16
Ryan Doumit C .358 3 12 Jim Edmonds CF .220 1 11
Xavier Nady RF .279 5 22 Gary Bennett C .250 0 2
Jack Wilson SS .255 1 9 Adam Kennedy 2B .239 0 9
Ian Snell RHP .188 0 1 Kip Wells RHP .267 1 1
(4-2, 2.76) (1-8, 6.75)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (4-2, 2.76)
STL - KIP WELLS (1-8, 6.75)

UMPIRES: HP - RON KULPA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - PAUL EMMEL
3B - ADAM DOWDY

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: PIT - IAN SNELL AND RYAN DOUMIT
STL - KIP WELLS AND GARY BENNETT

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.267, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
C DUFFY (.220, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.287, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.268, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.296, 8 HR, 18 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.270, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.76

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.62

Pitches-strikes: K Wells 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 1-1. Batters
faced: K Wells 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ECKSTEIN (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF IAN SNELL.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0, ST LOUIS 1

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.296, 8 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.193, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
J BAY (.281, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.358, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Rolen 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.62

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 14-9; K Wells 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell
1-2; K Wells 1-1. Batters faced: I Snell 5; K Wells 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.220, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
G BENNETT (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
A KENNEDY (.239, 0 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .354
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X
Nady 1. Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Rolen 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.50

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 14-9; K Wells 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell
1-2; K Wells 1-4. Batters faced: I Snell 5; K Wells 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM EDMONDS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF IAN SNELL.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: G BENNETT (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.255, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
I SNELL (.188, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .354
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X
Nady 1. Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen
1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 2.97

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.50

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 31-19; K Wells 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 1-4; K Wells 1-4. Batters faced: I Snell 9; K Wells 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.273, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
C DUNCAN (.294, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.275, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .354
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X
Nady 1. Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen
1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 2.97

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.38

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 31-19; K Wells 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 1-4; K Wells 2-5. Batters faced: I Snell 9; K Wells 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.219, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.285, 0-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.192, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .354
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (10, K Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X
Nady 1. Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .271
C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
J Edmonds cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 12 2 3 2 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (8, I Snell). HR - D Eckstein (1, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out), J Edmonds (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Eckstein (7), J Edmonds (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen
1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 110 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2.92

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.38

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 41-28; K Wells 42-26. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 3-4; K Wells 2-5. Batters faced: I Snell 12; K Wells 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, right to left.</div>