GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (38-35) at ST LOUIS (32-38)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS ST LOUIS (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .283
S Victorino rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .270
C Utley 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .322
R Howard 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .315
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .205
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Barajas c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
A Eaton p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
A Nunez 3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 31 3 9 3 2 3 13

a-lined out to left for G Geary in the 8th.

BATTING: S - A Eaton. RBI - R Howard (51), J Rollins (45), C Utley (58). 2-out
RBI - C Utley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1, R Howard
1, G Dobbs 1. GIDP - P Burrell, S Victorino. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - S Victorino (3, bobble). Outfield assists - A Rowand (S Spiezio
at 2nd base). DP: 1 (R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
S Spiezio 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .303
C Duncan lf 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .272
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Kennedy ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208
S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Encarnacion rf 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .276
A Miles ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .315
G Bennett c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233
A Wainwright p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
S Schumaker lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 32 8 11 6 3 3 8

a-grounded to second for R Flores in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (12, A Eaton). HR - J Encarnacion (5, 4th inning off A
Eaton 2 on, 2 Out), C Duncan (14, 6th inning off A Eaton 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C
Duncan 3 (37), J Encarnacion 3 (19). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kennedy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Pujols (4, 3rd base by A Eaton/R Barajas).

FIELDING: E - S Spiezio (4, ground ball). DP: 2 (S Rolen-S Spiezio-A Pujols,
A Wainwright-A Miles-A Pujols).


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PHILADELPHIA - 100 010 10 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 100 302 02 -- 8
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 5 1/3 8 6 6 1 3 2 5.63
G Geary 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.54
J Mesa 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.40

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 6 7 2 2 2 2 0 4.58
R Franklin 2/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.54
R Flores 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63

WP - A Wainwright, J Mesa. HBP - A Pujols (by A Eaton). Pitches-strikes: A
Eaton 92-57; G Geary 29-19; J Mesa 16-8; A Wainwright 109-65; R Franklin 17-12;
R Flores 2-2; R Springer 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 5-6; G Geary 2-2;
J Mesa 3-0; A Wainwright 11-5; R Franklin 1-1; R Flores 0-1; R Springer 1-1.
Batters faced: A Eaton 24; G Geary 7; J Mesa 5; A Wainwright 25; R Franklin 5;
R Flores 1; R Springer 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (3-0, 1.55) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 8

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: R BARAJAS (.221, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Springer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R Barajas (.221, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
ST LOUIS 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 x 8 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (6TH), JOSE MESA (8TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), RANDY
FLORES (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH)
AND GARY BENNETT

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

STL - JUAN ENCARNACION (5) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
CHRIS DUNCAN (14) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
ST LOUIS 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 x 8 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, GEOFF GEARY (6TH), JOSE MESA (8TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), RANDY
FLORES (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH)
AND GARY BENNETT


WP - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (6-6)
LP - ADAM EATON (7-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

STL - JUAN ENCARNACION (5) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
CHRIS DUNCAN (14) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 45,336

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (9-3, 3.82)
STL - KIP WELLS (3-11, 6.75)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS ST LOUIS (8) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .283
S Victorino rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .270
C Utley 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .322
R Howard 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .315
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .205
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Barajas c 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219
A Eaton p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
A Nunez 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 34 3 9 3 2 4 13

a-lined out to left for G Geary in the 8th.

BATTING: S - A Eaton. RBI - R Howard (51), J Rollins (45), C Utley (58). 2-out
RBI - C Utley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1, R Howard
1, G Dobbs 1. GIDP - P Burrell, S Victorino. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - S Victorino (3, bobble). Outfield assists - A Rowand (S Spiezio
at 2nd base). DP: 1 (R Howard).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
S Spiezio 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .289
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Pujols 1b 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .303
C Duncan lf 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .272
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Kennedy ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208
S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265
J Encarnacion rf 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .276
A Miles ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .315
G Bennett c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233
A Wainwright p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
S Schumaker lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 32 8 11 6 3 3 8

a-grounded to second for R Flores in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (12, A Eaton). HR - J Encarnacion (5, 4th inning off A
Eaton 2 on, 2 Out), C Duncan (14, 6th inning off A Eaton 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C
Duncan 3 (37), J Encarnacion 3 (19). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion 3. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Kennedy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Pujols (4, 3rd base by A Eaton/R Barajas).

FIELDING: E - S Spiezio (4, ground ball). DP: 2 (S Rolen-S Spiezio-A Pujols,
A Wainwright-A Miles-A Pujols).


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PHILADELPHIA - 100 010 100 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 100 302 02x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton (L, 7-5) 5 1/3 8 6 6 1 3 2 5.63
G Geary 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.54
J Mesa 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4.05

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright (W, 6-6) 6 7 2 2 2 2 0 4.58
R Franklin 2/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.54
R Flores (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27
R Springer (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50

WP - A Wainwright, J Mesa. HBP - A Pujols (by A Eaton). Pitches-strikes: A
Eaton 92-57; G Geary 29-19; J Mesa 16-8; A Wainwright 109-65; R Franklin 17-12;
R Flores 2-2; R Springer 9-7; J Isringhausen 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Eaton 5-6; G Geary 2-2; J Mesa 3-0; A Wainwright 11-5; R Franklin 1-1; R Flores
0-1; R Springer 1-1; J Isringhausen 1-1. Batters faced: A Eaton 24; G Geary 7;
J Mesa 5; A Wainwright 25; R Franklin 5; R Flores 1; R Springer 3; J
Isringhausen 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--3:03. Att--45,336.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 3
ST LOUIS 8 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT ST LOUIS (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to left. S Victorino grounded into
fielder's choice to first, J Rollins out at second. C Utley walked,
S Victorino to second. R Howard singled to left, S Victorino scored, C Utley to
second. A Rowand flied out to right. P Burrell grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Howard out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi grounded out to shortstop. S Spiezio singled to
right. A Pujols singled to right, S Spiezio to third. C Duncan grounded out
to pitcher, S Spiezio scored, A Pujols to second. A Pujols caught stealing
third, catcher to third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Spiezio flied out to center. A Pujols walked. C Duncan
struck out looking. S Rolen hit a ground rule double to right, A Pujols to
third. J Encarnacion homered to left, A Pujols and S Rolen scored. A Miles
singled to center. G Bennett grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Barajas singled to left. A Eaton sacrificed to
pitcher, R Barajas to second. J Rollins singled to center, R Barajas scored.
S Victorino grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Rollins
out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 4.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Pujols hit by pitch. C Duncan homered to center, A Pujols
scored. S Rolen popped out to second. J Encarnacion singled to left. G Geary
relieved A Eaton. A Nunez at third base. A Miles singled to right,
J Encarnacion to third. G Bennett lined into double play, to first, A Miles
doubled off first.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Franklin relieved A Wainwright. S Schumaker in left
field. R Barajas lined out to center. A Nunez safe at first on error by second
baseman S Spiezio. J Rollins singled to right, A Nunez to second. S Victorino
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second, A Nunez to
third. C Utley singled to right, A Nunez scored, S Victorino to third.
R Flores relieved R Franklin. R Howard flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 6.

ST LOUIS 8TH: J Mesa relieved G Geary. S Rolen grounded out to third.
J Encarnacion walked. A Miles singled to right, J Encarnacion to second,
J Encarnacion scored, A Miles to second on error by right fielder S Victorino.
G Bennett grounded out to first, A Miles to third. A Miles scored on J Mesa's
wild pitch. S Schumaker grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 8.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (3) AT ST LOUIS (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, G Dobbs 3B, R Barajas C, A Eaton RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- S Taguchi CF, S Spiezio 2B, A Pujols 1B, C Duncan LF,
S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, A Miles SS, G Bennett C, A Wainwright RHP.

Umpires -- Hunter Wendelstedt (HP), Randy Marsh (1B), Bob Davidson (2B), Sam Holbrook (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 7 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to left. S Victorino grounded into
fielder's choice to first, J Rollins out at second. C Utley walked,
S Victorino to second. R Howard singled to left, S Victorino scored, C Utley to
second. A Rowand flied out to right. P Burrell grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Howard out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi grounded out to shortstop. S Spiezio singled to
right. A Pujols singled to right, S Spiezio to third. C Duncan grounded out
to pitcher, S Spiezio scored, A Pujols to second. A Pujols caught stealing
third, catcher to third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: G Dobbs grounded out to second. R Barajas grounded out
to third. A Eaton singled to center. J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen flied out to center. J Encarnacion flied out to
right. A Miles grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: S Victorino struck out looking. C Utley flied out to
left. R Howard flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 3RD: G Bennett struck out looking. A Wainwright struck out
looking. S Taguchi lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 1.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: A Rowand reached on infield single to third. P Burrell
grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Rowand out at second.
G Dobbs grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Spiezio flied out to center. A Pujols walked. C Duncan
struck out looking. S Rolen hit a ground rule double to right, A Pujols to
third. J Encarnacion homered to left, A Pujols and S Rolen scored. A Miles
singled to center. G Bennett grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ST LOUIS 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Barajas singled to left. A Eaton sacrificed to
pitcher, R Barajas to second. J Rollins singled to center, R Barajas scored.
S Victorino grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Rollins
out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 4.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Wainwright flied out to center. S Taguchi grounded out to
third. S Spiezio singled to center, S Spiezio out stretching at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 4.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: C Utley grounded out to pitcher. R Howard singled to
right. A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell walked, R Howard to second.
R Howard to third on wild pitch by A Wainwright. G Dobbs flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 4.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Pujols hit by pitch. C Duncan homered to center, A Pujols
scored. S Rolen popped out to second. J Encarnacion singled to left. G Geary
relieved A Eaton. A Nunez at third base. A Miles singled to right,
J Encarnacion to third. G Bennett lined into double play, to first, A Miles
doubled off first.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ST LOUIS 6.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Franklin relieved A Wainwright. S Schumaker in left
field. R Barajas lined out to center. A Nunez safe at first on error by second
baseman S Spiezio. J Rollins singled to right, A Nunez to second. S Victorino
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins out at second, A Nunez to
third. C Utley singled to right, A Nunez scored, S Victorino to third.
R Flores relieved R Franklin. R Howard flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 6.

ST LOUIS 7TH: S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi singled to
center. S Spiezio walked, S Taguchi to second. A Pujols flied out to right.
A Kennedy hit for R Flores. A Kennedy grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 6.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Springer relieved R Flores. A Kennedy at second base.
A Rowand grounded out to second. P Burrell struck out looking. M Bourn hit for
G Geary. M Bourn lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
ST LOUIS 6.

ST LOUIS 8TH: J Mesa relieved G Geary. S Rolen grounded out to third.
J Encarnacion walked. A Miles singled to right, J Encarnacion to second,
J Encarnacion scored, A Miles to second on error by right fielder S Victorino.
G Bennett grounded out to first, A Miles to third. A Miles scored on J Mesa's
wild pitch. S Schumaker grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 8.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Springer. R Barajas struck out
swinging. A Nunez grounded out to second. J Rollins flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ST LOUIS 8.</div>

 

Wainwright, Encarnacion lift Cards past Phillies

<h3>ST LOUIS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Adam Wainwright ended his home strugglesat the expense of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Wainwright worked six effective innings and Juan Encarnacionbelted a three-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals posted an8-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday.

A converted reliever, Wainwright (6-6) had lost his previousthree starts at Busch Stadium. But the righthander broke backinto the win column by allowing two runs and seven hits, walkingtwo and striking out two.

Encarnacion helped make it a successful afternoon for Wainwrightwith his fifth homer of the season, a 436-foot shot over theleft field wall with two outs in the fourth inning to snap a 1-1tie.

Chris Duncan also belted a two-run homer and contributed an RBI<div class="pre">groundout for the Cardinals, who won for the fifth time in</div>seven games.

Phillies starter Adam Eaton (7-5) was roughed up for six runsand eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The righthander walked one andstruck out three.

Jimmy Rollins had three hits and a RBI while reigning NationalLeague MVP Ryan Howard added two hits and drove in a run forPhiladelphia, which had a six-game winning streak in St. Louisstopped.

After winning Friday's series opener, the Phillies broke on topin the first inning on Howard's run-scoring single that platedRollins, who led off with a base hit.

However, the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the inning onDuncan's RBI groundout. Scott Spiezio and Albert Pujols hadconsecutive one-out singles to set the stage for Duncan.

In the fourth, the Cardinals took the lead for good. Pujolsdrew a one-out walk and, after Duncan struck out, former PhillieScott Rolen hit a ground-rule double to keep alive the inningfor Encarnacion, who launched Eaton's next pitch over thebullpen in left field.

Rollins' run-scoring single in the fifth pulled the Phillieswithin 4-2.

Eaton hit Pujols with a pitch to start the bottom of the sixth,and Duncan followed with his 14th homer of the season.

Chase Utley delivered an RBI single in the seventh to bring thePhillies within 6-3. But with two runners on and two outs,lefthander Randy Flores got Howard to fly out to right field,ending the inning.

In the eighth, the Cardinals added a pair of insurance runs.Aaron Miles produced a run with a single and later scored on awild pitch.

Cardinals outfielder So Taguchi singled in the seventh,extending his hitting streak to 15 games.

 

Wainwright, Encarnacion lift Cards past Phillies

<h3>ST LOUIS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Adam Wainwright ended his home strugglesat the expense of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Wainwright worked six effective innings and Juan Encarnacionbelted a three-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals posted an8-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday.

A converted reliever, Wainwright (6-6) had lost his previousthree starts at Busch Stadium. But the righthander broke backinto the win column by allowing two runs and seven hits, walkingtwo and striking out two.

"His command was pretty good," Phillies manager Charlie Manuelsaid. "He was getting his breaking ball over. It seemed likehe was trying to make us hit the ball to the opposite field alot. If he got behind, he made good pitches."

"(Wainwright's) still learning," Cardinals manager Tony La Russasaid. "If (starting) was easy, anybody could do it. There's alot to taking the ball every fifth day. He's very smart andreally committed to getting better. His best is still ahead ofhim."

Wainwright admitted he is taking the same approach to startingas he did to closing games last season.

"Once we got the lead, I just really decided in my mind thatthey weren't going to get any more (runs)," he said. "Theypushed one more across, but it's kind of like holding the leadin the ninth inning. Once you get the lead early, you doeverything that you can to hold it."

Encarnacion helped make it a successful afternoon for Wainwrightwith his fifth homer of the season, a 436-foot shot over theleft field wall with two outs in the fourth inning to snap a 1-1tie.

Chris Duncan also belted a two-run homer and contributed an RBI<div class="pre">groundout for the Cardinals, who won for the fifth time in</div>seven games.

"I'm starting to feel more comfortable every game," Duncan said."I just try to take good at-bats each time up. It doesn'tmatter wherever I'm hitting."

Phillies starter Adam Eaton (7-5) was roughed up for six runsand eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The righthander walked one andstruck out three.

"The sinker didn't quite get in there to Encarnacion," Eatonsaid. "I was pretty surprised that Duncan (swung) at the pitchthat he hit the home run on. Those two pitches were a couple Iwould like to have back."

Jimmy Rollins had three hits and a RBI while reigning NationalLeague MVP Ryan Howard added two hits and drove in a run forPhiladelphia, which had a six-game winning streak in St. Louisstopped.

"I was able to make some good pitches when I needed to,"Wainwright said. "Their big guys got some hits, but they weresingles, so you can't really say much more about that."

After winning Friday's series opener, the Phillies broke on topin the first inning on Howard's run-scoring single that platedRollins, who led off with a base hit.

However, the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the inning onDuncan's RBI groundout. Scott Spiezio and Albert Pujols hadconsecutive one-out singles to set the stage for Duncan.

"I think (Duncan) likes the middle of the lineup," La Russasaid. "I enjoy that he competes. He's a big, strong guy. Theother side is going to pay a lot of attention to him."

In the fourth, the Cardinals took the lead for good. Pujolsdrew a one-out walk and, after Duncan struck out, former PhillieScott Rolen hit a ground-rule double to keep alive the inningfor Encarnacion, who launched Eaton's next pitch over thebullpen in left field.

"(Eaton) threw me all fastballs the first at-bat and pretty muchall day," Encarnacion said. "The third at-bat, he threw me achangeup. I put a good swing on it and just caught it."

Rollins' run-scoring single in the fifth pulled the Phillieswithin 4-2.

Eaton hit Pujols with a pitch to start the bottom of the sixth,and Duncan followed with his 14th homer of the season.

Chase Utley delivered an RBI single in the seventh to bring thePhillies within 6-3. But with two runners on and two outs,lefthander Randy Flores got Howard to fly out to right field,ending the inning.

In the eighth, the Cardinals added a pair of insurance runs.Aaron Miles produced a run with a single and later scored on awild pitch.

Cardinals outfielder So Taguchi singled in the seventh,extending his hitting streak to 15 games.

 

Wainwright, Encarnacion lift Cards past Phillies

<h3>ST LOUIS 8, PHILADELPHIA 3</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Adam Wainwright ended his home strugglesat the expense of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Wainwright worked six effective innings and Juan Encarnacionbelted a three-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals posted an8-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday.

A converted reliever, Wainwright (6-6) had lost his previousthree starts at Busch Stadium. But the righthander broke backinto the win column by allowing two runs and seven hits, walkingtwo and striking out two.

"His command was pretty good," Phillies manager Charlie Manuelsaid. "He was getting his breaking ball over. It seemed likehe was trying to make us hit the ball to the opposite field alot. If he got behind, he made good pitches."

"(Wainwright's) still learning," Cardinals manager Tony La Russasaid. "If (starting) was easy, anybody could do it. There's alot to taking the ball every fifth day. He's very smart andreally committed to getting better. His best is still ahead ofhim."

Wainwright admitted that he's taking the same approach tostarting as he did to closing games last season.

"Once we got the lead I just really decided in my mind that theyweren't going to get any more," Wainwright said. "They pushedone more across but it's kind of like holding the lead in theninth inning. Once you get the lead early, you do everythingthat you can to hold it."

Encarnacion helped make it a successful afternoon for Wainwrightwith his fifth homer of the season, a 436-foot shot over theleft field wall with two outs in the fourth inning to snap a 1-1tie.

Chris Duncan also belted a two-run homer and contributed an RBI<div class="pre">groundout for the Cardinals, who won for the fifth time in</div>seven games.

"I'm starting to feel more comfortable every game," Duncan said."I just try to take good at-bats each time up. It doesn'tmatter wherever I'm hitting."

Phillies starter Adam Eaton (7-5) was roughed up for six runsand eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. The righthander walked one andstruck out three.

"The sinker didn't quite get in there to Encarnacion," Eatonsaid. "I was pretty surprised that Duncan (swung) at the pitchthat he hit the home run on. Those two pitches were a couple Iwould like to have back."

Jimmy Rollins had three hits and an RBI while reigning NationalLeague MVP Ryan Howard added two hits and drove in a run forPhiladelphia, which had a six-game winning streak in St. Louisstopped.

"I was able to make some good pitches when I needed to,"Wainwright said. "Their big guys got some hits, but they weresingles, so you can't really say much more about that."

After winning Friday's series opener, the Phillies broke on topin the first inning on Howard's run-scoring single that platedRollins, who led off with a base hit.

However, the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the inning onDuncan's RBI groundout. Scott Spiezio and Albert Pujols hadconsecutive one-out singles to set the stage for Duncan.

"I think (Duncan) likes the middle of the lineup," La Russasaid. "I enjoy that he competes. He's a big strong guy. Theother side is going to pay a lot of attention to him."

In the fourth, the Cardinals took the lead for good. Pujolsdrew a one-out walk and, after Duncan struck out, former PhillieScott Rolen hit a ground-rule double to keep alive the inningfor Encarnacion, who launched Eaton's next pitch over thebullpen in left field.

"(Eaton) threw me all fastballs the first at-bat and pretty muchall day," Encarnacion said. "The third at-bat, he threw me achangeup. I put a good swing on it and just caught it."

Rollins' run-scoring single in the fifth pulled the Phillieswithin 4-2.

Eaton hit Pujols with a pitch to start the bottom of the sixth,and Duncan followed with his 14th homer of the season.

Chase Utley delivered an RBI single in the seventh to bring thePhillies within 6-3. But with two runners on and two outs,lefthander Randy Flores got Howard to fly out to right field,ending the inning.

In the eighth, the Cardinals added a pair of insurance runs.Aaron Miles produced a run with a single and later scored on awild pitch.

Cardinals outfielder So Taguchi singled in the seventh,extending his hitting streak to 15 games.