GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (34-41) at CINCINNATI (30-49)

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: RICKY STONE (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.216, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Stone relieved B Salmon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Schumaker (.216, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: An Reyes hit for R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: An Reyes (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RYAN FRANKLIN (OUT)
CIN - RICKY STONE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.272, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.259, 1-FOR-3)
D ROSS (.195, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS CINCINNATI (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Cate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-An Reyes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063
A Miles ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310
A Pujols 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .305
C Duncan lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .272
S Rolen 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .265
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .270
Y Molina c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .280
A Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211
B Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .083
a-R Ludwick ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 37 4 12 4 1 5 16

a-popped out to first for B Thompson in the 7th; b-reached on infield single
to shortstop for R Franklin in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Encarnacion (10, B Arroyo); A Pujols (16, B Arroyo); A Miles
(9, M McBeth). RBI - J Encarnacion 2 (22), C Duncan (38), Y Molina (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1, S Taguchi 1, B Thompson 1.
GIDP - A Kennedy, A Miles. Team LOB - 7.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .272
J Hamilton cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .272
A Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
D Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059
a-J Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 7 2 1 4 10

a-flied out to right for B Arroyo in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Hatteberg (13, B Thompson). HR - J Hamilton (13, 6th inning off
B Thompson 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Hamilton 2 (27). 2-out RBI - J Hamilton 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1, K Griffey Jr 1, E
Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg 2).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 010 000 030 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 000 002 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 6 6 2 2 1 2 1 4.88
T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R Springer 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
T Cate 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08
R Franklin 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 7 6 1 1 1 5 0 4.89
M McBeth 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7.00
J Coutlangus 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.78
B Salmon 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.44
R Stone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

M McBeth pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
J Coutlangus pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 80-53; T Percival 13-9; R Springer 4-3; T Cate
9-6; R Franklin 3-3; B Arroyo 113-74; M McBeth 9-5; J Coutlangus 6-3; B Salmon
22-13; R Stone 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 8-8; T Percival 0-2; R
Springer 0-0; T Cate 0-1; R Franklin 0-1; B Arroyo 5-11; M McBeth 0-0; J
Coutlangus 0-0; B Salmon 2-1; R Stone 3-0. Batters faced: B Thompson 25; T
Percival 3; R Springer 1; T Cate 2; R Franklin 1; B Arroyo 28; M McBeth 2; J
Coutlangus 1; B Salmon 4; R Stone 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 78 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (3-0, 1.72) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.272, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Hamilton (.272, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valentin hit for D Ross.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J HAMILTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Valentin (.267, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Conine hit for R Stone.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Conine (.282, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Hopper ran for J Conine.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N HOPPER ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S Hatteberg (.297, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TROY PERCIVAL (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (8TH), TROY
CATE (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND
YADIER MOLINA

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MARCUS MCBETH (8TH), JON
COUTLANGUS (8TH), BRAD SALMON (8TH), RICKY STONE (9TH) AND
DAVID ROSS

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (13) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TROY PERCIVAL (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (8TH), TROY
CATE (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND
YADIER MOLINA

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MARCUS MCBETH (8TH), JON
COUTLANGUS (8TH), BRAD SALMON (8TH), RICKY STONE (9TH) AND
DAVID ROSS


WP - TROY PERCIVAL (1-0)
LP - MARCUS MCBETH (2-2)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (15)

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (13) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 35,508

PROBABLES: STL - MIKE MAROTH (0-0, 1.23)
CIN - KYLE LOHSE (3-10, 5.02)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS CINCINNATI (2) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Cate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-An Reyes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .063
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Miles ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310
A Pujols 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .305
C Duncan lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .272
S Rolen 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .265
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .270
Y Molina c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .280
A Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .211
B Thompson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .083
a-R Ludwick ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
S Schumaker cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 37 4 12 4 1 5 16

a-popped out to first for B Thompson in the 7th; b-reached on infield single
to shortstop for R Franklin in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Encarnacion (10, B Arroyo); A Pujols (16, B Arroyo); A Miles
(9, M McBeth). RBI - J Encarnacion 2 (22), C Duncan (38), Y Molina (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1, S Taguchi 1, B Thompson 1.
GIDP - A Kennedy, A Miles. Team LOB - 7.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .296
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .272
J Hamilton cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .272
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258
D Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195
b-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059
a-J Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Conine ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
N Hopper pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262

Totals 34 2 7 2 2 7 14

a-flied out to right for B Arroyo in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for D Ross
in the 9th; c-walked for R Stone in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - S Hatteberg (13, B Thompson). HR - J Hamilton (13, 6th inning off
B Thompson 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Hamilton 2 (27). 2-out RBI - J Hamilton 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1, S Hatteberg 1, K Griffey Jr
1, E Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg 2).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 010 000 030 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 000 002 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 6 6 2 2 1 2 1 4.88
T Percival (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R Springer (H, 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
T Cate (H, 2) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08
R Franklin (H, 11) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42
J Isringhausen (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1.67

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 7 6 1 1 1 5 0 4.89
M McBeth (L, 2-2; H, 3) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7.00
J Coutlangus (B, 2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.78
B Salmon 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.44
R Stone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

M McBeth pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
J Coutlangus pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - J Hamilton (by J Isringhausen). Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 80-53; T
Percival 13-9; R Springer 4-3; T Cate 9-6; R Franklin 3-3; J Isringhausen
22-13; B Arroyo 113-74; M McBeth 9-5; J Coutlangus 6-3; B Salmon 22-13; R Stone
11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 8-8; T Percival 0-2; R Springer 0-0; T
Cate 0-1; R Franklin 0-1; J Isringhausen 0-0; B Arroyo 5-11; M McBeth 0-0; J
Coutlangus 0-0; B Salmon 2-1; R Stone 3-0. Batters faced: B Thompson 25; T
Percival 3; R Springer 1; T Cate 2; R Franklin 1; J Isringhausen 5; B Arroyo
28; M McBeth 2; J Coutlangus 1; B Salmon 4; R Stone 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

T--2:51. Att--35,508.
Weather: 78 degrees, overcast. Wind: 7 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 4
CINCINNATI 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (4) AT CINCINNATI (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen walked. J Encarnacion doubled to left, S Rolen
scored. Y Molina flied out to right, J Encarnacion to third. A Kennedy popped
out to shortstop. B Thompson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 6TH: K Griffey Jr grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn lined out
to first. E Encarnacion singled to center. J Hamilton homered to right,
E Encarnacion scored. A Gonzalez lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M McBeth relieved B Arroyo. A Miles doubled to left.
A Pujols singled to center, A Miles to third. J Coutlangus relieved M McBeth.
C Duncan singled to center, A Miles scored, A Pujols to second. B Salmon
relieved J Coutlangus. S Rolen popped out to first. J Encarnacion singled to
right, A Pujols scored, C Duncan to third, J Encarnacion to second advancing on
throw. Y Molina singled to left center, C Duncan scored, J Encarnacion to
third. A Kennedy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
Y Molina out at second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (4) AT CINCINNATI (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- S Taguchi CF, A Miles SS, A Pujols 1B, C Duncan LF,
S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, Y Molina C, A Kennedy 2B, B Thompson RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, B Phillips 2B, K Griffey Jr RF,
A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Hamilton CF, A Gonzalez SS, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Umpires -- Jim Wolf (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Tim Tschida (2B), Jim Joyce (3B).


Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Overcast, wind in from left at 7 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi flied out to center. A Miles flied out to left.
A Pujols singled to center. C Duncan flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg singled to right center. B Phillips grounded
into fielder's choice to third, S Hatteberg out at second. K Griffey Jr
walked, B Phillips to second. A Dunn grounded into fielder's choice to second,
K Griffey Jr out at second, B Phillips to third. E Encarnacion popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen walked. J Encarnacion doubled to left, S Rolen
scored. Y Molina flied out to right, J Encarnacion to third. A Kennedy popped
out to shortstop. B Thompson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: J Hamilton struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to
third. D Ross grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: S Taguchi grounded out to second. A Miles singled to right.
A Pujols flied out to right. C Duncan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: B Arroyo grounded out to third. S Hatteberg doubled to
deep right center. B Phillips flied out to left. K Griffey Jr flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Rolen flied out to center. J Encarnacion flied out to
center. Y Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: A Dunn flied out to center. E Encarnacion singled to
center. J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop, E Encarnacion to second.
A Gonzalez reached on infield single to shortstop, E Encarnacion to third.
D Ross lined out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Kennedy grounded out to pitcher. B Thompson struck out
swinging. S Taguchi grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Arroyo struck out looking. S Hatteberg lined out to
left. B Phillips grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles grounded out to second. A Pujols doubled to deep
center. C Duncan flied out to left. S Rolen flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 6TH: K Griffey Jr grounded out to shortstop. A Dunn lined out
to first. E Encarnacion singled to center. J Hamilton homered to right,
E Encarnacion scored. A Gonzalez lined out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 2.

ST LOUIS 7TH: J Encarnacion struck out looking. Y Molina singled to left.
A Kennedy singled to shallow left, Y Molina to second. R Ludwick hit for
B Thompson. R Ludwick popped out to first. S Taguchi struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 7TH: T Percival relieved B Thompson. R Ludwick in center field.
D Ross struck out swinging. J Castro hit for B Arroyo. J Castro flied out to
right. S Hatteberg lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
CINCINNATI 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M McBeth relieved B Arroyo. A Miles doubled to left.
A Pujols singled to center, A Miles to third. J Coutlangus relieved M McBeth.
C Duncan singled to center, A Miles scored, A Pujols to second. B Salmon
relieved J Coutlangus. S Rolen popped out to first. J Encarnacion singled to
right, A Pujols scored, C Duncan to third, J Encarnacion to second advancing on
throw. Y Molina singled to left center, C Duncan scored, J Encarnacion to
third. A Kennedy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
Y Molina out at second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 8TH: R Springer relieved T Percival. S Schumaker in center
field. B Phillips struck out swinging. T Cate relieved R Springer. K Griffey Jr
singled to left. A Dunn flied out to right. R Franklin relieved T Cate.
E Encarnacion lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4,
CINCINNATI 2.

ST LOUIS 9TH: R Stone relieved B Salmon. S Schumaker grounded out to
second. An Reyes hit for R Franklin. An Reyes reached on infield single to
shortstop. A Miles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
An Reyes out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. J Hamilton hit by
pitch. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Valentin hit for D Ross. J Hamilton
to second on fielder's indifference. J Valentin struck out swinging. J Conine
hit for R Stone. J Conine walked. N Hopper ran for J Conine. S Hatteberg
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2.</div>

 

Encarancion delivers key blow as Cards beat Reds

<h3>ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Juan Encarnacion came back to bite oneof his former teams.

Encarnacion drove in two runs, including a go-ahead run in theeighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-2victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.

Reds starter Bronson Arroyo, winless in his last nine startsentering the game, left after seven strong innings with a 2-1lead. However, a trio of rookie relievers in the eighthprevented Arroyo from snapping his career high seven-game losingstreak.

Aaron Miles sliced a double down the left field line to start<div class="pre">the eighth against Marcus McBeth (2-2) before Albert Pujols</div>collected his third hit with a single to center that moved Milesto third.

Another rookie Jon Coutlangus was summoned and fellow lefthanderChris Duncan tied the game with a single to center field. BradSalmon entered and after getting the first out, Encarnacion,who played for for the Reds in 2002, rolled a ground ballthrough the right side, plating Pujols with a single. YadierMolina capped the frame with a single to left-center.

Troy Percival (1-0), making his first appearance since 2005,pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Three relieversfollowed before closer Jason Isringhausen struck out the sideand stranded the tying runs in the ninth for his 15th save.

Josh Hamilton's 437-foot home run - his 13th - in the sixthinning with a man on provided Arroyo and the Reds a 2-1advantage.

Arroyo allowed a run and six hits.

Cardinals starter Brad Thompson allowed two runs and six hits insix innings.

Encarnacion opened the scoring with a run-scoring double downthe third base line in the second inning.

 

Encarancion delivers key blow as Cards beat Reds

<h3>ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Juan Encarnacion came back to bite oneof his former teams.

Encarnacion drove in two runs, including a go-ahead run in theeighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-2victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.

Reds starter Bronson Arroyo, winless in his last nine startsentering the game, left after seven strong innings with a 2-1lead. However, a trio of rookie relievers in the eighthprevented Arroyo from snapping his career high seven-game losingstreak.

"Guys are getting chance to pitch," Cincinnati manager JerryNarron said. "They're getting experience. It's a greatopportunity for them, but it's not just about gettingexperience. It's about getting people out."

Aaron Miles sliced a double down the left field line to start<div class="pre">the eighth against Marcus McBeth (2-2) before Albert Pujols</div>collected his third hit with a single to center that moved Milesto third.

Another rookie Jon Coutlangus was summoned and fellow lefthanderChris Duncan tied the game with a single to center field. BradSalmon entered and after getting the first out, Encarnacion,who played for for the Reds in 2002, rolled a ground ballthrough the right side, plating Pujols with a single.

"I feel a little more comfortable against a guy I've seenbefore," Encarnacion said. "With a guy I haven't seen, I try tosee a couple pitches and go from there."

Yadier Molina capped the frame with a single to left-center.

"We had a lot of guys contribute," St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa said. "Duncan getting the hit off the lefthander was big.Encarnacion has been playing like that for a while contributing.The bullpen got some big outs but the big story is Percival.He is a pro that everyone respects. That was movie material."

Troy Percival (1-0), making his first appearance since 2005,pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Three relieversfollowed before closer Jason Isringhausen struck out the sideand stranded the tying runs in the ninth for his 15th save.

"It was great to come back and compete," said Percival, who torethe flexor muscle in his right elbow off the bone. "I wassurprised that I could get my velocity back to 88, 89. But Ididn't come back for me. I had a lot of friends on this teamlike A.K (Adam Kennedy) and (Scott) Speizio. They called me andtext me.

"I started to think about it while I was coaching my son, Cole'steam. That really helped. I was thinking about mechanics. Iwant to help this team to get into contention."

Josh Hamilton's 437-foot home run - his 13th - in the sixthinning with a man on provided Arroyo and the Reds a 2-1advantage. Arroyo allowed a run and six hits. The blown saveleft Arroyo with a career-high seven-game losing streak. Hestill felt for the bullpen and wouldn't second guess hismanager.

"That's the way it goes," Arroyo said. "I haven't exactly beenthrowing good start after good start out there, so I havenothing to complain about. That's the way things are going thisyear. Even when I throw well, I don't get a win."

"My velocity's been up the last two starts," said Arroyo, whowas moved up a day in the rotation. "When I'm reaching 90, itallows me to be more efficient. They can't sit on stuff. Theyhave to respect my other pitches."

Cardinals starter Brad Thompson allowed two runs and six hits insix innings. Encarnacion opened the scoring with a run-scoringdouble down the third base line in the second inning.