GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (35-42) at CINCINNATI (31-50)

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (22) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF MIKE MAROTH SCORED NORRIS HOPPER AND BRANDON
PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.290, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
A MILES (.309, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
A PUJOLS (.306, 0-FOR-0, BB, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS CINCINNATI (5) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290
A Miles ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
R Ludwick rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .228
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Totals 13 4 6 4 3 2 8

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). HR - R Ludwick (5, 3rd inning off H
Bailey 0 on, 1 Out). SF - A Miles , A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49), S Taguchi
(15), A Miles (14), R Ludwick (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 5.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .291
J Conine 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
H Bailey p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 14 5 5 5 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out), K Griffey
Jr (22, 3rd inning off M Maroth 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2 (42), K
Griffey Jr 3 (53). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 121 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 203 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 5 5 5 0 2 2 5.23

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 3 6 4 4 3 2 1 7.15

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 54-36; H Bailey 76-39. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 4-3; H Bailey 3-3. Batters faced: M Maroth 14; H Bailey 18.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, C DUNCAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.228, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: RICKY STONE (0-0, 0.00) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, C DUNCAN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: R LUDWICK (.228, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Stone relieved H Bailey.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, C DUNCAN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ludwick (.228, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (6) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF RICKY STONE SCORED CHRIS DUNCAN AND SCOTT ROLEN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.211, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - RICKY STONE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.271, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.254, 0-FOR-1)
D ROSS (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS CINCINNATI (5) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .288
A Miles ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307
A Pujols 1b 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
R Ludwick rf 3 2 2 4 0 1 2 .235
A Kennedy 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .210
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Totals 18 8 8 8 5 3 8

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). HR - R Ludwick 2 (6, 3rd inning off H
Bailey 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off R Stone 2 on, 2 Out). SF - A Miles , A
Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49), S Taguchi (15), A Miles (14), R Ludwick 4 (18), S
Rolen (31). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, R Ludwick 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 5.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .291
J Conine 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
H Bailey p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 14 5 5 5 0 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out), K Griffey
Jr (22, 3rd inning off M Maroth 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2 (42), K
Griffey Jr 3 (53). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 121 4 -- 8
CINCINNATI - 203 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 5 5 5 0 2 2 5.23

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 3 2/3 7 7 7 5 2 1 8.10
R Stone 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 54-36; H Bailey 92-45; R Stone 11-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Maroth 4-3; H Bailey 4-4; R Stone 0-0. Batters faced: M
Maroth 14; H Bailey 23; R Stone 2.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TROY PERCIVAL (1-0, 0.00) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON
SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Percival relieved M Maroth.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON
SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D Ross (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valentin hit for R Stone.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, E ENCARNACION ON
SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Valentin (.263, 1 HR, 14 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 1 2 1 4 8 8 1
CINCINNATI 2 0 3 0 5 6 1 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TROY PERCIVAL
CIN - RICKY STONE (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: G BENNETT (.237, 1-FOR-1, BB)
T PERCIVAL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.288, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS CINCINNATI (5) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .288
A Miles ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307
A Pujols 1b 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
R Ludwick rf 3 2 2 4 0 1 2 .235
A Kennedy 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .210
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 18 8 8 8 5 3 8

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). HR - R Ludwick 2 (6, 3rd inning off H
Bailey 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off R Stone 2 on, 2 Out). SF - A Miles , A
Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49), S Taguchi (15), A Miles (14), R Ludwick 4 (18), S
Rolen (31). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, R Ludwick 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Pujols (7, catch).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .273
B Phillips 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .291
J Conine 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .199
H Bailey p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260

Totals 18 5 6 5 1 3 8

a-struck out swinging for R Stone in the 4th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out), K Griffey
Jr (22, 3rd inning off M Maroth 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2 (42), K
Griffey Jr 3 (53). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Hopper 1. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 121 4 -- 8
CINCINNATI - 203 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 6 5 5 1 2 2 5.23
T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 3 2/3 7 7 7 5 2 1 8.10
R Stone 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75

M Maroth pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 66-42; T Percival 13-9; H Bailey 92-45; R Stone
11-5. Ground balls-fly balls: M Maroth 4-3; T Percival 1-1; H Bailey 4-4; R
Stone 0-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 16; T Percival 3; H Bailey 23; R Stone 2.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: BRAD SALMON (0-1, 3.44) STARTING THE 5TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: G BENNETT (.237, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Salmon relieved R Stone.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: G Bennett (.237, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TROY PERCIVAL
CIN - BRAD SALMON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.270, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.291, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)
J CONINE (.278, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS CINCINNATI (5) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .287
A Miles ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307
A Pujols 1b 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
R Ludwick rf 3 2 2 4 0 1 2 .235
A Kennedy 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .210
G Bennett c 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235
M Maroth p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
T Percival p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 21 8 8 8 5 5 8

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). HR - R Ludwick 2 (6, 3rd inning off H
Bailey 0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off R Stone 2 on, 2 Out). SF - A Miles , A
Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49), S Taguchi (15), A Miles (14), R Ludwick 4 (18), S
Rolen (31). 2-out RBI - S Rolen, R Ludwick 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Pujols (7, catch).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .273
B Phillips 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .291
J Conine 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .199
H Bailey p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 18 5 6 5 1 3 8

a-struck out swinging for R Stone in the 4th.

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out), K Griffey
Jr (22, 3rd inning off M Maroth 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2 (42), K
Griffey Jr 3 (53). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Hopper 1. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 121 40 -- 8
CINCINNATI - 203 0 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 3 6 5 5 1 2 2 5.23
T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 3 2/3 7 7 7 5 2 1 8.10
R Stone 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75
B Salmon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.26

M Maroth pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 66-42; T Percival 13-9; H Bailey 92-45; R Stone
11-5; B Salmon 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M Maroth 4-3; T Percival 1-1; H
Bailey 4-4; R Stone 0-0; B Salmon 0-1. Batters faced: M Maroth 16; T Percival
3; H Bailey 23; R Stone 2; B Salmon 3.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TROY CATE (0-0, 1.08) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.291, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Cate relieved T Percival.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B PHILLIPS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.291, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>