GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (46-37) at ST LOUIS (36-42)

NL: ARIZONA (46-37) at ST LOUIS (36-42)

<h3>Webb gets start against Cardinals</h3>

Arizona (46-37) at St Louis (36-42) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The reigning National League Cy YoungAward winner will try to tame the defending World Serieschampions on Monday.

Brandon Webb will take the mound Monday as the ArizonaDiamondbacks hope to avoid a three-game losing streak when theyface the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-gameseries.

Webb (8-5, 3.05 ERA) pitched seven scoreless innings in a 2-0victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his last outing onWednesday. The 28-year-old righthander yielded seven hits andfive walks with three strikeouts.

The 2006 NL Cy Young winner will have to rely on the Final Voteif he wishes to join teammates Orlando Hudson and Jose Valverdein the All-Star Game.

The Cardinals will counter with Braden Looper (6-6, 4.66), whois winless in his last four starts before going on the disabledlist on June 16.

The 32-year-old Looper gave up eight runs - seven earned - andeight hits over just 4 1/3 innings in a 14-3 loss to the OaklandAthletics on June 15.

St. Louis, which defeated Cincinnati, 11-7, on Sunday, will lookfor back-to-back wins for the first time since June 19-20.

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

ARIZONA ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Eric Byrnes LF .315 13 46 So Taguchi CF .289 2 15
Chris Young CF .242 11 29 Aaron Miles SS .307 0 14
Orlando Hudson 2B .302 7 46 Albert Pujols 1B .307 16 49
Chad Tracy 3B .273 5 24 Chris Duncan LF .277 15 40
Conor Jackson 1B .268 5 25 Scott Rolen 3B .268 4 31
Stephen Drew SS .236 4 28 Ryan Ludwick RF .233 6 18
Carlos Quentin RF .218 5 28 Adam Kennedy 2B .209 0 12
Chris Snyder C .217 6 15 Yadier Molina C .289 1 14
Brandon Webb RHP .061 0 1 Braden Looper RHP .130 0 2
(8-5, 3.05) (6-6, 4.66)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (8-5, 3.05)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (6-6, 4.66)

UMPIRES: HP - JOE WEST
1B - ED RAPUANO
2B - ED HICKOX
3B - C.B. BUCKNOR

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (8-5, 3.05)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (6-6, 4.66)

UMPIRES: HP - JOE WEST
1B - ADAM DOWDY
2B - ED HICKOX
3B - C.B. BUCKNOR

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB AND CHRIS SNYDER
STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.315, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
C YOUNG (.242, 11 HR, 29 RBI)
O HUDSON (.302, 7 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.289, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
A MILES (.307, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.307, 16 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Miles ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 0-3. Batters
faced: B Looper 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.273, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
C JACKSON (.268, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
S DREW (.236, 4 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 14-10; B Looper 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb
1-1; B Looper 0-3. Batters faced: B Webb 3; B Looper 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.277, 15 HR, 40 RBI)
S ROLEN (.268, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.233, 6 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.55

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 14-10; B Looper 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb
1-1; B Looper 1-5. Batters faced: B Webb 3; B Looper 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, A KENNEDY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B LOOPER (.130, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C SNYDER (.217, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
B WEBB (.061, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
E BYRNES (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
B Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: RBI - Y Molina (15). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Looper 1. Team LOB - 2.


----------------------------------------------------
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.07

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.55

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 32-19; B Looper 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb
3-1; B Looper 1-5. Batters faced: B Webb 9; B Looper 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.287, 0-FOR-1)
A MILES (.306, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 2

BATTING: RBI - Y Molina (15). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Looper 1. Team LOB - 2.


----------------------------------------------------
ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.07

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 32-19; B Looper 35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb
3-1; B Looper 4-5. Batters faced: B Webb 9; B Looper 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED AARON MILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON WEBB
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.242, 0-FOR-1)
O HUDSON (.301, 0-FOR-1)
C TRACY (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
A Miles ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276
S Rolen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .270
R Ludwick rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .209
Y Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125

Totals 13 2 4 2 2 3 5

BATTING: RBI - Y Molina (15), S Rolen (32). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, B Looper 1. Team LOB - 4.


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 011 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 3 4 2 2 2 3 0 3.12

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: B Webb 51-29; B Looper 35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb
4-2; B Looper 4-5. Batters faced: B Webb 15; B Looper 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--C.B. Bucknor.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>