NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS ST LOUIS (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS (1ST GAME) MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Hart rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283 C Counsell ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 R Braun 3b 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .356 P Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .283 B Hall cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 G Jenkins lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .258 D Miller c 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .267 T Graffanino 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .238 M Parra p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-K Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 8 6 6 5 16 a-grounded to shortstop for C Villanueva in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Counsell (10, B Thompson); M Parra (1, B Thompson). HR - R Braun (18, 1st inning off B Thompson 0 on, 2 Out). S - M Parra. RBI - R Braun 3 (49), C Counsell (19), M Parra 2 (2). 2-out RBI - R Braun 3, C Counsell, M Parra 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller 2, G Jenkins 1, C Hart 1. GIDP - P Fielder. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - R Braun (13, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Counsell-T Graffanino-P Fielder 2). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 S Taguchi cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298 A Pujols 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .313 J Encarnacion rf 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .296 S Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .262 R Ludwick lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 A Miles 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .282 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 B Falkenborg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 8 4 4 3 16 a-struck out swinging for B Falkenborg in the 6th; b-flied out to left for T Percival in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (21, M Parra). 3B - A Miles (1, M Parra). S - B Thompson. SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (66), J Encarnacion 3 (39). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, S Rolen 1, S Schumaker 1. GIDP - S Taguchi, A Miles. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-B Falkenborg). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 132 000 000 -- 6 ST LOUIS - 002 010 10 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era M Parra 6 6 3 1 2 3 0 2.16 C Villanueva 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.73 D Turnbow 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.55 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 7 6 4 4 2 1 5.15 B Falkenborg 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.91 T Percival 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07 R Springer 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 B Thompson pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. WP - B Thompson, C Villanueva. HBP - S Rolen (by M Parra). Pitches-strikes: M Parra 92-58; C Villanueva 21-11; D Turnbow 13-6; B Thompson 97-56; B Falkenborg 35-22; T Percival 20-14; R Springer 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Parra 5-10; C Villanueva 0-3; D Turnbow 2-1; B Thompson 5-2; B Falkenborg 5-3; T Percival 2-3; R Springer 0-2. Batters faced: M Parra 27; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 3; B Thompson 21; B Falkenborg 10; T Percival 6; R Springer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Gibson (6th). Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS (1ST GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE MIL: FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-3, 2.79) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.294, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6 ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.294, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Kennedy hit for D Eckstein. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6 ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Kennedy (.224, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Duncan hit for S Taguchi. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6 ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C Duncan (.290, 20 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME) SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED CHRIS DUNCAN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6 ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.296, 3-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME) DOUBLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED JUAN ENCARNACION. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 6 ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.240, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE (1ST GAME) SINGLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED SCOTT ROLEN. FINAL SCORE: ST LOUIS 7, MILWAUKEE 6</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIL - MANNY PARRA, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER STL - BRAD THOMPSON, BRIAN FALKENBORG (4TH), TROY PERCIVAL (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA HOME RUNS: MIL - RYAN BRAUN (18) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON STL - NONE</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIL - MANNY PARRA, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER STL - BRAD THOMPSON, BRIAN FALKENBORG (4TH), TROY PERCIVAL (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA WP - RUSS SPRINGER (5-1) LP - FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIL - RYAN BRAUN (18) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON STL - NONE TIME: 3:12 ATT: 45,089 PROBABLES: MIL - MANNY PARRA (0-0, 2.16) & MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-6, 4.64) STL - BRAD THOMPSON (6-4, 5.15) & STL - ANTHONY REYES (0-10, 6.40)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS ST LOUIS (7) - FINAL (1ST GAME) MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Hart rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283 C Counsell ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 R Braun 3b 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .356 P Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .283 B Hall cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 G Jenkins lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .258 D Miller c 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .267 T Graffanino 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .238 M Parra p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-K Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 8 6 6 5 16 a-grounded to shortstop for C Villanueva in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Counsell (10, B Thompson); M Parra (1, B Thompson). HR - R Braun (18, 1st inning off B Thompson 0 on, 2 Out). S - M Parra. RBI - R Braun 3 (49), C Counsell (19), M Parra 2 (2). 2-out RBI - R Braun 3, C Counsell, M Parra 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller 2, G Jenkins 1, C Hart 1. GIDP - P Fielder. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - R Braun (13, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Counsell-T Graffanino-P Fielder 2). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 c-A Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 S Taguchi cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298 d-C Duncan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .315 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .295 S Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .264 R Ludwick lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .245 Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 A Miles 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .282 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 B Falkenborg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 12 7 4 3 17 a-struck out swinging for B Falkenborg in the 6th; b-flied out to left for T Percival in the 8th; c-fouled out to third for D Eckstein in the 9th; d-doubled to left for S Taguchi in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (21, M Parra); C Duncan (16, F Cordero); S Rolen (15, F Cordero). 3B - A Miles (1, M Parra). S - B Thompson. SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols 2 (67), J Encarnacion 3 (39), S Rolen (44), R Ludwick (24). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion 3, S Rolen, R Ludwick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, S Rolen 1, S Schumaker 1. GIDP - S Taguchi, A Miles. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-B Falkenborg). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 132 000 000 -- 6 ST LOUIS - 002 010 103 -- 7 Two outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era M Parra 6 6 3 1 2 3 0 2.16 C Villanueva (H, 16) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.73 D Turnbow (H, 27) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.55 F Cordero (L, 0-4; B, 5) 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.37 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 7 6 4 4 2 1 5.15 B Falkenborg 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.91 T Percival 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07 R Springer (W, 5-1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 B Thompson pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. WP - B Thompson, C Villanueva. HBP - S Rolen (by M Parra). Pitches-strikes: M Parra 92-58; C Villanueva 21-11; D Turnbow 13-6; F Cordero 29-17; B Thompson 97-56; B Falkenborg 35-22; T Percival 20-14; R Springer 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Parra 5-10; C Villanueva 0-3; D Turnbow 2-1; F Cordero 1-1; B Thompson 5-2; B Falkenborg 5-3; T Percival 2-3; R Springer 0-2. Batters faced: M Parra 27; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 3; F Cordero 6; B Thompson 21; B Falkenborg 10; T Percival 6; R Springer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Gibson (6th). T--3:12. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE (6) AT ST LOUIS (7) - HOW THEY SCORED (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart grounded out to shortstop. C Counsell grounded out to first. R Braun homered to left. P Fielder singled to right. B Hall singled to center, P Fielder to third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, ST LOUIS 0. MILWAUKEE 2ND: D Miller singled to right. T Graffanino flied out to center. M Parra sacrificed to first, D Miller to second. C Hart walked. C Counsell doubled to left, D Miller scored, C Hart to third. R Braun singled to center, C Hart and C Counsell scored. P Fielder struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, ST LOUIS 0. MILWAUKEE 3RD: B Hall grounded out to shortstop. G Jenkins grounded out to first. D Miller walked. T Graffanino safe at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein, D Miller to second. M Parra doubled to deep right, D Miller and T Graffanino scored. C Hart flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: A Miles walked. B Thompson sacrificed to pitcher, A Miles to second. D Eckstein safe at first on error by third baseman R Braun. S Taguchi singled to right, A Miles to third, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, A Miles scored. J Encarnacion singled to center, D Eckstein scored, S Taguchi to second. S Rolen lined out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein lined out to right. S Taguchi flied out to left. A Pujols doubled to deep right center. J Encarnacion singled to left, A Pujols scored. S Rolen fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: C Villanueva relieved M Parra. D Eckstein flied out to left. S Taguchi singled to center. S Taguchi to second on wild pitch by C Villanueva. A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Encarnacion singled to left, S Taguchi scored. S Rolen walked, J Encarnacion to second. R Ludwick flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4. ST LOUIS 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. A Kennedy hit for D Eckstein. A Kennedy fouled out to third. C Duncan hit for S Taguchi. C Duncan doubled to left. A Pujols singled to center, C Duncan scored. J Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Pujols out at second. S Rolen doubled to left, J Encarnacion scored. R Ludwick singled to left, S Rolen scored. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 7.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MILWAUKEE 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 12 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIL - MANNY PARRA, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER STL - BRAD THOMPSON, BRIAN FALKENBORG (4TH), TROY PERCIVAL (7TH), RUSS SPRINGER (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA WP - RUSS SPRINGER (5-1) LP - FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIL - RYAN BRAUN (18) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 1ST, 0 ON STL - NONE TIME: 3:12 ATT: 45,089 PROBABLES: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-6, 4.64) STL - ANTHONY REYES (0-10, 6.40)</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE (6) AT ST LOUIS (7) - EVENT LOG (1ST GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, C Counsell SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B, B Hall CF, G Jenkins LF, D Miller C, T Graffanino 2B, M Parra LHP. St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi CF, A Pujols 1B, J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, R Ludwick LF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, B Thompson RHP. Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Angel Campos (1B), Charlie Reliford (2B), Greg Gibson (3B). Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 6 mph. MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart grounded out to shortstop. C Counsell grounded out to first. R Braun homered to left. P Fielder singled to right. B Hall singled to center, P Fielder to third. G Jenkins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein walked. S Taguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Eckstein out at second. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 1, ST LOUIS 0. MILWAUKEE 2ND: D Miller singled to right. T Graffanino flied out to center. M Parra sacrificed to first, D Miller to second. C Hart walked. C Counsell doubled to left, D Miller scored, C Hart to third. R Braun singled to center, C Hart and C Counsell scored. P Fielder struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: J Encarnacion fouled out to first. S Rolen hit by pitch. R Ludwick flied out to right. Y Molina flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 4, ST LOUIS 0. MILWAUKEE 3RD: B Hall grounded out to shortstop. G Jenkins grounded out to first. D Miller walked. T Graffanino safe at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein, D Miller to second. M Parra doubled to deep right, D Miller and T Graffanino scored. C Hart flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: A Miles walked. B Thompson sacrificed to pitcher, A Miles to second. D Eckstein safe at first on error by third baseman R Braun. S Taguchi singled to right, A Miles to third, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, A Miles scored. J Encarnacion singled to center, D Eckstein scored, S Taguchi to second. S Rolen lined out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 2. MILWAUKEE 4TH: C Counsell walked. C Counsell to second on wild pitch by B Thompson. R Braun walked. B Falkenborg relieved B Thompson. P Fielder struck out swinging. B Hall walked, C Counsell to third, R Braun to second. G Jenkins lined out to third. D Miller grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Hall out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 2. ST LOUIS 4TH: R Ludwick struck out swinging. Y Molina singled to right. A Miles flied out to right. B Falkenborg struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 2. MILWAUKEE 5TH: T Graffanino grounded out to second. M Parra lined out to left. C Hart flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein lined out to right. S Taguchi flied out to left. A Pujols doubled to deep right center. J Encarnacion singled to left, A Pujols scored. S Rolen fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 3. MILWAUKEE 6TH: C Counsell bunt grounded out to first. R Braun singled to right. P Fielder grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, R Braun out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ludwick grounded out to third. Y Molina flied out to center. A Miles tripled to deep right. S Schumaker hit for B Falkenborg. St Louis' Manager T La Russa ejected by G Gibson. S Schumaker struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 3. MILWAUKEE 7TH: T Percival relieved B Falkenborg. B Hall flied out to left. G Jenkins flied out to left. D Miller grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: C Villanueva relieved M Parra. D Eckstein flied out to left. S Taguchi singled to center. S Taguchi to second on wild pitch by C Villanueva. A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Encarnacion singled to left, S Taguchi scored. S Rolen walked, J Encarnacion to second. R Ludwick flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4. MILWAUKEE 8TH: T Graffanino flied out to center. K Mench hit for C Villanueva. K Mench grounded out to shortstop. C Hart struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4. ST LOUIS 8TH: D Turnbow relieved C Villanueva. Y Molina walked. A Miles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Molina out at second. J Edmonds hit for T Percival. J Edmonds flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4. MILWAUKEE 9TH: R Springer relieved T Percival. C Counsell popped out to shortstop. R Braun struck out swinging. P Fielder walked. B Hall popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 4. ST LOUIS 9TH: F Cordero relieved D Turnbow. A Kennedy hit for D Eckstein. A Kennedy fouled out to third. C Duncan hit for S Taguchi. C Duncan doubled to left. A Pujols singled to center, C Duncan scored. J Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Pujols out at second. S Rolen doubled to left, J Encarnacion scored. R Ludwick singled to left, S Rolen scored. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MILWAUKEE 6, ST LOUIS 7.</div>
NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (6) VS ST LOUIS (7) - FINAL (1ST GAME) MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Hart rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283 C Counsell ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 R Braun 3b 4 1 3 3 1 1 0 .356 P Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .283 B Hall cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 G Jenkins lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .258 D Miller c 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .267 T Graffanino 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .238 M Parra p 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 a-K Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 8 6 6 5 16 a-grounded to shortstop for C Villanueva in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Counsell (10, B Thompson); M Parra (1, B Thompson). HR - R Braun (18, 1st inning off B Thompson 0 on, 2 Out). S - M Parra. RBI - R Braun 3 (49), C Counsell (19), M Parra 2 (2). 2-out RBI - R Braun 3, C Counsell, M Parra 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller 2, G Jenkins 1, C Hart 1. GIDP - P Fielder. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - R Braun (13, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Counsell-T Graffanino-P Fielder 2). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 c-A Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 S Taguchi cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298 d-C Duncan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .315 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .295 S Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .264 R Ludwick lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .245 Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 A Miles 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .282 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 B Falkenborg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 12 7 4 3 17 a-struck out swinging for B Falkenborg in the 6th; b-flied out to left for T Percival in the 8th; c-fouled out to third for D Eckstein in the 9th; d-doubled to left for S Taguchi in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (21, M Parra); C Duncan (16, F Cordero); S Rolen (15, F Cordero). 3B - A Miles (1, M Parra). S - B Thompson. SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols 2 (67), J Encarnacion 3 (39), S Rolen (44), R Ludwick (24). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion 3, S Rolen, R Ludwick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ludwick 1, S Rolen 1, S Schumaker 1. GIDP - S Taguchi, A Miles. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-B Falkenborg). ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE - 132 000 000 -- 6 ST LOUIS - 002 010 103 -- 7 Two outs when winning run scored. ---------------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era M Parra 6 6 3 1 2 3 0 2.16 C Villanueva (H, 16) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.73 D Turnbow (H, 27) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.55 F Cordero (L, 0-4; B, 5) 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.37 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 7 6 4 4 2 1 5.15 B Falkenborg 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.91 T Percival 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07 R Springer (W, 5-1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 B Thompson pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. WP - B Thompson, C Villanueva. HBP - S Rolen (by M Parra). Pitches-strikes: M Parra 92-58; C Villanueva 21-11; D Turnbow 13-6; F Cordero 29-17; B Thompson 97-56; B Falkenborg 35-22; T Percival 20-14; R Springer 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Parra 5-10; C Villanueva 0-3; D Turnbow 2-1; F Cordero 1-1; B Thompson 5-2; B Falkenborg 5-3; T Percival 2-3; R Springer 0-2. Batters faced: M Parra 27; C Villanueva 6; D Turnbow 3; F Cordero 6; B Thompson 21; B Falkenborg 10; T Percival 6; R Springer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Greg Gibson. EJECTIONS: ST LOUIS' La Russa by Gibson (6th). T--3:12. Att--45,089. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>
Cardinals rally in ninth off Cordero to win first game <h3>ST LOUIS 7, MILWAUKEE 6 (1ST GAME)</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals scored three runsin the ninth inning off Milwaukee Brewers closer FranciscoCordero to rally for a 7-6 victory in the first game of aday-night doubleheader Saturday. Trailing 6-4 heading into the ninth, the Cardinals started thewinning rally as Chris Duncan doubled off Cordero with one out.Albert Pujols singled to center field, scoring Duncan. After Juan Encarnacion reached on a fielder's choice, ScottRolen plated him with a double to deep left to knot the score. Ryan Ludwick then grounded a single just past a diving CraigCounsell at second base to score Rolen with the game-winningrun. Cordero (0-4) took the loss after blowing his fourth game of theseason, and second in three days. Prior to this series, Cordero converted 10 of his previous 11save opportunities. Russ Springer (5-1) earned the win for St. Louis, pitching ascoreless ninth inning, walking one and striking out one. Milwaukee's rookie sensation Ryan Braun had three hits,<div class="pre">including his 18th homer, and drove in three runs as the</div>Brewers seemed to have the game in hand. Brewers starter Manny Parra kept the Cardinals off-balance forsix innings, allowing three runs - one earned - on six hits andtwo walks, striking out three. A 26th-round pick of the 2001 draft, Parra had made only fourstarts for Class AAA Nashville before a promotion on July 16.However, one of them was a perfect game. With two out in the first inning, Braun launched the first pitchhe saw from St. Louis starter Brad Thompson 410 feet into theBrewers' bullpen to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead. After Counsell's run-scoring double with two outs in the secondput runners on second and third, Braun struck again, lifting asoft liner to center to increase the Brewers' advantage to 4-0. Parra made it a day of firsts in the third inning when heconnected off Thompson for his first major league hit, a two-rundouble off the wall in right to make it 6-0. Thompson was forced to leave with an apparent injury to his handafter walking the first two batters in the fourth. Always oneout away from escaping trouble, the righthander yielded six runs- four earned - and seven hits and four walks in three-plusinnings. Encarnacion had three hits and three RBI to improve on his hothitting in July. He is now batting .375 for the month with 17RBI. St. Louis manager Tony La Russa was ejected by third base umpireGreg Gibson in the sixth for arguing an appeal on a swingingstrike.
Cardinals rally in ninth off Cordero to win opener <h3>ST LOUIS 7, MILWAUKEE 6 (1ST GAME)</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals scored threeruns in the ninth inning off Milwaukee Brewers closer FranciscoCordero to rally for a 7-6 victory in the first game of aday-night doubleheader Saturday. Trailing, 6-4, heading into the ninth, the Cardinals started thewinning rally as Chris Duncan doubled off Cordero with one out.Albert Pujols singled to center field, scoring Duncan. After Juan Encarnacion reached on a fielder's choice, ScottRolen plated him with a double to deep left to knot the score. Ryan Ludwick then grounded a single just past a diving CraigCounsell at second base to score Rolen with the game-winningrun. "It was an awesome win," Duncan said. "We kept battling andguys were taking good at-bats at the end of the game. I thinkit was a big win for us." "I've got to credit the guys in front of me in that lastinning," Ludwick said. "I would never have had that opportunityif not for clutch hits before me." Cordero (0-4) took the loss after blowing his fourth game of theseason and second in three days. Prior to this series, Cordero converted 10 of his previous 11save opportunities. "(Cordero) is one of the best closers in baseball this year,"Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. "They got some (two-out) hits.Rolen did a nice job of battling some pitches off, it was goodhitting." Russ Springer (5-1) earned the win for St. Louis, pitching ascoreless ninth inning, walking one and striking out one. Milwaukee rookie sensation Ryan Braun had three hits, includinghis 18th homer, and drove in three runs as the Brewers seemed tohave the game in hand. Brewers starter Manny Parra kept the Cardinals off-balance forsix innings, allowing three runs - one earned - on six hits andtwo walks, striking out three. "I don't think early on I was pitching aggressively," Parrasaid. "I think I was kind of nibbling and trying to be finewith pitches. We had a big lead and I wanted to make them earntheir way on." A 26th-round pick of the 2001 draft, Parra had made only fourstarts for Class AAA Nashville before a promotion on July 16.However, one of them was a perfect game. With two out in the first inning, Braun launched the first pitchhe saw from St. Louis starter Brad Thompson 410 feet into theBrewers' bullpen to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead. After Counsell's run-scoring double with two outs in the secondput runners on second and third, Braun struck again, lifting asoft liner to center to increase the Brewers' advantage to 4-0. "Two-out hits are huge," Braun said. "It gives you anopportunity to get some momentum on your side. I don't know ifwe relaxed or not but we needed to put pressure on them andcontinue to score runs." Parra made it a day of firsts in the third inning when heconnected off Thompson for his first major league hit, a two-rundouble off the wall in right to make it 6-0. "We've been working on (hitting) since I've been here," Parrasaid. "I got a changeup right down the middle and I just hadgood solid contact." Thompson was forced to leave with a blister on a pitching fingerafter walking the first two batters in the fourth. Always oneout away from escaping trouble, the righthander yielded six runs- four earned - and seven hits and four walks in three-plusinnings. "I really don't know what it was today," Thompson said. "I justdidn't have command and I walked four guys, that's not verygood. I'm just happy the bullpen did a great job." St. Louis battled back with two runs in the third inning andadded single tallies in the fifth and seventh to set the stagefor its biggest comeback win of the season "We got what we deserved," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said."It was a tough start, we didn't get discouraged, we keptplaying, playing, playing. It was a very tough win, the bullpencame in and did great. We earned it." Encarnacion had three hits and three RBI to improve on his hothitting in July. He is now batting .369 for the month with 17RBI. La Russa was ejected by third base umpire Greg Gibson in thesixth for arguing an appeal on a swinging strike.
