GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: MILWAUKEE (57-48) at ST LOUIS (48-53)

NL: MILWAUKEE (57-48) at ST LOUIS (48-53)

<h3>Wells, Cardinals look to close in on Brewers</h3>

<div class="pre">Milwaukee (57-48) at St Louis (48-53) 2:15 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - After picking up two games on Saturday, theSt. Louis Cardinals will hope to gain even more ground in thedivision title chase when they host the Milwaukee Brewers onSunday in the finale of a four-game series.


The Cardinals bested the Brewers in both games of Sunday'sdoubleheader. Ryan Ludwick's RBI single capped a three-run,ninth-inning comeback in a 7-6 victory in Game One and JimEdmonds had two RBI in a 5-2 win in the second contest.

St. Louis sits in third place in the National League Centraldivision, seven games behind Milwaukee, which has led thedivision for the majority of the season.


The Cardinals will turn to Kip Wells (4-13, 5.57 ERA) in hopesof picking up their fourth victory over their last fivecontests. The 30-year-old Texas native is tied with ChicagoWhite Sox righthander Jose Contreras for the major-league leadin losses.


He will be opposed by rookie Yovani Gallardo (3-1, 2.18), whohas been victorious in his previous two starts, surrenderingjust one run over 12 2/3 innings. The 21-year-old Mexican ismaking just his ninth career start.

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Corey Hart RF .284 16 44 David Eckstein SS .296 2 14
J.J. Hardy SS .268 18 60 Ryan Ludwick RF .243 7 24
Ryan Braun 3B .349 18 49 Albert Pujols 1B .317 23 68
Prince Fielder 1B .284 30 75 Chris Duncan LF .290 20 59
Bill Hall CF .274 9 41 Jim Edmonds CF .230 7 26
Geoff Jenkins LF .256 13 40 Scott Spiezio 3B .281 3 27
Johnny Estrada C .277 8 36 Yadier Molina C .250 1 15
Rickie Weeks 2B .215 5 19 Adam Kennedy 2B .224 2 17
Yovani Gallardo RHP .143 0 2 Kip Wells RHP .286 1 2
(3-1, 2.18) (4-13, 5.57)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (3-1, 2.18)
STL - KIP WELLS (4-13, 5.57)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - ANGEL CAMPOS
3B - LARRY VANOVER

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, in from center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO AND JOHNNY ESTRADA
STL - KIP WELLS AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.284, 16 HR, 44 RBI)
J HARDY (.268, 18 HR, 60 RBI)
R BRAUN (.349, 18 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.296, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.243, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.317, 23 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.18

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.52

Pitches-strikes: K Wells 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 0-2. Batters
faced: K Wells 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.274, 9 HR, 41 RBI)
G JENKINS (.256, 13 HR, 40 RBI)
J ESTRADA (.277, 8 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Estrada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Y Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.13

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.52

Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 15-9; K Wells 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: Y
Gallardo 1-2; K Wells 0-2. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 4; K Wells 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.230, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
S SPIEZIO (.281, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.250, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Gallardo 1. Team LOB - 3.



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.13

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.47

Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 15-9; K Wells 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: Y
Gallardo 1-2; K Wells 0-4. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 4; K Wells 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.283, 0-FOR-1)
J HARDY (.267, 0-FOR-1)
R BRAUN (.352, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
R Braun 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
G Jenkins lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
J Estrada c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Gallardo 1. Team LOB - 3.



ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.08

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.47

Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 28-16; K Wells 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: Y
Gallardo 2-3; K Wells 0-4. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 7; K Wells 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED COREY HART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON FIRST, J HARDY ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 1
ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOHNNY ESTRADA SCORED J.J. HARDY AND RYAN BRAUN.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J ESTRADA ON FIRST, G JENKINS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MILWAUKEE 3
ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.214, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.224, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
K WELLS (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.296, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
R Braun 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .355
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
G Jenkins lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261
J Estrada c 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .282
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .213
Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Totals 16 3 7 3 1 4 11

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (50), J Estrada 2 (38). 2-out RBI - J Estrada 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1, Y Gallardo 1. Team LOB - 5.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
K Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 003 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.08

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 3 7 3 3 1 4 0 5.66

Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 28-16; K Wells 67-41. Ground balls-fly balls: Y
Gallardo 2-3; K Wells 1-4. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 7; K Wells 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: Y GALLARDO (.133, 0-FOR-1)
C HART (.283, 0-FOR-1, BB)
J HARDY (.269, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: MILWAUKEE at ST LOUIS

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

MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Hardy ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
R Braun 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .355
P Fielder 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282
B Hall cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
G Jenkins lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261
J Estrada c 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .282
R Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .213
Y Gallardo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Totals 16 3 7 3 1 4 11

BATTING: RBI - R Braun (50), J Estrada 2 (38). 2-out RBI - J Estrada 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Weeks 1, Y Gallardo 1. Team LOB - 5.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .295
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 4 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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MILWAUKEE - 003 -- 3
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Y Gallardo 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.03

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 3 7 3 3 1 4 0 5.66

Pitches-strikes: Y Gallardo 45-29; K Wells 67-41. Ground balls-fly balls: Y
Gallardo 2-3; K Wells 1-4. Batters faced: Y Gallardo 10; K Wells 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.242, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.316, 0-FOR-1)
C DUNCAN (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>