GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (46-38) at ST LOUIS (37-42)

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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ARIZONA 7
ST LOUIS 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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ARIZONA (7) AT ST LOUIS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ARIZONA 1ST: C Young safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Miles.
O Hudson singled to left, C Young to second. E Byrnes popped out to second.
C Tracy safe at first on error by right fielder J Encarnacion, C Young to third,
O Hudson to second. M Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to right, C Young scored, O
Hudson to third. S Drew singled to right center, O Hudson scored, C Tracy to
third. S Hairston lined out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Montero singled to right. Y Petit bunted into double play,
first to second to shortstop to second to shortstop to first, M Montero out at
second. C Young homered to left. O Hudson grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes walked. C Tracy homered to right, E Byrnes scored.
M Reynolds homered to center. S Drew grounded out to second. S Hairston
doubled to deep center. M Montero flied into double play, center to shortstop,
S Hairston doubled off second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi singled to right. A Miles grounded into fielder's
choice to second, S Taguchi out at second. A Pujols singled to left, A Miles
to second. C Duncan walked, A Miles to third, A Pujols to second. E Byrnes in
left field. T Pena relieved Y Petit. C Quentin in right field. S Rolen hit
sacrifice fly to right, A Miles scored, A Pujols to third. J Encarnacion lined
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 8TH: M Reynolds grounded out to first. S Drew doubled to right.
C Jackson hit for T Pena. C Jackson singled to shallow center, S Drew scored.
M Montero flied out to center. C Quentin grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, C Jackson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 7,
ST LOUIS 1.</div>

 

Petit fills in admirably as D-Backs whip Cardinals

<h3>ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A combination of a relatively unknownstarter and some good old fashioned power put the ArizonaDiamondbacks back in the win column.

Yusmerio Petit pitched well into the sixth inning and was backedwith three home runs as the Diamondbacks broke a three-gamelosing streak with a 7-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals onTuesday.

Chris Young, Chad Tracy, and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to 2-3 on its 10-game road trip leading up to theAll-Star break.

Earlier in the day, scheduled starter Randy Johnson was placedon the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season dueto back pains from a herniated disk. The 22-year-old Petit, whoflew from Sacramento on Tuesday morning, arrived at BuschStadium a little more than three hours before first pitch.

Acquired in at the end of spring training from the Florida as<div class="pre">part of a trade that sent Jorge Julio to the Marlins, the</div>righthander had one previous start for the Diamondbacks thisseason, allowing two runs and four hits over seven inningsagainst the Giants on April 22.

Petit shut down the Cardinals through the first five innings,but tired in the sixth as the Cardinals loaded the bases withone out. Righthander Tony Pena came on to put out the fire,allowing only a sacrifice fly to Scott Rolen.

Things went the Diamondbacks' way early, as the Cardinals madetwo errors behind starter Todd Wellemeyer (2-1) in the firstinning leading to two unearned runs.

Arizona started the power surge in the second as Chris Youngconnected off of Wellemeyer for his 12th home run of the season.

Eric Byrnes and Chad Tracy added back-to-back homers in thethird inning as the Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead.

Wellemeyer lasted only three innings and was charged with sixruns - four earned - and seven hits. It was the first loss forthe converted reliever in seven starts as a member of theCardinals.

National League All-Star Albert Pujols had three hits for St.Louis, which failed to win three straight for the first timesince early June.

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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ARIZONA (7) AT ST LOUIS (1) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes RF, C Tracy 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, S Drew SS, S Hairston LF, M Montero C, Y Petit RHP.

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

Umpires -- Adam Dowdy (HP), Ed Hickox (1B), C.B. Bucknor (2B), Joe West (3B).


Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 4 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Miles.
O Hudson singled to left, C Young to second. E Byrnes popped out to second.
C Tracy safe at first on error by right fielder J Encarnacion, C Young to third,
O Hudson to second. M Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to right, C Young scored,
O Hudson to third. S Drew singled to right center, O Hudson scored, C Tracy to
third. S Hairston lined out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi flied out to center. A Miles flied out to center.
A Pujols singled to center. C Duncan struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Montero singled to right. Y Petit bunted into double play,
first to second to shortstop to second to shortstop to first, M Montero out at
second. C Young homered to left. O Hudson grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen flied out to center. J Encarnacion grounded out to
shortstop. A Kennedy singled to center. Y Molina fouled out to catcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 3, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes walked. C Tracy homered to right, E Byrnes scored.
M Reynolds homered to center. S Drew grounded out to second. S Hairston
doubled to deep center. M Montero flied into double play, center to shortstop,
S Hairston doubled off second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: T Wellemeyer struck out looking. S Taguchi fouled out to
third. A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: K Wells relieved T Wellemeyer. Y Petit struck out swinging.
C Young grounded out to shortstop. O Hudson grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Pujols singled to center. C Duncan walked, A Pujols to
second. S Rolen flied out to center. J Encarnacion grounded into double play,
third to second to first, C Duncan out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. C Tracy grounded out to
catcher. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Kennedy grounded out to first. Y Molina flied out to
right. K Wells struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: S Drew struck out swinging. S Hairston struck out looking.
M Montero grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: S Taguchi singled to right. A Miles grounded into fielder's
choice to second, S Taguchi out at second. A Pujols singled to left, A Miles
to second. C Duncan walked, A Miles to third, A Pujols to second. E Byrnes in
left field. T Pena relieved Y Petit. C Quentin in right field. S Rolen hit
sacrifice fly to right, A Miles scored, A Pujols to third. J Encarnacion lined
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Quentin struck out swinging. C Young popped out to first.
O Hudson singled to shallow right. O Hudson to second on wild pitch by
K Wells. E Byrnes reached on infield single to shortstop, O Hudson to third.
C Tracy popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: A Kennedy flied out to right. Y Molina grounded out to
shortstop. K Wells grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 6,
ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 8TH: M Reynolds grounded out to first. S Drew doubled to right.
C Jackson hit for T Pena. C Jackson singled to shallow center, S Drew scored.
M Montero flied out to center. C Quentin grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, C Jackson out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 7,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: D Nippert relieved T Pena. S Taguchi grounded out to third.
A Miles grounded out to second. A Pujols walked. C Duncan grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 9TH: T Percival relieved K Wells. C Young grounded out to
shortstop. O Hudson lined out to right. E Byrnes struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 9TH: S Rolen grounded out to third. J Encarnacion singled to
center. J Encarnacion to second on fielder's indifference. A Kennedy popped
out to shortstop. Y Molina flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1.</div>

 

Petit fills in admirably as D-Backs whip Cardinals

<h3>ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A combination of a relativelyunknown starter and some good old fashioned power put theArizona Diamondbacks back in the win column.

Yusmerio Petit pitched well into the sixth inning and was backedwith three home runs as the Diamondbacks broke a three-gamelosing streak with a 7-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals onTuesday.

Chris Young, Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to 2-3 on its 10-game road trip leading up to theAll-Star break.

"(Petit) gave us just what we needed," Arizona manager BobMelvin said. "He's pretty impressive, keeps the ball down,throws strikes, gets ahead of guys, and mixing off-speed on topof that."

Earlier in the day, scheduled starter Randy Johnson was placedon the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season dueto back pains from a herniated disk. The 22-year-old Petit, whoflew from Sacramento on Tuesday morning, arrived at BuschStadium a little more than three hours before first pitch.

"It was a little bit of a long trip," the Venezuelan born Petitsaid through Diamondbacks catcher, Miguel Montero. "I wasfeeling good when I got here, I got a little rest, it was justenough time for me."

Acquired in at the end of spring training from the Florida as<div class="pre">part of a trade that sent Jorge Julio to the Marlins, the</div>righthander had one previous start for the Diamondbacks thisseason, allowing two runs and four hits over seven inningsagainst the Giants on April 22.

"I felt a little more comfortable getting called up again,"Petit said. "I didn't want to do too much, just try to throwstrikes."

Petit shut down the Cardinals through the first five innings,but tired in the sixth as the Cardinals loaded the bases withone out. Righthander Tony Pena came on to put out the fire,allowing only a sacrifice fly to Scott Rolen.

Things went the Diamondbacks' way early, as the Cardinals madetwo errors behind starter Todd Wellemeyer (2-1) in the firstinning leading to two unearned runs.

"What you never know is, what would have happened if we played aclean first and gotten into the game," Cardinals manager TonyLa Russa said. "(Wellemeyer) was working hard, I never saw himgive in, but then all of a sudden there's a rash of stuff andthen you just don't know."

Arizona started the power surge in the second as Chris Youngconnected off of Wellemeyer for his 12th home run of the season.

Eric Byrnes and Chad Tracy added back-to-back homers in thethird inning as the Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead.

"Guys were just not missing the pitches tonight," Tracy said."Lately it seems like we've been missing some pitches, tonightwe finally nailed a few and got lucky enough where they went outof the park."

Wellemeyer lasted only three innings and was charged with sixruns - four earned - and seven hits. It was the first loss forthe converted reliever in seven starts as a member of theCardinals.

"I felt good," said Wellemeyer, whose three home runs allowedwere a career high. "I threw some good pitches but any mistake,those guys were all over it."

National League All-Star Albert Pujols had three hits for St.Louis, which failed to win three straight for the first timesince early June.

 

Petit fills in admirably as D-Backs whip Cardinals

<h3>ARIZONA 7, ST LOUIS 1</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- A combination of a relativelyunknown starter and some good old fashioned power put theArizona Diamondbacks back in the win column.

Yusmerio Petit pitched well into the sixth inning and was backedwith three home runs as the Diamondbacks broke a three-gamelosing streak with a 7-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals onTuesday.

Chris Young, Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds homered for Arizona,which improved to 2-3 on its 10-game road trip leading up to theAll-Star break.

"(Petit) gave us just what we needed," Arizona manager BobMelvin said. "He's pretty impressive, keeps the ball down,throws strikes, gets ahead of guys, and mixing off-speed on topof that."

Earlier in the day, scheduled starter Randy Johnson was placedon the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season dueto back pains from a herniated disk. The 22-year-old Petit, whoflew from Sacramento on Tuesday morning, arrived at BuschStadium a little more than three hours before first pitch.

"It was a little bit of a long trip," the Venezuelan born Petitsaid through Diamondbacks catcher, Miguel Montero. "I wasfeeling good when I got here, I got a little rest, it was justenough time for me."

Acquired in at the end of spring training from the Florida as<div class="pre">part of a trade that sent Jorge Julio to the Marlins, the</div>righthander had one previous start for the Diamondbacks thisseason, allowing two runs and four hits over seven inningsagainst the Giants on April 22.

"I felt a little more comfortable getting called up again,"Petit said. "I didn't want to do too much, just try to throwstrikes."

Petit shut down the Cardinals through the first five innings,but tired in the sixth as the Cardinals loaded the bases withone out. Righthander Tony Pena came on to put out the fire,allowing only a sacrifice fly to Scott Rolen.

Things went the Diamondbacks' way early, as the Cardinals madetwo errors behind starter Todd Wellemeyer (2-1) in the firstinning leading to two unearned runs.

"What you never know is, what would have happened if we played aclean first and gotten into the game," Cardinals manager TonyLa Russa said. "(Wellemeyer) was working hard, I never saw himgive in, but then all of a sudden there's a rash of stuff andthen you just don't know."

Arizona started the power surge in the second as Chris Youngconnected off of Wellemeyer for his 12th home run of the season.

Tracy and Reynolds added back-to-back homers in thethird inning as the Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead.

"Guys were just not missing the pitches tonight," Tracy said."Lately it seems like we've been missing some pitches, tonightwe finally nailed a few and got lucky enough where they went outof the park."

Wellemeyer lasted only three innings and was charged with sixruns - four earned - and seven hits. It was the first loss forthe converted reliever in seven starts as a member of theCardinals.

"I felt good," said Wellemeyer, whose three home runs allowedwere a career high. "I threw some good pitches but any mistake,those guys were all over it."

National League All-Star Albert Pujols had three hits for St.Louis, which failed to win three straight for the first timesince early June.