GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (47-39) at ST LOUIS (38-43)

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RUSS SPRINGER (4-1, 2.97) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A OJEDA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.234, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Springer relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A OJEDA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Young (.234, 0-FOR-2)</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 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS (OUT)
STL - RUSS SPRINGER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.268, 0-FOR-3)
A MILES (.302, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
Y MOLINA (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Jackson 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .272
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242
M Reynolds 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273
M Montero c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .233
C Quentin rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210
a-C Tracy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
b-S Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
D Davis p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .107
c-A Ojeda ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .321

Totals 26 2 6 2 3 5 14

a-hit for C Quentin in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for C Tracy in the 8th;
c-tripled to deep right center for D Davis in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Reynolds (11, A Wainwright). 3B - A Ojeda (1, R Flores). RBI -
A Ojeda 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1. GIDP - M
Reynolds, C Jackson, O Hudson, S Drew. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .293
R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .235
A Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .312
J Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .264
S Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .302
Y Molina c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
B Ryan ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265
A Wainwright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 3 7 3 5 5 17

BATTING: 2B - A Wainwright (3, D Davis); R Ludwick (7, D Davis). HR - J
Encarnacion (6, 6th inning off D Davis 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion 3
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Taguchi 1, A Wainwright 2.
GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Encarnacion (1st base, D Davis).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (B Ryan-A Pujols, S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols, A Pujols-B Ryan-A
Pujols, A Wainwright-B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 000 02 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 000 003 0 -- 3
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 7 7 3 3 5 5 1 4.26

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 7 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.66
R Flores 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

A Wainwright pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 118-74; A Wainwright 92-51; R Flores 9-5; R Springer
10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 7-8; A Wainwright 11-6; R Flores 0-0; R
Springer 1-1. Batters faced: D Davis 31; A Wainwright 25; R Flores 2; R
Springer 2.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Byrnes in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Rolen (.268, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Hairston in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Rolen (.268, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JUAN CRUZ (3-1, 3.48) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: S ROLEN (.268, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cruz relieved D Davis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Rolen (.268, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - JUAN CRUZ
STL - RUSS SPRINGER

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.314, 0-FOR-2, BB)
C JACKSON (.272, 2-FOR-3)
S DREW (.242, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
E Byrnes lf-rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Jackson 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .272
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242
M Reynolds 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273
M Montero c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .233
C Quentin rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210
a-C Tracy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
b-S Hairston ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
D Davis p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .107
c-A Ojeda ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .321
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 2 6 2 3 5 14

a-hit for C Quentin in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for C Tracy in the 8th;
c-tripled to deep right center for D Davis in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Reynolds (11, A Wainwright). 3B - A Ojeda (1, R Flores). RBI -
A Ojeda 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1. GIDP - M
Reynolds, C Jackson, O Hudson, S Drew. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .293
R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .235
A Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .312
J Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .264
S Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .300
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
B Ryan ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265
A Wainwright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 7 3 5 6 17

BATTING: 2B - A Wainwright (3, D Davis); R Ludwick (7, D Davis). HR - J
Encarnacion (6, 6th inning off D Davis 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion 3
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Taguchi 1, A Wainwright 2.
GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Encarnacion (1st base, D Davis).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (B Ryan-A Pujols, S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols, A Pujols-B Ryan-A
Pujols, A Wainwright-B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 000 02 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 000 003 00 -- 3
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 7 7 3 3 5 5 1 4.26
J Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.37

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 7 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.66
R Flores 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70
R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

A Wainwright pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 118-74; J Cruz 9-6; A Wainwright 92-51; R Flores
9-5; R Springer 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 7-8; J Cruz 0-2; A
Wainwright 11-6; R Flores 0-0; R Springer 1-1. Batters faced: D Davis 31; J
Cruz 3; A Wainwright 25; R Flores 2; R Springer 2.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (3-0, 1.62) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.314, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Springer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E Byrnes (.314, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RANDY FLORES (8TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

STL - JUAN ENCARNACION (6) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RANDY FLORES (8TH), RUSS
SPRINGER (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (7-7)
LP - DOUG DAVIS (5-10)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (17)

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

STL - JUAN ENCARNACION (6) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:40 ATT: 42,184

PROBABLES: SFO - NOAH LOWRY (8-6, 3.46)
STL - MIKE MAROTH (0-0, 5.23)

PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-3, 4.42)
CIN - KYLE LOHSE (4-10, 4.77)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
E Byrnes lf-rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313
C Jackson 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .272
S Drew ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .245
M Reynolds 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273
M Montero c 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .231
C Quentin rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210
a-C Tracy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
b-S Hairston ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
D Davis p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .107
c-A Ojeda ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .321
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 7 2 5 5 17

a-hit for C Quentin in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for C Tracy in the 8th;
c-tripled to deep right center for D Davis in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Reynolds (11, A Wainwright); S Drew (19, J Isringhausen). 3B -
A Ojeda (1, R Flores). RBI - A Ojeda 2 (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - O Hudson 1. GIDP - M Reynolds, C Jackson, O Hudson, S Drew, M Montero.
Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .293
R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .235
A Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .312
J Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .264
S Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .300
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
B Ryan ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265
A Wainwright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .276
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 7 3 5 6 17

BATTING: 2B - A Wainwright (3, D Davis); R Ludwick (7, D Davis). HR - J
Encarnacion (6, 6th inning off D Davis 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Encarnacion 3
(26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Taguchi 1, A Wainwright 2.
GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Encarnacion (1st base, D Davis).

FIELDING: DP: 5 (B Ryan-A Pujols, S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols, A Pujols-B Ryan-A
Pujols, A Wainwright-B Ryan-A Pujols, A Miles-B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 000 020 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 000 003 00x -- 3
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis (L, 5-10) 7 7 3 3 5 5 1 4.26
J Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.37

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright (W, 7-7) 7 5 2 2 3 4 0 4.66
R Flores (H, 9) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70
R Springer (H, 7) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90
J Isringhausen (S, 17) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.57

A Wainwright pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB - M Reynolds (by J Isringhausen). Pitches-strikes: D Davis 118-74; J Cruz
9-6; A Wainwright 92-51; R Flores 9-5; R Springer 10-6; J Isringhausen 19-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 7-8; J Cruz 0-2; A Wainwright 11-6; R Flores
0-0; R Springer 1-1; J Isringhausen 2-1. Batters faced: D Davis 31; J Cruz 3; A
Wainwright 25; R Flores 2; R Springer 2; J Isringhausen 5.

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

T--2:40. Att--42,184.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 2
ST LOUIS 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (2) AT ST LOUIS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ludwick doubled to left. A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion
homered to left, R Ludwick and A Pujols scored. S Rolen flied out to left.
A Miles walked. Y Molina flied out to left. B Ryan singled to right, A Miles to
second. A Wainwright fouled out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 3.

ARIZONA 8TH: M Reynolds doubled to deep right center. M Montero walked.
C Tracy hit for C Quentin. R Flores relieved A Wainwright. S Hairston hit for
C Tracy. S Hairston struck out swinging. A Ojeda hit for D Davis. A Ojeda
tripled to deep right center, M Reynolds and M Montero scored. R Springer
relieved R Flores. C Young popped out to second. O Hudson grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (2) AT ST LOUIS (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
S Drew SS, M Reynolds 3B, M Montero C, C Quentin RF, D Davis LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- S Taguchi CF, R Ludwick LF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, A Miles 2B, Y Molina C, B Ryan SS, A Wainwright RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 6 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young grounded out to third. O Hudson popped out to
shortstop. E Byrnes popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: S Taguchi walked. R Ludwick flied out to center. A Pujols
struck out swinging. J Encarnacion struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: C Jackson singled to right. S Drew struck out swinging.
M Reynolds grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Jackson out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen struck out swinging. A Miles walked. Y Molina
singled to right, A Miles to second. B Ryan flied out to center. A Wainwright
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: M Montero lined out to pitcher. C Quentin grounded out to
third. D Davis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: S Taguchi singled to left. R Ludwick struck out swinging.
A Pujols grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Taguchi out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: C Young walked. O Hudson flied out to right. E Byrnes
walked, C Young to second. C Jackson grounded into double play, third to
second to first, E Byrnes out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Encarnacion walked. J Encarnacion picked off first.
S Rolen struck out swinging. A Miles grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: S Drew struck out swinging. M Reynolds singled to right.
M Montero popped out to second. C Quentin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. B Ryan grounded out to
shortstop. A Wainwright doubled to deep center. S Taguchi grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: D Davis singled to center. C Young struck out looking.
O Hudson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, D Davis out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ludwick doubled to left. A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion
homered to left, R Ludwick and A Pujols scored. S Rolen flied out to left.
A Miles walked. Y Molina flied out to left. B Ryan singled to right, A Miles to
second. A Wainwright fouled out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 3.

ARIZONA 7TH: E Byrnes popped out to first. C Jackson singled to left
center. S Drew grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first,
C Jackson out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH: S Taguchi singled to left. R Ludwick flied out to right.
A Pujols flied out to left. J Encarnacion popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 3.

ARIZONA 8TH: M Reynolds doubled to deep right center. M Montero walked.
C Tracy hit for C Quentin. R Flores relieved A Wainwright. S Hairston hit for
C Tracy. S Hairston struck out swinging. A Ojeda hit for D Davis. A Ojeda
tripled to deep right center, M Reynolds and M Montero scored. R Springer
relieved R Flores. C Young popped out to second. O Hudson grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: E Byrnes in right field. S Hairston in left field. J Cruz
relieved D Davis. S Rolen flied out to right. A Miles struck out swinging.
Y Molina flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ARIZONA 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Springer. E Byrnes fouled out to
first. C Jackson walked. S Drew hit a ground rule double to deep left center,
C Jackson to third. M Reynolds intentionally walked. M Montero grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, M Reynolds out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 3.</div>

 

Wainwright, Cardinals edge Diamondbacks

<h3>ST. LOUIS 3, ARIZONA 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Adam Wainwright kept the St. LouisCardinals on a roll.

Wainwright pitched seven-plus effective innings and JuanEncarnacion hit a three-run homer to lift the Cardinals to a 3-2victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of afour-game series Thursday.

Wainwright (7-7) yielded two runs and five hits, striking outfive and walking three, as St. Louis won for the fourth time intheir last five contests.

The 25-year-old righthander helped himself by inducing fourinning-ending double plays. Mark Reynolds, Conor Jackson,Orlando Hudson and Stephen Drew all ended potential threats bygrounding into double plays.

After pitching seven scoreless innings, Wainwright was relievedby Randy Flores in the eighth inning after giving up a leadoffdouble to Reynolds and a walk to Miguel Montero.

Augie Ojeda chased Flores with a pinch-hit, two-run triple tocut the deficit to 3-2, but Russ Springer entered to record thefinal two outs, stranding Ojeda at third.

Jason Isringhausen got Montero to ground into a game-endingdouble play with the bases loaded in the ninth to register his17th save of the season.

Encarnacion gave the Cardinals all the runs they needed with athree-run blast off Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis (5-10) inthe sixth inning.

Ryan Ludwick led off the inning with a double and Albert Pujolsfollowed with a walk to set the stage for Encarnacion, who hithis sixth home run of the season over the left center field wallfor a 3-0 advantage.

Encarnacion was the offensive star for the second straightnight. He had an RBI double in the eighth inning to tie thegame and later scored on Scott Rolen's double in Wednesday's 5-4victory over the Diamondbacks.

Davis surrendered three runs and seven hits with five walks andfive strikeouts over seven innings.

 

Wainwright, Cardinals edge Diamondbacks

<h3>ST. LOUIS 3, ARIZONA 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Adam Wainwright kept the St. LouisCardinals on a roll.

Wainwright pitched seven-plus effective innings and JuanEncarnacion hit a three-run homer to lift the Cardinals to a 3-2victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of afour-game series Thursday.

Wainwright (7-7) yielded two runs and five hits, striking outfive and walking three, as St. Louis won for the fourth time intheir last five contests.

"This is a big turning point for us," Wainwright said. "It'salmost like I wish we could move the All-Star break back acouple of weeks ago or a couple of weeks forward because I thinkwe're getting on a roll."

The 25-year-old righthander helped himself by inducing fourinning-ending double plays. Mark Reynolds, Conor Jackson,Orlando Hudson and Stephen Drew all ended potential threats bygrounding into double plays.

"That's making pitches," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said."We turned them. The infielders did a really good job. A lotof nice pivots and feeds and all that stuff but Adam madepitches to get them."

"It's amazing what happens when you let them work," Wainwrightsaid. "Put the ball on the ground and throw strikes. Mydefense was awesome behind me."

After pitching seven scoreless innings, Wainwright was relievedby Randy Flores in the eighth inning after giving up a leadoffdouble to Reynolds and a walk to Miguel Montero.

Augie Ojeda chased Flores with a pinch-hit, two-run triple tocut the deficit to 3-2, but Russ Springer entered to record thefinal two outs, stranding Ojeda at third.

Jason Isringhausen got Montero to ground into a game-endingdouble play with the bases loaded in the ninth to register his17th save of the season.

"Izzy's been nasty all year," Cardinals second baseman AaronMiles said. "He gets to the point where you're not reallyworried when they start getting guys on in the ninth becausehe's been so good."

"For a game that we looked pretty stagnant for seven innings, wewent out pretty hard there at the end," Diamondbacks managerBob Melvin said. "We got ourselves in a position to at leasttie the game twice. We had a man on third with less than twoouts twice the last two innings and didn't get them in."

Encarnacion gave the Cardinals all the runs they needed with athree-run blast off Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis (5-10) inthe sixth inning.

"I didn't execute my next pitch and I got burned," Davis said."That's what good hitters do, capitalize on mistakes. He's agood mistake hitter."

"We weren't doing much with (Davis)," La Russa said. "Then allof a sudden there's three on the board."

Ryan Ludwick led off the inning with a double and Albert Pujolsfollowed with a walk to set the stage for Encarnacion, who hithis sixth home run of the season over the left center field wallfor a 3-0 advantage.

"There's two pitches I wish I could have back," Davis said."The one to Encarnacion was middle in and the one to Ludwick wasa first-pitch fastball. I was trying to go down and away and Iwas pretty much up and in, right in (Ludwick's) happy zone."

Encarnacion was the offensive star for the second straightnight. He had an RBI double in the eighth inning to tie thegame and later scored on Scott Rolen's double in Wednesday's 5-4victory over the Diamondbacks.

"You have to do what you can each at-bat," Encarnacion said."Everything is not going to go your way all the time. Sometimesyour going to get it sometimes you don't. So you try to get itmore than it gets you."

Davis surrendered three runs and seven hits with five walks andfive strikeouts over seven innings.

The Diamondbacks have dropped five of their last seven on theircurrent 10-game road trip.

"We're not playing our best right now," Melvin said. "We havethree more games to play, so we have to grind even harder thenext few games."