NL: SAN DIEGO (60-50) at ST LOUIS (50-58) <h3>Struggling Cardinals seek first August win</h3> San Diego (60-50) at St. Louis (50-58) 7:05 pm EDT ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Two teams heading in opposite directionssquare off Monday when the struggling St. Louis Cardinals hostthe San Diego Padres in the opener of a four-game series. The Cardinals, who have yet to win in the month of August, aredesperately hoping to avoid their sixth straight setback whereasthe Padres are pursuing their fifth straight win. St. Louis gives the ball to Braden Looper (8-9, 5.23 ERA), whois looking to rebound from a disastrous last outing. Therighthander lasted just four innings in Wednesday's 15-1 loss atPittsburgh, allowing seven runs. Looper has a 2-3 record with a 1.97 ERA in 28 career games -including one start - against San Diego. The one start yieldedLooper a win, as he tossed seven scoreless frames on May 12 atSan Diego. Opposing Looper will be David Wells (5-7, 5.18), who has faredvery well in five career starts against the Cardinals, going 4-1with a 2.08 ERA. The lefthanded Wells did not factor in the decision ofWednesday's 9-5 loss at Arizona, surrendering five runs andseven hits over 5 1/3 innings to extend his winless streak tothree. San Diego completed a three-game series sweep of the SanFrancisco Giants with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Marcus Giles plated the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly whileMike Cameron added insurance with an RBI double in the eighthinning for the Padres, who trail the first-place Diamondbacks(63-50) by 1 1/2 games in the National League West Division.
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS SAN DIEGO ST LOUIS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Giles RF .295 2 24 David Eckstein SS .286 2 16 Rob Mackowiak LF .316 0 0 So Taguchi CF .298 2 18 Mike Cameron CF .255 14 56 Albert Pujols 1B .316 24 72 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .263 17 64 Juan Encarnacion RF .289 7 41 Morgan Ensberg 3B .234 10 35 Scott Rolen 3B .270 6 47 Khalil Greene SS .230 17 59 Ryan Ludwick LF .251 8 28 Josh Bard C .270 3 26 Yadier Molina C .258 1 18 Geoff Blum 2B .258 1 16 Braden Looper RHP .161 0 5 David Wells LHP .111 0 0 (8-9, 5.23) (5-7, 5.18) Aaron Miles 2B .283 1 19</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS WARMUPS: SDG - DAVID WELLS (5-7, 5.18) STL - BRADEN LOOPER (8-9, 5.23) UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH 1B - PAUL SCHRIEBER 2B - TIM MCCLELLAND 3B - MARTY FOSTER WEATHER: 96 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: SDG - DAVID WELLS (5-7, 5.18) STL - BRADEN LOOPER (8-9, 5.23) UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH 1B - PAUL SCHRIEBER 2B - TIM MCCLELLAND 3B - TIM MCCLELLAND WEATHER: 96 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS STARTING BATS: SDG - DAVID WELLS AND JOSH BARD STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND YADIER MOLINA DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.295, 2 HR, 24 RBI) R MACKOWIAK (.316, 0 HR, 0 RBI) M CAMERON (.255, 14 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.286, 2 HR, 16 RBI) S TAGUCHI (.298, 2 HR, 18 RBI) A PUJOLS (.316, 24 HR, 72 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ST LOUIS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.18 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.18 Pitches-strikes: B Looper 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 0-1. Batters faced: B Looper 3. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.263, 17 HR, 64 RBI) M ENSBERG (.234, 10 HR, 35 RBI) K GREENE (.230, 17 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.14 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.18 Pitches-strikes: D Wells 18-14; B Looper 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 2-1; B Looper 0-1. Batters faced: D Wells 5; B Looper 3. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (18) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF BRADEN LOOPER. CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0 DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M ENSBERG (.234, 10 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 1 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.251, 8 HR, 28 RBI) Y MOLINA (.258, 1 HR, 18 RBI) B LOOPER (.161, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (65). Team LOB - 0. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.14 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.22 Pitches-strikes: D Wells 18-14; B Looper 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 2-1; B Looper 2-1. Batters faced: D Wells 5; B Looper 7. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 1 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.258, 1 HR, 16 RBI) D WELLS (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI) B GILES (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (65). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bard (2, catch). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 9 0 3 0 0 1 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.09 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.22 WP - D Wells. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 29-23; B Looper 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 4-1; B Looper 2-1. Batters faced: D Wells 9; B Looper 7. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 1 1 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.285, 0-FOR-1) S TAGUCHI (.301, 1-FOR-1) A PUJOLS (.316, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 Totals 10 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (65). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bard (2, throw). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 9 0 3 0 0 1 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.09 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.17 WP - D Wells. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 29-23; B Looper 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 4-1; B Looper 5-1. Batters faced: D Wells 9; B Looper 10. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 1 1 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: R MACKOWIAK (.300, 0-FOR-1) M CAMERON (.255, 0-FOR-1) A GONZALEZ (.265, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 M Ensberg 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 Totals 10 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (65). Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - J Bard (2, throw). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 S Taguchi cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 J Encarnacion rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 B Looper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 13 0 4 0 0 1 6 BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (25, D Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Rolen 1, J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 010 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 5.05 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.17 WP - D Wells. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 44-33; B Looper 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 6-2; B Looper 5-1. Batters faced: D Wells 13; B Looper 10. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 4 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS STL - BRADEN LOOPER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.269, 0-FOR-1) R LUDWICK (.250, 0-FOR-1) Y MOLINA (.261, 1-FOR-1)</div>
