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 2 0 1 0 4 6 2 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 15 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - MIKE THOMPSON STL - TROY PERCIVAL DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.266, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI) M ENSBERG (.231, 0-FOR-3) K GREENE (.231, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS ST LOUIS (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 S Hairston cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Mackowiak lf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 A Gonzalez 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .266 M Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 K Greene ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 J Bard c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270 G Blum 2b-lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .259 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 M Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 6 4 0 7 4 BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (33, B Looper). HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), G Blum (2, 5th inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out), K Greene (18, 7th inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gonzalez (65), G Blum 2 (18), K Greene (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - J Bard (2, throw); M Thompson (2, throw). DP: 2 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez, M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 S Taguchi cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .291 S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .270 R Ludwick lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .257 Y Molina c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 B Looper p 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .206 R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Duncan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 Totals 36 10 15 10 3 1 12 a-walked for R Springer in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (25, D Wells); R Ludwick (14, M Thompson). HR - S Rolen (7, 5th inning off D Wells 2 on, 0 Out), R Ludwick (9, 5th inning off M Thompson 0 on, 0 Out). SF - D Eckstein. RBI - D Eckstein 2 (18), S Taguchi (19), A Pujols (73), J Encarnacion (42), S Rolen 3 (50), R Ludwick (29), A Miles (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Rolen 1, J Encarnacion 1. GIDP - S Taguchi, A Miles. Team LOB - 6. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 010 020 10 -- 4 ST LOUIS - 000 0100 00 -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells 4 11 7 7 0 1 1 5.54 M Thompson 4 4 3 2 3 0 1 6.91 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 6 1/3 6 4 4 0 6 3 5.25 R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65 D Wells pitched to 7 batters in the 5th. WP - D Wells. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 74-53; M Thompson 40-21; B Looper 104-68; R Springer 7-4; T Percival 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 8-3; M Thompson 8-4; B Looper 8-5; R Springer 0-2; T Percival 0-2. Batters faced: D Wells 23; M Thompson 17; B Looper 25; R Springer 2; T Percival 3. 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 AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE STL: RANDY FLORES (1-0, 4.19) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10 DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.266, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Flores relieved T Percival. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4 ST LOUIS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A Gonzalez (.266, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSH BARD SCORED MORGAN ENSBERG. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5 ST LOUIS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.259, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Kouzmanoff hit for M Thompson. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G BLUM ON FIRST, K GREENE ON THIRD, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5 ST LOUIS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K Kouzmanoff (.229, 11 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 2 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 x 10 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, MIKE THOMPSON (5TH) AND JOSH BARD STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH), RANDY FLORES (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA HOME RUNS: SDG - ADRIAN GONZALEZ (18) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON GEOFF BLUM (2) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 5TH, 1 ON KHALIL GREENE (18) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON STL - SCOTT ROLEN (7) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON RYAN LUDWICK (9) OFF MIKE THOMPSON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 2 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 x 10 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, MIKE THOMPSON (5TH) AND JOSH BARD STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH), RANDY FLORES (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA WP - BRADEN LOOPER (9-9) LP - DAVID WELLS (5-8) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: SDG - ADRIAN GONZALEZ (18) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON GEOFF BLUM (2) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 5TH, 1 ON KHALIL GREENE (18) OFF BRADEN LOOPER IN THE 7TH, 0 ON STL - SCOTT ROLEN (7) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 5TH, 2 ON RYAN LUDWICK (9) OFF MIKE THOMPSON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:33 ATT: 42,743 PROBABLES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (11-5, 2.30) STL - ANTHONY REYES (1-10, 6.07)</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (5) VS ST LOUIS (10) - FINAL SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 S Hairston cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Mackowiak lf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 M Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .266 M Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .235 K Greene ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .233 J Bard c 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .270 G Blum 2b-lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .264 D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 M Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-K Kouzmanoff ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Totals 35 5 9 5 0 7 7 a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for M Thompson in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (33, B Looper); K Greene (26, R Flores). HR - A Gonzalez (18, 2nd inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out), G Blum (2, 5th inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out), K Greene (18, 7th inning off B Looper 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Bard. RBI - A Gonzalez (65), G Blum 2 (18), K Greene (60), J Bard (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 1, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: E - J Bard (2, throw); M Thompson (2, throw). DP: 2 (K Greene-G Blum-A Gonzalez, M Giles-K Greene-A Gonzalez). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 S Taguchi cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .291 S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .270 R Ludwick lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .257 Y Molina c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 B Looper p 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .206 R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-C Duncan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .286 Totals 36 10 15 10 3 1 12 a-walked for R Springer in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (25, D Wells); R Ludwick (14, M Thompson). HR - S Rolen (7, 5th inning off D Wells 2 on, 0 Out), R Ludwick (9, 5th inning off M Thompson 0 on, 0 Out). SF - D Eckstein. RBI - D Eckstein 2 (18), S Taguchi (19), A Pujols (73), J Encarnacion (42), S Rolen 3 (50), R Ludwick (29), A Miles (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Rolen 1, J Encarnacion 1. GIDP - S Taguchi, A Miles. Team LOB - 6. ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO - 010 020 101 -- 5 ST LOUIS - 000 0100 00x -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era D Wells (L, 5-8) 4 11 7 7 0 1 1 5.54 M Thompson 4 4 3 2 3 0 1 6.91 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper (W, 9-9) 6 1/3 6 4 4 0 6 3 5.25 R Springer 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65 R Flores 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.31 D Wells pitched to 7 batters in the 5th. WP - D Wells. Pitches-strikes: D Wells 74-53; M Thompson 40-21; B Looper 104-68; R Springer 7-4; T Percival 17-12; R Flores 13-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 8-3; M Thompson 8-4; B Looper 8-5; R Springer 0-2; T Percival 0-2; R Flores 1-2. Batters faced: D Wells 23; M Thompson 17; B Looper 25; R Springer 2; T Percival 3; R Flores 6. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. T--2:33. Att--42,743. Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (5) AT ST LOUIS (10) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez homered to center. M Ensberg struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to third. J Bard grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Greene grounded out to second. J Bard singled to center. G Blum homered to right, J Bard scored. D Wells struck out swinging. B Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 5TH: B Looper singled to center. A Miles reached on infield single to second, B Looper to second. D Eckstein singled to right, B Looper scored, A Miles to third. S Taguchi singled to center, A Miles scored, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols singled to left, D Eckstein scored, S Taguchi to second. J Encarnacion singled to right center, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. S Rolen homered to left, A Pujols and J Encarnacion scored. M Thompson relieved D Wells. R Ludwick homered to center. Y Molina walked. B Looper reached on bunt single to pitcher, Y Molina to third, B Looper to second on throwing error by pitcher M Thompson. A Miles singled to center, Y Molina scored, B Looper to third. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to center, B Looper scored. S Taguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Miles out at second.(10 Runs, 10 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene homered to left. J Bard struck out swinging. R Springer relieved B Looper. G Blum fouled out to catcher. M Thompson lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 9TH: R Flores relieved T Percival. A Gonzalez flied out to right. M Ensberg singled to right. K Greene hit a ground rule double to left, M Ensberg to third. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to center, M Ensberg scored. G Blum reached on infield single to shortstop, K Greene to third. K Kouzmanoff hit for M Thompson. K Kouzmanoff grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Blum out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ST LOUIS 10.</div>
NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO (5) AT ST LOUIS (10) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, R Mackowiak LF, M Cameron CF, A Gonzalez 1B, M Ensberg 3B, K Greene SS, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, D Wells 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 Looper RHP. Umpires -- Fieldin Culbreth (HP), Paul Schrieber (1B), Tim Mcclelland (3B). Gametime Weather: 96 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 7 mph. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles struck out swinging. R Mackowiak flied out to left. M Cameron struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein bunt grounded out to first. S Taguchi singled to right. A Pujols flied out to center. J Encarnacion singled to center, S Taguchi to third. S Rolen grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Encarnacion out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, ST LOUIS 0. SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez homered to center. M Ensberg struck out looking. K Greene grounded out to third. J Bard grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick grounded out to third. Y Molina singled to center. B Looper struck out bunting foul. Y Molina to second on wild pitch by D Wells, Y Molina safe at third on error by catcher J Bard. A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. SAN DIEGO 3RD: G Blum grounded out to shortstop. D Wells grounded out to first. B Giles grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: D Eckstein grounded out to third. S Taguchi grounded out to first. A Pujols doubled to deep right. J Encarnacion flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. SAN DIEGO 4TH: R Mackowiak singled to center. M Cameron popped out to second. A Gonzalez popped out to second. M Ensberg popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 4TH: S Rolen grounded out to third. R Ludwick flied out to center. Y Molina grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0. SAN DIEGO 5TH: K Greene grounded out to second. J Bard singled to center. G Blum homered to right, J Bard scored. D Wells struck out swinging. B Giles grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 5TH: B Looper singled to center. A Miles reached on infield single to second, B Looper to second. D Eckstein singled to right, B Looper scored, A Miles to third. S Taguchi singled to center, A Miles scored, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols singled to left, D Eckstein scored, S Taguchi to second. J Encarnacion singled to right center, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols to third. S Rolen homered to left, A Pujols and J Encarnacion scored. M Thompson relieved D Wells. R Ludwick homered to center. Y Molina walked. B Looper reached on bunt single to pitcher, Y Molina to third, B Looper to second on throwing error by pitcher M Thompson. A Miles singled to center, Y Molina scored, B Looper to third. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to center, B Looper scored. S Taguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Miles out at second.(10 Runs, 10 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 6TH: R Mackowiak flied out to right. M Cameron grounded out to third. A Gonzalez doubled to deep left. M Ensberg struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 10. ST LOUIS 6TH: S Hairston in center field. R Mackowiak in right field. M Giles at second base. G Blum in left field. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. J Encarnacion lined out to right. S Rolen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene homered to left. J Bard struck out swinging. R Springer relieved B Looper. G Blum fouled out to catcher. M Thompson lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10. ST LOUIS 7TH: R Ludwick doubled to left. Y Molina grounded out to third. C Duncan hit for R Springer. C Duncan walked. A Miles grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Duncan out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 8TH: T Percival relieved R Springer. S Hairston popped out to second. R Mackowiak flied out to center. M Giles struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10. ST LOUIS 8TH: D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. S Taguchi lined out to right. A Pujols walked. J Encarnacion lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ST LOUIS 10. SAN DIEGO 9TH: R Flores relieved T Percival. A Gonzalez flied out to right. M Ensberg singled to right. K Greene hit a ground rule double to left, M Ensberg to third. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to center, M Ensberg scored. G Blum reached on infield single to shortstop, K Greene to third. K Kouzmanoff hit for M Thompson. K Kouzmanoff grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Blum out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ST LOUIS 10.</div>
Ten-run fifth fuels Cardinals over Padres <h3>ST. LOUIS 10, SAN DIEGO 5</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals exploded in thebottom of the fifth inning, scoring 10 times and tying amajor-league record with 10 consecutive hits en route to a 10-5victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday. The 10 consecutive hits tied a major league record set by theKansas City Royals on September 9, 2004, when they accomplishedthe feat in the third inning against Detroit Tigers. The Cardinals started the fifth with the first 11 battersreaching base, 10 on hits. The first six batters reached on singles before Scott Rolenlaunched a three-run homer, his eighth of the season, into thePadres bullpen to extend the lead to 7-3. That shot also endedthe night for Padres starter David Wells (5-8), who surrenderedseven runs on 11 hits in four innings. Mike Thompson didn't provide much relief for the Padres as RyanLudwick deposited the righthander's first pitch into the seatsin center field for his ninth home run of the season. The Cardinals would add two more runs in the inning on sacrificeflies by Aaron Miles and David Eckstein. In all, St. Louissent 13 batters to the plate in the frame. The 10 runs were the most given up by the Padres since theysurrendered 11 runs in the first inning to the Cardinals on May8, 2005. The Padres took the early lead on a solo home run by AdrianGonzalez in the top of the second inning. The blast wasGonzalez's 18th of the year. San Diego stretched its lead to 3-0 in the top of the fifthinning as Geoff Blum hit his second home run of the year afterJosh Bard singled. But it all fell apart for the Padres in the bottom of theinning. San Diego scratched for two more as Khalil Greene hit his 18thhome run of the season, a solo shot, in the top of the seventhinning before Bard hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth,plating Morgan Ensberg. After a terrible start in his last outing, St. Louis starterBradon Looper (9-9) surrendered four runs, scattering six hitsover 6 1/3 innings.
Ten-run fifth fuels Cardinals over Padres <h3>ST. LOUIS 10, SAN DIEGO 5</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals exploded in thebottom of the fifth inning, scoring 10 times and tying amajor-league record with 10 consecutive hits en route to a 10-5victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday. The 10 consecutive hits tied a major league record set by theKansas City Royals on September 9, 2004, when they accomplishedthe feat in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers. The Cardinals started the fifth with the first 11 battersreaching base, 10 on hits. The first six batters reached on singles before Scott Rolenlaunched a three-run homer, his eighth of the season, into thePadres bullpen to extend the lead to 7-3. That shot also endedthe night for Padres starter David Wells (5-8), who surrenderedseven runs on 11 hits in four innings. "I thought David's stuff was fine," Padres manager Bud Blacksaid. "I think the only balls hit hard that inning were asingle by (Juan) Encarnacion and then Scott Rolen's home run." "(Wells) was throwing a slow curve ball and keeping guys offbalance," Rolen said. "He threw the first one to me and Ididn't take a great swing, but I was able to stay on the secondone a little better." Mike Thompson didn't provide much relief for the Padres as RyanLudwick deposited the righthander's first pitch into the seatsin center field for his ninth home run of the season. "You can't go up to the plate, first pitch, not looking toswing," Ludwick said. "You've got to be looking to hit.(Thompson) threw a pitch in the strike zone and I hit it." The Cardinals added two more runs in the inning on a single byAaron Miles and a sacrifice fly by David Eckstein. In all, St.Louis sent 13 batters to the plate in the frame. "Everything goes right in that inning," said Miles who extendedhis hitting streak to 11 games. "It was fun, it was a greatinning, we needed it." "The way the inning went, it was a lot of good aggressiveswings," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "Up and down thelineup, it was really impressive." The 10 runs were the most given up by the Padres in an inningsince they surrendered 11 runs in the first inning to theCardinals on May 8, 2005. "Things just began to snowball," Padres second baseman GeoffBlum said. "That's the beauty and tragedy of the game. Therewas nothing we could do, we couldn't make a play on a ballbecause they were just far enough out of reach to fall for ahit. Then Rolen and Ludwick dropped those two bombs whichpretty much finished us off." The Padres took the early lead on a solo home run by AdrianGonzalez in the top of the second inning. The blast wasGonzalez's 18th of the year. San Diego stretched its lead to 3-0 in the top of the fifthinning as Geoff Blum hit his second home run of the year afterJosh Bard singled. But it all fell apart for the Padres in the bottom of theinning. "It was disappointing," Bard said. "You look at the scoreboardand you see a lot of zeroes but you see a big huge 10 in themiddle. Even if we had kept it to four or five, we would havehad a chance to win the game." San Diego scratched for two more as Khalil Greene hit his 18thhome run of the season, a solo shot, in the top of the seventhinning before Bard hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth,plating Morgan Ensberg. After a terrible start in his last outing, St. Louis starterBraden Looper (9-9) surrendered four runs, scattering six hitsover 6 1/3 innings. "I felt good physically," said Looper, who also added two hitsin the Cardinals' big fifth inning. "I didn't necessarily havemy best stuff but I was able to compete with it. I've eitherbeen really good or really bad. Today I was able to keep us inthe game and give us a chance to win."
