GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (61-51) at ST LOUIS (51-59)

NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS ST LOUIS (2) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290
T Sledge pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
b-S Hairston ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
M Cameron cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .254
A Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266
K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230
M Barrett c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248
c-M Bradley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .360
J Peavy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227
d-M Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
G Maddux p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .122
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 7 0 2 4 17

a-flied out to center for G Maddux in the 7th; b-lined out to third for R
Mackowiak in the 8th; c-walked for M Barrett in the 9th; d-grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop for M Giles in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - G Maddux (1, K Wells). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Ensberg 1, K Greene 1. GIDP - R Mackowiak. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Cameron (5, 2nd base by R Franklin/G Bennett).

FIELDING: E - K Greene (9, ground ball). Outfield assists - B Giles (A
Kennedy at 1st base). DP: 1 (B Giles-A Gonzalez).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .289
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .290
A Pujols 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .316
J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247
S Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264
R Ludwick lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .247
G Bennett c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
a-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220

Totals 30 2 6 2 2 7 14

a-grounded to pitcher for K Wells in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Encarnacion (15, G Maddux); G Bennett (6, K Cameron). RBI - J
Encarnacion (43), A Pujols (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 2, G Bennett 1, J Encarnacion 1, A Kennedy 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Kennedy (5, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett), D Eckstein
(5, 2nd base off K Cameron/M Barrett).

FIELDING: E - J Encarnacion (7, bobble). DP: 1 (S Rolen-D Eckstein-A Pujols).



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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (L, 7-9) 6 4 2 2 0 5 0 4.15
K Cameron 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.86

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells (W, 5-13) 7 6 1 0 0 4 0 5.27
R Flores (H, 11) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.31
R Franklin (H, 18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.86
J Isringhausen (S, 22) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.71

R Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - A Kennedy (by G Maddux); K Kouzmanoff (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: G
Maddux 72-54; K Cameron 43-23; K Wells 90-59; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 17-11; J
Isringhausen 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 7-5; K Cameron 2-2; K
Wells 7-10; R Flores 0-0; R Franklin 1-1; J Isringhausen 1-2. Batters faced: G
Maddux 23; K Cameron 10; K Wells 27; R Flores 1; R Franklin 2; J Isringhausen
5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

T--2:53. Att--42,138.
Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS

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SAN DIEGO 1
ST LOUIS 2 FINAL</div>

 

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SAN DIEGO (1) AT ST LOUIS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles grounded out to shortstop. R Mackowiak grounded out
to first. M Cameron singled to left. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Cameron
scored, A Gonzalez to third on error by right fielder J Encarnacion. K Greene
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to right. J Encarnacion doubled to deep
left center, D Eckstein scored. A Pujols singled to right, J Encarnacion
scored. J Edmonds singled to right, A Pujols to third. S Rolen struck out
swinging. R Ludwick struck out looking. G Bennett popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

Wells beats Maddux as Cards scratch out rare win

<h3>ST LOUIS 2, SAN DIEGO 1</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- In a series that has been defined by thebig inning, Kip Wells made a moderate frame stand up.

Wells made two first-inning runs stand up, outdueling a gameGreg Maddux, as the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 2-1 victoryover the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.


Monday's series opener saw the Cardinals push across 10 runs inthe fifth and the Padres answered with a three-run ninth onTuesday - both in winning efforts - so it seemed unlikely that atwo-run first would be enough for a pitcher who was trying toavoid becoming the first National League hurler to lose 14games.


Wells (5-13) permitted just one unearned run and six hits withfour strikeouts over seven innings. The outing marked just thesecond time in his 25 appearances this season the righthanderdid not walk a batter.


Two relievers kept the Padres off the board over the eighthbefore closer Jason Isringhausen worked around two walks in theninth for his 22nd save in 24 opportunities, giving theCardinals only their second win in their last eight games.

St. Louis answered San Diego's lone tally in the top of thefirst with their only two in the bottom off of Maddux (7-9).David Eckstein sparked a string of four consecutive hits with aleadoff single and scored on Juan Encarnacion's double thatbounced off the top of the wall in deep left-center to tie thegame at 1-1.


Albert Pujols followed with an RBI single to score the secondrun for the Cardinals, who won for just the second time in 37games in which they score fewer than three runs.


After the fourth batter of the inning, Jim Edmonds, singled, itwas vintage Maddux thereafter, as the 41-year old was brilliant,retiring 17 of the next 19 Cardinals without giving up a hit.The future Hall-of-Famer used only 72 pitches in his sixinnings, permitting two runs and four hits with five strikeoutsand no walks.


Despite the stellar performance, the four-time National LeagueCy Young Award winner has not won since June 27 - a span ofeight starts - and remains stuck at 340 wins, 10th on theall-time list.

 

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SAN DIEGO (1) AT ST LOUIS (2) - EVENT LOG
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San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, R Mackowiak LF, M Cameron CF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, M Barrett C, M Giles 2B, G Maddux RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, J Encarnacion RF, A Pujols 1B,
J Edmonds CF, S Rolen 3B, R Ludwick LF, G Bennett C, A Kennedy 2B, K Wells RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Adam Dowdy (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 96 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 6 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles grounded out to shortstop. R Mackowiak grounded out
to first. M Cameron singled to left. A Gonzalez singled to right, M Cameron
scored, A Gonzalez to third on error by right fielder J Encarnacion. K Greene
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to right. J Encarnacion doubled to deep
left center, D Eckstein scored. A Pujols singled to right, J Encarnacion
scored. J Edmonds singled to right, A Pujols to third. S Rolen struck out
swinging. R Ludwick struck out looking. G Bennett popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to left. M Barrett flied out to
center. M Giles flied out to center. G Maddux struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 2ND: K Wells grounded out to shortstop. A Kennedy safe at first
on error by shortstop K Greene. D Eckstein flied into double play, right to
first, A Kennedy doubled off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles struck out swinging. R Mackowiak lined out to
shortstop. M Cameron singled to right center. A Gonzalez grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 3RD: J Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols grounded
out to pitcher. J Edmonds grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Greene flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to
third. M Barrett singled to right. M Giles flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 4TH: S Rolen grounded out to shortstop. R Ludwick lined out to
second. G Bennett grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: G Maddux doubled to left. B Giles grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, G Maddux out at third. R Mackowiak grounded into double
play, third to shortstop to first, B Giles out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 5TH: K Wells struck out swinging. A Kennedy hit by pitch.
A Kennedy stole second. D Eckstein grounded out to first, A Kennedy to third.
J Encarnacion struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron popped out to third. A Gonzalez flied out to
left. K Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Pujols struck out swinging. J Edmonds flied out to center.
S Rolen popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Kouzmanoff hit by pitch. M Barrett flied out to left.
M Giles fouled out to catcher. G Blum hit for G Maddux. G Blum flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 7TH: K Cameron relieved G Maddux. R Ludwick struck out swinging.
G Bennett hit a ground rule double to right. C Duncan hit for K Wells.
C Duncan grounded out to pitcher, G Bennett to third. A Kennedy struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: R Flores relieved K Wells. B Giles singled to center.
S Hairston hit for R Mackowiak. T Sledge ran for B Giles. R Franklin relieved
R Flores. S Hairston lined out to third. M Cameron grounded into fielder's
choice to third, T Sledge out at second. M Cameron caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

ST LOUIS 8TH: T Sledge in right field. S Hairston in left field. D Eckstein
singled to center. J Encarnacion flied out to right. A Pujols flied out to
right. D Eckstein stole second. J Edmonds walked. S Rolen walked, D Eckstein
to third, J Edmonds to second. R Ludwick grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: Y Molina catching. J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin.
A Gonzalez walked. K Greene flied out to left. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right.
M Bradley hit for M Barrett. M Bradley walked, A Gonzalez to second. J Peavy
ran for M Bradley. M Ensberg hit for M Giles. M Ensberg grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Peavy out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 1, ST LOUIS 2.</div>

 

Wells beats Maddux as Cards scratch out rare win

<h3>ST LOUIS 2, SAN DIEGO 1</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- In a series that has been defined by thebig inning, Kip Wells made a moderate frame stand up.

Wells made two first-inning runs stand up, outdueling a gameGreg Maddux, as the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 2-1 victoryover the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.


Monday's series opener saw the Cardinals push across 10 runs inthe fifth and the Padres answered with a three-run ninth onTuesday - both in winning efforts - so it seemed unlikely that atwo-run first would be enough for a pitcher who was trying toavoid becoming the first National League hurler to lose 14games.


Wells (5-13) permitted just one unearned run and six hits withfour strikeouts over seven innings. The outing marked just thesecond time in his 25 appearances this season the righthanderdid not walk a batter.


"That's the way (Wells) has been pitching," St. Louis managerTony La Russa said. "He's been getting better all the time. Hematched up against Maddux and that was clutch. He was verygood."


"I felt like I had my work cut out for me with Maddux - as goodas he is," said Wells, who improved to 5-2 in his career againstSan Diego. "(I had) to concentrate pitch-to-pitch; it's theway people overcome adversity and the way people pitchsuccessfully at this level, simplify it down to one task at atime."


Two relievers kept the Padres off the board over the eighthbefore closer Jason Isringhausen worked around two walks in theninth for his 22nd save in 24 opportunities, giving theCardinals only their second win in their last eight games.

St. Louis answered San Diego's lone tally in the top of thefirst with their only two in the bottom off of Maddux (7-9).David Eckstein sparked a string of four consecutive hits with aleadoff single and scored on Juan Encarnacion's double thatbounced off the top of the wall in deep left-center to tie thegame at 1-1.


Albert Pujols followed with an RBI single to score the secondrun for the Cardinals, who won for just the second time in 37games in which they score fewer than three runs.


"Guys like Maddux, you need to get to early, before they getcomfortable and find their spot out there," Pujols said. "He(likes keeping) the ball down, finding his spots and hitting thecorners. He's one of the best."


After the fourth batter of the inning, Jim Edmonds, singled, itwas vintage Maddux thereafter, as the 41-year old was brilliant,retiring 17 of the next 19 Cardinals without giving up a hit.The future Hall-of-Famer used only 72 pitches in his sixinnings, permitting two runs and four hits with five strikeoutsand no walks.


"Obviously, he pitched well enough to win," Padres manager BudBlack said. "The first four guys get hits and he doesn't allowanother hit the rest of the way - pretty impressive."

"I think my gameplan was fine, I just didn't execute it verywell," Maddux said. "I put us in a hole and we never caught up.You can't win a game in the first couple innings but you cansure lose it. I did that tonight."


Despite the stellar performance, the four-time National LeagueCy Young Award winner has not won since June 27 - a span ofeight starts - and remains stuck at 340 wins, 10th on theall-time list.


Maddux took it all in stride.


"I'm pretty good about worrying about just pitching," Madduxsaid. "I never pitch for results anyway. You really can'tcontrol the outcome of the game, but you can control the thingsyou do in a game. If you do them right, you give yourselfchances to win.