GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (55-60) at MILWAUKEE (62-56)

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Spurling relieved M Wise.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 10
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ankiel (.333, 1-FOR-5)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles hit for S Rolen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 10
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.295, 1 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS AND AARON MILES.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J EDMONDS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.272, 2-FOR-4, BB, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 2 2 12 19 0
MILWAUKEE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TROY PERCIVAL
MIL - CHRIS SPURLING

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.274, 0-FOR-3)
B HALL (.259, 0-FOR-3)
J ESTRADA (.284, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (12) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 8 .297
R Ankiel rf 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .318
A Pujols 1b 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .317
R Ludwick lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .253
S Rolen 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .263
c-A Miles ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Edmonds cf 6 1 4 3 0 1 2 .254
Y Molina c 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 .270
K Wells p 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .318
a-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Ryan 2b 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .348

Totals 44 12 19 11 5 9 29

a-struck out swinging for K Wells in the 7th; b-fouled out to first for R
Springer in the 8th; c-reached on infield single to shortstop for S Rolen in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (15, C Capuano); J Edmonds (11, C Spurling). SF - D
Eckstein. RBI - R Ludwick 2 (35), S Rolen (51), Y Molina 2 (22), K Wells 2 (5),
D Eckstein (20), J Edmonds 3 (32). 2-out RBI - R Ludwick 2, J Edmonds 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, S Rolen 1, R Ankiel 1, K
Wells 1, D Eckstein 2, Y Molina 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 13.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .206
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .288
R Braun 3b 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .354
G Jenkins lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277
C Hart rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274
B Hall cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
J Estrada c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
M Parra p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
a-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 6 4 1 7 5

a-popped out to third for M Parra in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - R Braun (5, K Wells). HR - P Fielder (37, 1st inning off K Wells
0 on, 2 Out), G Jenkins (17, 1st inning off K Wells 1 on, 2 Out), R Braun (23,
8th inning off T Percival 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Fielder (89), G Jenkins 2 (50),
R Braun (60). 2-out RBI - P Fielder, G Jenkins 2, R Braun. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Hart 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - R Braun (18, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder, G
Jenkins-J Estrada-J Hardy).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 002 060 022 -- 12
MILWAUKEE - 300 000 01 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 6 4 3 3 1 5 2 5.24
R Springer 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
T Percival 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.70

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano 4 1/3 8 7 6 1 6 0 5.23
M Parra 2 2/3 4 1 1 3 3 0 3.10
M Wise 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 3.75
C Spurling 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.91

WP - C Capuano. HBP - A Pujols (by C Capuano); R Ludwick (by C Capuano); G
Jenkins (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: K Wells 95-61; R Springer 11-7; T
Percival 14-9; C Capuano 96-61; M Parra 48-26; M Wise 31-20; C Spurling 16-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 7-6; R Springer 0-2; T Percival 0-2; C Capuano
6-2; M Parra 0-4; M Wise 0-3; C Spurling 1-2. Batters faced: K Wells 24; R
Springer 4; T Percival 4; C Capuano 24; M Parra 14; M Wise 8; C Spurling 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 31 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 80 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Hart (.274, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: BRAD THOMPSON (6-5, 5.11) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.274, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Thompson relieved T Percival.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Hart (.274, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Ryan at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C Hart (.274, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 2 2 12 19 0
MILWAUKEE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - KIP WELLS, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH), BRAD
THOMPSON (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, MANNY PARRA (5TH), MATT WISE
(8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

MIL - PRINCE FIELDER (37) OFF KIP WELLS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (17) OFF KIP WELLS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
RYAN BRAUN (23) OFF TROY PERCIVAL IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 2 2 12 19 0
MILWAUKEE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - KIP WELLS, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY PERCIVAL (8TH), BRAD
THOMPSON (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO, MANNY PARRA (5TH), MATT WISE
(8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - KIP WELLS (6-13)
LP - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

MIL - PRINCE FIELDER (37) OFF KIP WELLS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
GEOFF JENKINS (17) OFF KIP WELLS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
RYAN BRAUN (23) OFF TROY PERCIVAL IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:25 ATT: 37,518

PROBABLES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (1-1, 3.00)
MIL - YOVANI GALLARDO (4-2, 4.20)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (12) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 8 .297
R Ankiel rf 6 0 1 0 0 3 5 .318
A Pujols 1b 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .317
R Ludwick lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .253
S Rolen 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .263
c-A Miles ph-2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Edmonds cf 6 1 4 3 0 1 2 .254
Y Molina c 5 1 2 2 1 1 2 .270
K Wells p 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .318
a-S Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
B Ryan 2b-3b 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 .348

Totals 44 12 19 11 5 9 29

a-struck out swinging for K Wells in the 7th; b-fouled out to first for R
Springer in the 8th; c-reached on infield single to shortstop for S Rolen in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (15, C Capuano); J Edmonds (11, C Spurling). SF - D
Eckstein. RBI - R Ludwick 2 (35), S Rolen (51), Y Molina 2 (22), K Wells 2 (5),
D Eckstein (20), J Edmonds 3 (32). 2-out RBI - R Ludwick 2, J Edmonds 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, S Rolen 1, R Ankiel 1, K
Wells 1, D Eckstein 2, Y Molina 1. GIDP - Y Molina. Team LOB - 13.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .206
J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .288
R Braun 3b 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .354
G Jenkins lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277
C Hart rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
B Hall cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
J Estrada c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
C Capuano p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
M Parra p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
a-C Counsell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 4 7 4 1 7 6

a-popped out to third for M Parra in the 7th.

BATTING: 3B - R Braun (5, K Wells). HR - P Fielder (37, 1st inning off K Wells
0 on, 2 Out), G Jenkins (17, 1st inning off K Wells 1 on, 2 Out), R Braun (23,
8th inning off T Percival 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Fielder (89), G Jenkins 2 (50),
R Braun (60). 2-out RBI - P Fielder, G Jenkins 2, R Braun. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Hart 1. GIDP - J Estrada. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - R Braun (18, ground ball). DP: 2 (J Hardy-R Weeks-P Fielder, G
Jenkins-J Estrada-J Hardy).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 002 060 022 -- 12
MILWAUKEE - 300 000 010 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells (W, 6-13) 6 4 3 3 1 5 2 5.24
R Springer 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
T Percival 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.70
B Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Capuano (L, 5-10) 4 1/3 8 7 6 1 6 0 5.23
M Parra 2 2/3 4 1 1 3 3 0 3.10
M Wise 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 3.75
C Spurling 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.91

WP - C Capuano. HBP - A Pujols (by C Capuano); R Ludwick (by C Capuano); G
Jenkins (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: K Wells 95-61; R Springer 11-7; T
Percival 14-9; B Thompson 15-10; C Capuano 96-61; M Parra 48-26; M Wise 31-20;
C Spurling 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 7-6; R Springer 0-2; T
Percival 0-2; B Thompson 2-1; C Capuano 6-2; M Parra 0-4; M Wise 0-3; C
Spurling 1-2. Batters faced: K Wells 24; R Springer 4; T Percival 4; B Thompson
3; C Capuano 24; M Parra 14; M Wise 8; C Spurling 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

T--3:25. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 31 minutes in the 1st). Att--37,518.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 12
MILWAUKEE 4 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (12) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks struck out looking. J Hardy flied out to right.
P Fielder homered to center. R Braun singled to left. G Jenkins homered to
center, R Braun scored. C Hart struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: B Ryan walked. D Eckstein singled to center, B Ryan to
second. R Ankiel struck out looking. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop,
B Ryan to third, D Eckstein to second. R Ludwick doubled to deep right, B Ryan
and D Eckstein scored. S Rolen flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 2, MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to left. R Ankiel struck out swinging.
D Eckstein to second on wild pitch by C Capuano. A Pujols reached on infield
single to shortstop. R Ludwick hit by pitch, D Eckstein to third, A Pujols to
second. S Rolen safe at first on error by third baseman R Braun, D Eckstein
and A Pujols scored, R Ludwick to second. J Edmonds singled to right,
R Ludwick to third, S Rolen to second. M Parra relieved C Capuano. Y Molina
walked, R Ludwick scored, S Rolen to third, J Edmonds to second. K Wells
singled to right, S Rolen and J Edmonds scored, Y Molina to third. B Ryan
walked, K Wells to second. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to left, Y Molina
scored, K Wells tagged out at third. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 8,
MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M Wise relieved M Parra. A Pujols singled to left. R Ludwick
flied out to right. S Rolen singled to left center, A Pujols to third.
J Edmonds singled to center, A Pujols scored, S Rolen to second. Y Molina
singled to right, S Rolen scored, J Edmonds to third. C Duncan hit for
R Springer. C Duncan fouled out to first. B Ryan walked, Y Molina to second.
D Eckstein lined out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 10,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: T Percival relieved R Springer. J Hardy fouled out to
catcher. P Fielder struck out swinging. R Braun homered to left center.
G Jenkins popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 10, MILWAUKEE 4.

ST LOUIS 9TH: C Spurling relieved M Wise. R Ankiel grounded out to second.
A Pujols reached on infield single to third. R Ludwick flied out to center.
A Miles hit for S Rolen. A Miles reached on infield single to shortstop, A Pujols
to second. J Edmonds doubled to deep center, A Pujols and A Miles scored.
Y Molina flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (12) AT MILWAUKEE (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B,
R Ludwick LF, S Rolen 3B, J Edmonds CF, Y Molina C, B Ryan 2B, K Wells RHP.

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, J Hardy SS, P Fielder 1B, R Braun 3B,
G Jenkins LF, C Hart RF, B Hall CF, J Estrada C, C Capuano LHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Doug Eddings (1B), Mike Everitt (2B),
Dana Demuth (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 6 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein struck out swinging. R Ankiel grounded out to
shortstop. A Pujols hit by pitch. R Ludwick grounded into fielder's choice to
third, A Pujols out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks struck out looking. J Hardy flied out to right.
P Fielder homered to center. R Braun singled to left. G Jenkins homered to
center, R Braun scored. C Hart struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen singled to center. J Edmonds singled to right,
S Rolen to second. Y Molina grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, J Edmonds out at second, S Rolen to third. K Wells struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: B Hall struck out swinging. J Estrada grounded out to
first. C Capuano walked. R Weeks grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: B Ryan walked. D Eckstein singled to center, B Ryan to
second. R Ankiel struck out looking. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop,
B Ryan to third, D Eckstein to second. R Ludwick doubled to deep right, B Ryan
and D Eckstein scored. S Rolen flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 2, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: J Hardy grounded out to second. P Fielder grounded out to
shortstop. R Braun struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2,
MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds struck out swinging. Y Molina struck out swinging.
K Wells reached on infield single to second. B Ryan fouled out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: G Jenkins flied out to left. C Hart grounded out to
shortstop. B Hall flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2,
MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to left. R Ankiel struck out swinging.
D Eckstein to second on wild pitch by C Capuano. A Pujols reached on infield
single to shortstop. R Ludwick hit by pitch, D Eckstein to third, A Pujols to
second. S Rolen safe at first on error by third baseman R Braun, D Eckstein
and A Pujols scored, R Ludwick to second. J Edmonds singled to right,
R Ludwick to third, S Rolen to second. M Parra relieved C Capuano. Y Molina
walked, R Ludwick scored, S Rolen to third, J Edmonds to second. K Wells
singled to right, S Rolen and J Edmonds scored, Y Molina to third. B Ryan
walked, K Wells to second. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to left, Y Molina
scored, K Wells tagged out at third. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 8,
MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: J Estrada grounded out to first. M Parra grounded out to
first. R Weeks struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8,
MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ankiel reached on infield single to first. A Pujols
walked, R Ankiel to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: J Hardy flied out to right. P Fielder flied out to left.
R Braun tripled to deep right. G Jenkins hit by pitch. C Hart flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 7TH: Y Molina singled to right. S Taguchi hit for K Wells.
S Taguchi struck out swinging. B Ryan singled to center, Y Molina to second.
D Eckstein fouled out to third. R Ankiel struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: R Springer relieved K Wells. B Hall flied out to center.
J Estrada singled to center. C Counsell hit for M Parra. C Counsell popped out
to third. R Weeks struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 8,
MILWAUKEE 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: M Wise relieved M Parra. A Pujols singled to left. R Ludwick
flied out to right. S Rolen singled to left center, A Pujols to third.
J Edmonds singled to center, A Pujols scored, S Rolen to second. Y Molina
singled to right, S Rolen scored, J Edmonds to third. C Duncan hit for
R Springer. C Duncan fouled out to first. B Ryan walked, Y Molina to second.
D Eckstein lined out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 10, MILWAUKEE 3.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: T Percival relieved R Springer. J Hardy fouled out to
catcher. P Fielder struck out swinging. R Braun homered to left center.
G Jenkins popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 10,
MILWAUKEE 4.

ST LOUIS 9TH: C Spurling relieved M Wise. R Ankiel grounded out to second.
A Pujols reached on infield single to third. R Ludwick flied out to center.
A iles hit for S Rolen. A Miles reached on infield single to shortstop, A Pujols
to second. J Edmonds doubled to deep center, A Pujols and A Miles scored.
Y Molina flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 9TH: A Miles at second base. B Thompson relieved T Percival.
B Ryan at third base. C Hart lined out to center. B Hall singled to left.
J Estrada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Hall out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4.</div>

 

Wells helps Cardinals crush Brewers in series opener

<h3>ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Kip Wells threw six strong innings and drovein two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a 12-4 victoryover the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of an important NationalLeague Central Division three-game series on Tuesday.

The win helped the defending World Series champion Cardinals(56-60) close within 4 1/2 games of the division-leading Brewers(62-57) in the NL Central. Milwaukee remained 1 1/2 gamesahead of the Chicago Cubs (60-58) for first place. The Cubslost, 6-5, to Cincinnati.


Wells (6-13) gave up three runs and four hits with fivestrikeouts to record back-to-back wins for the first time sinceJune 3-8, 2005 while with Pittsburgh. He retired 14 of 15batters prior to Ryan Braun's triple in the sixth.

With a pregame ceremony that stretched on for nearly 40 minutescommemorating Milwaukee's 1982 World Series entrant, the fans atMiller Park had a chance to bathe in some positive history.

Then came the not-so-great present.


St. Louis took the lead in the fifth inning after trailing 3-2.Albert Pujols and David Eckstein both scored on a bases-loadedthrowing error by third baseman Braun. Jim Edmonds then singledto chase Brewers starter Chris Capuano (5-10), who was relievedby Manny Parra, who plated Ryan Ludwick on a bases-loaded walkfor a 5-3 advantage.


Wells helped his own cause with a two-run single down the rightfield line and Eckstein's sacrifice fly capped the huge six-runuprising, 8-3.


Edmonds had three hits and three RBI and Ludwick delivered atwo-run double in the third in helping St. Louis capture six ofits last eight games overall.


Capuano was hammered for seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3frames.


The Brewers have lost 15 consecutive games in which thelefthander has started for a new club record. In the stretch,Capuano is 0-10 with a 6.78 ERA after opening the season 5-0.Milwaukee has not won a Capuano start since May 7 againstWashington, breaking a futility mark established when the clublost 14 straight Steve Woodard starts over the 1999 and 2000season.


The previous stretch in a single season was in 1988, over 11straight games started by Chris Bosio.


All-Star Prince Fielder hit his league-leading 37th homer andGeoff Jenkins added a two-run blast in the first for Milwaukee,which has dropped six of eight.


It was Jenkins' 208th career home run, tying him for second withGorman Thomas on the club's all-time list.


Thomas was one of several players on hand during the ceremony,which featured 24 players from the only Milwaukee team to reacha World Series. Both teams wore retro jerseys to commemoratethe "Suds Series," which the Cardinals won in seven games.

 

Wells helps Cardinals crush Brewers in series opener

<h3>ST LOUIS 12, MILWAUKEE 4</h3>By J.R. Radcliffe
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Kip Wells threw six strong innings anddrove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals rolled to a 12-4victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of an importantNational League Central Division three-game series on Tuesday.

The win helped the defending World Series champion Cardinals(56-60) close within 4 1/2 games of the division-leading Brewers(62-57), who remained 1 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs(60-58) for first place. Chicago lost, 6-5, to Cincinnati.

Wells (6-13) gave up three runs and four hits with fivestrikeouts to record back-to-back wins for the first time sinceJune 3-8, 2005 while with Pittsburgh. He retired 14 of 15batters prior to Ryan Braun's triple in the sixth.

"This has to be one of his most impressive starts because he putthe inning behind him and made a whole bunch of good pitchesfrom there," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said.

Wells had not allowed a home run in 13 straight games beforeshots to Prince Fielder and Geoff Jenkins in the first inning todig a 3-0 hole. It was Fielder's league-leading 37th blastthis season.


" You come in after the inning and find out they're up andhittable and if you make a correction and keep them down in thezone, you'll avoid those kind of hard-hit balls," Wells said."That was the change I made, just making sure I kept the balldown in the zone, and if I gave up hits, I gave them up down inthe zone.


"Not giving up a home run for a long time, it was inevitablethat it was going to happen. At the same token, if I make aconcerted effort to get the ball down in the zone, I'll getbetter results."


With a pregame ceremony that stretched on for nearly 40 minutescommemorating Milwaukee's 1982 World Series entrant, the fans atMiller Park had a chance to bathe in some positive history.Then came the not-so-great present.


St. Louis took the lead in the fifth inning after trailing, 3-2.Albert Pujols and David Eckstein both scored on a bases-loadedthrowing error by third baseman Braun. Jim Edmonds then singledto chase Brewers starter Chris Capuano (5-10), who was relievedby Manny Parra, who plated Ryan Ludwick on a bases-loaded walkfor a 5-3 advantage.


Wells helped his own cause with a two-run single down the rightfield line and Eckstein's sacrifice fly capped the huge six-runuprising, 8-3.


"Everyone's kind of contributing right now, and that's how youwin ballgames," said Ludwick, who also had a two-run double inthe third.


"It just seems like that one big inning is beating me rightnow," Capuano said. "I've just got to make some more qualitypitches. I just haven't been making enough. I feel like I'mjust one pitch away from getting a double play or getting out ofsomething."


Edmonds had four hits and three RBI in helping St. Louis capturesix of its last eight games overall.


"You look at games we've played recently, and we had more guysthat are taking good at-bats," La Russa said. "We go into this(final) stretch of games starting out with a good chance."

The Brewers have lost 15 consecutive games in which Capuano hasstarted, setting a new club record. In the stretch, Capuano is0-10 with a 6.78 ERA after opening the season 5-0. Milwaukeehas not won a Capuano start since May 7 against Washington,breaking a futility mark established when the club lost 14straight starts with Steve Woodard on the hill over the 1999 and2000 season.


The previous stretch in a single season was in 1988, over 11straight games started by Chris Bosio. After the game, managerNed Yost hinted that his chances to prolong the streak could belimited.


"He's out there giving everything that he's got, and he'slaboring through it right now," Yost said. "But I'll talk to(Brewers general manager Doug Melvin) and think about it tonightand think about it (Wednesday). We've got to see what ouroptions are first. Cap may be our best option."


Braun had three hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games,to finish a double shy of the cycle. He belted his 23rd homerin the eighth.


"I don't feel like we're content with where we're at, but I feellike we need to continue to push hard and tack on runs to keepthe momentum on our side," said Braun "It's something we haven'tbeen doing a good enough job of."


Jenkins' 208th career home run in the first tied him for secondwith Gorman Thomas on the club's all-time list.


Thomas was one of several players on hand during the ceremony,which featured 24 players from the only Milwaukee team to reacha World Series. Both teams wore retro jerseys to commemorate the"Suds Series," which the Cardinals won in seven games.