GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (56-69) at ST LOUIS (59-62)

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Rolen at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
ST LOUIS 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H Ramirez (.335, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (4-0, 1.62) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 5

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.335, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved T Percival.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
ST LOUIS 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H Ramirez (.335, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 2
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 x 5 12 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - DANIEL BARONE, LEE GARDNER (6TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH),
ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH) AND MATT TREANOR

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY
PERCIVAL (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

HOME RUNS: FLA - MIGUEL CABRERA (30) OFF ADAM WAINWRIGHT IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (29) OFF DANIEL BARONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
RYAN LUDWICK (11) OFF ARMANDO BENITEZ IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 2
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 x 5 12 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - DANIEL BARONE, LEE GARDNER (6TH), TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH),
ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH) AND MATT TREANOR

STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY
PERCIVAL (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA


WP - TROY PERCIVAL (3-0)
LP - ARMANDO BENITEZ (2-8)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (24)

HOME RUNS: FLA - MIGUEL CABRERA (30) OFF ADAM WAINWRIGHT IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (29) OFF DANIEL BARONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
RYAN LUDWICK (11) OFF ARMANDO BENITEZ IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:07 ATT: 42,059

PROBABLES: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (9-10, 5.25)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (10-10, 4.98)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (2) VS ST LOUIS (5) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .335
A De Aza cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .279
M Cabrera 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .330
J Willingham lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .272
M Jacobs 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .247
J Hermida rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .272
M Treanor c 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .310
D Barone p 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 2 11 1 3 12 21

a-struck out looking for T Tankersley in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Treanor (5, A Wainwright). HR - M Cabrera (30, 5th inning off A
Wainwright 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (91). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Uggla 2, H Ramirez 2, J Hermida 1. GIDP - M Cabrera. Team
LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - H Ramirez (12, 2nd base by A Wainwright/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (20, throw); J Hermida (8, bobble). DP: 3 (H
Ramirez-D Uggla-M Jacobs 2, D Uggla-M Jacobs).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .293
R Ankiel lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .321
J Edmonds cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248
J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287
Y Molina c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278
A Miles 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .293
A Wainwright p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ludwick ph-lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .248
B Ryan 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .349
b-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 5 12 5 2 2 15

a-flied out to center for R Springer in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for B
Ryan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Encarnacion (17, D Barone); B Ryan (3, D Barone). HR - A Pujols
(29, 6th inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), R Ludwick (11, 8th inning off A
Benitez 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Pujols (81), Y Molina (27), A Miles (23), R
Ludwick 2 (37). 2-out RBI - Y Molina, A Miles, R Ludwick 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, R Ankiel 1. GIDP - A Pujols, A Miles, D
Eckstein. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - B Ryan (3, throw); J Edmonds (3, bobble). DP: 1 (B Ryan-A
Miles-A Pujols).


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FLORIDA - 001 010 000 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 000 001 04x -- 5
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 5 2/3 7 1 1 2 0 1 4.40
L Gardner (H, 2) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.32
T Tankersley (H, 13) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02
A Benitez (L, 2-8; B, 6) 2/3 3 4 0 0 0 1 4.94
J Miller 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 6 9 2 2 2 7 1 3.97
R Springer 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.85
T Percival (W, 3-0) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
J Isringhausen (S, 24) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.59

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 79-45; L Gardner 23-14; T Tankersley 3-3; A Benitez
22-16; J Miller 5-3; A Wainwright 108-67; R Springer 16-11; T Percival 17-12; J
Isringhausen 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D Barone 9-8; L Gardner 1-2; T
Tankersley 0-0; A Benitez 0-2; J Miller 0-0; A Wainwright 6-4; R Springer 0-1;
T Percival 0-1; J Isringhausen 0-2. Batters faced: D Barone 23; L Gardner 5; T
Tankersley 1; A Benitez 6; J Miller 1; A Wainwright 28; R Springer 4; T
Percival 4; J Isringhausen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Mike
Winters.

T--3:07. Att--42,059.
Weather: 91 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
FLORIDA 2
ST LOUIS 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

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FLORIDA (2) AT ST LOUIS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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FLORIDA 3RD: A De Aza singled to center. M Cabrera grounded into double
play, third to second to first, A De Aza out at second. J Willingham singled to
left. M Jacobs singled to center, J Willingham to second, J Willingham scored
on error by center fielder J Edmonds. D Uggla singled to left, M Jacobs to
second. J Hermida flied out to left. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 1,
ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 5TH: A De Aza bunt grounded out to third. M Cabrera homered to
left center. J Willingham flied out to left. M Jacobs grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ankiel popped out to shortstop. A Pujols homered to left.
J Edmonds singled to center. J Encarnacion flied out to left. L Gardner
relieved D Barone. Y Molina flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: A Benitez relieved T Tankersley. A Pujols flied out to
center. J Edmonds flied out to left. J Encarnacion safe at second on throwing
error by shortstop H Ramirez. Y Molina singled to right, J Encarnacion scored,
Y Molina to third on error by right fielder J Hermida. A Miles singled to right
center, Y Molina scored. R Ludwick homered to left, A Miles scored. J Miller
relieved A Benitez. C Duncan hit for B Ryan. C Duncan struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 5.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ST LOUIS

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FLORIDA (2) AT ST LOUIS (5) - EVENT LOG
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Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, A De Aza CF, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Treanor C, D Barone RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel LF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF,
J Encarnacion RF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, B Ryan 3B, A Wainwright RHP.

Umpires -- Bruce Froemming (HP), Brian Runge (1B), Mark Wegner (2B), Mike Winters (3B).

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 8 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez singled to left. H Ramirez caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. A De Aza struck out swinging. M Cabrera walked.
J Willingham safe at second on throwing error by third baseman B Ryan, M Cabrera
to third. M Jacobs walked. D Uggla struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) FLORIDA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. R Ankiel grounded out to
second. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: J Hermida struck out swinging. M Treanor doubled to deep
left. D Barone struck out looking. H Ramirez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds flied out to center. J Encarnacion doubled to
left. Y Molina grounded out to shortstop, J Encarnacion to third. A Miles
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 3RD: A De Aza singled to center. M Cabrera grounded into double
play, third to second to first, A De Aza out at second. J Willingham singled to
left. M Jacobs singled to center, J Willingham to second, J Willingham scored
on error by center fielder J Edmonds. D Uggla singled to left, M Jacobs to
second. J Hermida flied out to left. (1 Run, 4 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Wainwright singled to center. B Ryan doubled to left,
A Wainwright to third. D Eckstein lined out to center. R Ankiel walked.
A Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Ankiel out at
second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Treanor flied out to center. D Barone struck out swinging.
H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Edmonds singled to right. J Encarnacion flied out to
center. Y Molina singled to right, J Edmonds to second. A Miles grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, Y Molina out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 5TH: A De Aza bunt grounded out to third. M Cabrera homered to
left center. J Willingham flied out to left. M Jacobs grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH: A Wainwright walked. B Ryan popped out to first. D Eckstein
grounded into double play, second to first, A Wainwright out at second.(0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 0.

FLORIDA 6TH: D Uggla fouled out to third. J Hermida singled to left.
M Treanor singled to left, J Hermida to second. D Barone bunted into fielder's
choice to first, J Hermida out at third, M Treanor to second. H Ramirez struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ankiel popped out to shortstop. A Pujols homered to left.
J Edmonds singled to center. J Encarnacion flied out to left. L Gardner
relieved D Barone. Y Molina flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

FLORIDA 7TH: R Springer relieved A Wainwright. A De Aza singled to center.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. J Willingham struck out swinging. M Jacobs
fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: J Wood at first base. A Miles grounded out to shortstop.
R Ludwick hit for R Springer. R Ludwick flied out to center. B Ryan reached on
infield single to second. D Eckstein singled to center, B Ryan to second.
T Tankersley relieved L Gardner. R Ankiel struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

FLORIDA 8TH: T Percival relieved R Springer. R Ludwick in left field.
D Uggla fouled out to first. J Hermida struck out swinging. M Treanor singled
to center. T Linden hit for T Tankersley. T Linden struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 8TH: A Benitez relieved T Tankersley. A Pujols flied out to
center. J Edmonds flied out to left. J Encarnacion safe at second on throwing
error by shortstop H Ramirez. Y Molina singled to right, J Encarnacion scored,
Y Molina to third on error by right fielder J Hermida. A Miles singled to right
center, Y Molina scored. R Ludwick homered to left, A Miles scored. J Miller
relieved A Benitez. C Duncan hit for B Ryan. C Duncan struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 5.

FLORIDA 9TH: S Rolen at third base. J Isringhausen relieved T Percival.
H Ramirez walked. A De Aza struck out swinging. M Cabrera flied out to right.
J Willingham lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ST LOUIS 5.</div>

 

Cardinals rally in eighth to beat Marlins

<h3>ST LOUIS 5, FLORIDA 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Hanley Ramirez gave the St. LouisCardinals a second chance and they took advantage.

Ramirez made a costly throwing error in the eighth inning,opening the door for the Cardinals to rally for a 5-2 victoryover the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.


With two outs in the eighth, Ramirez made a lazy throw to firstthat sailed over the head of Jason Wood, allowing JuanEncarnacion to reach base and advance to second.


Yadier Molina followed with a single to right to scoreEncarnacion and tie the game, 2-2. With Molina on third after afielding error by Jeremy Hermida, Aaron Miles singled toright-center to score Molina and put the Cardinals on top, 3-2.

Ryan Ludwick capped the comeback with a two-run homer to leftoff Armando Benitez.


Benitez retired the first two hitters in the eighth and shouldhave been out of the inning but he lost it after Ramirez'serror. Benitez (2-8) allowed three hits and four runs - noneearned - in two-thirds of an inning.


Troy Percival (3-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth to pickup the win. Jason Isringhausen worked around a walk in theninth for his 24th save.


Miguel Cabrera, who was back in the starting lineup one nightafter being scratched for showing up late to the ballpark, gavethe Marlins a 2-0 lead in the fifth when he hit a 3-1 pitch fromCardinals starter Adam Wainwright deep into the left fieldbullpen for his 30th homer of the season.


Florida jumped on top in the third inning as Josh Willinghamscored from first base when Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmondsbobbled Mike Jacobs' two-out hit.


The Cardinals mounted a threat in the third inning as Wainwrightsingled and rookie Brendan Ryan followed with a double. AfterDavid Eckstein lined out to shallow center, Rick Ankiel walkedto bring up Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Marlins starterDaniel Barone got out of the jam as Pujols grounded into adouble play.


The Cardinals finally got on board in the sixth inning as Pujolsconnected on a 2-0 pitch from Barone for his 29th homer of theseason. Pujols has homered in a team-high four consecutivegames.


St. Louis was eight games out of first place on August 5, buthas won nine of 13 and entered Tuesday just three games behindChicago (63-60) and Milwaukee (64-61) in the National LeagueCentral.

 

Cardinals rally in eighth to beat Marlins

<h3>ST LOUIS 5, FLORIDA 2</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Hanley Ramirez gave the St. LouisCardinals a second chance and they took advantage.

Ramirez made a costly throwing error in the eighth inning,opening the door for the Cardinals to rally for a 5-2 victory<div class="pre">over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.</div>

With two outs in the eighth, Ramirez made a lazy throw to firstthat sailed over the head of Jason Wood, allowing JuanEncarnacion to reach base and advance to second.


The error was the 20th of the season for Ramirez who committed26 miscues last season.


"It was my fault," Ramirez said. "I just tried throwing it andit came out of my hand.


"I'm not going to kill myself. Tomorrow's another day. I'm madright now because we lost the game. There's nothing I can doabout it, it's in the past."


Yadier Molina followed with a single to right to scoreEncarnacion and tie the game, 2-2.


With Molina on third after a fielding error by Jeremy Hermida,Aaron Miles singled to right-center to score Molina and put theCardinals on top, 3-2. Ryan Ludwick capped the comeback with atwo-run homer to left off Armando Benitez.


"We need W's," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "Whenyou're down 2-1, two outs and nobody on in the eighth and theyhave Benitez on the mound it doesn't look to good. So to have arally like that with those clutch performances is special."

"I don't think it was as big as the guys before me," saidLudwick downplaying his homer. "I'm just pretty fired up aboutthat comeback win. It's a game of inches. We got a second lifeand took advantage of it."


Benitez retired the first two hitters in the eighth and shouldhave been out of the inning but he lost it after Ramirez'serror. Benitez (2-8) allowed three hits and four runs - noneearned - in two-thirds of an inning.


"It was a bad miscue," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said."(Ramirez) makes (that play) 100 times and he'll make it 100more times. For whatever reason it wasn't made."


"Anything will happen in the game," Benitez said. "I can'tcomplain about anybody. I'm mad at myself because I didn't getthe other guys out."


Troy Percival (3-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth to pickup the win. Jason Isringhausen worked around a walk in theninth for his 24th save.


Miguel Cabrera, who was back in the starting lineup one nightafter being scratched for showing up late to the ballpark, gavethe Marlins a 2-0 lead in the fifth when he hit a 3-1 pitch fromCardinals starter Adam Wainwright deep into the left fieldbullpen for his 30th homer of the season.


"My stuff was all right," Wainwright said. "I just had controlproblems with it. I wasn't lights out by any means, but I wastrying be effective and keep us in the game."


Florida jumped on top in the third inning as Josh Willinghamscored from first base when Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmondsbobbled Mike Jacobs' two-out hit.


The Cardinals mounted a threat in the third inning as Wainwrightsingled and rookie Brendan Ryan followed with a double.

After David Eckstein lined out to shallow center, Rick Ankielwalked to bring up Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols.

Marlins starter Daniel Barone got out of the jam as Pujolsgrounded into a double play. The Cardinals finally got on boardin the sixth inning as Pujols connected on a 2-0 pitch fromBarone for his 29th homer of the season.


"He can hit it far," Barone said. "There's no doubt about that.It was a missle. I tried to get it away and it ran back over theplate."


Pujols has homered in a team-high four consecutive games.

"I'm helping my team out to win," Pujols said. "That's what it'sall about. It doesn't matter how many home runs you hit. Youjust hit them at the right time and hopefully put your team onthe board."


Florida has lost a season-high seven consecutive games and arejust 1-8 in their last nine games.


"You play a pretty good ballgame," Gonzalez said. "Then thatlast out there in the eighth you can't get it done and theyscore four, it kind of hurts. I'm not going to lie to you it'sno fun."


St. Louis was eight games out of first place on August 5, buthas won nine of 13 and entered Tuesday just three games behindChicago (63-60) and Milwaukee (64-61) in the National LeagueCentral.


"It's important for us to continue to play good ball,"Wainwright said. "There's a sense desperation now in ourclubhouse and that's good. You come to the park and there's anair of confidence and everybody else in here can feel it. It'ssort of feeling we had last year at the end of the year."