NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 ST LOUIS 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 12 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MIKE STANTON STL - RYAN FRANKLIN DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M STANTON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J KEPPINGER (.363, 1-FOR-1) J HAMILTON (.279, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS ST LOUIS (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hamilton cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .279 A Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .269 K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .287 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .290 A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .263 J Valentin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .306 E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .282 G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Keppinger 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .363 Totals 27 4 6 4 6 5 16 BATTING: 2B - A Dunn (23, An Reyes). 3B - B Phillips (6, An Reyes); K Griffey Jr (1, R Flores). HR - J Hamilton (18, 1st inning off An Reyes 0 on, 0 Out), E Encarnacion (11, 2nd inning off An Reyes 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Hamilton (42), B Phillips (80), A Dunn (92), E Encarnacion (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 2, B Phillips 1. GIDP - J Hamilton, B Phillips, E Encarnacion. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Griffey Jr (J Edmonds at 3rd base). DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288 R Ankiel rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 .328 A Pujols 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .317 J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252 C Duncan lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 Y Molina c 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .278 A Miles 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300 An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 a-A Wainwright ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-S Taguchi ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 R Franklin p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 B Ryan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .315 Totals 34 8 12 8 3 4 16 a-singled to left for T Wellemeyer in the 4th; b-doubled to right for R Flores in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (12, T Shearn); A Miles (15, T Shearn); S Taguchi (13, G Majewski). HR - Y Molina (5, 2nd inning off T Shearn 1 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel (5, 6th inning off E Guardado 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (38), Y Molina 2 (32), R Ankiel 4 (14), R Franklin (1). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, R Franklin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ankiel 1, D Eckstein 1, Y Molina 2. GIDP - R Ankiel. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - A Miles (1, 2nd base off M Stanton/J Valentin). FIELDING: PB - Y Molina. DP: 3 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols, D Eckstein-A Pujols, D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 310 000 00 -- 4 ST LOUIS - 120 004 10 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era T Shearn 4 1/3 7 3 3 2 3 1 4.76 J Coutlangus 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82 G Majewski 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 9.17 E Guardado 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 14.85 M Stanton 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.16 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era An Reyes 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 5.63 T Wellemeyer 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.83 R Flores 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.66 R Franklin 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.86 An Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd. G Majewski pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. WP - J Coutlangus. HBP - A Gonzalez (by An Reyes); D Eckstein 2 (by G Majewski, M Stanton). Pitches-strikes: T Shearn 85-54; J Coutlangus 19-12; G Majewski 13-8; E Guardado 14-7; M Stanton 31-20; An Reyes 41-22; T Wellemeyer 36-18; R Flores 36-21; R Franklin 24-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T Shearn 5-4; J Coutlangus 1-1; G Majewski 0-0; E Guardado 0-2; M Stanton 4-2; An Reyes 1-0; T Wellemeyer 8-1; R Flores 1-3; R Franklin 1-4. Batters faced: T Shearn 21; J Coutlangus 4; G Majewski 3; E Guardado 3; M Stanton 8; An Reyes 9; T Wellemeyer 9; R Flores 8; R Franklin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT ST LOUIS NOTE: CINCINNATI THIRD BASEMAN EDWIN ENCARNACION LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH A LEFT EYE INJURY.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (4-0, 1.50) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 8 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M STANTON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M Stanton (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: N Hopper hit for M Stanton. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N Hopper (.324, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED NORRIS HOPPER. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5 ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.269, 0-FOR-3, HBP)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 ST LOUIS 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 x 8 12 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - TOM SHEARN, JON COUTLANGUS (5TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN STL - ANTHONY REYES, TODD WELLEMEYER (2ND), RANDY FLORES (5TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA HOME RUNS: CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (18) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON EDWIN ENCARNACION (11) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 2ND, 0 ON STL - YADIER MOLINA (5) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 2ND, 1 ON RICK ANKIEL (5) OFF EDDIE GUARDADO IN THE 6TH, 3 ON</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 ST LOUIS 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 x 8 12 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - TOM SHEARN, JON COUTLANGUS (5TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (6TH), MIKE STANTON (7TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN STL - ANTHONY REYES, TODD WELLEMEYER (2ND), RANDY FLORES (5TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA WP - RANDY FLORES (2-0) LP - GARY MAJEWSKI (0-2) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: CIN - JOSH HAMILTON (18) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 1ST, 0 ON EDWIN ENCARNACION (11) OFF ANTHONY REYES IN THE 2ND, 0 ON STL - YADIER MOLINA (5) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 2ND, 1 ON RICK ANKIEL (5) OFF EDDIE GUARDADO IN THE 6TH, 3 ON TIME: 3:17 ATT: 43,564 PROBABLES: CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (0-2, 14.18) STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (12-9, 3.86)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (5) VS ST LOUIS (8) - FINAL CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hamilton cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .278 A Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .290 A Dunn lf 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .263 J Valentin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .306 E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .282 G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-N Hopper ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324 T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Keppinger 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .361 Totals 31 5 7 5 7 5 17 a-walked for M Stanton in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - A Dunn (23, An Reyes). 3B - B Phillips (6, An Reyes); K Griffey Jr (1, R Flores). HR - J Hamilton (18, 1st inning off An Reyes 0 on, 0 Out), E Encarnacion (11, 2nd inning off An Reyes 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Hamilton 2 (43), B Phillips (80), A Dunn (92), E Encarnacion (58). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 2, B Phillips 1. GIDP - J Hamilton, B Phillips, E Encarnacion. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Griffey Jr (J Edmonds at 3rd base). DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288 R Ankiel rf 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 .328 A Pujols 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .317 J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252 C Duncan lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 Y Molina c 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .278 A Miles 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300 An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 a-A Wainwright ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-S Taguchi ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 R Franklin p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Ryan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .315 Totals 34 8 12 8 3 4 16 a-singled to left for T Wellemeyer in the 4th; b-doubled to right for R Flores in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (12, T Shearn); A Miles (15, T Shearn); S Taguchi (13, G Majewski). HR - Y Molina (5, 2nd inning off T Shearn 1 on, 0 Out), R Ankiel (5, 6th inning off E Guardado 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Edmonds (38), Y Molina 2 (32), R Ankiel 4 (14), R Franklin (1). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, R Franklin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ankiel 1, D Eckstein 1, Y Molina 2. GIDP - R Ankiel. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - A Miles (1, 2nd base off M Stanton/J Valentin). FIELDING: PB - Y Molina. DP: 3 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols, D Eckstein-A Pujols, D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 310 000 001 -- 5 ST LOUIS - 120 004 10x -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era T Shearn 4 1/3 7 3 3 2 3 1 4.76 J Coutlangus 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82 G Majewski (L, 0-2; H, 6) 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 9.17 E Guardado (B, 2) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 14.85 M Stanton 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.16 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era An Reyes 1 4 4 4 1 2 2 5.63 T Wellemeyer 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.83 R Flores (W, 2-0) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.66 R Franklin (H, 23) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.86 J Isringhausen 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.64 An Reyes pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd. G Majewski pitched to 3 batters in the 6th. WP - J Coutlangus, J Isringhausen. HBP - A Gonzalez (by An Reyes); D Eckstein 2 (by G Majewski, M Stanton). Pitches-strikes: T Shearn 85-54; J Coutlangus 19-12; G Majewski 13-8; E Guardado 14-7; M Stanton 31-20; An Reyes 41-22; T Wellemeyer 36-18; R Flores 36-21; R Franklin 24-17; J Isringhausen 16-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Shearn 5-4; J Coutlangus 1-1; G Majewski 0-0; E Guardado 0-2; M Stanton 4-2; An Reyes 1-0; T Wellemeyer 8-1; R Flores 1-3; R Franklin 1-4; J Isringhausen 1-2. Batters faced: T Shearn 21; J Coutlangus 4; G Majewski 3; E Guardado 3; M Stanton 8; An Reyes 9; T Wellemeyer 9; R Flores 8; R Franklin 8; J Isringhausen 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. T--3:17. Att--43,564. Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (5) AT ST LOUIS (8) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton homered to right center. A Gonzalez hit by pitch. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. B Phillips tripled to right, A Gonzalez scored. A Dunn doubled to center, B Phillips scored. J Valentin struck out swinging. S Hatteberg grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein struck out looking. R Ankiel flied out to center. A Pujols walked. J Edmonds doubled to right, A Pujols scored, J Edmonds out at third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 2ND: E Encarnacion inside-the-park home run to deep left. T Shearn walked. T Wellemeyer relieved An Reyes. J Hamilton grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, T Shearn out at second. A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan reached on infield single to third. Y Molina homered to left, C Duncan scored. A Miles doubled to right. T Wellemeyer bunt grounded out to pitcher. B Ryan flied out to left. D Eckstein walked. R Ankiel grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles struck out looking. S Taguchi hit for R Flores. G Majewski relieved J Coutlangus. J Keppinger at third base. S Taguchi doubled to right. B Ryan reached on infield single to second, S Taguchi to third. D Eckstein hit by pitch, B Ryan to second. E Guardado relieved G Majewski. R Ankiel homered to right center, S Taguchi, B Ryan and D Eckstein scored. A Pujols fouled out to first. J Edmonds flied out to left. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 7. ST LOUIS 7TH: M Stanton relieved E Guardado. C Duncan flied out to center. Y Molina grounded out to third. A Miles singled to center. A Miles stole second. R Franklin singled to shallow right, A Miles scored. B Ryan popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 8. CINCINNATI 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. N Hopper hit for M Stanton. N Hopper walked. N Hopper to second on wild pitch by J Isringhausen. J Keppinger flied out to center, N Hopper to third. J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop, N Hopper scored. A Gonzalez singled to left. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, ST LOUIS 8.</div>
Ankiel's grand slam pushes Cardinals past Reds <h3>ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5</h3>By Jim Walsh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Rick Ankiel's grand slam erased a deficitand helped make Tony La Russa the winningest manager infranchise history as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated theCincinnati Reds, 8-5, on Friday. It was win No. 1,042 for La Russa, passing Hall of Famer RedSchoendienst. During his tenure with the Cardinals, which beganin 1996, La Russa has led the team to the postseason seventimes, winning two National League pennants and one worldchampionship. Ankiel, whose storybook comeback started with his return to themajor leagues on August 9, hit his first career grand slam inthe sixth, wiping out a 4-3 deficit. It was the fifth home runof the season for the pitcher-turned-outfielder, who won 11games for La Russa as a 20-year-old rookie in 2000. After the Cardinals loaded the bases against Gary Majewski(0-2), veteran lefthander Eddie Guardado was called on to facethe lefthanded-hitting Ankiel. On a 1-1 count, Ankiel lifted ashot into the first row of the right-center field seats to givethe Cardinals their first lead of the night. Randy Flores (2-0) pitched the fifth and sixth innings, allowingjust one hit and two walks while striking out one to notch thevictory. The Reds rocked starter Anthony Reyes early, scoring three runsin the first. Josh Hamilton connected for the first leadoff home run of hiscareer, sending a pitch 417 feet into the right-center fieldbleachers. Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to 11games with an RBI triple down the right field line and Adam Dunnplated him with a double to center. Cincinnati's second inning started in a similar fashion as EdwinEncarnacion recorded the first inside-the-park home run at thenew Busch Stadium. A fly ball deep into the left-field cornersent Chris Duncan crashing into the wall, and Encarnacioncircled the bases while Duncan chased down the ricochet as itrolled along the warning track. It was the shortest outing of the year for Reyes in what hasbeen an utterly disappointing season. The Cardinals have lost16 of the 19 games in which he started. The Game One winner of the 2006 World Series, Reyes was liftedin the second inning after allowing four runs and four hits witha walk. The Cardinals got back into the game on Yadier Molina's two-runhomer in the bottom of the second that cut the deficit to 4-3. Reds starter Tom Shearn was unsuccessful in his second majorleague start. The 30-year-old lasted only 4 1/3 innings, givingup three runs and seven hits with two walks and threestrikeouts.
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (5) AT ST LOUIS (8) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, A Gonzalez SS, K Griffey Jr RF, B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, J Valentin C, S Hatteberg 1B, E Encarnacion 3B, T Shearn RHP. St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF, C Duncan LF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, B Ryan 3B, An Reyes RHP. Umpires -- Tim Timmons (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B), Chuck Meriwether (3B). Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 8 mph. CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton homered to right center. A Gonzalez hit by pitch. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. B Phillips tripled to right, A Gonzalez scored. A Dunn doubled to center, B Phillips scored. J Valentin struck out swinging. S Hatteberg grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein struck out looking. R Ankiel flied out to center. A Pujols walked. J Edmonds doubled to right, A Pujols scored, J Edmonds out at third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 2ND: E Encarnacion inside-the-park home run to deep left. T Shearn walked. T Wellemeyer relieved An Reyes. J Hamilton grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, T Shearn out at second. A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan reached on infield single to third. Y Molina homered to left, C Duncan scored. A Miles doubled to right. T Wellemeyer bunt grounded out to pitcher. B Ryan flied out to left. D Eckstein walked. R Ankiel grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 3RD: K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to first, K Griffey Jr out at second. A Dunn walked. J Valentin grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols struck out looking. J Edmonds grounded out to first. C Duncan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 4TH: S Hatteberg walked. E Encarnacion grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Hatteberg out at second. T Shearn fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 4TH: Y Molina singled to right. A Miles struck out looking. A Wainwright hit for T Wellemeyer. A Wainwright singled to left, Y Molina to second. B Ryan flied out to left. D Eckstein grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 5TH: R Flores relieved T Wellemeyer. J Hamilton flied out to left. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. K Griffey Jr tripled to deep center. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 5TH: R Ankiel singled to center. A Pujols popped out to shortstop. J Coutlangus relieved T Shearn. J Edmonds walked, R Ankiel to second. C Duncan flied out to left. R Ankiel to third, J Edmonds to second on wild pitch by J Coutlangus. Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 6TH: A Dunn walked. J Valentin grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Dunn out at second. S Hatteberg flied out to center. E Encarnacion popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: A Miles struck out looking. S Taguchi hit for R Flores. G Majewski relieved J Coutlangus. J Keppinger at third base. S Taguchi doubled to right. B Ryan reached on infield single to second, S Taguchi to third. D Eckstein hit by pitch, B Ryan to second. E Guardado relieved G Majewski. R Ankiel homered to right center, S Taguchi, B Ryan and D Eckstein scored. A Pujols fouled out to first. J Edmonds flied out to left. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 7. CINCINNATI 7TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. J Keppinger singled to center. J Hamilton flied out to right. A Gonzalez flied out to center. K Griffey Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 7. ST LOUIS 7TH: M Stanton relieved E Guardado. C Duncan flied out to center. Y Molina grounded out to third. A Miles singled to center. A Miles stole second. R Franklin singled to shallow right, A Miles scored. B Ryan popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 8. CINCINNATI 8TH: B Phillips struck out swinging. A Dunn walked. J Valentin popped out to shortstop. A Dunn to second on passed ball by Y Molina. S Hatteberg fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 8. ST LOUIS 8TH: D Eckstein hit by pitch. R Ankiel grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Eckstein out at second. A Pujols grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 8. CINCINNATI 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. N Hopper hit for M Stanton. N Hopper walked. N Hopper to second on wild pitch by J Isringhausen. J Keppinger flied out to center, N Hopper to third. J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop, N Hopper scored. A Gonzalez singled to left. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, ST LOUIS 8.</div>
Ankiel's grand slam pushes Cardinals past Reds <h3>ST LOUIS 8, CINCINNATI 5</h3>By Jim Walsh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Rick Ankiel's grand slam erased a deficitand helped make Tony La Russa the winningest manager infranchise history as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated theCincinnati Reds, 8-5, on Friday. It was win No. 1,042 for La Russa, passing Hall of Famer RedSchoendienst. During his tenure with the Cardinals, which beganin 1996, La Russa has led the team to the postseason seventimes, winning two National League pennants and one worldchampionship. "I'm glad to be a part of the history of the franchise," LaRussa said. "I have great respect for (Schoendienst) as a greatplayer and manager." Ankiel, whose storybook comeback started with his return to themajor leagues on August 9, hit his first career grand slam inthe sixth, wiping out a 4-3 deficit. It was the fifth home runof the season for the pitcher-turned-outfielder, who won 11games for La Russa as a 20-year-old rookie in 2000. "I was so excited, it felt so good," Ankiel said. "When I hitit, I wasn't sure if it was gone, but I knew it had a chance.Once I realized it was a home run, especially a grand slam toput us ahead, there's no better feeling than that." "(Ankiel) has been really impressive, but it's no surprise," LaRussa said. "He's playing exactly to his ability. It is fun towatch and it has given us a great lift." After the Cardinals loaded the bases against Gary Majewski(0-2), veteran lefthander Eddie Guardado was called on to facethe lefthanded-hitting Ankiel. On a 1-1 count, Ankiel lifted ashot into the first row of the right-center field seats to givethe Cardinals their first lead of the night. "With the bases loaded, one out, I was really just looking for apitch to drive," Ankiel said. "Something I could get out intothe outfield. Luckily, I got a pitch I could handle and put agood swing on it." "I threw a pretty good breaking ball to him when he swung andmissed," Guardado said. "I tried to come back (with a) sidearmbreaking ball that I do fairly well with lefties. Obviously, Ihave to make a better pitch there. He connected, he did what hehad to do there and that was it." Randy Flores (2-0) pitched the fifth and sixth innings, allowingjust one hit and two walks while striking out one to notch thevictory. The Reds rocked starter Anthony Reyes early, scoring three runsin the first. Josh Hamilton connected for the first leadoff home run of hiscareer, sending a pitch 417 feet into the right-center fieldbleachers. Brandon Phillips extended his hitting streak to 11games with an RBI triple down the right field line and Adam Dunnplated him with a double to center. Cincinnati's second inning started in a similar fashion as EdwinEncarnacion recorded the first inside-the-park home run at thenew Busch Stadium. A fly ball deep into the left-field cornersent Chris Duncan crashing into the wall, and Encarnacioncircled the bases while Duncan chased down the ricochet as itrolled along the warning track. It was the shortest outing of the year for Reyes in what hasbeen an utterly disappointing season. The Cardinals have lost16 of the 19 games in which he started. "I just tried to keep battling," Reyes said. "I didn't have agood release point on every pitch. I was trying to keep theball away from the middle of the plate. It was just a strugglewith command today." The winner of Game One of the 2006 World Series, Reyes waslifted in the second inning after allowing four runs and fourhits with a walk. The Cardinals got back into the game on Yadier Molina's two-runhomer in the bottom of the second that cut the deficit to 4-3. "We scored early and got to their starter," said Reds interimmanager Pete Mackanin, whose team lost for only the third timein its last 11 games. "Tony went to the bullpen early, andtheir bullpen shut us down the rest of the way. We didn't dothe same." Reds starter Tom Shearn was unsuccessful in his second majorleague start. The 30-year-old lasted only 4 1/3 innings, givingup three runs and seven hits with two walks and threestrikeouts.
