GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (62-74) at ST LOUIS (66-66)

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: RYAN FRANKLIN (4-2, 1.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.204, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Franklin relieved B Looper.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D Ross (.204, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valentin hit for D Ross.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Valentin (.287, 2 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED ALEX GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KEPPINGER ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BILL BRAY
STL - RYAN FRANKLIN

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.252, 0-FOR-3)
C DUNCAN (.266, 0-FOR-3)
A MILES (.302, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS ST LOUIS (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
J Keppinger ss-3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .361
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .309
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
a-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .117
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 31 1 7 1 0 5 9

a-popped out to shortstop for D Ross in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton 2 (15, B Looper, R Franklin); S Hatteberg (27, B
Looper). RBI - J Keppinger (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Ross 1, B Phillips 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Hamilton (D Eckstein at Home).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284
R Ankiel rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .353
R Ludwick lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .252
C Duncan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .266
A Miles 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .302
G Bennett c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232
B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
B Ryan 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 27 3 8 3 2 8 12

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick 2 (18, B Arroyo 2); A Miles (16, B Arroyo). HR - R
Ankiel (6, 6th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Ankiel. RBI - R Ankiel
2 (19), A Miles (25). 2-out RBI - A Miles. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 1, B Looper 1, D Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (4, 3rd base off B Bray/D Ross).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 000 01 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 002 1 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 6 1/3 8 3 3 2 7 1 4.43
B Bray 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.16

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.45
R Franklin 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.97

WP - B Arroyo. IBB - G Bennett (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo
94-57; B Bray 10-8; B Looper 93-56; R Franklin 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Arroyo 5-6; B Bray 0-1; B Looper 6-12; R Franklin 0-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo
28; B Bray 2; B Looper 25; R Franklin 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valentin catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Edmonds (.252, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BILL BRAY
STL - RYAN FRANKLIN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.264, 0-FOR-3)
S HATTEBERG (.309, 2-FOR-3)
B BRAY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS ST LOUIS (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
J Keppinger ss-3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .361
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .309
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
a-J Valentin ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .117
A Gonzalez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 31 1 7 1 0 5 9

a-popped out to shortstop for D Ross in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton 2 (15, B Looper, R Franklin); S Hatteberg (27, B
Looper). RBI - J Keppinger (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Ross 1, B Phillips 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Hamilton (D Eckstein at Home).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284
R Ankiel rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .353
R Ludwick lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252
C Duncan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
A Miles 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .301
G Bennett c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232
B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
B Ryan 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 30 3 8 3 2 10 12

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick 2 (18, B Arroyo 2); A Miles (16, B Arroyo). HR - R
Ankiel (6, 6th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Ankiel. RBI - R Ankiel
2 (19), A Miles (25). 2-out RBI - A Miles. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 1, B Looper 1, D Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (4, 3rd base off B Bray/D Ross).


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CINCINNATI - 000 000 01 -- 1
ST LOUIS - 000 002 10 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 6 1/3 8 3 3 2 7 1 4.43
B Bray 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.93

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.45
R Franklin 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.97

WP - B Arroyo. IBB - G Bennett (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo
94-57; B Bray 26-19; B Looper 93-56; R Franklin 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Arroyo 5-6; B Bray 0-2; B Looper 6-12; R Franklin 0-1. Batters faced: B
Arroyo 28; B Bray 5; B Looper 25; R Franklin 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Molina catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Dunn (.264, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cairo at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Dunn (.264, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (4-0, 1.64) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.264, 0-FOR-3)</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 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Dunn (.264, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Hopper hit for B Bray.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S HATTEBERG ON FIRST, A DUNN ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N Hopper (.323, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NORRIS HOPPER SCORED ADAM DUNN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S HATTEBERG ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Ellison ran for S Hatteberg.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ELLISON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Gonzalez (.272, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

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

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, BILL BRAY (7TH) AND DAVID ROSS, JAVIER
VALENTIN (8TH)

STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON
ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT, YADIER MOLINA (9TH)

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

STL - RICK ANKIEL (6) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 6TH, 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, BILL BRAY (7TH) AND DAVID ROSS, JAVIER
VALENTIN (8TH)

STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON
ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT, YADIER MOLINA (9TH)


WP - BRADEN LOOPER (12-10)
LP - BRONSON ARROYO (7-14)
SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (28)

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

STL - RICK ANKIEL (6) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:33 ATT: 44,223

PROBABLES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (10-14, 4.32)
STL - KIP WELLS (6-15, 5.50)

PROBABLES: NYM - PEDRO MARTINEZ (NR)
CIN - AARON HARANG (14-3, 3.51)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280
J Keppinger ss-3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .361
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
A Dunn lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .311
J Ellison pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N Hopper ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .323
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204
a-J Valentin ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .117
A Gonzalez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272

Totals 35 2 9 2 0 5 12

a-popped out to shortstop for D Ross in the 8th; b-hit sacrifice fly to center
for B Bray in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton 2 (15, B Looper, R Franklin); S Hatteberg (27, B
Looper). SF - N Hopper. RBI - J Keppinger (24), N Hopper (8). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1, B Phillips 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Hamilton (D Eckstein at Home).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284
R Ankiel rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .353
R Ludwick lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250
J Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252
C Duncan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .265
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Miles 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .301
G Bennett c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232
M Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Ryan 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 30 3 8 3 2 10 12

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick 2 (18, B Arroyo 2); A Miles (16, B Arroyo). HR - R
Ankiel (6, 6th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Ankiel. RBI - R Ankiel
2 (19), A Miles (25). 2-out RBI - A Miles. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Duncan 1, J Edmonds 1, B Looper 1, D Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (4, 3rd base off B Bray/D Ross).


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CINCINNATI - 000 000 011 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 000 002 10x -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (L, 7-14) 6 1/3 8 3 3 2 7 1 4.43
B Bray 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.93

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper (W, 12-10) 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.45
R Franklin (H, 24) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.97
J Isringhausen (S, 28) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.77

WP - B Arroyo. IBB - G Bennett (by B Arroyo). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo
94-57; B Bray 26-19; B Looper 93-56; R Franklin 22-14; J Isringhausen 19-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 5-6; B Bray 0-2; B Looper 6-12; R Franklin
0-1; J Isringhausen 1-2. Batters faced: B Arroyo 28; B Bray 5; B Looper 25; R
Franklin 6; J Isringhausen 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

T--2:33. Att--44,223.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 2 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 2
ST LOUIS 3 FINAL</div>