GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (47-38) at ST LOUIS (37-43)

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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ARIZONA (4) AT ST LOUIS (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen singled to left. C Duncan singled to right, S Rolen
to third. Y Molina grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
S Rolen scored, C Duncan out at second. B Ryan grounded out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 3RD: S Hairston singled to center. M Montero homered to left
center, S Hairston scored. L Hernandez grounded out to second. C Young struck
out swinging. O Hudson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Drew hit a ground rule double to deep right center.
S Hairston flied out to center. M Montero flied out to left. L Hernandez
homered to left, S Drew scored. C Young grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Duncan homered to left center. Y Molina grounded out to
second. B Ryan homered to left. S Schumaker hit for B Thompson. S Schumaker
singled to left. A Kennedy flied out to right. S Schumaker to second on wild
pitch by L Hernandez. R Ludwick struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: B Lyon relieved L Hernandez. A Pujols singled to center.
J Encarnacion doubled to deep right center, A Pujols scored. S Rolen doubled to
right, J Encarnacion scored. C Duncan fouled out to third. Y Molina lined out
to right. B Ryan grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4,
ST LOUIS 5.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

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ARIZONA (4) AT ST LOUIS (5) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes RF, C Tracy 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, S Drew SS, S Hairston LF, M Montero C, L Hernandez RHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Kennedy 2B, R Ludwick CF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, C Duncan LF, Y Molina C, B Ryan SS, B Thompson RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Hickox (HP), C.B. Bucknor (1B), Joe West (2B), Adam Dowdy (3B).


Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 8 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young grounded out to shortstop. O Hudson grounded out to
first. E Byrnes flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: A Kennedy singled to left. R Ludwick flied out to center.
A Pujols flied out to right. J Encarnacion grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: C Tracy grounded out to second. M Reynolds grounded out to
third. S Drew grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0,
ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen singled to left. C Duncan singled to right, S Rolen
to third. Y Molina grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
S Rolen scored, C Duncan out at second. B Ryan grounded out to third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 3RD: S Hairston singled to center. M Montero homered to left
center, S Hairston scored. L Hernandez grounded out to second. C Young struck
out swinging. O Hudson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 3RD: B Thompson singled to right. A Kennedy bunted into fielder's
choice to catcher, B Thompson out at second. A Kennedy caught stealing second,
catcher to second. R Ludwick doubled to deep left. R Ludwick to third on wild
pitch by L Hernandez. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes singled to right. E Byrnes caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. C Tracy hit a ground rule double to left. M Reynolds
flied out to right. S Drew walked. S Hairston grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 4TH: J Encarnacion struck out looking. S Rolen grounded out to
third. C Duncan fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 5TH: M Montero singled to left. L Hernandez bunted into double
play, catcher to shortstop to first, M Montero out at second. C Young walked.
C Young stole second. O Hudson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 5TH: Y Molina singled to center. B Ryan singled to center,
Y Molina to second. B Thompson struck out bunting foul. A Kennedy flied out to
left. R Ludwick lined out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 6TH: E Byrnes grounded out to third. C Tracy grounded out to
second. M Reynolds flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 6TH: A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. J Encarnacion grounded
out to third. S Rolen struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2,
ST LOUIS 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Drew hit a ground rule double to deep right center.
S Hairston flied out to center. M Montero flied out to left. L Hernandez
homered to left, S Drew scored. C Young grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 1.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Duncan homered to left center. Y Molina grounded out to
second. B Ryan homered to left. S Schumaker hit for B Thompson. S Schumaker
singled to left. A Kennedy flied out to right. S Schumaker to second on wild
pitch by L Hernandez. R Ludwick struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 3.

ARIZONA 8TH: R Franklin relieved B Thompson. S Schumaker in center field.
O Hudson singled to center. E Byrnes singled to center, O Hudson to second.
C Tracy grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, E Byrnes out at
second, O Hudson to third. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 8TH: B Lyon relieved L Hernandez. A Pujols singled to center.
J Encarnacion doubled to deep right center, A Pujols scored. S Rolen doubled to
right, J Encarnacion scored. C Duncan fouled out to third. Y Molina lined out
to right. B Ryan grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4,
ST LOUIS 5.

ARIZONA 9TH: S Taguchi in center field. J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin.
S Schumaker in left field. S Drew hit a ground rule double to left. A Ojeda
hit for S Hairston. A Ojeda struck out swinging. M Montero struck out
swinging. T Clark hit for B Lyon. T Clark struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, ST LOUIS 5.</div>

 

Cardinals ride late rally to win over Diamondbacks

<h3>ST LOUIS 5, ARIZONA 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals did not want towait until after the game to stage a fireworks display.

Chris Duncan and rookie Brendan Ryan each homered to stage alate four-run rally as the Cardinals downed the ArizonaDiamondbacks, 5-4, on on Wednesday.

Duncan led off the seventh with a solo shot for St. Louis, whichstruggled through six innings against Arizona starter LivanHernandez - tallying just one extra-base hit - but were finallyable to solve the righthander in the seventh.

After Duncan's blast pulled the Cardinals within 4-2, Ryan hit asolo homer two batters later that hit the top of the fence inleft and bounced over, trimming the deficit to 4-3.

Diamondbacks reliever Brandon Lyon (5-3) relieved Hernandez inthe eighth and promptly surrendered the first of threeconsecutive hits, a single by Albert Pujols. Juan Encarnacionfollowed with two-run double to right center to tie the game at4-4.

Scott Rolen capped the comeback with a liner to right field thatskidded off the glove of right fielder Eric Byrnes and wentseveral feet past him, allowing Encarnacion to cross the platefor the go-ahead run.

Ryan Franklin (3-0) surrendered two hits in the eighth to getthe decision before giving way to closer Jason Isringhausen, whoworked around a leadoff ground-rule double to Stephen Drew tonotch his 16th save in 18 chances.

With the victory, St. Louis won their eighth straightIndependence Day contest, with their last setback coming in 1999against the Diamondbacks.

Hernandez and rookie Miguel Montero hit two-run home runs forthe Diamondbacks, who have dropped four of their last fivecontests. Arizona lost for just the third time in 41 games inwhich it led after seven innings.

 

Cardinals ride late rally to win over Diamondbacks

<h3>ST LOUIS 5, ARIZONA 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals did not want towait until after the game to stage a fireworks display.

Chris Duncan and rookie Brendan Ryan each homered to stage alate four-run rally as the Cardinals downed the ArizonaDiamondbacks, 5-4, on Wednesday.

Duncan led off the seventh with a solo shot for St. Louis, whichstruggled through six innings against Arizona starter LivanHernandez - tallying just one extra-base hit - but were finallyable to solve the righthander in the seventh.

"The first six innings we had chances and did a good job ofcreating opportunities," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said."We just couldn't break through. We never gave up and that wasvery impressive."

"I was just kind of looking out over the plate," Duncan said."I was just trying to drive something the other way. He(Hernandez) has a lot of good stuff. You just have to be realpatient and stay back."

After Duncan's blast pulled the Cardinals within 4-2, Ryan hit asolo homer two batters later that hit the top of the fence inleft and bounced over, trimming the deficit to 4-3.

"I don't know where these homers are coming from," said Ryan ofhis second career home run. "Most importantly, we came back andwon a big game tonight."

"I wasn't tired," Hernandez said. "I felt really good. Theonly pitches that were hanging too much were the sliders. Itwas a couple of pitches outside. They hit them out out. Ithappens sometimes."

Diamondbacks reliever Brandon Lyon (5-3) relieved Hernandez inthe eighth and promptly surrendered the first of threeconsecutive hits, a single by Albert Pujols. Juan Encarnacionfollowed with two-run double to right center to tie the game at4-4.

"(It was) a cutter," Lyon said. "I just left it over the plate.(Encarnacion) did a good job of going with the pitch and goingthe other way."

Scott Rolen capped the comeback with a liner to right field thatskidded off the glove of right fielder Eric Byrnes and wentseveral feet past him, allowing Encarnacion to cross the platefor the go-ahead run.

"I just didn't make the play," Byrnes said. "I should have madeit. It was my fault, no excuses. It's really not thatdifficult of a play. It's a play I expect to make and I didn't.It cost us the game and it's my fault."

"I just didn't make quality pitches today," Lyon said. "I leftsome over the plate. They found some gaps. When you're findinggaps, you can run the bases pretty good. I didn't get the jobdone."

Ryan Franklin (3-0) surrendered two hits in the eighth to getthe decision before giving way to closer Jason Isringhausen, whoworked around a leadoff ground-rule double to Stephen Drew tonotch his 16th save in 18 chances.

"The thing about Izzy is he got some outs with his curveball,"La Russa said. "He also got some big strikes with his cutter.He has a nice sinker to the other side of the plate. He has alot of weapons."

With the victory, St. Louis won its eighth straight IndependenceDay contest, with its last setback coming in 1999 against theDiamondbacks.

Hernandez and rookie Miguel Montero hit two-run home runs forthe Diamondbacks, who have dropped four of their last fivecontests. Arizona lost for just the third time in 41 games inwhich it led after seven innings.

"We just didn't execute," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said."We had a lead late in the game, we don't end up executing. Ifwe end up executing, we have a much better chance of winningthe game. That's what it came down to."