GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (47-39) at ST LOUIS (38-43)

NL: ARIZONA (47-39) at ST LOUIS (38-43)

<h3>Pujols, Cards aim for series win over Astros</h3>

<div class="pre">Arizona (47-39) at St. Louis (38-43) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinalslook for a series win in the finale of a four-game set againstthe Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Pujols has sparked the Cardinals to wins in four of their lastsix games by hitting .550 (11-for-20) during a six-game hittingstreak.

On Wednesday, Pujols singled and scored the game-tying run asthe Cardinals rallied from three runs down to notch a 5-4victory.

Adam Wainwright (6-7, 4.81 ERA) hopes Pujols' hot bat will helplead the Cardinals to another win.

In his last start Wainwright allowed five runs and five hits infive innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

As for Arizona, Doug Davis (5-9, 4.29) looks to help it earn asplit as well. On Saturday Davis lost to San Francisco byallowing four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS

ARIZONA ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chris Young CF .236 12 30 So Taguchi CF .287 2 15
Orlando Hudson 2B .300 7 46 Ryan Ludwick LF .234 6 18
Eric Byrnes LF .316 13 46 Albert Pujols 1B .315 16 51
Conor Jackson 1B .267 5 26 Juan Encarnacion RF .263 5 23
Stephen Drew SS .245 4 29 Scott Rolen 3B .272 4 37
Mark Reynolds 3B .265 6 23 Aaron Miles 2B .303 0 14
Miguel Montero C .236 6 22 Yadier Molina C .279 1 15
Carlos Quentin RF .212 5 28 Brendan Ryan SS .258 2 5
Doug Davis LHP .077 0 1 Adam Wainwright RHP .269 0 3
(5-9, 4.29) (6-7, 4.81)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS (5-9, 4.29)
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (6-7, 4.81)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS AND MIGUEL MONTERO
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.236, 12 HR, 30 RBI)
O HUDSON (.300, 7 HR, 46 RBI)
E BYRNES (.316, 13 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.287, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.234, 6 HR, 18 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.315, 16 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 1-2.
Batters faced: A Wainwright 3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.267, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
S DREW (.245, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.265, 6 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.24

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 19-11; A Wainwright 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 0-1; A Wainwright 1-2. Batters faced: D Davis 4; A Wainwright 3.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.272, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
A MILES (.303, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.279, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Reynolds. Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.24

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 19-11; A Wainwright 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 0-1; A Wainwright 3-2. Batters faced: D Davis 4; A Wainwright 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.236, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
C QUENTIN (.212, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
D DAVIS (.077, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Reynolds. Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 3 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Wainwright 1. Team LOB -
3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.72

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 41-25; A Wainwright 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 1-2; A Wainwright 3-2. Batters faced: D Davis 9; A Wainwright 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.287, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R LUDWICK (.232, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Reynolds. Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 3 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Wainwright 1. Team LOB -
3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.20

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 41-25; A Wainwright 35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 1-2; A Wainwright 5-3. Batters faced: D Davis 9; A Wainwright 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.235, 0-FOR-1)
O HUDSON (.299, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Reynolds. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291
R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259

Totals 10 0 2 0 2 4 9

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Wainwright 1. GIDP - A
Pujols. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4.16

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 50-30; A Wainwright 35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 3-2; A Wainwright 5-3. Batters faced: D Davis 12; A Wainwright 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.261, 0-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.270, 0-FOR-1)
A MILES (.303, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
O Hudson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
C Jackson 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074

Totals 11 0 1 0 2 1 5

BATTING: GIDP - M Reynolds, C Jackson. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-O Hudson-C Jackson).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291
R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303
Y Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
B Ryan ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259

Totals 10 0 2 0 2 4 9

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Wainwright 1. GIDP - A
Pujols. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Ryan-A Pujols, S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols).


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ARIZONA - 000 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4.16

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.62

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 50-30; A Wainwright 52-25. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 3-2; A Wainwright 7-4. Batters faced: D Davis 12; A Wainwright 13.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.244, 0-FOR-1)
M REYNOLDS (.263, 0-FOR-1)
M MONTERO (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>