GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (60-56) at ST LOUIS (54-60)

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
ST LOUIS 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 10 15 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - ROBERTO HERNANDEZ
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B THOMPSON (.158, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.254, 2-FOR-4, HR, 4 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.297, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (10) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Pierre cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279
J Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .326
J Kent 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Saenz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .277
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313
M Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237
A Ethier rf-lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .301
R Martinez 3b-ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .173
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Young ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .538

Totals 31 2 9 2 1 5 18

a-popped out to shortstop for R Seanez in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (24, An Reyes); J Loney (10, B Thompson). 3B - A Ethier
(2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R Martinez (15). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 2, R Martinez 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - M
Lieberthal. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (45, 2nd base off An Reyes/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .375
A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Ludwick lf 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .254
S Taguchi cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .297
G Bennett c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .231
A Miles 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .293
An Reyes p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091
C Duncan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Ryan 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .348

Totals 34 10 15 10 2 3 11

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (1, M Hendrickson); B Ryan (2, M Hendrickson). HR - R
Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out), B Ryan (3, 5th inning
off S Proctor 1 on, 1 Out). S - An Reyes 2. RBI - R Ludwick 4 (33), A Miles
(21), An Reyes (1), B Ryan 3 (8), D Eckstein (19). 2-out RBI - A Miles, An
Reyes, B Ryan, D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ankiel
1, D Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Taguchi (7, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/M Lieberthal).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols).


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LA DODGERS - 020 000 00 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 305 020 0 -- 10
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 2 2/3 11 8 8 0 0 1 5.20
R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.83
S Proctor 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.79
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 6 7 2 2 1 5 0 5.48
R Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
B Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11

HBP - O Saenz (by B Thompson). Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 66-41; R Seanez
16-8; S Proctor 32-16; R Hernandez 15-8; An Reyes 94-60; R Flores 12-9; B
Thompson 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Hendrickson 6-2; R Seanez 1-2; S
Proctor 1-4; R Hernandez 0-2; An Reyes 3-10; R Flores 1-2; B Thompson 1-2.
Batters faced: M Hendrickson 19; R Seanez 5; S Proctor 10; R Hernandez 4; An
Reyes 25; R Flores 4; B Thompson 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: JOE BEIMEL (3-1, 3.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 10

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: B THOMPSON (.158, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Beimel relieved R Hernandez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 10 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B Thompson (.158, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARY BENNETT SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G BENNETT ON FIRST, S TAGUCHI ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.293, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AARON MILES SCORED SO TAGUCHI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A MILES ON FIRST, G BENNETT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 12 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
ST LOUIS 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 12 18 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - JOE BEIMEL
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTINEZ (.173, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
D YOUNG (.538, 1-FOR-2)
J BEIMEL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (12) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Pierre cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279
J Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .326
J Kent 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Saenz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .277
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313
M Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237
A Ethier rf-lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .301
R Martinez 3b-ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .173
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Young ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .538

Totals 31 2 9 2 1 5 18

a-popped out to shortstop for R Seanez in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (24, An Reyes); J Loney (10, B Thompson). 3B - A Ethier
(2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R Martinez (15). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 2, R Martinez 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - M
Lieberthal. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (45, 2nd base off An Reyes/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .375
A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150
R Ludwick lf 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .254
S Taguchi cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .300
G Bennett c 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .237
A Miles 2b 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .295
An Reyes p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091
C Duncan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
B Ryan 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .343

Totals 40 12 18 12 3 5 15

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (1, M Hendrickson); B Ryan (2, M Hendrickson). HR - R
Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out), B Ryan (3, 5th inning
off S Proctor 1 on, 1 Out). S - An Reyes 2. RBI - R Ludwick 4 (33), A Miles 2
(22), An Reyes (1), B Ryan 3 (8), D Eckstein (19), G Bennett (14). 2-out RBI -
A Miles, An Reyes, B Ryan, D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Ankiel 1, D Eckstein 1, B Ryan 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Taguchi (7, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/M Lieberthal).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols).


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LA DODGERS - 020 000 00 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 305 020 02 -- 12
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 2 2/3 11 8 8 0 0 1 5.20
R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.83
S Proctor 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.79
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
J Beimel 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.14

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 6 7 2 2 1 5 0 5.48
R Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
B Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11

HBP - O Saenz (by B Thompson). Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 66-41; R Seanez
16-8; S Proctor 32-16; R Hernandez 15-8; J Beimel 24-16; An Reyes 94-60; R
Flores 12-9; B Thompson 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Hendrickson 6-2; R
Seanez 1-2; S Proctor 1-4; R Hernandez 0-2; J Beimel 1-0; An Reyes 3-10; R
Flores 1-2; B Thompson 1-2. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 19; R Seanez 5; S
Proctor 10; R Hernandez 4; J Beimel 7; An Reyes 25; R Flores 4; B Thompson 5.


UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TROY PERCIVAL (2-0, 2.50) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 12

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: R MARTINEZ (.173, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Percival relieved B Thompson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R Martinez (.173, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Sweeney hit for J Beimel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 12 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Sweeney (.250, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
ST LOUIS 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 x 12 18 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, RUDY SEANEZ (3RD), SCOTT PROCTOR (5TH),
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (8TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL

STL - ANTHONY REYES, RANDY FLORES (7TH), BRAD THOMPSON
(8TH), TROY PERCIVAL (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT

HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE

STL - RYAN LUDWICK (10) OFF MARK HENDRICKSON IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
BRENDAN RYAN (3) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
ST LOUIS 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 x 12 18 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, RUDY SEANEZ (3RD), SCOTT PROCTOR (5TH),
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (7TH), JOE BEIMEL (8TH) AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL

STL - ANTHONY REYES, RANDY FLORES (7TH), BRAD THOMPSON
(8TH), TROY PERCIVAL (9TH) AND GARY BENNETT


WP - ANTHONY REYES (2-11)
LP - MARK HENDRICKSON (4-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LOS - NONE

STL - RYAN LUDWICK (10) OFF MARK HENDRICKSON IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
BRENDAN RYAN (3) OFF SCOTT PROCTOR IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 45,379

PROBABLES: STL - KIP WELLS (5-13, 5.27)
MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-9, 4.96)

PROBABLES: HOU - ROY OSWALT (12-6, 3.42)
LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (7-3, 3.34)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (12) - FINAL

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Pierre cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .279
J Loney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .326
J Kent 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .292
S Proctor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Saenz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
L Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .277
M Kemp rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313
M Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237
A Ethier rf-lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .301
R Martinez 3b-ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .171
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Young ph-2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 34 2 9 2 1 5 18

a-popped out to shortstop for R Seanez in the 5th; b-popped out to shortstop
for J Beimel in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Ethier (24, An Reyes); J Loney (10, B Thompson). 3B - A Ethier
(2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R Martinez (15). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 2, R Martinez 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - M
Lieberthal. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (45, 2nd base off An Reyes/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ankiel rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .375
A Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ludwick lf 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .254
S Taguchi cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .300
G Bennett c 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .237
A Miles 2b 5 2 4 2 0 0 1 .295
An Reyes p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091
C Duncan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
B Ryan 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .343

Totals 40 12 18 12 3 5 15

BATTING: 2B - R Ankiel (1, M Hendrickson); B Ryan (2, M Hendrickson). HR - R
Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out), B Ryan (3, 5th inning
off S Proctor 1 on, 1 Out). S - An Reyes 2. RBI - R Ludwick 4 (33), A Miles 2
(22), An Reyes (1), B Ryan 3 (8), D Eckstein (19), G Bennett (14). 2-out RBI -
A Miles, An Reyes, B Ryan, D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Ankiel 1, D Eckstein 1, B Ryan 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Taguchi (7, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/M Lieberthal).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Pujols).


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LA DODGERS - 020 000 000 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 305 020 02x -- 12
----------------------------------------------------

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson (L, 4-7) 2 2/3 11 8 8 0 0 1 5.20
R Seanez 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.83
S Proctor 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.79
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
J Beimel 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.14

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes (W, 2-11) 6 7 2 2 1 5 0 5.48
R Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
B Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11
T Percival 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37

HBP - O Saenz (by B Thompson). Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 66-41; R Seanez
16-8; S Proctor 32-16; R Hernandez 15-8; J Beimel 24-16; An Reyes 94-60; R
Flores 12-9; B Thompson 10-8; T Percival 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Hendrickson 6-2; R Seanez 1-2; S Proctor 1-4; R Hernandez 0-2; J Beimel 1-0; An
Reyes 3-10; R Flores 1-2; B Thompson 1-2; T Percival 0-3. Batters faced: M
Hendrickson 19; R Seanez 5; S Proctor 10; R Hernandez 4; J Beimel 7; An Reyes
25; R Flores 4; B Thompson 5; T Percival 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

T--2:54. Att--45,379.
Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 12 FINAL</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (2) AT ST LOUIS (12) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to left. R Ankiel popped out to second.
A Pujols singled to center, D Eckstein to second. R Ludwick homered to left,
D Eckstein and A Pujols scored. S Taguchi grounded out to third. G Bennett
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ST LOUIS 3.

LA DODGERS 2ND: L Gonzalez walked. M Lieberthal struck out swinging.
A Ethier tripled to right, L Gonzalez scored. R Martinez hit sacrifice fly to
left, A Ethier scored. M Hendrickson grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Ankiel doubled to deep right. A Pujols reached on infield
single to shortstop, R Ankiel to third. R Ludwick singled to left, R Ankiel
scored, A Pujols to second. S Taguchi grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, R Ludwick out at second, A Pujols to third. S Taguchi stole second.
G Bennett grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Pujols out at home,
S Taguchi to third. A Miles singled to left, S Taguchi scored, G Bennett to
second. An Reyes singled to left, G Bennett scored, A Miles to second. B Ryan
doubled to center, A Miles scored, An Reyes to third. D Eckstein reached on
infield single to shortstop, An Reyes scored, B Ryan to third. R Seanez
relieved M Hendrickson. R Ankiel struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 7 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 8.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Proctor relieved R Seanez. D Young at second base. A Miles
singled to right. An Reyes sacrificed to pitcher, A Miles to second. B Ryan
homered to left, A Miles scored. D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. R Ankiel
walked. A Pujols struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
ST LOUIS 10.

ST LOUIS 8TH: J Beimel relieved R Hernandez. B Thompson struck out looking.
R Ludwick walked. S Taguchi singled to center, R Ludwick to third. G Bennett
singled to left, R Ludwick scored, S Taguchi to second. A Miles singled to
center, S Taguchi scored, G Bennett to second. C Duncan struck out looking.
B Ryan grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Miles out at second. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 12.</div>

 

Cards erupt for 18 hits as Dodgers keep plunging

<h3>ST LOUIS 12, LA DODGERS 2</h3>By Jim Walsh
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- St. Louis belted out a season-high 18 hitsand got four RBI from Ryan Ludwick as the St. Louis Cardinals keptthe Los Angeles Dodgers reeling with a 12-2 triumph in 100 degreetemperatures on Sunday afternoon.


Each Cardinals starter scored at least once and starter AnthonyReyes pitched six strong innings as St. Louis finished off a 5-2homestand.


It was the eighth loss in the last 10 games for the Dodgers, whofell 6 1/2 games behind first-place Arizona in the NationalLeague West. The Dodgers were in first as recently as July 30.

St. Louis hammered Los Angeles starter Mark Hendrickson (4-7)for eight runs and 11 hits in his 2 2/3 innings. It was theshortest outing of the year for the six-foot-nine lefthander,who has recorded only one victory in his last 12 starts.

Ludwick got the Cardinals on the board in the first with his10th home run of the season, a 404-foot blast into the upperdeck in left, giving St. Louis a quick 3-0 lead.


Los Angeles was able to get two runs back in the second on AndreEthier's RBI triple followed by a sacrifice fly off the bat ofRamon Martinez.


But the Cardinals answered back in the next frame, sending 10batters to plate and scoring five runs. St. Louis erupted forseven hits, getting run scoring hits from five differentplayers, including the first career RBI for Reyes.

Rookie Brendan Ryan put things out of reach with a two-runhomer, giving the Cardinals a 10-2 lead in the fifth. Recalledfrom Class AAA Memphis to replace the injured Adam Kennedybefore the game, the versatile infielder had a career-high threeRBI.


It was some uncharacteristic run support for Reyes (2-11), whocame into the game averaging 2.18 runs per nine innings ofsupport, lowest in the majors. The 25-year-old righthander keptthe Dodgers' bats quiet, allowing two runs and seven hits,walking one with five strikeouts.


The performance continued a resurgence for Reyes, who was thefirst Cardinals pitcher this century to start the season with 10consecutive losses. It was the 10th time this season Reyesgave up three runs or less as the Cardinals improved to 2-8 inthose games.

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (2) AT ST LOUIS (12) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, J Loney 1B, J Kent 2B,
L Gonzalez LF, M Lieberthal C, A Ethier RF, R Martinez 3B, M Hendrickson LHP.

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, R Ankiel RF, A Pujols 1B, R Ludwick LF,
S Taguchi CF, G Bennett C, A Miles 2B, B Ryan 3B, An Reyes RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 7 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal singled to left. J Pierre flied out to left.
J Loney flied out to left. J Kent fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 0, ST LOUIS 0.

ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to left. R Ankiel popped out to second.
A Pujols singled to center, D Eckstein to second. R Ludwick homered to left,
D Eckstein and A Pujols scored. S Taguchi grounded out to third. G Bennett
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 0, ST LOUIS 3.

LA DODGERS 2ND: L Gonzalez walked. M Lieberthal struck out swinging.
A Ethier tripled to right, L Gonzalez scored. R Martinez hit sacrifice fly to
left, A Ethier scored. M Hendrickson grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 2ND: A Miles singled to left. An Reyes sacrificed to pitcher,
A Miles to second. B Ryan grounded out to shortstop, A Miles to third.
D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
ST LOUIS 3.

LA DODGERS 3RD: R Furcal lined out to second. J Pierre singled to center.
J Pierre stole second. J Loney struck out looking. J Kent flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: R Ankiel doubled to deep right. A Pujols reached on infield
single to shortstop, R Ankiel to third. R Ludwick singled to left, R Ankiel
scored, A Pujols to second. S Taguchi grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, R Ludwick out at second, A Pujols to third. S Taguchi stole second.
G Bennett grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Pujols out at home,
S Taguchi to third. A Miles singled to left, S Taguchi scored, G Bennett to
second. An Reyes singled to left, G Bennett scored, A Miles to second. B Ryan
doubled to center, A Miles scored, An Reyes to third. D Eckstein reached on
infield single to shortstop, An Reyes scored, B Ryan to third. R Seanez
relieved M Hendrickson. R Ankiel struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 7 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 8.

LA DODGERS 4TH: L Gonzalez singled to left. M Lieberthal grounded into
double play, shortstop to first, L Gonzalez out at second. A Ethier doubled to
deep right. R Martinez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 8.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Pujols flied out to left. R Ludwick flied out to right.
S Taguchi walked. G Bennett grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 8.

LA DODGERS 5TH: D Young hit for R Seanez. D Young popped out to shortstop.
R Furcal struck out swinging. J Pierre singled to right. J Loney singled to
center, J Pierre to second. J Kent lined out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 8.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Proctor relieved R Seanez. D Young at second base. A Miles
singled to right. An Reyes sacrificed to pitcher, A Miles to second. B Ryan
homered to left, A Miles scored. D Eckstein popped out to shortstop. R Ankiel
walked. A Pujols struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
ST LOUIS 10.

LA DODGERS 6TH: L Gonzalez struck out swinging. M Lieberthal fouled out to
first. A Ethier struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2,
ST LOUIS 10.

ST LOUIS 6TH: R Ludwick fouled out to first. S Taguchi flied out to right.
G Bennett singled to left center. A Miles flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 10.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Flores relieved An Reyes. C Duncan at first base.
R Martinez grounded out to shortstop. D Young singled to left. R Furcal flied
out to center. J Pierre flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 10.

ST LOUIS 7TH: R Hernandez relieved S Proctor. O Saenz at third base. M Kemp
in right field. A Ethier in left field. R Martinez at shortstop. C Duncan flied
out to right. B Ryan lined out to second. D Eckstein singled to left.
R Ankiel struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 10.

LA DODGERS 8TH: B Thompson relieved R Flores. J Loney doubled to deep
right. O Saenz hit by pitch. M Kemp flied out to center. M Lieberthal flied
out to right. A Ethier grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 10.

ST LOUIS 8TH: J Beimel relieved R Hernandez. B Thompson struck out looking.
R Ludwick walked. S Taguchi singled to center, R Ludwick to third. G Bennett
singled to left, R Ludwick scored, S Taguchi to second. A Miles singled to
center, S Taguchi scored, G Bennett to second. C Duncan struck out looking.
B Ryan grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Miles out at second. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 12.

LA DODGERS 9TH: T Percival relieved B Thompson. R Martinez flied out to
right. D Young fouled out to catcher. M Sweeney hit for J Beimel. M Sweeney
popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 2, ST LOUIS 12.</div>

 

Cards erupt for 18 hits as Dodgers keep plunging

<h3>ST LOUIS 12, LA DODGERS 2</h3>By Jim Walsh
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- St. Louis belted out a season-high 18 hitsand got four RBI from Ryan Ludwick as the St. Louis Cardinals keptthe Los Angeles Dodgers reeling with a 12-2 triumph in 100 degreetemperatures on Sunday afternoon.


Each Cardinals starter scored at least once and starter AnthonyReyes pitched six strong innings as St. Louis finished off a 5-2homestand.


It was the eighth loss in the last 10 games for the Dodgers, whofell 6 1/2 games behind first-place Arizona in the NationalLeague West. The Dodgers were in first as recently as July 30.

"We're the same as we've been for a couple of weeks, struggling,struggling, struggling," Los Angeles manager Grady Little said."It's disappointing because there's a lot of people out therewe're depending on that it's just not happening for."

St. Louis hammered Los Angeles starter Mark Hendrickson (4-7)for eight runs and 11 hits in his 2 2/3 innings. It was theshortest outing of the year for the 6-9 lefthander, who hasrecorded only one victory in his last 12 starts.


"I wasn't executing pitches," Hendrickson said. "I was justmaking too many mistakes early on, putting us behind. That'snot good for us right now given the way we're playing."

Ludwick got the Cardinals on the board in the first with his10th home run of the season, a 404-foot blast into the upperdeck in left, giving St. Louis a quick 3-0 lead.


St. Louis moved within 5 1/2 games of Milwaukee in the NationalLeague Central.


"I'm just happy I've been able to contribute in some spots tohelp the ball club win," Ludwick said. "We've got a good team.Everyone's on each others' backs, patting them, keeping themup."


Los Angeles was able to get two runs back in the second on AndreEthier's RBI triple followed by a sacrifice fly off the bat ofRamon Martinez.


But the Cardinals answered back in the next frame, sending 10batters to plate and scoring five runs. St. Louis erupted forseven hits, getting run scoring hits from five differentplayers, including the first career RBI for Reyes.

"It was a game where it was like 120 degrees outside," saidCardinals slugger Albert Pujols who contributed two hits in hisfour at-bats. "You didn't want to be out there for so long. I'mjust glad we came out with a win and win the series, we had agreat homestand."


Rookie Brendan Ryan put things out of reach with a two-runhomer, giving the Cardinals a 10-2 lead in the fifth. Recalledfrom Class AAA Memphis to replace the injured Adam Kennedybefore the game, the versatile infielder had a career-high threeRBI.


"I got here about two hours before the game," said Ryan whostarted the game at third base. "I got some swings, got someground balls and was ready to go. I was just trying to get onbase and make plays on defense, it worked out all right."

It was some uncharacteristic run support for Reyes (2-11), whocame into the game averaging 2.18 runs per nine innings ofsupport, lowest in the majors. The 25-year-old righthander keptthe Dodgers' bats quiet, allowing two runs and seven hits,walking one with five strikeouts.


"It's nice," Reyes said. "I'll take it when I can get it butI'm still going to go out there and try to put up zeroes andgive the team a chance to win anyway I can."


"We got (Reyes) on the ropes once," Los Angeles outfielder LouisGonzalez said. "We had him early in the game but we just letit get away there. He's throwing strikes, getting ahead, he gota lead there and he was able to go right at us."


The performance continued a resurgence for Reyes, who was thefirst Cardinals pitcher this century to start the season with 10consecutive losses. It was the 10th time this season Reyesgave up three runs or less