GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (35-42) at CINCINNATI (31-50)

NL: ST LOUIS (35-42) at CINCINNATI (31-50)

<h3>Cardinals aim for series win against division rival</h3>

St. Louis (35-42) at Cincinnati (31-50) 1:15 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Needing a win for their confidence as muchto stay in the division race, the St. Louis Cardinals look totake two of three games from the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday atGreat American Ball Park.

St. Louis already trails National League Central Division leaderMilwaukee by 10 1/2 games. The Cardinals, who have had troublewith consistent offense all season, appeared to be findingtheir legs against the American League after recently moving outof last place in the National League in runs scored.

However, they have struggled to score once again over theireight games against the NL, posting one or fewer runs in five ofeight games. In the Reds, they meet the team with the worstrecord and the third-worst home ERA in the majors.

Mike Maroth (0-0, 1.23 ERA) looks to build off a strong NL debutfollowing his acquisition via trade from Detroit on June 22.On Monday, he permitted one run and a season-low two hits over 71/3 innings against the New York Mets, but fell victim to oneof the Cardinals' weak scoring efforts, losing 2-1 in 11innings.

The lefthander will be making his first start against the Reds.He is, however, 5-0 on the road this season - all with theTigers - with a 4.73 ERA.

Cincinnati will respond with rookie Homer Bailey (2-1, 6.41),who will try to forget his first major league loss on Tuesday inan 11-4 defeat versus Philadelphia, as he surrendered six runsand six hits over just 1 2/3 innings. It was the first time infour major league starts that he failed to last five innings.

This will be the righthander's first lifetime outing against theCardinals.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

ST LOUIS CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
So Taguchi CF .281 2 14 Norris Hopper CF .262 0 1
Aaron Miles SS .310 0 13 Brandon Phillips 2B .269 14 40
Albert Pujols 1B .306 16 48 Ken Griffey Jr RF .289 21 50
Chris Duncan LF .269 14 38 Jeff Conine 1B .282 4 23
Scott Rolen 3B .261 4 30 Adam Dunn LF .267 23 54
Ryan Ludwick RF .222 4 14 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .272 5 30
Adam Kennedy 2B .212 0 12 Alex Gonzalez SS .255 13 39
Gary Bennett C .229 1 10 David Ross C .201 12 30
Mike Maroth LHP .500 0 0 Homer Bailey RHP .000 0 0
(0-0, 1.23) (2-1, 6.41)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: STL - MIKE MAROTH (0-0, 1.23)
CIN - HOMER BAILEY (2-1, 6.41)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - JIM JOYCE
2B - JIM WOLF
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: STL - MIKE MAROTH AND GARY BENNETT
CIN - HOMER BAILEY AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.281, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
A MILES (.310, 0 HR, 13 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.306, 16 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED SO TAGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.269, 14 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.262, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.269, 14 HR, 40 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.289, 21 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 5 1 3 1 0 1 2

BATTING: SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
H Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.23

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.53

Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 27-16. Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 0-1.
Batters faced: H Bailey 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRANDON PHILLIPS (15) TO CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF MIKE MAROTH SCORED NORRIS HOPPER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, CINCINNATI 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.289, 21 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.212, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
G BENNETT (.229, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
M MAROTH (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS CINCINNATI (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 5 1 3 1 0 1 2

BATTING: SF - A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Ludwick 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
H Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Phillips 2 (42). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.24

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.53

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 22-14; H Bailey 27-16. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-1; H Bailey 0-1. Batters faced: M Maroth 5; H Bailey 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SO TAGUCHI SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S TAGUCHI ON FIRST, G BENNETT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
CINCINNATI 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY AARON MILES SCORED GARY BENNETT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S TAGUCHI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
CINCINNATI 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.306, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.272, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.255, 13 HR, 39 RBI)
D ROSS (.201, 12 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS CINCINNATI (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290
A Miles ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
A Kennedy 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .212
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 9 3 5 3 2 2 7

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). SF - A Miles , A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols
(49), S Taguchi (15), A Miles (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 4.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
H Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Phillips 2 (42). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 12 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.24

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 2 5 3 3 2 2 0 7.06

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 22-14; H Bailey 57-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 1-1; H Bailey 1-2. Batters faced: M Maroth 5; H Bailey 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.264, 1-FOR-1)
R LUDWICK (.220, 0-FOR-1)
A KENNEDY (.212, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (3) VS CINCINNATI (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290
A Miles ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
A Kennedy 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .212
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 9 3 5 3 2 2 7

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). SF - A Miles , A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols
(49), S Taguchi (15), A Miles (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 4.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
H Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Phillips 2 (42). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 12 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 20 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.89

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 2 5 3 3 2 2 0 7.06

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 37-23; H Bailey 57-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 2-3; H Bailey 1-2. Batters faced: M Maroth 8; H Bailey 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (5) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF HOMER BAILEY.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, CINCINNATI 2

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.212, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - MIKE MAROTH
CIN - HOMER BAILEY

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: H BAILEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N HOPPER (.269, 1-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.271, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS CINCINNATI (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Taguchi cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290
A Miles ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .306
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
R Ludwick rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .228
A Kennedy 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .211
G Bennett c 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237
M Maroth p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Totals 13 4 6 4 3 2 8

BATTING: 2B - G Bennett (5, H Bailey). HR - R Ludwick (5, 3rd inning off H
Bailey 0 on, 1 Out). SF - A Miles , A Pujols. RBI - A Pujols (49), S Taguchi
(15), A Miles (14), R Ludwick (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, C Duncan 1. Team LOB - 5.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
H Bailey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Phillips (15, 1st inning off M Maroth 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Phillips 2 (42). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - H Bailey (1, catch).


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ST LOUIS - 121 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 20 -- 2
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.89

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 3 6 4 4 3 2 1 7.15

Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 37-23; H Bailey 76-39. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 2-3; H Bailey 3-3. Batters faced: M Maroth 8; H Bailey 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>