GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (40-45) at PHILADELPHIA (44-44)

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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ST LOUIS (3) AT PHILADELPHIA (13) - EVENT LOG
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St Louis Starting Lineups -- A Miles SS, R Ludwick CF, A Pujols 1B, C Duncan
LF, S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, A Kennedy 2B, Y Molina C, K Wells RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, K Kendrick RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Tschida (HP), Jim Joyce (1B), Jim Wolf (2B), Rob Drake (3B).


Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Overcast, wind left to right at 9 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: A Miles grounded out to first. R Ludwick popped out to
second. A Pujols grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins hit a ground rule double to left. S Victorino
sacrificed to catcher, J Rollins to third, S Victorino safe at third on
throwing error by pitcher K Wells, J Rollins scored. C Utley singled to
center, S Victorino scored. R Howard doubled to deep left, C Utley to third.
A Rowand reached on infield single to first, C Utley and R Howard scored,
A Rowand out stretching at second. P Burrell singled to deep left.
G Dobbs singled to right, P Burrell to second. C Ruiz struck out swinging.
K Kendrick singled to shallow center, P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to second.
J Rollins grounded out to pitcher. (5 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 5.

ST LOUIS 2ND: C Duncan doubled to deep right center. S Rolen lined out to
left. J Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. A Kennedy walked. Y Molina
hit by pitch, C Duncan to third, A Kennedy to second. K Wells struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: S Victorino walked. S Victorino stole second,
S Victorino safe at third on throwing error by catcher Y Molina. C Utley singled
to center, S Victorino scored. T Cate relieved K Wells. R Howard grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to first, C Utley out at second. A Rowand
singled to left. P Burrell walked, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 6.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Miles flied out to right. R Ludwick grounded out to third.
A Pujols flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
PHILADELPHIA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz flied out to left. K Kendrick singled to left.
J Rollins walked, K Kendrick to second. S Victorino singled to right center,
K Kendrick to third, J Rollins to second. C Utley grounded into fielder's choice
to first, K Kendrick scored on error by catcher Y Molina, J Rollins to third,
S Victorino to second. R Howard struck out swinging. A Cavazos relieved T Cate.
A Rowand flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

ST LOUIS 4TH: C Duncan struck out swinging. S Rolen grounded out to third.
J Encarnacion reached on infield single to third. A Kennedy singled to right,
J Encarnacion to second. Y Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0
Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 7.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: P Burrell walked. G Dobbs singled to right, P Burrell to
third. C Ruiz hit by pitch, G Dobbs to second. K Kendrick hit sacrifice fly
to center, P Burrell scored, G Dobbs to third. J Rollins singled to right,
G Dobbs scored, C Ruiz to second. S Victorino grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, J Rollins out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 9.

ST LOUIS 5TH: S Schumaker hit for A Cavazos. S Schumaker doubled to deep
left. A Miles grounded out to second, S Schumaker to third. R Ludwick
grounded out to third, S Schumaker scored. A Pujols struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: T Percival relieved A Cavazos. S Schumaker in center
field. C Utley singled to deep right. C Utley to second on wild pitch by
T Percival. R Howard singled to center, C Utley thrown out at home, C Utley to
third advancing on play. A Rowand flied out to right. P Burrell struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, PHILADELPHIA 9.

ST LOUIS 6TH: C Duncan singled to right. S Rolen grounded into double
play, third to second to first, C Duncan out at second. J Encarnacion grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: S Spiezio in right field. B Thompson relieved T Percival.
G Dobbs singled to left. C Ruiz struck out swinging. K Kendrick struck out
looking. J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
PHILADELPHIA 9.

ST LOUIS 7TH: A Kennedy safe at second on error by left fielder P Burrell.
Y Molina lined out to shortstop. S Schumaker singled to center, A Kennedy to
third. A Miles grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
S Schumaker out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1, PHILADELPHIA 9.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: G Bennett catching. S Victorino flied out to right.
C Utley homered to left. R Howard singled to right center. A Rowand doubled to
deep left, R Howard to third. P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to center, R Howard
scored. G Dobbs singled to left, A Rowand to third. C Ruiz grounded out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, PHILADELPHIA 11.

ST LOUIS 8TH: A Nunez at second base. J Romero relieved K Kendrick. M Bourn
in left field. S Spiezio grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols homered to
center. C Duncan walked. J Mesa relieved J Romero. S Rolen flied out to
center. B Thompson grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Duncan out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 11.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M Bourn safe at first on error by shortstop A Miles.
J Rollins homered to right, M Bourn scored. S Victorino singled to center.
A Nunez singled to shallow left, S Victorino to second. R Springer relieved
B Thompson. R Howard walked, S Victorino to third, A Nunez to second. A Rowand
struck out swinging. W Helms hit for J Mesa. W Helms grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, R Howard out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 13.

ST LOUIS 9TH: J Durbin relieved J Mesa. A Kennedy hit by pitch. G Bennett
fouled out to right. S Schumaker walked, A Kennedy to second. A Miles walked,
A Kennedy to third, S Schumaker to second. S Spiezio walked, A Kennedy scored,
S Schumaker to third, A Miles to second. A Pujols grounded into double play,
third to second to first, S Spiezio out at second.(1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 13.</div>

 

Kendrick remains perfect as Phillies batter Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Kyle Kendrick did a little bit ofeverything to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an easy victory.

Kendrick allowed just one run in seven innings and Chase Utleyhad four hits, including a solo home run, and three RBI as thePhillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-3, on Fridaybefore a sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park.


Kendrick (4-0), who five weeks ago was 4-7 at Class AA Reading,remained perfect in the majors after scattering six hits andstriking out four. He has pitched at least six innings in allsix of his starts, with the Phillies posting a 5-1 record inthose games.


Jimmy Rollins homered as part of a three-hit, three-RBIperformance that helped Philadelphia post a season high in hits(23) and tie a season high in runs (13).


All nine starters reached base safely for the Phillies and eighthad at least one hit. Greg Dobbs tied a career high with fourhits, while Ryan Howard and All-Star Aaron Rowand each hadthree.


The first seven batters reached base safely in the opening frameas the Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead on six hits and anerror. Even Kendrick got in on the action, driving a two-outsingle up the middle for his first major league RBI. He alsolofted a sacrifice fly in the fourth.


Kip Wells (3-12), who entered with a 5-0 lifetime record and1.33 ERA against Philadelphia, was shelled in his first startsince being demoted to the bullpen in late June.


The major league leader in losses, Wells had his shortest outingof the season, allowing six runs - four earned - in one-plusframe.


Albert Pujols homered in the eighth off reliever J.C. Romero tosnap a career-high streak of 77 at-bats without a blast. ChrisDuncan and Skip Schumaker each had two hits for St. Louis.

It was the Cardinals' second double-digit loss in the past monthand sixth of the season.


With the win, the Phillies avoided being the first professionalfranchise in any sport to reach 10,000 losses. Philadelphia hasnow avoided the dubious number in back-to-back games afterhaving beaten Colorado, 8-4, on July 8.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

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ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .284
R Ludwick cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
T Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .308
C Duncan lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .293
S Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kennedy 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .213
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
K Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310
T Cate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Schumaker ph-cf 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .294

Totals 32 3 7 3 5 4 17

a-doubled to deep left for A Cavazos in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (14, K Kendrick); S Schumaker (3, K Kendrick). HR - A
Pujols (17, 8th inning off J Romero 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Ludwick (22), A
Pujols (53), S Spiezio (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Wells
2, Y Molina 1. GIDP - S Rolen, A Miles, A Pujols. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - K Wells (4, throw); Y Molina 2 (6, catch, throw); A Miles (10,
ground ball). Outfield assists - S Schumaker (C Utley at Home). DP: 3 (A
Pujols-A Miles-A Pujols, A Kennedy-A Miles-A Pujols 2).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 2 3 3 1 0 3 .290
S Victorino rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .279
C Utley 2b 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .331
A Nunez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
R Howard 1b 5 2 3 0 1 1 4 .263
A Rowand cf 6 0 3 2 0 1 7 .314
P Burrell lf 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 .217
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Dobbs 3b 5 1 4 0 0 1 2 .303
C Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267
K Kendrick p 3 1 2 2 0 1 2 .231
M Bourn lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 42 13 23 11 5 7 31

a-grounded to shortstop for J Mesa in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (23, K Wells); R Howard (14, K Wells); A Rowand (21, B
Thompson). HR - C Utley (16, 7th inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out), J Rollins
(17, 8th inning off B Thompson 1 on, 0 Out). S - S Victorino. SF - P Burrell ,
K Kendrick. RBI - C Utley 3 (71), A Rowand 2 (45), K Kendrick 2 (2), J Rollins
3 (56), P Burrell (38). 2-out RBI - K Kendrick. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 1, C Ruiz 1, G Dobbs 1. GIDP - R
Howard, S Victorino, W Helms. Team LOB - 14.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (28, 2nd base off K Wells/Y Molina).

FIELDING: E - P Burrell (5, fly ball). DP: 3 (G Dobbs-C Utley-R Howard, C
Utley-J Rollins-R Howard, G Dobbs-A Nunez-R Howard).


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ST LOUIS - 000 010 011 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 511 200 22x -- 13
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells (L, 3-12) 1 8 6 4 1 1 0 6.25
T Cate 1 2/3 3 1 0 2 2 0 1.26
A Cavazos 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 6.57
T Percival 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.35
B Thompson 2 8 4 3 0 2 2 5.10
R Springer 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.81

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 4-0) 7 6 1 1 1 4 0 3.82
J Romero 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.70
J Mesa 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
J Durbin 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 13.50

K Wells pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd.
B Thompson pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

WP - T Percival. HBP - Y Molina (by K Kendrick); C Ruiz (by A Cavazos); A
Kennedy (by J Durbin). Pitches-strikes: K Wells 52-34; T Cate 33-23; A Cavazos
24-11; T Percival 20-14; B Thompson 45-29; R Springer 15-9; K Kendrick 99-63; J
Romero 8-3; J Mesa 8-4; J Durbin 27-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Wells 2-0; T
Cate 3-1; A Cavazos 2-2; T Percival 0-1; B Thompson 1-3; R Springer 2-0; K
Kendrick 12-5; J Romero 1-0; J Mesa 1-1; J Durbin 2-1. Batters faced: K Wells
12; T Cate 10; A Cavazos 7; T Percival 4; B Thompson 15; R Springer 3; K
Kendrick 28; J Romero 3; J Mesa 2; J Durbin 6.

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

T--3:23. Att--43,838.
Weather: 79 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, left to
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Kendrick remains perfect as Phillies batter Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 3</h3><div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Kyle Kendrick did a little bit of</div>everything to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an easy victory.

Kendrick allowed just one run over seven innings and Chase Utleyhad four hits, including a solo home run, and three RBI as thePhillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-3, on Fridaybefore a sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park.


Kendrick (4-0), who five weeks ago was 4-7 at Class AA Reading,remained perfect in the majors after scattering six hits andstriking out four. He has pitched at least six innings in allsix of his starts, with the Phillies posting a 5-1 record inthose games.


"I'm just trying to do my job and pitch deep into games to givemy team a chance to win," Kendrick said. "I just trust my stuff,throw groundballs and try to stay away from the big inning."

"Things went our way offensively," Philadelphia manager CharlieManuel said. "Pitching wise, the kid really did a heckuva a job.He's a lot better than I anticipated."


Jimmy Rollins homered as part of a three-hit, three-RBIperformance that helped Philadelphia post a season high in hits(23) and tie a season high in runs (13).


All nine starters reached base safely for the Phillies and eighthad at least one hit. Greg Dobbs tied a career-high with fourhits, while Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand each had three.

"Guys had good at-bats and things went our way tonight," Howardsaid. "You want to come out and set the tone for the second halfand we did that tonight."


The first seven batters reached base safely in the opening frameon six hits and an error as the Phillies jumped out to a 5-0lead. Even Kendrick (two hits) got in on the action, driving atwo-out single up the middle for his first major league RBI. Healso lofted a sacrifice fly in the fourth.


Kip Wells (3-12), who came into the game with a 5-0 record and1.33 ERA against Philadelphia, was shelled in his first startafter being demoted to the bullpen in late June.


The major league leader in losses, Wells had his shortest outingof the season, allowing six runs - four earned - in one-plusinning.


Albert Pujols homered in the eighth off reliever J.C. Romero tosnap a career-high streak of 77-at bats without a long ball.Chris Duncan and Skip Schumaker each had two hits for St. Louis.

It was the Cardinals' second double-digit loss in the past monthand sixth of the season.


With the win, the Phillies avoided being the first professionalfranchise in any sport to reach 10,000 losses. Philadelphia hasnow avoided loss number 10,000 in back-to-back games afterbeating Colorado, 8-4, on July 8.

 

Kendrick remains perfect as Phillies batter Cardinals

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 13, ST LOUIS 3</h3><div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Kyle Kendrick did a little bit of</div>everything to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to an easy victory.

Kendrick allowed just one run in seven innings and Chase Utleyhad four hits, including a solo home run, and three RBI as thePhillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-3, on Fridaybefore a sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park.


Kendrick (4-0), who five weeks ago was 4-7 at Class AA Reading,remained perfect in the major leagues after scattering six hitsand striking out four. He has pitched at least six innings inall six of his starts, with the Phillies posting a 5-1 record inthose games.


"I'm just trying to do my job and pitch deep into games to givemy team a chance to win," Kendrick said. "I just trust mystuff, throw ground balls and try to stay away from the biginning."


"Things went our way offensively," Philadelphia manager CharlieManuel said. "Pitching-wise, the kid really did a heckuva ajob. He's a lot better than I anticipated."


Jimmy Rollins homered as part of a three-hit, three-RBIperformance that helped Philadelphia post a season high in hits(23) and tie a season high in runs (13).


All nine starters reached base safely for the Phillies and eighthad at least one hit. Greg Dobbs tied a career high with fourhits, while Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand each had three.

"Guys had good at-bats and things went our way tonight," Howardsaid. "You want to come out and set the tone for the secondhalf, and we did that tonight."


The first seven batters reached base safely in the opening frameas the Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead on six hits and anerror. Even Kendrick got in on the action, driving a two-outsingle up the middle for his first major league RBI. He alsolofted a sacrifice fly in the fourth.


Kip Wells (3-12), who entered with a 5-0 lifetime record and1.33 ERA against Philadelphia, was shelled in his first startsince being demoted to the bullpen in late June.


The major league leader in losses, Wells had his shortest outingof the season, allowing six runs - four earned - in one-plusframe.


Albert Pujols homered in the eighth off reliever J.C. Romero tosnap a career-high streak of 77 at-bats without a blast. ChrisDuncan and Skip Schumaker each had two hits for St. Louis.

It was the Cardinals' second double-digit loss in the past monthand sixth of the season.


With the win, the Phillies avoided being the first professionalfranchise in any sport to reach 10,000 losses. Philadelphia hasnow avoided the dubious number in back-to-back games afterhaving beaten Colorado, 8-4, on July 8.