GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (40-46) at PHILADELPHIA (45-44)

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
PHILADELPHIA 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 10 14 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
PHI - RYAN MADSON (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ISRINGHAUSEN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.318, 2-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.292, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .318
S Taguchi cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .310
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .275
S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .262
C Duncan lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264
A Miles 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281
M Maroth p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 4 10 4 2 2 15

a-flied out to right for M Maroth in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels); A Pujols (17, C Hamels); Y Molina (7, C
Hamels). HR - A Pujols (18, 3rd inning off C Hamels 0 on, 0 Out). SF - D
Eckstein. RBI - M Maroth (1), D Eckstein (13), A Pujols (54), J Encarnacion
(28). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, S Rolen 1, J Encarnacion 1, S Taguchi 1. GIDP - S Taguchi. Team LOB
- 7.

FIELDING: E - A Miles (11, ground ball). DP: 1 (S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .294
S Victorino rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .279
C Utley 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .332
R Howard 1b 4 2 1 1 0 3 4 .262
A Rowand cf 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .227
A Nunez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
W Helms 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .263
C Hamels p 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .163
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 37 10 14 10 3 8 19

a-struck out swinging for R Madson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand 3 (24, M Maroth 2, J Isringhausen); C Utley (35, M
Maroth); P Burrell (12, M Maroth); S Victorino (17, R Flores). HR - J Rollins
(18, 1st inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (22, 1st inning off M
Maroth 0 on, 2 Out), A Rowand (12, 3rd inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C
Ruiz. RBI - J Rollins (57), R Howard (68), C Utley 2 (73), A Rowand (46), P
Burrell 4 (42), C Ruiz (30). 2-out RBI - R Howard, C Utley 2, P Burrell 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 2, R Howard 1, G Dobbs 2.
GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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ST LOUIS - 021 010 00 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 221 032 00 -- 10
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 5 9 8 6 2 4 3 5.75
R Flores 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.01
R Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.20
J Isringhausen 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.49

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 6 8 4 4 2 2 1 3.83
R Madson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.51

WP - C Hamels. HBP - R Howard (by M Maroth); A Rowand (by R Flores).
Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 102-59; R Flores 16-14; R Franklin 12-6; J
Isringhausen 25-15; C Hamels 110-71; R Madson 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 6-5; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 2-1; J Isringhausen 0-0; C Hamels 9-7; R
Madson 4-2. Batters faced: M Maroth 27; R Flores 7; R Franklin 3; J
Isringhausen 6; C Hamels 27; R Madson 8.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: ANTONIO ALFONSECA (3-1, 3.93) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J ISRINGHAUSEN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Alfonseca relieved R Madson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
PHILADELPHIA 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Isringhausen (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Schumaker hit for J Isringhausen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
PHILADELPHIA 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S Schumaker (.294, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
PHILADELPHIA 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 x 10 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - MIKE MAROTH, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON
ISRINGHAUSEN (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

PHI - COLE HAMELS, RYAN MADSON (7TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (18) OFF COLE HAMELS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (18) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
RYAN HOWARD (22) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
AARON ROWAND (12) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
PHILADELPHIA 2 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 x 10 14 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - MIKE MAROTH, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), JASON
ISRINGHAUSEN (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA

PHI - COLE HAMELS, RYAN MADSON (7TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - COLE HAMELS (11-4)
LP - MIKE MAROTH (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - ALBERT PUJOLS (18) OFF COLE HAMELS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (18) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
RYAN HOWARD (22) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
AARON ROWAND (12) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 45,050

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (7-7, 4.66)
PHI - ADAM EATON (8-5, 5.69)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (10) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .316
S Taguchi cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291
A Pujols 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .310
J Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .275
S Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .262
C Duncan lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289
Y Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264
A Miles 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281
M Maroth p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
a-R Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-S Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290

Totals 35 4 10 4 2 2 15

a-flied out to right for M Maroth in the 6th; b-flied out to left for J
Isringhausen in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (9, C Hamels); A Pujols (17, C Hamels); Y Molina (7, C
Hamels). HR - A Pujols (18, 3rd inning off C Hamels 0 on, 0 Out). SF - D
Eckstein. RBI - M Maroth (1), D Eckstein (13), A Pujols (54), J Encarnacion
(28). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ludwick 1, S Rolen 1, J Encarnacion 1, S Taguchi 1. GIDP - S Taguchi. Team LOB
- 7.

FIELDING: E - A Miles (11, ground ball). DP: 1 (S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .294
S Victorino rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .279
C Utley 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .332
R Howard 1b 4 2 1 1 0 3 4 .262
A Rowand cf 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .322
P Burrell lf 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .227
A Nunez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
W Helms 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .263
C Hamels p 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .163
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 37 10 14 10 3 8 19

a-struck out swinging for R Madson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand 3 (24, M Maroth 2, J Isringhausen); C Utley (35, M
Maroth); P Burrell (12, M Maroth); S Victorino (17, R Flores). HR - J Rollins
(18, 1st inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out), R Howard (22, 1st inning off M
Maroth 0 on, 2 Out), A Rowand (12, 3rd inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C
Ruiz. RBI - J Rollins (57), R Howard (68), C Utley 2 (73), A Rowand (46), P
Burrell 4 (42), C Ruiz (30). 2-out RBI - R Howard, C Utley 2, P Burrell 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 2, R Howard 1, G Dobbs 2.
GIDP - C Ruiz. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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ST LOUIS - 021 010 000 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 221 032 00x -- 10
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth (L, 0-2) 5 9 8 6 2 4 3 5.75
R Flores 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.01
R Franklin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.20
J Isringhausen 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.49

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels (W, 11-4) 6 8 4 4 2 2 1 3.83
R Madson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.51
A Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.82

WP - C Hamels. HBP - R Howard (by M Maroth); A Rowand (by R Flores).
Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 102-59; R Flores 16-14; R Franklin 12-6; J
Isringhausen 25-15; C Hamels 110-71; R Madson 23-15; A Alfonseca 6-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Maroth 6-5; R Flores 1-1; R Franklin 2-1; J Isringhausen
0-0; C Hamels 9-7; R Madson 4-2; A Alfonseca 2-1. Batters faced: M Maroth 27; R
Flores 7; R Franklin 3; J Isringhausen 6; C Hamels 27; R Madson 8; A Alfonseca
3.

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

T--2:50. Att--45,050.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 4
PHILADELPHIA 10 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. S Victorino flied out to
left. C Utley struck out swinging. R Howard homered to right. A Rowand
doubled to deep left. P Burrell walked. W Helms grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen singled to left. C Duncan walked, S Rolen to second.
Y Molina lined out to third. A Miles walked, S Rolen to third, C Duncan to
second. M Maroth singled to center, S Rolen scored, C Duncan to third, A Miles
to second. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to left, C Duncan scored. S Taguchi
grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Miles out at third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Ruiz safe at first on error by second baseman A Miles.
C Hamels bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Ruiz out at second.
J Rollins singled to right, C Hamels to second. S Victorino flied out to left.
C Utley doubled to deep right, C Hamels and J Rollins scored. R Howard struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 4.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols homered to center. J Encarnacion struck out
swinging. S Rolen flied out to center. C Duncan struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand homered to left. P Burrell singled to right.
W Helms grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Burrell out at second.
C Ruiz grounded into double play, third to second to first, W Helms out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to right center. S Taguchi grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, D Eckstein out at second. A Pujols
doubled to left. A Pujols to third on wild pitch by C Hamels. J Encarnacion
singled to deep left, A Pujols scored. S Rolen flied out to left. (1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Howard hit by pitch. A Rowand doubled to deep left,
R Howard to third. P Burrell doubled to left, R Howard and A Rowand scored.
W Helms lined out to right, P Burrell to third. C Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to
center, P Burrell scored. C Hamels struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Flores relieved M Maroth. J Rollins singled to center.
S Victorino doubled to left, J Rollins to third. C Utley fouled out to third.
R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand hit by pitch. P Burrell singled to
right, J Rollins and S Victorino scored, A Rowand to third. A Nunez ran for
P Burrell. W Helms grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Nunez out at
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi CF, A Pujols 1B,
J Encarnacion RF, S Rolen 3B, C Duncan LF, Y Molina C, A Miles 2B, M Maroth LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, W Helms 3B, C Ruiz C, C Hamels LHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 7 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein doubled to deep left. S Taguchi grounded out to
shortstop, D Eckstein to third. A Pujols popped out to second. J Encarnacion
popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins homered to left. S Victorino flied out to
left. C Utley struck out swinging. R Howard homered to right. A Rowand
doubled to deep left. P Burrell walked. W Helms grounded out to pitcher.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

ST LOUIS 2ND: S Rolen singled to left. C Duncan walked, S Rolen to second.
Y Molina lined out to third. A Miles walked, S Rolen to third, C Duncan to
second. M Maroth singled to center, S Rolen scored, C Duncan to third, A Miles
to second. D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to left, C Duncan scored. S Taguchi
grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Miles out at third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Ruiz safe at first on error by second baseman A Miles.
C Hamels bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Ruiz out at second.
J Rollins singled to right, C Hamels to second. S Victorino flied out to left.
C Utley doubled to deep right, C Hamels and J Rollins scored. R Howard struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 2, PHILADELPHIA 4.

ST LOUIS 3RD: A Pujols homered to center. J Encarnacion struck out
swinging. S Rolen flied out to center. C Duncan struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: A Rowand homered to left. P Burrell singled to right.
W Helms grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Burrell out at second.
C Ruiz grounded into double play, third to second to first, W Helms out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.

ST LOUIS 4TH: Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. A Miles grounded out to
second. M Maroth grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Hamels struck out swinging. J Rollins flied out to
center. S Victorino walked. C Utley grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.

ST LOUIS 5TH: D Eckstein singled to right center. S Taguchi grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, D Eckstein out at second. A Pujols
doubled to left. A Pujols to third on wild pitch by C Hamels. J Encarnacion
singled to deep left, A Pujols scored. S Rolen flied out to left. (1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: R Howard hit by pitch. A Rowand doubled to deep left,
R Howard to third. P Burrell doubled to left, R Howard and A Rowand scored.
W Helms lined out to right, P Burrell to third. C Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to
center, P Burrell scored. C Hamels struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 8.

ST LOUIS 6TH: C Duncan grounded out to first. Y Molina doubled to left.
A Miles grounded out to third. R Ludwick hit for M Maroth. R Ludwick flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 8.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Flores relieved M Maroth. J Rollins singled to center.
S Victorino doubled to left, J Rollins to third. C Utley fouled out to third.
R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand hit by pitch. P Burrell singled to
right, J Rollins and S Victorino scored, A Rowand to third. A Nunez ran for
P Burrell. W Helms grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Nunez out at
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

ST LOUIS 7TH: A Nunez at third base. R Madson relieved C Hamels. M Bourn
in left field. D Eckstein grounded out to second. S Taguchi singled to right.
A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Taguchi out at second.
J Encarnacion singled to right, A Pujols to second. S Rolen flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: R Franklin relieved R Flores. C Ruiz grounded out to
third. M Bourn lined out to center. J Rollins grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

ST LOUIS 8TH: C Duncan lined out to left. Y Molina grounded out to
shortstop. A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. S Victorino struck
out swinging. C Utley singled to center. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand doubled to right, C Utley to third. A Nunez walked. G Dobbs hit
for R Madson. G Dobbs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.

ST LOUIS 9TH: A Alfonseca relieved R Madson. S Schumaker hit for
J Isringhausen. S Schumaker flied out to left. D Eckstein grounded out
to third. S Taguchi grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 4, PHILADELPHIA 10.</div>

 

Burrell helps Phillies rout Cardinals again

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 10, ST LOUIS 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies pickedright up from where they left off.


Pat Burrell had four RBI and Chase Utley drove in two runs asthe Phillies pounded the defending World Series champion St.Louis Cardinals, 10-4, on Saturday.


In Friday's series-opening victory, Utley and Jimmy Rollinscombined to drive in six runs in helping Philadelphia recordseason highs with 13 runs and 23 hits.


Burrell finished 3-for-3 en route to collecting four RBI for thesecond time this season. The 30-year-old left fielder drove infour against the Florida Marlins in a win on April 6.

With the game tied at 2-2, Philadelphia took the lead for goodin the second inning when Utley delivered a two-run double toright field off starter Mike Maroth (0-2).


All-Star Aaron Rowand stroked his 12th homer of the season inthe third and Burrell added two more runs during a three-runfifth as the Phillies pushed their lead to 8-4.


Rowand went 4-for-4 to fall a triple shy from hitting for thecycle.


Burrell completed his impressive display at the plate with atwo-run single to right against reliever Randy Flores in thesixth.


Philadelphia wasted little time getting to Maroth, as Rollinshit a leadoff blast - his 18th - and reigning National LeagueMVP Ryan Howard belted his 22nd homer two batters later in thefirst.


Phillies starter Cole Hamels (11-4) battled through six innings,giving up four runs and eight hits with two strikeouts for hissecond straight win.


Maroth was hammered for eight runs and nine hits in five framesto remain winless since coming over from the Detroit Tigers in atrade last month.


All-Star Albert Pujols must have found his power stroke, goingdeep for the second consecutive game for the Cardinals. He hithis first homer since June 14 in Friday's setback.

 

Burrell helps Phillies rout Cardinals again

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 10, ST LOUIS 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies picked upright where they left off.


Pat Burrell had four RBI and Chase Utley drove in two runs asthe Phillies pounded the defending World Series champion St.Louis Cardinals, 10-4, on Saturday.


In Friday's series-opening victory, Utley and Jimmy Rollinscombined to drive in six runs in helping Philadelphia recordseason highs of 13 runs and 23 hits.


On Saturday, Burrell finished 3-for-3 en route to collectingfour RBI for the second time this season. The 30-year-old leftfielder also drove in four runs against the Florida Marlins in awin on April 6.


"That's what I'm here for, to drive guys in," Burrell said."You do what you can to have your best at-bats when guys are onbase."


"(Burrell's) swinging the bat a lot better," Phillies managerCharlie Manuel said. "He's staying on the ball longer andhitting it to right field more."


With the game tied at 2-2, Philadelphia took the lead for goodin the second inning as Utley delivered a two-run double toright field off St. Louis starter Mike Maroth (0-2).

All-Star Aaron Rowand stroked his 12th homer of the season inthe third and Burrell added a two-run double during a three-runfifth as the Phillies pushed their lead to 8-4.


Rowand went 4-for-4, falling a triple shy of the cycle.

Burrell completed his impressive display at the plate with atwo-run single to right against reliever Randy Flores in thesixth.


The much-maligned Burrell, who received an ovation from thesold-out Citizens Bank Park crowd after being lifted for a pinchrunner, is now 9-for-15 since July 4 with nine RBI.

Philadelphia wasted little time getting to Maroth, as Rollinshit a leadoff blast - his 18th - in the first and reigningNational League MVP Ryan Howard belted his 22nd homer twobatters later.


Phillies starter Cole Hamels (11-4) battled through six innings,picking up his second straight win despite giving up four runsand eight hits with two strikeouts.


"You're not going to have your best stuff every day, so you justhave to make the best of it," Hamels said.


The win helped Philadelphia delay its inevitable 10,000thfranchise loss for at least one more day. With their nextsetback, the Phillies will become the first professional sportsteam to reach the dubious mark.


Maroth was hammered for eight runs and nine hits in five framesto remain winless since coming over from the Detroit Tigers in atrade last month.


"I was terrible," Maroth said. "I didn't make my pitches,that's pretty much it."


All-Star Albert Pujols must have found his power stroke,homering for the second consecutive game for the Cardinals. Hehit his first blast since June 14 in Friday's setback.

"We have to pick up the pitching and score some more runs," St.Louis manager Tony La Russa said.