GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (43-48) at ATLANTA (50-45)

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
ATLANTA 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 10 11 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RUSS SPRINGER
ATL - PETER MOYLAN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: P MOYLAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.306, 0-FOR-4)
K JOHNSON (.291, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS ATLANTA (10) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .310
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
A Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .315
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Duncan lf-1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Miles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
G Bennett c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225
M Maroth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-B Ryan ph-ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313

Totals 26 1 7 1 1 3 11

a-singled to left for M Maroth in the 6th.

BATTING: S - A Kennedy. SF - D Eckstein. RBI - D Eckstein (14). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - A Miles, C Duncan, A
Kennedy. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (1, 2nd base off T Hudson/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
E Renteria ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .337
C Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Jones cf 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .220
W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
J Francoeur rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .292
M Diaz lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .358
J Franco 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .208
J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 10 11 10 3 2 4

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (11, M Maroth). HR - A Jones (19, 1st inning off M Maroth
1 on, 2 Out), M Diaz (5, 2nd inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Jones 3
(65), M Diaz 3 (23), J Francoeur 2 (65), J Franco 2 (10). 2-out RBI - A Jones
3, J Francoeur 2, M Diaz 2, J Franco 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Saltalamacchia 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (8, throw). DP: 3 (Y Escobar-E Renteria-J Franco, J
Franco-E Renteria-J Franco-E Renteria, Y Escobar-K Johnson-J Franco).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 00 -- 1
ATLANTA - 212 500 0 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 5 11 10 10 3 0 2 8.17
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.94

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 3.24
P Moylan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.32

WP - T Hudson. Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 101-59; R Flores 7-5; R Springer
13-8; T Hudson 93-58; P Moylan 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M Maroth 10-5; R
Flores 1-1; R Springer 2-0; T Hudson 13-5; P Moylan 3-0. Batters faced: M
Maroth 29; R Flores 3; R Springer 3; T Hudson 25; P Moylan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Reyes hit for P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
ATLANTA 10 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Reyes (.667, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TROY CATE (0-0, 1.23) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J REYES (.667, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Cate relieved R Springer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
ATLANTA 10 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Reyes (.667, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
ATLANTA 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 10 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - TROY CATE
ATL - PETER MOYLAN (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.250, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.287, 0-FOR-3)
S TAGUCHI (.297, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS ATLANTA (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .310
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
A Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .315
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Duncan lf-1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Cate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Miles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
G Bennett c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225
M Maroth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-B Ryan ph-ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313

Totals 26 1 7 1 1 3 11

a-singled to left for M Maroth in the 6th.

BATTING: S - A Kennedy. SF - D Eckstein. RBI - D Eckstein (14). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - A Miles, C Duncan, A
Kennedy. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (1, 2nd base off T Hudson/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b-ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Renteria ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .337
C Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225
A Jones cf 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .220
W Harris cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .291
M Diaz lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .358
J Franco 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .208
J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Reyes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 36 10 12 10 5 2 7

a-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (11, M Maroth). HR - A Jones (19, 1st inning off M Maroth
1 on, 2 Out), M Diaz (5, 2nd inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Jones 3
(65), M Diaz 3 (23), J Francoeur 2 (65), J Franco 2 (10). 2-out RBI - A Jones
3, J Francoeur 2, M Diaz 2, J Franco 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Francoeur 2, J Saltalamacchia 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (8, throw). DP: 3 (Y Escobar-E Renteria-J Franco, J
Franco-E Renteria-J Franco-E Renteria, Y Escobar-K Johnson-J Franco).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 00 -- 1
ATLANTA - 212 500 00 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth 5 11 10 10 3 0 2 8.17
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.94
T Cate 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.15

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 3.24
P Moylan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.32

WP - T Hudson. Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 101-59; R Flores 7-5; R Springer
13-8; T Cate 21-10; T Hudson 93-58; P Moylan 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Maroth 10-5; R Flores 1-1; R Springer 2-0; T Cate 2-1; T Hudson 13-5; P Moylan
3-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 29; R Flores 3; R Springer 3; T Cate 6; T Hudson
25; P Moylan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Bill
Welke.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: WILFREDO LEDEZMA (0-1, 6.43) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10

DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: R LUDWICK (.250, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Ledezma relieved P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
ATLANTA 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R Ludwick (.250, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Molina hit for T Cate.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1
ATLANTA 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.256, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
ATLANTA 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 x 10 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - MIKE MAROTH, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY
CATE (8TH) AND GARY BENNETT

ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (8TH), WILFREDO LEDEZMA
(9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

ATL - ANDRUW JONES (19) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MATT DIAZ (5) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
ATLANTA 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 x 10 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: STL - MIKE MAROTH, RANDY FLORES (6TH), RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), TROY
CATE (8TH) AND GARY BENNETT

ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (8TH), WILFREDO LEDEZMA
(9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA


WP - TIM HUDSON (10-5)
LP - MIKE MAROTH (0-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: STL - NONE

ATL - ANDRUW JONES (19) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
MATT DIAZ (5) OFF MIKE MAROTH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON


TIME: 2:32 ATT: 41,171

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (8-7, 4.36)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (8-7, 3.73)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS ATLANTA (10) - FINAL

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .310
R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .309
A Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .315
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
C Duncan lf-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286
J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
J Encarnacion rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
R Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Cate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Y Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
A Miles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
G Bennett c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225
M Maroth p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-B Ryan ph-ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313

Totals 29 1 7 1 2 4 14

a-singled to left for M Maroth in the 6th; b-grounded to pitcher for T Cate in
the 9th.

BATTING: S - A Kennedy. SF - D Eckstein. RBI - D Eckstein (14). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, A Pujols 1. GIDP - A Miles, C Duncan, A
Kennedy. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Ryan (1, 2nd base off T Hudson/J Saltalamacchia).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b-ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
E Renteria ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
C Jones 3b 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 .337
C Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225
A Jones cf 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .220
W Harris cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .291
M Diaz lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .358
J Franco 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .208
J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Reyes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 10 12 10 5 2 7

a-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (11, M Maroth). HR - A Jones (19, 1st inning off M Maroth
1 on, 2 Out), M Diaz (5, 2nd inning off M Maroth 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Jones 3
(65), M Diaz 3 (23), J Francoeur 2 (65), J Franco 2 (10). 2-out RBI - A Jones
3, J Francoeur 2, M Diaz 2, J Franco 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Francoeur 2, J Saltalamacchia 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (8, throw). DP: 3 (Y Escobar-E Renteria-J Franco, J
Franco-E Renteria-J Franco-E Renteria, Y Escobar-K Johnson-J Franco).


----------------------------------------------------
ST LOUIS - 000 001 000 -- 1
ATLANTA - 212 500 00x -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Maroth (L, 0-3) 5 11 10 10 3 0 2 8.17
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86
R Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.94
T Cate 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.15

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (W, 10-5) 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 3.24
P Moylan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.32
W Ledezma 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.62

WP - T Hudson. Pitches-strikes: M Maroth 101-59; R Flores 7-5; R Springer
13-8; T Cate 21-10; T Hudson 93-58; P Moylan 9-7; W Ledezma 15-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Maroth 10-5; R Flores 1-1; R Springer 2-0; T Cate 2-1; T
Hudson 13-5; P Moylan 3-0; W Ledezma 2-0. Batters faced: M Maroth 29; R Flores
3; R Springer 3; T Cate 6; T Hudson 25; P Moylan 4; W Ledezma 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Bill
Welke.

T--2:32. Att--41,171.
Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ST LOUIS 1
ATLANTA 10 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (1) AT ATLANTA (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria flied out to
center. C Jones walked. A Jones homered to left, C Jones scored. J Francoeur
grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz homered to center. J Franco grounded out to shortstop.
J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. T Hudson flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 3RD: Y Escobar flied out to center. E Renteria grounded out to
second. C Jones singled to left. A Jones walked, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to right center, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. M Diaz
singled to center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to second. J Franco walked,
J Francoeur to third, M Diaz to second. J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Franco out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 5.

ATLANTA 4TH: T Hudson grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to
third. E Renteria singled to center. C Jones singled to center, E Renteria to
second. A Jones singled to left, E Renteria scored, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to left center, C Jones scored, A Jones to second. M Diaz
doubled to deep center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to third. J Franco singled
to left center, J Francoeur and M Diaz scored. J Saltalamacchia flied out to
right. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 6TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. K Johnson at second base. G Bennett
singled to center. B Ryan hit for M Maroth. G Bennett to second on wild pitch
by T Hudson. B Ryan singled to left, G Bennett to third. D Eckstein hit
sacrifice fly to right, G Bennett scored. B Ryan stole second. A Kennedy
struck out swinging. A Pujols grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ST LOUIS (1) AT ATLANTA (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, A Kennedy 2B, A Pujols 1B, C Duncan LF,
J Edmonds CF, J Encarnacion RF, A Miles 3B, G Bennett C, M Maroth LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF,
J Francoeur RF, M Diaz LF, J Franco 1B, J Saltalamacchia C, T Hudson RHP.

Umpires -- Lance Barksdale (HP), Gary Cederstrom (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B), Bill Welke (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind swirling at 2 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to center. A Kennedy sacrificed to
catcher, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols struck out swinging. C Duncan
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria flied out to
center. C Jones walked. A Jones homered to left, C Jones scored. J Francoeur
grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds singled to center. J Encarnacion popped out to
second. A Miles grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
J Edmonds out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz homered to center. J Franco grounded out to shortstop.
J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. T Hudson flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: G Bennett grounded out to second. M Maroth grounded out to
pitcher. D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 3RD: Y Escobar flied out to center. E Renteria grounded out to
second. C Jones singled to left. A Jones walked, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to right center, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. M Diaz
singled to center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to second. J Franco walked,
J Francoeur to third, M Diaz to second. J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Franco out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 5.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Kennedy lined out to shortstop. A Pujols walked. C Duncan
grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first to shortstop, A Pujols
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 5.

ATLANTA 4TH: T Hudson grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to
third. E Renteria singled to center. C Jones singled to center, E Renteria to
second. A Jones singled to left, E Renteria scored, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to left center, C Jones scored, A Jones to second. M Diaz
doubled to deep center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to third. J Franco singled
to left center, J Francoeur and M Diaz scored. J Saltalamacchia flied out to
right. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 5TH: J Edmonds flied out to left. J Encarnacion grounded out to
shortstop. A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 5TH: T Hudson grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to
shortstop. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 6TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. K Johnson at second base. G Bennett
singled to center. B Ryan hit for M Maroth. G Bennett to second on wild pitch
by T Hudson. B Ryan singled to left, G Bennett to third. D Eckstein hit
sacrifice fly to right, G Bennett scored. B Ryan stole second. A Kennedy
struck out swinging. A Pujols grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 6TH: R Flores relieved M Maroth. B Ryan at shortstop. C Jones
struck out swinging. A Jones grounded out to third. J Francoeur flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Woodward at third base. W Harris in center field. C Duncan
lined out to second. J Edmonds struck out looking. J Encarnacion reached on
infield single to first. A Miles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
J Encarnacion out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 7TH: S Schumaker in left field. R Ludwick in right field. C Duncan
at first base. S Taguchi in center field. R Springer relieved R Flores. M Diaz
grounded out to second. J Franco grounded out to pitcher. J Saltalamacchia
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 8TH: P Moylan relieved T Hudson. G Bennett grounded out to first.
B Ryan reached on infield single to second, B Ryan to second on throwing error
by second baseman K Johnson. S Schumaker singled to center, B Ryan to third.
A Kennedy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Schumaker
out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Reyes hit for P Moylan. T Cate relieved R Springer. J Reyes
flied out to left. Y Escobar grounded out to first. K Johnson walked.
C Woodward walked, K Johnson to second. W Harris singled to right, K Johnson to
third, C Woodward to second. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to
third, W Harris out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 9TH: W Ledezma relieved P Moylan. R Ludwick walked. C Duncan
struck out looking. S Taguchi grounded out to pitcher. Y Molina hit for
T Cate. Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1,
ATLANTA 10.</div>

 

Andruw Jones, Hudson pace Braves to victory

<h3>ATLANTA 10, ST LOUIS 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Andruw Jones and Tim Hudson helped theAtlanta Braves end a three-game losing streak.


Jones continued his torrid hitting by homering and driving inthree runs and Hudson tossed seven solid innings to power theBraves to a 10-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday inthe opener of a four-game set.


The 30-year-old Jones continued his sensational July by smashinghis seventh homer of the month and 19th of the season, atwo-run shot with two outs in the first that put the Bravesahead for good. He also scored in the third and fourth frames.

Jones, who struggled mightily in June by batting just .143(15-for-105) with four homers and 10 RBI, has been significantlybetter of late. The slugger is hitting .339 (20-for-59) withseven blasts and 16 RBI in July, raising his season average to.220.


The 31-year-old Hudson (10-5) once again was dominant forAtlanta. The righthander allowed one run and five hits, walkedone and struck out three en route to his fourth straightvictory.


Hudson, who threw 58 of 93 pitches for strikes, improved to 90-1in contests in which he has been given a lead of three or moreruns.


The Braves rebounded from a brutal three-game sweep at the handsof the lowly Cincinnati Reds in which they left 34 runners onthe basepaths. One day removed from not being able to get acrucial hit in a 15-inning loss, Atlanta got more than its shareof big hits in this one.


The Braves put up crooked numbers against Cardinals starter MikeMaroth (0-3) in three of the first four frames, including afive-run outburst in the fourth. Matt Diaz was instrumental inthe offensive attack, belting a solo homer in the second andadding an RBI hit in both the third and fourth innings.

Chipper Jones went 2-for-3 and scored three runs, while48-year-old Julio Franco also contributed in his firstappearance for Atlanta since signing a deal on Wednesday. Theveteran, who started at first base, capped the fourth-inninguprising with a two-out, two-run single that gave the Braves acommanding 10-0 cushion.


Nine of Atlanta's 10 runs were scored with two outs.

The 29-year old Maroth, who lost 21 games in his sophomorecampaign with Detroit in 2003, was tattooed for a career-worst10 runs, 11 hits and three walks without a strikeout en route tolosing his third straight decision since being acquired fromthe Tigers on June 22. The lefthander threw just 59 of 101pitches for strikes in watching his ERA balloon to a gaudy 8.17.

David Eckstein spoiled the shutout with a sacrifice fly in thesixth for the Cardinals, who lost for the third time in fourgames.


During the game, St. Louis announced former National League CyYoung Award winner Chris Carpenter would be undergoing "TommyJohn" surgery next week and and will not return until sometimeduring the 2008 season.

 

Andruw Jones, Hudson pace Braves to victory

<h3>ATLANTA 10, ST LOUIS 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Andruw Jones and Tim Hudson helped theAtlanta Braves end a three-game losing streak in a big way.

Jones continued his torrid hitting by homering and driving inthree runs and Hudson tossed seven solid innings to power theBraves to a 10-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday inthe opener of a four-game set.


The 30-year-old Jones continued his sensational July by smashinghis seventh homer of the month and 19th of the season, atwo-run shot with two outs in the first that put the Bravesahead for good. He also scored in the third and fourth frames.

Jones, who struggled mightily in June by batting just .143(15-for-105) with four homers and 10 RBI, has been significantlybetter of late. The slugger is hitting .339 (20-for-59) withseven blasts and 16 RBI in July, raising his season average to.220.


"Baseball is the same throughout April, May, June, July,August," Jones said. "It doesn't matter. I just go out and domy job and help the team out as much as I can."


The 31-year-old Hudson (10-5) once again was dominant forAtlanta. The righthander allowed one run and five hits, walkedone and struck out three en route to his fourth straightvictory.


Hudson, who threw 58 of 93 pitches for strikes, improved to 90-1in contests in which he has been given a lead of three or moreruns.


"As a starting pitcher, you still want to go out there and throwzeros (up on the board)," Hudson said. "Just because you get a10-run lead, you don't want to give up seven. You just want togo out there and pitch a quality start."


The Braves rebounded from a brutal three-game sweep at the handsof the lowly Cincinnati Reds in which they left 34 runners onthe basepaths and recorded just seven hits in 34 at-bats withrunners in scoring position. One day removed from not beingable to get a crucial hit in a 15-inning loss, Atlanta got morethan its share of big hits in this one.


"We were ready to play today," Braves third baseman ChipperJones said. "We were that team we like to see tonight - lots ofoffense early, solid pitching, good defense. We're hard tobeat when we put all facets of the game together. It just needsto show up more consistently."


The Braves scored multiple runs against Cardinals starter MikeMaroth (0-3) in three of the first four frames, including afive-run outburst in the fourth. Matt Diaz was instrumental inthe offensive attack, belting a solo homer in the second andadding an RBI single in the third and run-scoring double in thefourth.


Needing a triple to complete the cycle, Diaz grounded out in hisfinal at-bat in the seventh.


"(The cycle) has to cross your mind," he said. "I had zerotriples this year. The odds were against me."


Chipper Jones went 2-for-3 and scored three runs, while JulioFranco also contributed in his first appearance for Atlantasince signing a deal on Wednesday. The 48-year-old veteran, whostarted at first base, capped the fourth-inning uprising with atwo-out, two-run single that gave the Braves a commanding 10-0cushion.


Atlanta was 7-for-9 with runners in scoring position onThursday. Nine of the Braves' 10 runs were scored with twoouts.


"It evens out," Chipper Jones said. "Tonight, we couldn't doanything wrong, especially with two outs."


The 29-year old Maroth, who lost 21 games in his sophomorecampaign with Detroit in 2003, was tattooed for a career-worst10 runs, 11 hits and three walks without a strikeout en route tolosing his third straight decision since being acquired fromthe Tigers on June 22. The lefthander threw just 59 of 101pitches for strikes in watching his ERA balloon to a gaudy 8.17.

"I never gave my team a chance to win," Maroth said. "I gotdown from the first inning, and it kept getting worse.Obviously, the goal of a (starting) pitcher is to go deep in thegame and give the team a chance to win."


David Eckstein spoiled the shutout with a sacrifice fly in thesixth for the Cardinals, who lost for the second time in threegames.


During the contest, St. Louis announced former National LeagueCy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter would be undergoing "TommyJohn" surgery next week and will not return until sometimeduring the 2008 season.


"He was a major part of our rotation," Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa said. "We're more concerned for him than for us. He's astallion, he's a prince. He eats his heart out when he has tomiss one game. He'll have to fight a lonely battle.

"He's as good as anybody out there. We're going to miss him.Everybody knows what he means to us."

 

NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA

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ST LOUIS (1) AT ATLANTA (10) - EVENT LOG
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St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, A Kennedy 2B, A Pujols 1B, C Duncan LF,
J Edmonds CF, J Encarnacion RF, A Miles 3B, G Bennett C, M Maroth LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF,
J Francoeur RF, M Diaz LF, J Franco 1B, J Saltalamacchia C, T Hudson RHP.

Umpires -- Lance Barksdale (HP), Gary Cederstrom (1B), Jim Reynolds (2B), Bill Welke (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind swirling at 2 mph.


ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein singled to center. A Kennedy sacrificed to
catcher, D Eckstein to second. A Pujols struck out swinging. C Duncan
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to second. E Renteria flied out to
center. C Jones walked. A Jones homered to left, C Jones scored. J Francoeur
grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2.

ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds singled to center. J Encarnacion popped out to
second. A Miles grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
J Edmonds out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz homered to center. J Franco grounded out to shortstop.
J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. T Hudson flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 3.

ST LOUIS 3RD: G Bennett grounded out to second. M Maroth grounded out to
pitcher. D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 3RD: Y Escobar flied out to center. E Renteria grounded out to
second. C Jones singled to left. A Jones walked, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to right center, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. M Diaz
singled to center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to second. J Franco walked,
J Francoeur to third, M Diaz to second. J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Franco out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 5.

ST LOUIS 4TH: A Kennedy lined out to shortstop. A Pujols walked. C Duncan
grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first to shortstop, A Pujols
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 5.

ATLANTA 4TH: T Hudson grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to
third. E Renteria singled to center. C Jones singled to center, E Renteria to
second. A Jones singled to left, E Renteria scored, C Jones to second.
J Francoeur singled to left center, C Jones scored, A Jones to second. M Diaz
doubled to deep center, A Jones scored, J Francoeur to third. J Franco singled
to left center, J Francoeur and M Diaz scored. J Saltalamacchia flied out to
right. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 5TH: J Edmonds flied out to left. J Encarnacion grounded out to
shortstop. A Miles grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 0, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 5TH: T Hudson grounded out to third. Y Escobar grounded out to
shortstop. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0,
ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 6TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. K Johnson at second base. G Bennett
singled to center. B Ryan hit for M Maroth. G Bennett to second on wild pitch
by T Hudson. B Ryan singled to left, G Bennett to third. D Eckstein hit
sacrifice fly to right, G Bennett scored. B Ryan stole second. A Kennedy
struck out swinging. A Pujols grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 6TH: R Flores relieved M Maroth. B Ryan at shortstop. C Jones
struck out swinging. A Jones grounded out to third. J Francoeur flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 7TH: C Woodward at third base. W Harris in center field. C Duncan
lined out to second. J Edmonds struck out looking. J Encarnacion reached on
infield single to first. A Miles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
J Encarnacion out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 7TH: S Schumaker in left field. R Ludwick in right field. C Duncan
at first base. S Taguchi in center field. R Springer relieved R Flores. M Diaz
grounded out to second. J Franco grounded out to pitcher. J Saltalamacchia
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 8TH: P Moylan relieved T Hudson. G Bennett grounded out to first.
B Ryan reached on infield single to second, B Ryan to second on throwing error
by second baseman K Johnson. S Schumaker singled to center, B Ryan to third.
A Kennedy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Schumaker
out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Reyes hit for P Moylan. T Cate relieved R Springer. J Reyes
flied out to left. Y Escobar grounded out to first. K Johnson walked.
C Woodward walked, K Johnson to second. W Harris singled to right, K Johnson to
third, C Woodward to second. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to
third, W Harris out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.

ST LOUIS 9TH: W Ledezma relieved P Moylan. R Ludwick walked. C Duncan
struck out looking. S Taguchi grounded out to pitcher, R Ludwick to second.
Y Molina hit for T Cate. Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, ATLANTA 10.</div>