GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ST LOUIS (57-60) at MILWAUKEE (62-58)

NL: ST LOUIS (57-60) at MILWAUKEE (62-58)

<h3>Pujols looks to power Cardinals to sweep</h3>

St Louis (57-60) at Milwaukee (62-58) 2:05 pm EDT


MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols hopes to help the St. LouisCardinals inch closer in the National League Central Divisionrace when they face the Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of athree-game series Thursday afternoon.


Pujols blasted a solo home run in the first inning ofWednesday's 8-3 triumph over the Brewers, which pulled theCardinals to with 3 1/2 games of the division leaders. Pujolsis batting .318 with 25 home runs and 76 RBI this season.

St. Louis, which has won four straight and seven of its lastnine contests, will send Adam Wainwright (10-9, 4.21 ERA) to themound. The 25-year-old righthander hurled a complete game,yielding two runs in a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers onFriday.


Milwaukee will counter with Dave Bush (9-8, 5.07), who iswinless in his last four starts but did record a victory on July31 as a reliever. The 27-year-old Bush gave up four runs and11 hits to the Houston Astros in Friday's 5-4 loss.

The Brewers have lost three straight games and lead thesecond-place Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2 games in the NL Central.

Milwaukee also has lost five consecutive contests with St. Louisand is 5-6 this season vs. the defending world champions.

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Eckstein SS .299 2 21 Gabe Gross RF .202 4 9
Ryan Ludwick RF .253 10 35 J.J. Hardy SS .269 20 66
Albert Pujols 1B .318 25 76 Prince Fielder 1B .286 37 89
Jim Edmonds CF .258 8 33 Ryan Braun 3B .350 23 60
Scott Rolen 3B .270 8 53 Geoff Jenkins LF .280 18 51
Chris Duncan LF .274 20 60 Joe Dillon 2B .667 0 0
Yadier Molina C .270 1 23 Bill Hall CF .263 10 46
Adam Wainwright RHP .262 1 5 Damian Miller C .254 3 19
(10-9, 4.21) Dave Bush RHP .135 0 2
Aaron Miles 2B .298 1 22 (9-8, 5.07)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (10-9, 4.21)
MIL - DAVE BUSH (9-8, 5.07)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT
1B - DANA DEMUTH
2B - KERWIN DANLEY
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND YADIER MOLINA
MIL - DAVE BUSH AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.299, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.253, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.318, 25 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G GROSS (.202, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
J HARDY (.269, 20 HR, 66 RBI)
P FIELDER (.286, 37 HR, 89 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1. Team LOB - 1.



MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Dillon 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.03

Pitches-strikes: D Bush 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D Bush 2-0. Batters
faced: D Bush 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.270, 8 HR, 53 RBI)
C DUNCAN (.274, 20 HR, 60 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.270, 1 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1. Team LOB - 1.



MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Dillon 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.18

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.03

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 21-10; D Bush 25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 1-1; D Bush 2-0. Batters faced: A Wainwright 4; D Bush 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY YADIER MOLINA (2) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF DAVE BUSH.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 1, MILWAUKEE 0

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A WAINWRIGHT (.262, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G JENKINS (.280, 18 HR, 51 RBI)
J DILLON (.667, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B HALL (.263, 10 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - Y Molina (2, 2nd inning off D Bush 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - Y Molina
(24). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds
1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
J Dillon 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 0 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.18

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5.06

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 21-10; D Bush 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 1-1; D Bush 2-3. Batters faced: A Wainwright 4; D Bush 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.298, 1 HR, 22 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.298, 0-FOR-1)
R LUDWICK (.257, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - Y Molina (2, 2nd inning off D Bush 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - Y Molina
(24). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds
1. Team LOB - 1.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Dillon 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .615
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.15

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5.06

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 26-14; D Bush 47-29. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 2-3; D Bush 2-3. Batters faced: A Wainwright 7; D Bush 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: D MILLER (.254, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
D BUSH (.135, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
G GROSS (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
R Ludwick rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: HR - Y Molina (2, 2nd inning off D Bush 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - Y Molina
(24). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds
1. Team LOB - 2.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Dillon 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .615
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
D Bush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 00 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.15

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5.03

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 26-14; D Bush 63-37. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 2-3; D Bush 3-5. Batters faced: A Wainwright 7; D Bush 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.257, 0-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.270, 0-FOR-1)
C DUNCAN (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">ST LOUIS (1) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
R Ludwick rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Y Molina c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
A Wainwright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: HR - Y Molina (2, 2nd inning off D Bush 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - Y Molina
(24). 2-out RBI - Y Molina. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds
1. Team LOB - 2.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Gross rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .209
J Hardy ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271
P Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .285
R Braun 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .348
G Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Dillon 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .615
B Hall cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
D Bush p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 4 5

BATTING: 2B - G Gross (3, A Wainwright). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Braun 2. Team LOB - 4.


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ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
MILWAUKEE - 000 -- 0
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
A Wainwright 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4.12

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Bush 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5.03

Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 52-27; D Bush 63-37. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Wainwright 2-3; D Bush 3-5. Batters faced: A Wainwright 13; D Bush 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY YADIER MOLINA (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF DAVE BUSH SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3, MILWAUKEE 0

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A WAINWRIGHT (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ST LOUIS at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
MIL - DAVE BUSH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: G JENKINS (.279, 0-FOR-1)
J DILLON (.615, 0-FOR-1)
B HALL (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>