NL: CINCINNATI (22-36) at ST LOUIS (24-30) <h3>Pujols, Cardinals look to stay hot vs. Reds</h3> Cincinnati (22-36) at St Louis (24-30) 8:10 pm EDT ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols is starting to heat up, andit's no coincidence that the St. Louis Cardinals are following. Pujols and the Cardinals look for their fifth win in the lastsix games when they host the National League-worst CincinnatiReds on Tuesday. Pujols, who had just six homers in the first month of theseason, hit two in Sunday's 8-6 win over Houston. Now Pujols and the Cardinals get to face a Reds team that haslost nine of 13. Todd Wellemeyer (1-0, 3.86 ERA) takes the mound for St. Louis inthe second start of his career. A converted reliever,Wellemeyer allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings ina 8-4 over Colorado on Wednesday. As for the Reds, they have a reason to be optimistic. Ace AaronHarang (6-2, 4.22) takes the mound Tuesday and is 3-1 with a3.55 ERA in his last four starts vs. St. Louis. Harang, who is trying to win back-to-back starts for the firsttime all season, is coming off his first complete game of theseason in a 4-3 win over Houston on Wednesday. The righthanderallowed three runs - two earned - and six hits with sevenstrikeouts.
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS CINCINNATI ST LOUIS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Norris Hopper RF .329 0 0 David Eckstein SS .284 2 10 Josh Hamilton CF .261 8 18 Chris Duncan LF .277 9 20 Brandon Phillips 2B .276 10 32 Albert Pujols 1B .292 11 31 Adam Dunn LF .255 14 35 Jim Edmonds CF .239 6 20 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .263 3 23 Scott Spiezio 3B .279 1 17 Scott Hatteberg 1B .292 5 18 Juan Encarnacion RF .231 2 8 David Ross C .202 6 17 Gary Bennett C .254 1 9 Juan Castro SS .167 0 4 Adam Kennedy 2B .224 0 11 Aaron Harang RHP .154 0 2 Todd Wellemeyer RHP .250 0 1 (6-2, 4.22) (1-0, 3.86)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS WARMUPS: CIN - AARON HARANG (6-2, 4.22) STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (1-0, 3.86) UMPIRES: HP - PAUL SCHRIEBER 1B - TIM MCCLELLAND 2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH 3B - MARTY FOSTER WEATHER: 78 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 12 mph, out to right</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS STARTING BATS: CIN - AARON HARANG AND DAVID ROSS STL - TODD WELLEMEYER AND GARY BENNETT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.329, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J HAMILTON (.261, 8 HR, 18 RBI) B PHILLIPS (.276, 10 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.284, 2 HR, 10 RBI) C DUNCAN (.277, 9 HR, 20 RBI) A PUJOLS (.292, 11 HR, 31 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 S Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 ST LOUIS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era A Harang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.55 Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 2-1. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Marty Foster. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J EDMONDS ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SPIEZIO (.279, 1 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.263, 3 HR, 23 RBI) S HATTEBERG (.292, 5 HR, 18 RBI) D ROSS (.202, 6 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 A Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: PB - D Ross. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244 S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (3, A Harang). RBI - J Edmonds (21). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Spiezio 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era A Harang 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.28 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.55 Pitches-strikes: A Harang 25-14; T Wellemeyer 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-2; T Wellemeyer 2-1. Batters faced: A Harang 5; T Wellemeyer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Marty Foster. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 1 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.231, 2 HR, 8 RBI) G BENNETT (.254, 1 HR, 9 RBI) A KENNEDY (.224, 0 HR, 11 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Totals 7 0 1 0 2 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Harang 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - D Ross. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244 S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (3, A Harang). RBI - J Edmonds (21). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Spiezio 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era A Harang 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.28 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.29 Pitches-strikes: A Harang 25-14; T Wellemeyer 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-2; T Wellemeyer 3-2. Batters faced: A Harang 5; T Wellemeyer 9. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Marty Foster. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Stinnett ran for G Bennett. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K STINNETT ON FIRST, J ENCARNACION ON SECOND, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Kennedy (.224, 0-FOR-0)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT ST LOUIS NOTE: ST. LOUIS CATCHER GARY BENNETT LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING AFTER BEING HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY A PITCH.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED JUAN ENCARNACION. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, K STINNETT ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 1 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 2 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.324, 0-FOR-1) J HAMILTON (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB) B PHILLIPS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Totals 7 0 1 0 2 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Harang 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - D Ross. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244 S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 J Encarnacion rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 K Stinnett pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 4 9 BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (3, A Harang). RBI - J Edmonds (21), D Eckstein (11). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, S Spiezio 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era A Harang 2 4 2 2 0 4 0 4.34 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.29 HBP - G Bennett (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 47-29; T Wellemeyer 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-2; T Wellemeyer 3-2. Batters faced: A Harang 11; T Wellemeyer 9. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Marty Foster. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Stinnett catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N Hopper (.324, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 2 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG STL - TODD WELLEMEYER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.291, 0-FOR-1) J EDMONDS (.244, 1-FOR-1, RBI) S SPIEZIO (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267 B Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 A Harang p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 Totals 11 0 2 0 2 2 9 BATTING: 2B - J Hamilton (6, T Wellemeyer). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, A Harang 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: PB - D Ross. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .244 S Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 J Encarnacion rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 K Stinnett pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 T Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 4 9 BATTING: 2B - J Edmonds (3, A Harang). RBI - J Edmonds (21), D Eckstein (11). 2-out RBI - J Edmonds, D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Duncan 1, S Spiezio 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era A Harang 2 4 2 2 0 4 0 4.34 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era T Wellemeyer 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.07 HBP - G Bennett (by A Harang). Pitches-strikes: A Harang 47-29; T Wellemeyer 50-29. Ground balls-fly balls: A Harang 0-2; T Wellemeyer 4-3. Batters faced: A Harang 11; T Wellemeyer 13. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Marty Foster. Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>
