NL: CINCINNATI (22-37) at ST LOUIS (25-30) <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,and it's no coincidence that the St. Louis Cardinals arefollowing. 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 a pair in Sunday's 8-6 win over Houston. Now Pujols and the Cardinals face a Reds team that has lost nineof 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 win 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 this season, is coming off his first complete game of 2007in a 4-3 win over Houston on Wednesday. The righthander allowedthree runs - two earned - and six hits with seven strikeouts.
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS CINCINNATI ST LOUIS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Scott Hatteberg 1B .290 5 18 David Eckstein SS .295 2 11 Brandon Phillips 2B .280 10 32 Chris Duncan LF .270 9 20 Ken Griffey Jr RF .279 12 32 Albert Pujols 1B .293 11 31 Adam Dunn LF .255 14 36 Jim Edmonds CF .239 6 21 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .271 3 23 Scott Rolen 3B .258 3 23 Josh Hamilton CF .260 8 18 Juan Encarnacion RF .246 3 9 David Ross C .198 6 17 Aaron Miles 2B .261 0 8 Juan Castro SS .159 0 4 Kelly Stinnett C .000 0 0 Bronson Arroyo RHP .077 0 0 Brad Thompson RHP .000 0 0 (2-6, 4.73) (4-1, 4.37)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS WARMUPS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (2-6, 4.73) STL - BRAD THOMPSON (4-1, 4.37) UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND 1B - FIELDIN CULBRETH 2B - MARTY FOSTER 3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 17 mph, out to left</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS STARTING BATS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND DAVID ROSS STL - BRAD THOMPSON AND KELLY STINNETT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.290, 5 HR, 18 RBI) B PHILLIPS (.280, 10 HR, 32 RBI) K GRIFFEY J (.279, 12 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 - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.295, 2 HR, 11 RBI) C DUNCAN (.270, 9 HR, 20 RBI) A PUJOLS (.293, 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 S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 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 B Arroyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.73 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 2-1. Batters faced: B Thompson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON</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 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.255, 14 HR, 36 RBI) E ENCARNACION (.271, 3 HR, 23 RBI) J HAMILTON (.260, 8 HR, 18 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 9-6; B Thompson 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 2-1; B Thompson 2-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo 3; B Thompson 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</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 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.239, 6 HR, 21 RBI) S ROLEN (.258, 3 HR, 23 RBI) J ENCARNACION (.246, 3 HR, 9 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.20 Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 9-6; B Thompson 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 2-1; B Thompson 4-2. Batters faced: B Arroyo 3; B Thompson 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JUAN ENCARNACION SCORED SCOTT ROLEN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0 ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.261, 0 HR, 8 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 1 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B ARROYO (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI) S HATTEBERG (.288, 0-FOR-1) B PHILLIPS (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (11, B Arroyo). SF - J Encarnacion. RBI - J Encarnacion (10). Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (3, 3rd base off B Arroyo/D Ross). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.72 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.20 Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 23-16; B Thompson 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 3-2; B Thompson 4-2. Batters faced: B Arroyo 7; B Thompson 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT HATTEBERG (6) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF BRAD THOMPSON. CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.279, 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 1 1 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 1 1 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: K STINNETT (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) B THOMPSON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) D ECKSTEIN (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 B Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074 Totals 12 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: HR - S Hatteberg (6, 3rd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - S Hatteberg (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1. Team LOB - 3. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (11, B Arroyo). SF - J Encarnacion. RBI - J Encarnacion (10). Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (3, 3rd base off B Arroyo/D Ross). FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 001 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.72 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4.29 Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 23-16; B Thompson 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 3-2; B Thompson 4-4. Batters faced: B Arroyo 7; B Thompson 13. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</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 1 1 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 1 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.276, 1-FOR-1) J HAMILTON (.260, 0-FOR-0, BB) D ROSS (.197, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (1) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293 B Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074 Totals 12 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: HR - S Hatteberg (6, 3rd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - S Hatteberg (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1. Team LOB - 3. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .246 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 9 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (11, B Arroyo). SF - J Encarnacion. RBI - J Encarnacion (10). Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (3, 3rd base off B Arroyo/D Ross). FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (11, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 001 -- 1 ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 4.66 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4.29 Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 33-24; B Thompson 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 3-3; B Thompson 4-4. Batters faced: B Arroyo 10; B Thompson 13. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</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 1 0 1 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 1 1 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO STL - BRAD THOMPSON DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.269, 0-FOR-1) A PUJOLS (.291, 0-FOR-1) J EDMONDS (.238, 0-FOR-1)</div>
