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 3 0 0 0 4 8 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 10 1 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MARCUS MCBETH STL - RYAN FRANKLIN DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CASTRO (.182, 2-FOR-3) M MCBETH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) S HATTEBERG (.291, 1-FOR-3, SF, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS ST LOUIS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 A Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 J Hamilton cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .264 D Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 a-J Valentin ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 J Castro ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .182 B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 8 4 2 3 9 a-grounded to second for D Ross in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - J Castro 2 (5, B Thompson 2); K Griffey Jr (8, B Thompson); A Dunn (10, B Thompson). HR - S Hatteberg (6, 3rd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out). S - B Arroyo. SF - S Hatteberg. RBI - S Hatteberg 2 (20), K Griffey Jr (33), A Dunn (37). 2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1, B Arroyo 1, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - D Ross. Team LOB - 6. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 C Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .292 J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .241 S Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .264 J Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 A Miles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 K Stinnett c 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Ludwick ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Totals 32 6 10 6 1 5 9 a-homered to left for T Johnson in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (11, B Arroyo); C Duncan (10, B Arroyo); D Eckstein (7, B Arroyo). HR - R Ludwick (1, 7th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 1 Out), A Pujols (12, 7th inning off B Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out). S - B Thompson. SF - J Encarnacion. RBI - J Encarnacion (10), K Stinnett (1), D Eckstein (12), R Ludwick (7), A Pujols 2 (33). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein, A Pujols 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, C Duncan 1, S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (3, 3rd base off B Arroyo/D Ross). FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (11, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 001 030 00 -- 4 ST LOUIS - 010 020 30 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo 6 2/3 9 6 6 1 5 2 5.01 M Stanton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 T Coffey 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.81 M McBeth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 6 7 4 4 2 2 1 4.56 T Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66 R Flores 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.29 R Franklin 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.38 M Stanton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 119-77; M Stanton 1-1; T Coffey 3-2; M McBeth 9-7; B Thompson 86-58; T Johnson 9-6; R Flores 15-9; R Franklin 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 7-8; M Stanton 0-0; T Coffey 0-1; M McBeth 0-3; B Thompson 8-8; T Johnson 3-0; R Flores 0-1; R Franklin 1-0. Batters faced: B Arroyo 30; M Stanton 1; T Coffey 1; M McBeth 3; B Thompson 27; T Johnson 3; R Flores 3; R Franklin 1. 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 - PITCHING CHANGE STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (3-0, 1.57) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CASTRO (.182, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 ST LOUIS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Castro (.182, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Conine hit for M McBeth. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 ST LOUIS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Conine (.284, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 x 6 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (7TH), TODD COFFEY (7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS, JAVIER VALENTIN (8TH) STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TYLER JOHNSON (7TH), RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND KELLY STINNETT HOME RUNS: CIN - SCOTT HATTEBERG (6) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON STL - RYAN LUDWICK (1) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON ALBERT PUJOLS (12) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 ST LOUIS 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 x 6 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (7TH), TODD COFFEY (7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS, JAVIER VALENTIN (8TH) STL - BRAD THOMPSON, TYLER JOHNSON (7TH), RANDY FLORES (8TH), RYAN FRANKLIN (8TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (9TH) AND KELLY STINNETT WP - TYLER JOHNSON (1-0) LP - BRONSON ARROYO (2-7) SAVE - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (14) HOME RUNS: CIN - SCOTT HATTEBERG (6) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 3RD, 0 ON STL - RYAN LUDWICK (1) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON ALBERT PUJOLS (12) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 7TH, 1 ON TIME: 2:37 ATT: 42,029 PROBABLES: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (2-7, 4.58) STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-4, 5.12)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS ST LOUIS (6) - FINAL CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .289 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 A Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 J Hamilton cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .264 D Ross c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 a-J Valentin ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 J Castro ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .179 B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Conine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 33 4 8 4 2 4 9 a-grounded to second for D Ross in the 8th; b-grounded to pitcher for M Mcbeth in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Castro 2 (5, B Thompson 2); K Griffey Jr (8, B Thompson); A Dunn (10, B Thompson). HR - S Hatteberg (6, 3rd inning off B Thompson 0 on, 1 Out). S - B Arroyo. SF - S Hatteberg. RBI - S Hatteberg 2 (20), K Griffey Jr (33), A Dunn (37). 2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1, B Arroyo 1, E Encarnacion 1. GIDP - D Ross. Team LOB - 6. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 C Duncan lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 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 A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .292 J Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .241 S Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .264 J Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 A Miles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 K Stinnett c 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 T Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-R Ludwick ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Totals 32 6 10 6 1 5 9 a-homered to left for T Johnson in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - S Rolen (11, B Arroyo); C Duncan (10, B Arroyo); D Eckstein (7, B Arroyo). HR - R Ludwick (1, 7th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 1 Out), A Pujols (12, 7th inning off B Arroyo 1 on, 2 Out). S - B Thompson. SF - J Encarnacion. RBI - J Encarnacion (10), K Stinnett (1), D Eckstein (12), R Ludwick (7), A Pujols 2 (33). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein, A Pujols 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, C Duncan 1, S Rolen 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - S Rolen (3, 3rd base off B Arroyo/D Ross). FIELDING: E - D Eckstein (11, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 001 030 000 -- 4 ST LOUIS - 010 020 30x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Arroyo (L, 2-7) 6 2/3 9 6 6 1 5 2 5.01 M Stanton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 T Coffey 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.81 M McBeth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 6 7 4 4 2 2 1 4.56 T Johnson (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66 R Flores (H, 6) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.29 R Franklin (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.38 J Isringhausen (S, 14) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 M Stanton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 119-77; M Stanton 1-1; T Coffey 3-2; M McBeth 9-7; B Thompson 86-58; T Johnson 9-6; R Flores 15-9; R Franklin 5-3; J Isringhausen 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 7-8; M Stanton 0-0; T Coffey 0-1; M McBeth 0-3; B Thompson 8-8; T Johnson 3-0; R Flores 0-1; R Franklin 1-0; J Isringhausen 2-0. Batters faced: B Arroyo 30; M Stanton 1; T Coffey 1; M McBeth 3; B Thompson 27; T Johnson 3; R Flores 3; R Franklin 1; J Isringhausen 3. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul Schrieber. T--2:37. Att--42,029. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (4) AT ST LOUIS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds struck out looking. S Rolen hit a ground rule double to left. S Rolen stole third. J Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to right, S Rolen scored. A Miles grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 3RD: B Arroyo struck out looking. S Hatteberg homered to right. B Phillips safe at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein. K Griffey Jr flied out to right. A Dunn flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 5TH: J Castro doubled to left. B Arroyo sacrificed to first, J Castro to third. S Hatteberg hit sacrifice fly to center, J Castro scored. B Phillips singled to left. K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right center, B Phillips scored. A Dunn doubled to right, K Griffey Jr scored. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 5TH: J Encarnacion singled to center. A Miles grounded out to second, J Encarnacion to second. K Stinnett singled to left, J Encarnacion scored. B Thompson sacrificed to catcher, K Stinnett to second. D Eckstein doubled to left, K Stinnett scored. C Duncan grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: K Stinnett flied out to center. R Ludwick hit for T Johnson. R Ludwick homered to left. D Eckstein singled to right. C Duncan struck out looking. A Pujols homered to center, D Eckstein scored. M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. J Edmonds singled to left center. T Coffey relieved M Stanton. S Rolen flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (4) AT ST LOUIS (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, B Phillips 2B, K Griffey Jr RF, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Hamilton CF, D Ross C, J Castro SS, B Arroyo RHP. St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, C Duncan LF, A Pujols 1B, J Edmonds CF, S Rolen 3B, J Encarnacion RF, A Miles 2B, K Stinnett C, B Thompson RHP. Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Marty Foster (2B), Paul Schrieber (3B). Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 17 mph. CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg grounded out to second. B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein fouled out to first. C Duncan grounded out to shortstop. A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 0. CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn grounded out to first. E Encarnacion singled to center. J Hamilton walked, E Encarnacion to second. D Ross flied out to center, E Encarnacion to third. J Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Hamilton out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: J Edmonds struck out looking. S Rolen hit a ground rule double to left. S Rolen stole third. J Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to right, S Rolen scored. A Miles grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 3RD: B Arroyo struck out looking. S Hatteberg homered to right. B Phillips safe at first on error by shortstop D Eckstein. K Griffey Jr flied out to right. A Dunn flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 3RD: K Stinnett struck out swinging. B Thompson struck out swinging. D Eckstein flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 4TH: E Encarnacion fouled out to first. J Hamilton walked. D Ross grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Hamilton out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 4TH: C Duncan doubled to deep right center. A Pujols popped out to second. J Edmonds grounded out to second, C Duncan to third. S Rolen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 1. CINCINNATI 5TH: J Castro doubled to left. B Arroyo sacrificed to first, J Castro to third. S Hatteberg hit sacrifice fly to center, J Castro scored. B Phillips singled to left. K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right center, B Phillips scored. A Dunn doubled to right, K Griffey Jr scored. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 5TH: J Encarnacion singled to center. A Miles grounded out to second, J Encarnacion to second. K Stinnett singled to left, J Encarnacion scored. B Thompson sacrificed to catcher, K Stinnett to second. D Eckstein doubled to left, K Stinnett scored. C Duncan grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 6TH: J Hamilton flied out to left. D Ross grounded out to shortstop. J Castro doubled to deep right center. B Arroyo flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 6TH: A Pujols flied out to right. J Edmonds walked. S Rolen singled to right, J Edmonds to third. J Encarnacion fouled out to first. A Miles lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. CINCINNATI 7TH: T Johnson relieved B Thompson. S Hatteberg grounded out to second. B Phillips grounded out to third. K Griffey Jr grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 3. ST LOUIS 7TH: K Stinnett flied out to center. R Ludwick hit for T Johnson. R Ludwick homered to left. D Eckstein singled to right. C Duncan struck out looking. A Pujols homered to center, D Eckstein scored. M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. J Edmonds singled to left center. T Coffey relieved M Stanton. S Rolen flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6. CINCINNATI 8TH: R Flores relieved T Johnson. S Taguchi in left field. A Dunn flied out to center. E Encarnacion struck out looking. J Hamilton singled to left. R Franklin relieved R Flores. J Valentin hit for D Ross. J Valentin grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6. ST LOUIS 8TH: J Valentin catching. M McBeth relieved T Coffey. J Encarnacion flied out to right. A Miles fouled out to third. K Stinnett popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6. CINCINNATI 9TH: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. J Castro grounded out to second. J Conine hit for M McBeth. J Conine grounded out to pitcher. S Hatteberg struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 6.</div>
Cardinals fly past Reds on Pujols' homer <h3>ST LOUIS 6, CINCINNATI 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick each hit ahome run in the seventh inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinalsto a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. With the Cardinals trailing 4-3, Ludwick hit his first careerpinch-hit homer with one out in the seventh to tie the game.The Reds decided to stick with starter Bronson Arroyo after thehomer by Ludwick, which was a mistake. Arroyo (2-7) was staked to a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning butcould not hold it. He gave up a single to David Eckstein afterallowing the homer to Ludwick and then he struck out ChrisDuncan. Arroyo got ahead of Pujols 1-2 but could not put himaway. Pujols launched his 12th homer of the season 413 feet into thebleachers in center field. The slugging first baseman has threehome runs in his last three games. The blast by Pujols ensured that Arroyo's struggles wouldcontinue. He is 0-5 in his last six starts after allowing sixruns and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. Ludwick is now 5-for-9 as a pinch hitter after connecting forjust the 15th homer of his career. He last hit one on May 22,2005, against the Reds as a member of the Cleveland Indians. Tyler Johnson (1-0) pitched a perfect seventh inning to pick upthe victory. Jason Isringhausen retired the side in order inthe ninth for his 14th save. Scott Hatteberg had a sacrifice fly and Ken Griffey Jr. and AdamDunn each added RBI doubles in the fifth to give Cincinnati a4-1 lead. Eckstein had two hits and an RBI for St. Louis, which has wonsix of its last seven games.
Cardinals fly past Reds on Pujols' homer <h3>ST LOUIS 6, CINCINNATI 4</h3>ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick each hita home run in the seventh inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinalsto a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. With the Cardinals trailing 4-3, Ludwick hit his first careerpinch-hit homer with one out in the seventh to tie the game. TheReds decided to stick with starter Bronson Arroyo after thehomer by Ludwick, which was a mistake. Arroyo (2-7) was staked to a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning butcould not hold it. He gave up a single to David Eckstein afterallowing the homer to Ludwick and then he struck out ChrisDuncan. Arroyo got ahead of Pujols 1-2 but could not put himaway. "The whole game was a pretty good little battle," said Arroyo,who allowed multiple home runs for the first time this season."I made some mistakes that hurt me. I was trying to freeze(Pujols) with a heater in and wound up throwing middle away andhe hit it just right." Pujols launched his 12th homer of the season 413 feet into thebleachers in center field. The slugging first baseman has threehome runs in his last three games. "I had been just a little bit overanxious (earlier in thegame)," said Pujols, who was hitless in his first three at-bats."That's the last thing you want to do with a guy who has asgood of stuff as Arroyo. Obviously we took advantage of themistakes he made tonight. He doesn't make too many too often." The blast by Pujols ensured that Arroyo's struggles wouldcontinue. He is 0-5 in his last six starts after allowing sixruns and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. "(Arroyo) just made a couple mistakes and got hurt by it," Redsmanager Jerry Narron said. "He pitched well tonight, I lookforward to seeing him pitch well his next time out." Ludwick is now 5-for-9 as a pinch hitter after connecting forjust the 15th homer of his career. He last hit one on May 22,2005, against the Reds as a member of the Cleveland Indians. "It felt good, it's been a while since I hit a home run,"Ludwick said. "I got a good pitch to hit, stayed back on it,put a good swing on it and tied the game up, then Albert came upbig for us later." Tyler Johnson (1-0), the first of four relievers used by theCardinals, pitched a perfect seventh inning to pick up thevictory. Jason Isringhausen retired the side in order in theninth for his 14th save. "(The bullpen) is out there trying to keep the team in thegame," Johnson said. "That's our main goal is to just get aheadof hitters and get outs and keep the team in contention to winthe game. That's the way we all look at it and I think that'swhy we're successful." Scott Hatteberg had a sacrifice fly and Ken Griffey Jr. and AdamDunn each added RBI doubles in the fifth to give Cincinnati a4-1 lead. Eckstein had two hits and an RBI for St. Louis, which has wonsix of its last seven games. "We're playing really well," said Eckstein, who is batting .459over his current nine-game hitting streak. "We're swinging thebats a lot better. The confidence was always there but itdefinitely helps to have some success and we've had some successlately."
