NL: CINCINNATI (22-38) at ST LOUIS (26-30) <h3>Cardinals look for fourth striaght win</h3> <div class="pre">Cincinnati (22-38) at St. Louis (26-30) 8:10 pm EDT</div> ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- What is well known is that Albert Pujolsis a great hitter. What is not as well known is how much helikes facing the Cincinnati Reds. The St. Louis Cardinals go for the home series sweep of the Redson Thursday at Busch Stadium. Pujols, a lifetime .330 hitter with 262 homers, has particularlyenjoys seeing the Cincinnati pitching staff over the years ashe has batted .368 with 28 home runs and 88 RBI against theReds, the second-best numbers he has posted in each categoryagainst an opponent over his career. The numbers include thetwo-run blast he hit in Wednesday's contest. Adam Wainwright (4-4, 5.12 ERA), who has allowed two runs orless in each of his last three outings, will try to help theCardinals win their fourth straight contest. He has surrenderedjust one homer in his last seven outings, including Friday's4-1 win over Houston where he yielded just one run and four hitsover seven innings. The righthander has yet to record a decision in five careerrelief appearances against Cincinnati, but has posted a 2.70ERA. This will be his first-ever start against the Reds. Kyle Lohse (2-7, 4.58), who is 0-2 with a 5.29 ERA in threecareer starts against the Cardinals, will be looking to help theReds avoid a five-game skid. He is just 1-7 in his last eightstarts. In Saturday's 4-1 loss to Colorado, the righthander yieldedthree runs and five hits over six frames.
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 .289 6 20 David Eckstein SS .300 2 12 Juan Castro SS .179 0 4 Chris Duncan LF .270 9 20 Ken Griffey Jr RF .278 12 33 Albert Pujols 1B .292 12 33 Brandon Phillips 2B .280 10 32 Jim Edmonds CF .241 6 21 Adam Dunn LF .255 14 37 Scott Rolen 3B .264 3 23 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .270 3 23 Juan Encarnacion RF .250 3 10 Josh Hamilton CF .264 8 18 Adam Kennedy 2B .225 0 11 David Ross C .194 6 17 Gary Bennett C .254 1 9 Kyle Lohse RHP .263 0 0 Adam Wainwright RHP .316 0 3 (2-7, 4.58) (4-4, 5.12)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS WARMUPS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (2-7, 4.58) STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-4, 5.12) UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH 1B - MARTY FOSTER 2B - PAUL SCHRIEBER 3B - TIM MCCLELLAND WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear WIND: 15 mph, out to left</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS STARTING BATS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE AND DAVID ROSS STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT AND GARY BENNETT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.289, 6 HR, 20 RBI) J CASTRO (.179, 0 HR, 4 RBI) K GRIFFEY J (.278, 12 HR, 33 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 - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.300, 2 HR, 12 RBI) C DUNCAN (.270, 9 HR, 20 RBI) A PUJOLS (.292, 12 HR, 33 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 .287 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 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 .300 C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 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 K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.04 Pitches-strikes: A Wainwright 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: A Wainwright 3. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT</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 - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.280, 10 HR, 32 RBI) A DUNN (.255, 14 HR, 37 RBI) E ENCARNACION (.270, 3 HR, 23 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 .287 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 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 .298 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 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 K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.52 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.04 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 9-7; A Wainwright 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-2; A Wainwright 2-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; A Wainwright 3. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 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 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 6 HR, 21 RBI) S ROLEN (.264, 3 HR, 23 RBI) J ENCARNACION (.250, 3 HR, 10 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 .287 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Edmonds cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 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 K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.52 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 9-7; A Wainwright 30-20. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-2; A Wainwright 2-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; A Wainwright 8. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 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 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K LOHSE (.263, 0 HR, 0 RBI) S HATTEBERG (.287, 0-FOR-1) J CASTRO (.176, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Castro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 22-15; A Wainwright 30-20. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-4; A Wainwright 2-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 6; A Wainwright 8. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 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 0 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.225, 0 HR, 11 RBI) G BENNETT (.254, 1 HR, 9 RBI) A WAINWRIGHT (.316, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 J Castro ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.88 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 22-15; A Wainwright 38-26. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-4; A Wainwright 3-4. Batters faced: K Lohse 6; A Wainwright 11. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 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 0 2 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.277, 0-FOR-1) B PHILLIPS (.278, 0-FOR-1) A DUNN (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 J Castro ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ross 1. Team LOB - 2. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 A Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 A Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: S - A Wainwright. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0 ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era K Lohse 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era A Wainwright 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.88 Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 39-26; A Wainwright 38-26. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 4-4; A Wainwright 3-4. Batters faced: K Lohse 10; A Wainwright 11. UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim Mcclelland. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (13) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF ADAM WAINWRIGHT. CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 0 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF ADAM WAINWRIGHT SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS. CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 0 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.270, 1-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 3 3 5 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - KYLE LOHSE STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.268, 0-FOR-1) A PUJOLS (.290, 0-FOR-1) J EDMONDS (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>
