GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (60-56) at ST LOUIS (54-60)

NL: LA DODGERS (60-56) at ST LOUIS (54-60)

<h3>Ankiel, Cardinals aim to take rubber game from Dodgers</h3>

LA Dodgers (60-56) at St Louis (54-60), 2:15 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Rick Ankiel looks to continue hisimpressive return to the big leagues when the St. LouisCardinals try to take the rubber game of a three-game serieswith the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.


Ankiel, who recorded his first-career multi-homer game onSaturday, has hit three homers since being called up from ClassAAA Memphis on Thursday.


The 28-year-old has undergone an amazing transformation from toppitching prospect to power-hitting outfielder. He homered inhis first game on Thursday and hit two more to back six stronginnings from Braden Looper in 6-1.


Anthony Reyes (1-11, 5.66 ERA) takes the hill for St. Louis(54-60), which has won three of four and trail the MilwaukeeBrewers (62-55) by 6 1/2 games in the National League Central.Reyes was a tough-luck loser his last time out, holding the SanDiego Padres to one run and seven hits in seven innings of a 4-0loss on Tuesday.


Meanwhile, Los Angeles continued to flounder on Saturday, losingfor the ninth time in 11 games. The Dodgers (60-56) have beenshut out four times in the last eight games and have scored just15 runs in that span. The futility has cost them as they'vefallen six games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (67-51) in theNational League West.


Mark Hendrickson (4-6, 4.63 ERA) get the ball for Los Angeles ashe aims for his first win since July 14. Hendrickson is 0-2with a 7.15 ERA in his last five games - four starts. Thelefthander allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings in a4-0 loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

LA DODGERS ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .277 5 38 David Eckstein SS .290 2 18
Juan Pierre CF .277 0 27 Rick Ankiel CF .417 3 6
James Loney 1B .322 5 25 Albert Pujols 1B .311 24 75
Jeff Kent 2B .294 15 60 Juan Encarnacion RF .290 7 43
Luis Gonzalez LF .276 11 53 Ryan Ludwick LF .249 9 29
Mike Lieberthal C .255 0 1 Gary Bennett C .230 1 13
Andre Ethier RF .299 9 46 Aaron Miles 2B .286 1 20
Ramon Martinez 3B .176 0 14 Anthony Reyes RHP .048 0 0
Mark Hendrickson LHP .040 0 1 (1-11, 5.66)
(4-6, 4.63) Brendan Ryan 3B .339 2 5</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS AT ST LOUIS -- REVISED LINEUPS

LA DODGERS ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .277 5 38 David Eckstein SS .290 2 18
Juan Pierre CF .277 0 27 Rick Ankiel RF .417 3 6
James Loney 1B .322 5 25 Albert Pujols 1B .311 24 75
Jeff Kent 2B .294 15 60 Ryan Ludwick LF .249 9 29
Luis Gonzalez LF .276 11 53 So Taguchi CF .301 2 19
Mike Lieberthal C .255 0 1 Gary Bennett C .230 1 13
Andre Ethier RF .299 9 46 Aaron Miles 2B .286 1 20
Ramon Martinez 3B .176 0 14 Anthony Reyes RHP .048 0 0
Mark Hendrickson LHP .040 0 1 (1-11, 5.66)
(4-6, 4.63) Brendan Ryan 3B .339 2 5</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON (4-6, 4.63)
STL - ANTHONY REYES (1-11, 5.66)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL NAUERT
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - GERRY DAVIS
3B - BRIAN GORMAN

WEATHER: 97 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 7 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON AND MIKE LIEBERTHAL
STL - ANTHONY REYES AND GARY BENNETT

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.277, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
J PIERRE (.277, 0 HR, 27 RBI)
J LONEY (.322, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.290, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.417, 3 HR, 6 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.311, 24 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Lieberthal c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
R Ankiel rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
S Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59

Pitches-strikes: An Reyes 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: An Reyes 0-3. Batters
faced: An Reyes 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF MARK HENDRICKSON SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN AND ALBERT
PUJOLS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0, ST LOUIS 3

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.301, 2 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.276, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
M LIEBERTHAL (.255, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A ETHIER (.299, 9 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Lieberthal c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .253
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - R
Ludwick 3 (32). Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 3 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.85

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.59

Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 21-13; An Reyes 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Hendrickson 1-2; An Reyes 0-3. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 6; An Reyes 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ETHIER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTINEZ (.176, 0 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RAMON MARTINEZ SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 3 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M HENDRICKSON (.040, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.286, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
A REYES (.048, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B RYAN (.339, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
L Gonzalez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Lieberthal c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .176
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 1 4

BATTING: 3B - A Ethier (2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R
Martinez (15). Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .253
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - R
Ludwick 3 (32). Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 3 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.85

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.74

Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 21-13; An Reyes 31-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Hendrickson 1-2; An Reyes 1-4. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 6; An Reyes 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.279, 1-FOR-1)
J PIERRE (.277, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
L Gonzalez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Lieberthal c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .176
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038

Totals 7 2 2 2 1 1 4

BATTING: 3B - A Ethier (2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R
Martinez (15). Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .253
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out). S - An
Reyes. RBI - R Ludwick 3 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 02 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 30 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.80

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.74

Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 31-21; An Reyes 31-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Hendrickson 4-2; An Reyes 1-4. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 10; An Reyes 9.


UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON
STL - ANTHONY REYES

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.385, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.313, 1-FOR-1)
R LUDWICK (.253, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS ST LOUIS (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
J Loney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
L Gonzalez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
M Lieberthal c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
R Martinez 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .176
M Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038

Totals 11 2 3 2 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - A Ethier (2, An Reyes). SF - R Martinez. RBI - A Ethier (47), R
Martinez (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kent 1. Team LOB -
2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (45, 2nd base off An Reyes/G Bennett).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291
R Ankiel rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385
A Pujols 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
R Ludwick lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .253
S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
An Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 2

BATTING: HR - R Ludwick (10, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 2 on, 1 Out). S - An
Reyes. RBI - R Ludwick 3 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D
Eckstein 1. Team LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 020 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 30 -- 3
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 4.80

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
An Reyes 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 5.67

Pitches-strikes: M Hendrickson 31-20; An Reyes 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Hendrickson 4-2; An Reyes 1-6. Batters faced: M Hendrickson 10; An Reyes 13.


UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 99 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED RICK ANKIEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>