NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Miles at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Young (.239, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Cairo at third base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Young (.239, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Jackson hit for T Pena. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Jackson (.279, 13 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 ARIZONA 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 9 1 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - KELVIN JIMENEZ ARI - TONY PENA (OUT) DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M CAIRO (.143, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI) S SCHUMAKER (.313, 1-FOR-4) B RYAN (.336, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (4) VS ARIZONA (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Schumaker lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .313 B Ryan ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .336 A Pujols 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 R Ludwick rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 S Taguchi cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .293 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Branyan 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .190 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 K Stinnett c 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .192 b-A Miles ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 a-B Barden ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 K Wells p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 M Cairo 2b-3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .143 Totals 32 4 8 4 3 7 14 a-doubled to left for B Thompson in the 3rd; b-grounded to first for K Stinnett in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - B Barden (1, D Davis); A Pujols (30, D Davis). 3B - M Cairo (1, D Davis); S Schumaker (2, Y Petit). RBI - M Cairo 2 (3), B Ryan (11), A Pujols (89). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Stinnett 1, R Branyan 2, B Ryan 2. Team LOB - 7. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 A Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 E Byrnes lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295 T Clark 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .243 M Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 C Young cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .238 C Snyder c 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 J Upton rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .235 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 c-C Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 D Davis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .075 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-E Bonifacio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 b-J Salazar ph-rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 33 6 9 6 1 6 8 a-lined out to shortstop for B Wickman in the 5th; b-doubled to right for Y Petit in the 7th; c-flied out to center for T Pena in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (16, K Wells); J Salazar (6, R Franklin); T Clark (5, R Franklin). HR - C Young (29, 2nd inning off B Thompson 1 on, 1 Out), J Upton (2, 7th inning off R Franklin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young 2 (60), J Upton 2 (9), T Clark 2 (45). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Drew 1, M Reynolds 2. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (44, 2nd base off K Wells/K Stinnett). FIELDING: E - M Reynolds (10, ground ball). Outfield assists - C Young (S Taguchi at 1st base). DP: 1 (C Young-S Drew-T Clark). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 004 000 00 -- 4 ARIZONA - 020 000 40 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 5.14 K Wells 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 5.65 R Franklin 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2.37 K Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.86 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era D Davis 4 7 4 4 2 3 0 4.09 B Wickman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.83 Y Petit 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.22 T Pena 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.62 K Wells pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - B Thompson, D Davis. HBP - E Byrnes (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 41-26; K Wells 49-33; R Franklin 32-21; K Jimenez 13-6; D Davis 85-51; B Wickman 18-9; Y Petit 31-23; T Pena 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-4; K Wells 3-5; R Franklin 1-1; K Jimenez 1-2; D Davis 6-2; B Wickman 0-2; Y Petit 0-4; T Pena 2-0. Batters faced: B Thompson 10; K Wells 15; R Franklin 7; K Jimenez 3; D Davis 20; B Wickman 5; Y Petit 7; T Pena 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE ARI: JOSE VALVERDE (1-4, 2.73) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 6 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: M CAIRO (.143, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Valverde relieved T Pena. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M Cairo (.143, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Duncan hit for M Cairo. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C Duncan (.260, 21 HR, 70 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Eckstein hit for K Jimenez. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, J EDMONDS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D Eckstein (.295, 2 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED JIM EDMONDS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: G BENNETT (.229, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: Y Molina hit for G Bennett. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 ARIZONA 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y Molina (.277, 6 HR, 36 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 ARIZONA 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 6 9 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, KIP WELLS (3RD), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (8TH) AND KELLY STINNETT, GARY BENNETT (8TH) ARI - DOUG DAVIS, BOB WICKMAN (5TH), YUSMEIRO PETIT (6TH), TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER HOME RUNS: STL - NONE ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (29) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 2ND, 1 ON JUSTIN UPTON (2) OFF RYAN FRANKLIN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 ARIZONA 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 6 9 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: STL - BRAD THOMPSON, KIP WELLS (3RD), RYAN FRANKLIN (7TH), KELVIN JIMENEZ (8TH) AND KELLY STINNETT, GARY BENNETT (8TH) ARI - DOUG DAVIS, BOB WICKMAN (5TH), YUSMEIRO PETIT (6TH), TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER WP - YUSMEIRO PETIT (3-4) LP - RYAN FRANKLIN (4-3) SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (45) HOME RUNS: STL - NONE ARI - CHRIS YOUNG (29) OFF BRAD THOMPSON IN THE 2ND, 1 ON JUSTIN UPTON (2) OFF RYAN FRANKLIN IN THE 7TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:25 ATT: 35,136 PROBABLES: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (10-9, 4.79) SFO - TIM LINCECUM (7-4, 4.05) PROBABLES: STL - JOEL PINEIRO (4-2, 3.63) CHN - TED LILLY (14-7, 3.85)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (5) VS ARIZONA (6) - FINAL ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Schumaker lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .310 B Ryan ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .336 c-J Edmonds ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 A Pujols 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .321 R Ludwick rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 S Taguchi cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .293 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-D Eckstein ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .295 R Branyan 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .190 G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 e-Y Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 K Stinnett c 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .192 b-A Miles ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 a-B Barden ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 K Wells p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340 R Ankiel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 M Cairo 2b-3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .143 f-C Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Totals 36 5 9 5 5 8 17 a-doubled to left for B Thompson in the 3rd; b-grounded to first for K Stinnett in the 8th; c-doubled to deep left center for B Ryan in the 9th; d-walked for K Jimenez in the 9th; e-flied out to right for G Bennett in the 9th; f-struck out swinging for M Cairo in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - B Barden (1, D Davis); A Pujols (30, D Davis); J Edmonds (14, J Valverde). 3B - M Cairo (1, D Davis); S Schumaker (2, Y Petit). RBI - M Cairo 2 (3), B Ryan (11), A Pujols (89), D Eckstein (27). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Stinnett 1, R Branyan 2, Y Molina 2, B Ryan 2. Team LOB - 10. ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 A Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 E Byrnes lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295 T Clark 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .243 M Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 C Young cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .238 C Snyder c 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245 J Upton rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .235 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 c-C Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Davis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .075 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-E Bonifacio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 b-J Salazar ph-rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 33 6 9 6 1 6 8 a-lined out to shortstop for B Wickman in the 5th; b-doubled to right for Y Petit in the 7th; c-flied out to center for T Pena in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (16, K Wells); J Salazar (6, R Franklin); T Clark (5, R Franklin). HR - C Young (29, 2nd inning off B Thompson 1 on, 1 Out), J Upton (2, 7th inning off R Franklin 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Young 2 (60), J Upton 2 (9), T Clark 2 (45). 2-out RBI - T Clark 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Drew 1, M Reynolds 2. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (44, 2nd base off K Wells/K Stinnett). FIELDING: E - M Reynolds (10, ground ball). Outfield assists - C Young (S Taguchi at 1st base). DP: 1 (C Young-S Drew-T Clark). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 004 000 001 -- 5 ARIZONA - 020 000 40x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 5.14 K Wells 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 5.65 R Franklin (L, 4-3; B, 4) 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2.37 K Jimenez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.86 ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era D Davis 4 7 4 4 2 3 0 4.09 B Wickman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.83 Y Petit (W, 3-4) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.22 T Pena (H, 27) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.62 J Valverde (S, 45) 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2.83 K Wells pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP - B Thompson, D Davis. HBP - E Byrnes (by K Wells); R Ludwick (by J Valverde). Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 41-26; K Wells 49-33; R Franklin 32-21; K Jimenez 13-6; D Davis 85-51; B Wickman 18-9; Y Petit 31-23; T Pena 11-8; J Valverde 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-4; K Wells 3-5; R Franklin 1-1; K Jimenez 1-2; D Davis 6-2; B Wickman 0-2; Y Petit 0-4; T Pena 2-0; J Valverde 0-2. Batters faced: B Thompson 10; K Wells 15; R Franklin 7; K Jimenez 3; D Davis 20; B Wickman 5; Y Petit 7; T Pena 3; J Valverde 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Jim Wolf. T--3:25. Att--35,136. Weather: INDOORS</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (5) AT ARIZONA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA 2ND: T Clark lined out to center. M Reynolds singled to center. M Reynolds to second on wild pitch by B Thompson. C Young homered to left, M Reynolds scored. C Snyder struck out swinging. J Upton singled to left. D Davis reached on infield single to third, J Upton to second. S Drew flied out to left. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 3RD: K Stinnett walked. B Barden hit for B Thompson. B Barden doubled to left, K Stinnett to third. M Cairo tripled to deep right, K Stinnett and B Barden scored. S Schumaker struck out swinging. B Ryan reached on infield single to third, M Cairo scored. A Pujols doubled to left, B Ryan scored. R Ludwick singled to center, A Pujols to third. R Ludwick to second on wild pitch by D Davis. S Taguchi grounded out to first. R Branyan struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 7TH: C Snyder doubled to left. R Franklin relieved K Wells. R Ankiel in center field. J Upton homered to left, C Snyder scored. J Salazar hit for Y Petit. J Salazar doubled to right. S Drew struck out swinging. A Callaspo popped out to shortstop. E Byrnes walked. T Clark doubled to deep right, J Salazar and E Byrnes scored. M Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 6. ST LOUIS 9TH: J Valverde relieved T Pena. C Duncan hit for M Cairo. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Schumaker flied out to left. J Edmonds hit for B Ryan. J Edmonds doubled to deep left center. A Pujols walked. R Ludwick hit by pitch, J Edmonds to third, A Pujols to second. D Eckstein hit for K Jimenez. D Eckstein walked, J Edmonds scored, A Pujols to third, R Ludwick to second. Y Molina hit for G Bennett. Y Molina flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, ARIZONA 6.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ARIZONA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ST LOUIS (5) AT ARIZONA (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St Louis Starting Lineups -- S Schumaker LF, B Ryan SS, A Pujols 1B, R Ludwick RF, S Taguchi CF, R Branyan 3B, K Stinnett C, M Cairo 2B, B Thompson RHP. Arizona Starting Lineups -- S Drew SS, A Callaspo 2B, E Byrnes LF, T Clark 1B, M Reynolds 3B, C Young CF, C Snyder C, J Upton RF, D Davis LHP. Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Gary Darling (1B), Larry Poncino (2B), Jim Wolf (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. ST LOUIS 1ST: S Schumaker grounded out to second. B Ryan grounded out to pitcher. A Pujols grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 1ST: S Drew fouled out to first. A Callaspo popped out to shortstop. E Byrnes grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ARIZONA 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: R Ludwick flied out to center. S Taguchi walked. R Branyan flied into double play, center to shortstop to first, S Taguchi doubled off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ARIZONA 0. ARIZONA 2ND: T Clark lined out to center. M Reynolds singled to center. M Reynolds to second on wild pitch by B Thompson. C Young homered to left, M Reynolds scored. C Snyder struck out swinging. J Upton singled to left. D Davis reached on infield single to third, J Upton to second. S Drew flied out to left. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 3RD: K Stinnett walked. B Barden hit for B Thompson. B Barden doubled to left, K Stinnett to third. M Cairo tripled to deep right, K Stinnett and B Barden scored. S Schumaker struck out swinging. B Ryan reached on infield single to third, M Cairo scored. A Pujols doubled to left, B Ryan scored. R Ludwick singled to center, A Pujols to third. R Ludwick to second on wild pitch by D Davis. S Taguchi grounded out to first. R Branyan struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 3RD: K Wells relieved B Thompson. A Callaspo lined out to center. E Byrnes hit by pitch. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark struck out looking. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 4TH: K Stinnett singled to center. K Wells singled to left, K Stinnett to second. M Cairo struck out looking. S Schumaker grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Wells out at second, K Stinnett to third. B Ryan grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Schumaker out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 4TH: C Young grounded out to third. C Snyder flied out to center. J Upton lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 5TH: B Wickman relieved D Davis. A Pujols safe at first on error by third baseman M Reynolds. R Ludwick flied out to center, A Pujols to second. S Taguchi flied out to right, A Pujols to third. R Branyan walked. K Stinnett struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 5TH: E Bonifacio hit for B Wickman. E Bonifacio lined out to shortstop. S Drew grounded out to second. A Callaspo singled to center. E Byrnes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 6TH: Y Petit relieved B Wickman. K Wells flied out to center. M Cairo popped out to shortstop. S Schumaker tripled to deep right. B Ryan flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 6TH: T Clark struck out swinging. M Reynolds grounded out to third. C Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ST LOUIS 7TH: A Pujols flied out to center. R Ludwick struck out swinging. S Taguchi struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 2. ARIZONA 7TH: C Snyder doubled to left. R Franklin relieved K Wells. R Ankiel in center field. J Upton homered to left, C Snyder scored. J Salazar hit for Y Petit. J Salazar doubled to right. S Drew struck out swinging. A Callaspo popped out to shortstop. E Byrnes walked. T Clark doubled to deep right, J Salazar and E Byrnes scored. M Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 6. ST LOUIS 8TH: T Pena relieved Y Petit. J Salazar in right field. R Branyan struck out looking. A Miles hit for K Stinnett. A Miles grounded out to first. R Ankiel grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 6. ARIZONA 8TH: K Jimenez relieved R Franklin. G Bennett catching. A Miles at second base. M Cairo at third base. C Young grounded out to third. C Snyder flied out to center. C Jackson hit for T Pena. C Jackson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, ARIZONA 6. ST LOUIS 9TH: J Valverde relieved T Pena. C Duncan hit for M Cairo. C Duncan struck out swinging. S Schumaker flied out to left. J Edmonds hit for B Ryan. J Edmonds doubled to deep left center. A Pujols walked. R Ludwick hit by pitch, J Edmonds to third, A Pujols to second. D Eckstein hit for K Jimenez. D Eckstein walked, J Edmonds scored, A Pujols to third, R Ludwick to second. Y Molina hit for G Bennett. Y Molina flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, ARIZONA 6.</div>
Upton, Clark help Diamondbacks edge Cardinals <h3>ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 5</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are starting topull away in the National League West. Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and Tony Clark delivered acrucial two-out, two-run double as the Diamondbacks rallied forfour runs in the seventh inning en route to their fifth straightwin, a 6-5 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday inthe finale of a three-game series. Arizona (81-63) opened up a three-game advantage in the NL Westover the San Diego Padres (77-65), who suffered a 4-2 setback tothe Colorado Rockies. After Chris Snyder led off the seventh inning with a double,Upton blasted a 2-0 offering from Cardinals reliever RyanFranklin (4-3) over the left-center field wall to tie the gameat 4-4. Jeff Salazar followed with a double before Franklin was able tostrike out Stephen Drew and Alberto Callaspo. Franklin was onestrike away from getting out of the inning, but Eric Byrnes drewa walk to set the stage for Clark to smack a double to rightfield, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-4 lead. It was the first time in the history of the Diamondbacksfranchise that they were able to sweep the Cardinals. Yusmeiro Petit (3-4) picked up the win after pitching twoscoreless innings before Tony Pena hurled a perfect eighth andJose Valverde entered in the ninth to log his majorleague-leading 45th save. Valverde retired the first two batters but then surrendered adouble to pinch hitter Jim Edmonds. He then issued a four-pitchwalk to Albert Pujols and hit Ryan Ludwick with a pitch to loadthe bases. Valverde walked David Eckstein to bring in a run but managed toget Yadier Molina to pop out to right field to end the game. Chris Young gave the Diamondbacks an early 2-0 advantage byblasting a two-run shot in the second inning. The 24-year-oldrookie has 29 home runs this season. St. Louis rallied for four runs in the third. Miguel Cairosparked the outburst by belting a two-run triple to deep centerto tie the score at 2-2. Brendan Ryan plated Cairo with a base hit and Pujols capped therally with an RBI double down the left field line to give theCardinals a 4-2 advantage. Nine different players had a hit for St. Louis (69-71), whichtrails the Milwaukee Brewers (73-69) by three games in the NLCentral, but nobody managed two hits. The Chicago Cubs sit insecond place, just one game back. Cardinals starter John Thompson lasted just two innings, givingup two runs and four hits with one strikeout before beingrelieved by Kip Wells. Wells, who was coming out of the bullpen for the first timesince July 7, held the Diamondbacks scoreless for four frames.However, Wells gave up a leadoff double to Snyder in the seventhand was relieved by Franklin, who immediately surrendered thegame-tying homer to Upton. Arizona starter Doug Davis yielded four runs on seven hits andtwo walks with three strikeouts over just four innings. Daviswas replaced by the newly-acquired Bob Wickman, who pitched ascoreless frame.
Upton, Clark help Diamondbacks edge Cardinals <h3>ARIZONA 6, ST LOUIS 5</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are starting topull away in the National League West. Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and Tony Clark delivered acrucial two-out, two-run double as the Diamondbacks rallied forfour runs in the seventh inning en route to their fifth straightwin, a 6-5 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday inthe finale of a three-game series. Arizona (81-63) opened up a three-game advantage in the NL Westover the San Diego Padres (77-65), who suffered a 4-2 setback tothe Colorado Rockies. After Chris Snyder led off the seventh inning with a double,Upton blasted a 2-0 offering from Cardinals reliever RyanFranklin (4-3) over the left-center field wall to tie the gameat 4-4. "It feels good and it is definitely a confidence boost beingable to swing the bat in a clutch situation," Upton said. "Homeruns don't come easy and being able to get one always feelsgood and to help the club is even better." Jeff Salazar followed with a double before Franklin was able tostrike out Stephen Drew and Alberto Callaspo. Franklin was onestrike away from getting out of the inning, but Eric Byrnes drewa walk to set the stage for Clark to smack a double to rightfield, giving the Diamondbacks a 6-4 lead. "A two-out hit like that can make a difference especially late,"Clark said. "The biggest hit of the inning obviously wasJustin's homer. We were stuck at two for a long time butpatting ourselves on the back will defeat the purpose. We havea lot of work to do." It was the first time in the history of the Diamondbacksfranchise that they were able to sweep the Cardinals. "The last two games with the Padres and against (Chris) Youngand (Jake) Peavy were big momentum builders," Diamondbacksmanager Bob Melvin said. "The Cardinals (are) a team that wehave always had trouble in my years here. Whether it is youthagainst veteran-type guys we have always had trouble and to comeback and not only beat them but to sweep them is anotherconfidence builder." Yusmeiro Petit (3-4) picked up the win after pitching twoscoreless innings before Tony Pena hurled a perfect eighth andJose Valverde entered in the ninth to log his majorleague-leading 45th save. Valverde retired the first two batters but then surrendered adouble to pinch hitter Jim Edmonds. He then issued a four-pitchwalk to Albert Pujols and hit Ryan Ludwick with a pitch to loadthe bases. Valverde walked David Eckstein to bring in a run but managed toget Yadier Molina to pop out to right field to end the game. Chris Young gave the Diamondbacks an early 2-0 advantage byblasting a two-run shot in the second inning. The 24-year-oldrookie has 29 home runs this season. "I had no idea coming into the season what I would finish upas," Young said. "The past few years in the minors I had 25, 26home runs but it is different in the majors. So far I amsatisfied with what I have accomplished and the team is winning,which makes it better." St. Louis rallied for four runs in the third. Miguel Cairosparked the outburst by belting a two-run triple to deep centerto tie the score at 2-2. Brendan Ryan plated Cairo with a base hit and Pujols capped therally with an RBI double down the left field line to give theCardinals a 4-2 advantage. Nine different players had a hit for St. Louis (69-71), whichtrails the Milwaukee Brewers (73-69) by three games in the NLCentral, but nobody managed two hits. The Chicago Cubs sit insecond place, just one game back. "I have absolutely no complaints the way we went after it theselast three days," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "Theywere winnable games for both sides but they won all, three ofthem. Like yesterday, today we had a chance to add in the thirdand fourth but it came back and burned us. There were badresults but if we continue to go about that way we will befine." Cardinals starter John Thompson lasted just two innings, givingup two runs and four hits with one strikeout before beingrelieved by Kip Wells. Wells, who was coming out of the bullpen for the first timesince July 7, held the Diamondbacks scoreless for four frames.However, Wells gave up a leadoff double to Snyder in the seventhand was relieved by Franklin, who immediately surrendered thegame-tying homer to Upton. "I was being aggressive with predominantly four-seam fastballsas opposed to sinkers," Wells said. "I got ahead of themalthough I didn't locate it down to a science. We were aheadand in that situation I wanted to be aggressive." Arizona starter Doug Davis yielded four runs on seven hits andtwo walks with three strikeouts over just four innings. Daviswas replaced by the newly-acquired Bob Wickman, who pitched ascoreless frame.
