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| W: J. Suppan (W, 10-7); L: D. Lowe (L, 7-11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HR: STL: J. Edmonds (19), J. Mabry (6), D. Eckstein (3). LAD: J. Phillips (8), J. Kent (19). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | ||||||||
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 |
| A Nunez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .344 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .264 |
| J Rodriguez LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 |
| R King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .284 |
| J Mabry RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| M Mahoney C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .212 |
| J Suppan P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| H Luna PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| A Reyes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Gall PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| B Thompson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Taguchi LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Team totals: | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Pujols (25), Mabry (9), Eckstein (13), Suppan (2)
Home runs: Edmonds (19, 1st inning off Lowe with 1 on, 1 outs) , Mabry (6, 4th inning off Lowe with 1 on, 1 outs) , Eckstein (3, 6th inning off Carrara with 2 on, 2 outs)
RBI: Pujols (84), Edmonds 2 (61), Rodriguez (6), Mabry 2 (25), Eckstein 3 (32)
Sacrifice bunts: Mahoney (1), Nunez (1), Mabry (1)
Left in scoring position: Edmonds (2), Grudzielanek (1), Rodriguez (1), Mahoney (2), Eckstein (2), Taguchi (1), Gall (2)
Team Batting:
Left on base: 10
Left in scoring position: 7
Hits with runners in scoring position: 14 at-bats, 4 hits
Fielding:
Double plays: 3: (#1: Eckstein, Grudzielanek, Pujols), (#2: Thompson, Eckstein, Pujols), (#3: Grudzielanek, Eckstein, Pujols)
| L.A. Dodgers | ||||||||
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| O Robles 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| M Bradley CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| J Kent 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| R Ledee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .277 |
| J Phillips 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .429 |
| J Repko RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| D Lowe P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 |
| H Choi PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| G Carrara P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| W Alvarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .335 |
| J Broxton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| E Dessens P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team totals: | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Choi (12)
Home runs: Phillips (8, 4th inning off Suppan with 0 on, 1 outs) , Kent (19, 4th inning off Suppan with 0 on, 0 outs)
RBI: Bradley (30), Phillips (46), Repko (22), Kent (72)
Grounded into double play: Izturis (1), Repko (2)
Left in scoring position: Navarro (1), Izturis (1), Lowe (1), Ledee (1)
Team Batting:
Left on base: 4
Left in scoring position: 2
Hits with runners in scoring position: 7 at-bats, 2 hits
| St. Louis | |||||||
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| J Suppan (W, 10-7) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.28 |
| A Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.88 |
| B Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| R King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.22 |
| J Tavarez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 |
| L.A. Dodgers | |||||||
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| D Lowe (L, 7-11) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3.99 |
| G Carrara | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.79 |
| W Alvarez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.98 |
| J Broxton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| E Dessens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Individual Pitching | ||||||
| St. Louis | ||||||
| Name | Batters Faced | Pitches | Strikes | Ground Balls | Fly Balls | |
| J Suppan | 23 | 84 | 54 | 11 | 5 | |
| A Reyes | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| B Thompson | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| R King | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| J Tavarez | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| L.A. Dodgers | ||||||
| Name | Batters Faced | Pitches | Strikes | Ground Balls | Fly Balls | |
| D Lowe | 23 | 81 | 55 | 10 | 3 | |
| G Carrara | 7 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| W Alvarez | 6 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| J Broxton | 6 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| E Dessens | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |
| Umpires | |
| Name | Position |
| Jim Wolf | HP |
| Sam Holbrook | 1B |
| Randy Marsh | 2B |
| Larry Vanover | 3B |
| Play-By-Play |
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| Top of the 1st Hit: Eckstein hits a double to LF. 0 out. |
| Play: Nunez sacrifices to P. Eckstein to third. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, double by Albert Pujols. David Eckstein scores from 3rd. |
| Run scored: 2 runs, home run by Jim Edmonds (19). Albert Pujols scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Rodriguez grounds out to 3B. 2 outs. |
| Out: Grudzielanek flies out to P. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 1st Out: Izturis grounds out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Out: Robles grounds out to 2B. 2 outs. |
| Out: Bradley flies out to 1B. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 2nd Out: Mabry strikes out. 1 out. |
| Out: Mahoney grounds out to 3B. 2 outs. |
| Hit: Suppan hits a double to RF. 2 outs. |
| Out: Eckstein grounds out to 2B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 2nd Play: Kent walks. 0 out. |
| Out: Ledee flies out to 3B. Kent holds on first. 1 out. |
| Hit: Phillips hits a single to CF. Kent to second. 1 out. |
| Out: Navarro flies out to CF. Phillips holds on first. Kent holds on second. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 1 run, single by Jason Repko. Jeff Kent scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Lowe grounds out to P. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 3rd Out: Nunez grounds out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Out: Pujols grounds out to P. 2 outs. |
| Out: Edmonds grounds out to 2B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 3rd Out: Izturis grounds out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Out: Robles grounds out to 1B. 2 outs. |
| Out: Bradley grounds out to 1B. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 4th Out: Rodriguez grounds out to 1B. 1 out. |
| Hit: Grudzielanek hits a single to 3B. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 2 runs, home run by John Mabry (6). Mark Grudzielanek scores from 1st. |
| Out: Mahoney grounds out to SS. 2 outs. |
| Out: Suppan grounds out to SS. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 4th Run scored: 1 run, home run by Jeff Kent (19). |
| Out: Ledee grounds out to 1B. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, home run by Jason Phillips (8). |
| Hit: Navarro hits a single to CF. 1 out. |
| Out: Repko hits into double play. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 5th Out: Eckstein strikes out. 1 out. |
| Hit: Nunez hits a single to LF. 1 out. |
| Hit: Pujols hits a single to LF. Nunez to second. 1 out. |
| Out: Edmonds strikes out. Pujols holds on first. Nunez holds on second. 2 outs. |
| Out: Rodriguez grounds out to 1B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 5th Offensive Substitution: (P) Lowe replaced by (PH) Choi |
| Hit: Choi hits a double to LF. 0 out. |
| Out: Izturis flies out to LF. Choi holds on second. 1 out. |
| Hit: Robles hits a single to CF. Choi to third. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, Milton Bradley grounds out. Hee-Seop Choi scores from 3rd. |
| Play: Kent walks. Robles holds on second. 2 outs. |
| Out: Ledee grounds out to 1B. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 6th Pitching Change: (P) Lowe replaced by (P) Carrara |
| Out: Grudzielanek strikes out. 1 out. |
| Play: Mabry walks. 1 out. |
| Play: Mahoney sacrifices to 1B. Mabry to second. 2 outs. |
| Offensive Substitution: (P) Suppan replaced by (PH) Luna |
| Play: Luna walks. Mabry holds on second. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 3 runs, home run by David Eckstein (3). John Mabry scores from 2nd, Hector Luna scores from 1st. |
| Hit: Nunez hits a single to SS. 2 outs. |
| Hit: Pujols hits a single to LF. Nunez to second. 2 outs. |
| Pitching Change: (P) Carrara replaced by (P) Alvarez |
| Out: Edmonds flies out to 2B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 6th Pitching Change: (P) Suppan replaced by (P) Reyes |
| Out: Phillips flies out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Out: Navarro strikes out. 2 outs. |
| Out: Repko flies out to LF. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 7th Hit: Rodriguez hits a single to 3B. 0 out. |
| Play: Grudzielanek walks. Rodriguez to second. 0 out. |
| Play: Mabry sacrifices to P. Grudzielanek to second. Rodriguez to third. 1 out. |
| Out: Mahoney strikes out. Grudzielanek holds on second. Rodriguez holds on third. 2 outs. |
| Offensive Substitution: (P) Reyes replaced by (PH) Gall |
| Out: Gall strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: (P) Reyes replaced by (P) Thompson |
| Offensive Substitution: (P) Alvarez replaced by (PH) Perez |
| Hit: Perez hits a single to LF. 0 out. |
| Out: Izturis hits into double play. 2 outs. |
| Out: Robles flies out to CF. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 8th Pitching Change: (P) Alvarez replaced by (P) Broxton |
| Out: Eckstein flies out to CF. 1 out. |
| Play: Nunez walks. 1 out. |
| Out: Pujols strikes out. Nunez holds on first. 2 outs. |
| Play: Edmonds walks. Nunez to second. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 1 run, single by John Rodriguez. Abraham O. Nunez scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Grudzielanek strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 8th Defensive Substitution: (P) Thompson replaced by (LF) Taguchi |
| Pitching Change: (P) Thompson replaced by (P) King |
| Out: Bradley grounds out to SS. 1 out. |
| Out: Kent flies out to 1B. 2 outs. |
| Out: Ledee strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 9th Pitching Change: (P) Broxton replaced by (P) Dessens |
| Hit: Mabry hits a double to CF. 0 out. |
| Out: Mahoney grounds out to 1B. Mabry to third. 1 out. |
| Out: Taguchi flies out to SS. Mabry holds on third. 2 outs. |
| Out: Eckstein flies out to RF. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: (P) King replaced by (P) Tavarez |
| Out: Phillips grounds out to 3B. 1 out. |
| Hit: Navarro hits a single to CF. 1 out. |
| Out: Repko hits into double play. 3 outs. |
How they scored:
Cardinals first. Eckstein doubled to left. Nunez sacrificed, pitcher Lowe to first baseman Phillips, Eckstein to third. Pujols doubled to center, Eckstein scored. Edmonds homered to center on a 0-1 count, Pujols scored. Rodriguez grounded out, third baseman Robles to first baseman Phillips. Grudzielanek lined out to pitcher Lowe.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.
Dodgers second. Kent walked on four pitches. Ledee fouled out to third baseman Nunez. Phillips singled to center, Kent to second. Navarro flied out to center fielder Edmonds. Repko singled to center, Kent scored, Phillips to second. Lowe grounded out, pitcher Suppan to first baseman Pujols.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.
Cardinals fourth. Rodriguez grounded out, first baseman Phillips to pitcher Lowe. Grudzielanek infield single to third. Mabry homered to center on a 1-1 count, Grudzielanek scored. Mahoney grounded out, shortstop Izturis to first baseman Phillips. Suppan grounded out, shortstop Izturis to first baseman Phillips.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.
Dodgers fourth. Kent homered to left on a 1-2 count. Ledee grounded out, first baseman Pujols to pitcher Suppan. Phillips homered to left on a 1-2 count. Navarro singled to center. Repko grounded into a double play, shortstop Eckstein to second baseman Grudzielanek to first baseman Pujols, Navarro out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3.
Dodgers fifth. Choi pinch-hitting for Lowe. Choi doubled to left. Izturis flied out to left fielder Rodriguez. Robles singled to center, Choi to third. Bradley grounded out, second baseman Grudzielanek to first baseman Pujols, Choi scored, Robles to second. Kent walked on four pitches. Ledee grounded out, first baseman Pujols unassisted.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.
Cardinals sixth. Carrara pitching. Grudzielanek struck out. Mabry walked on a full count. Mahoney sacrificed, first baseman Phillips to second baseman Kent, Mabry to second. Luna pinch-hitting for Suppan. Luna walked on four pitches. Eckstein homered to left on a 1-1 count, Mabry scored, Luna scored. Nunez infield single to short. Pujols singled to left, Nunez to second. Alvarez pitching. Edmonds popped out to second baseman Kent.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4.
Cardinals eighth. Broxton pitching. Eckstein flied out to center fielder Bradley. Nunez walked. Pujols struck out. Edmonds walked, Nunez to second. Rodriguez singled to right, Nunez scored, Edmonds to third. Grudzielanek struck out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Cardinals 9, Dodgers 4.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals apparently have enough offensive punch - even with half of their regular position players on the disabled list.
Jim Edmonds and John Mabry hit two-run homers early and David Eckstein added a three-run shot late, powering the NL Central leaders to a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
It's going to be a while before right fielder Larry Walker, third baseman Scott Rolen, left fielder Reggie Sanders and catcher Yadier Molina are all sound enough to return. But Mabry, Abraham Nunez, John Rodriguez and Mike Mahoney are filling in just fine.
''It's a good thing we've been able to come in and help out while a lot of these guys have been hurt,'' Mabry said. ''That's part of the job when you sign on as a bench player. You just come to the park every day with that mind-set so that you're ready to step in and the team doesn't skip a beat. Hopefully, those guys can get back soon and give us a shot in the arm and are fresh for the stretch drive.''
Jeff Suppan (10-7) won his fourth straight road start, allowing four runs and seven hits in five innings. The last time he pitched at Dodger Stadium was on Oct. 10, when he beat the Dodgers 6-2 to clinch the NL division series.
Derek Lowe (7-11) lost for the seventh time in nine decisions, allowing five runs and eight hits over five innings - including Edmonds' 19th homer and Mabry's sixth.
It was the Cardinals' second victory this year against Lowe, who pitched for Boston last season and wrapped up the Red Sox's four-game World Series sweep of the Cardinals with a 3-0 win.
The right-hander threw eight innings of one-hit ball against Cincinnati last Monday despite pitching the last five frames with a large blister on his thumb.
''It was as bad today as it's been all year,'' Lowe said. ''The medical staff did a really good job, as far as covering it, but we had to cover it up enough to where it wasn't going to rip. Sometimes that takes a little bit away from the feel, but I should have easily pitched a lot better.''
Eckstein increased the Cardinals' lead to 8-4 in the seventh, driving a 1-1 pitch from reliever Giovanni Carrara over the fence in left field for his third homer this season and first in 57 career at-bats at Dodger Stadium.
''That was probably the last thing on my mind, because I don't hit that many. But I was finally able to hit one here,'' said Eckstein, who has 20 home runs in 2,599 career at-bats. ''Everyone in this clubhouse has made me a better player, so it's been a lot of fun.''
Dodgers rookie reliever Jonathan Broxton, making his second big league appearance in as many days, struck out slugger Albert Pujols for the second time in as many at-bats. But he walked two batters and gave up an RBI single by John Rodriguez that made it 9-4.
Rodriguez, who was called up from the minors on July 18 to replace Sanders, has hit safely in all 10 games he has started.
''We miss the guys who play every day, but the guys who are out there are giving us an opportunity and helping us win,'' said Pujols, who raised his RBI total to 84 with a first-inning double.
The Dodgers narrowed the gap to 5-3 in the fourth on Jeff Kent's 19th home run and Jason Phillips' eighth. In the fifth, pinch-hitter Hee-Seop Choi led off with a double and scored on Milton Bradley's groundout, making it a one-run deficit.
Phillips, who has been struggling defensively behind the plate, played his third straight game at first base with promising rookie catcher Dioner Navarro starting his second straight game after Friday's promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Navarro is getting his chance because of his impressive offensive numbers in the minors - and the fact that Phillips has thrown out only 12 of 82 baserunners.
''I'm in the lineup, so I'm happy,'' said Phillips, who was the New York Mets' opening day first baseman last year. ''Dioner's a solid player and he's the big prospect, so you want to see what we have to help the team win. We're in striking distance, so basically it comes down to winning ballgames at all cost. And at this point, you do whatever you can to get in the playoffs.''
Edmonds, who capped a three-run first with a drive into the right-field pavilion that was estimated at 422 feet, has two homers and seven RBIs in his last three games after going 11-for-64. Mabry gave the Cardinals to 5-1 lead in the fourth with his sixth homer after a single by Mark Grudzielanek. It was the 20th home run allowed by Lowe, a career worst.
Notes: Edmonds was 1-for-14 lifetime against Lowe in the regular season before his home run. ... Choi has been successful in three of his last four at-bats as a pinch-hitter after starting the season 1-for-19 in that role. ... A ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Roger Owens, a peanut vendor at Dodger Stadium since the ballpark opened in 1962. Owens, whose distinctive style has earned him national recognition, stayed in character by tossing two bags of peanuts behind his back to home plate instead of baseballs.