Arizona 9, St. Louis 8
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 2
Arizona 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 X 9 10 1
WP: D. Eveland (1-0) S: J. Valverde (44)
LP: T. Wellemeyer (3-2)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Arizona
- C. Jackson homered to deep left, E. Byrnes and C. Young scored
Top 3rd: St. Louis
- A. Pujols tripled to deep right, R. Ankiel and B. Looper scored
- C. Duncan safe at first on pitcher M. Owings' fielding error, A. Pujols scored, J. Edmonds to second
- A. Miles homered to deep right, C. Duncan and J. Edmonds scored
- B. Looper singled to center, K. Stinnett scored, B. Looper out at second
Bot 3rd: Arizona
- C. Jackson walked, E. Byrnes stole third, E. Byrnes scored on catcher K. Stinnett's throwing error
Bot 4th: Arizona
- S. Drew homered to deep right center, J. Cirillo and A. Ojeda scored
- M. Montero hit sacrifice fly to left, C. Young scored
- C. Quentin singled to left, E. Byrnes scored, C. Jackson to third
Top 5th: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick singled to shortstop, M. Maroth scored, A. Miles to second
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
R. Ankiel rf 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .333
A. Pujols 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .321
J. Edmonds cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .243
C. Duncan lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .260
    M. Maroth pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
    T. Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Cairo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
    R. Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
A. Miles 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .308
K. Stinnett c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .180
B. Looper p 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .191
    T. Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
    R. Ludwick ph-lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .252
B. Ryan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .338
 Totals 35 8 9 7 4 6 15  
 Batting
2B - A Pujols (29, M Owings); K Stinnett (3, M Owings).
3B - A Pujols (1, M Owings).
HR - A Miles (2, 3rd inning off M Owings 2 on, 2 Out).
RBI - A Pujols 2 (88), A Miles 3 (29), B Looper (6), R Ludwick (40).
2-out RBI - A Pujols 2, A Miles 3, B Looper.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 2, B Ryan 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
Picked Off - R Ludwick (1st base, M Montero/C Jackson).
 
 Fielding
E - K Stinnett (3, throw); A Miles (13, catch).
Outfield assists - J Edmonds (J Cirillo at 1st base).
DP - 1 (J Edmonds-A Miles-A Pujols).
 Arizona
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
S. Drew ss 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 .230
C. Young cf 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .238
E. Byrnes lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .297
C. Jackson 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .279
    J. Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Montero c 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .223
    B. Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M. Reynolds 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
    D. Eveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Quentin ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
    B. Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Hammock ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
J. Salazar rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .274
A. Ojeda 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .236
M. Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
    J. Peguero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Cirillo 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222
 Totals 33 9 10 8 4 7 9  
 Batting
2B - E Byrnes (28, B Looper); J Cirillo (3, B Looper).
HR - C Jackson (13, 1st inning off B Looper 2 on, 1 Out), S Drew (11, 4th inning off B Looper 2 on, 1 Out).
SF - M Montero.
RBI - C Jackson 3 (51), S Drew 3 (50), M Montero (36), C Quentin (30).
2-out RBI - C Quentin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Salazar 1.
Team LOB - 5.
 Base Running
SB - E Byrnes (43, 3rd base off B Looper/K Stinnett).
 
 Fielding
E - M Owings (2, ground ball).
Outfield assists - C Young (B Looper at 2nd base).
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Looper 3.1 8 7 6 1 2 2 4.70
T. Wellemeyer (L, 3-2) 0.2 1 2 0 2 0 0 3.70
T. Percival 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.32
R. Flores 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.41
R. Springer 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.37
 Arizona
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Owings 2.2 4 7 2 2 1 1 4.78
J. Peguero 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.15
D. Eveland (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.62
B. Medders 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.91
D. Slaten (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.41
D. Nippert (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.77
B. Lyon (H, 30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.82
J. Valverde (S, 44) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.73
HBP - D Eckstein 2 (by M Owings, J Peguero).
Pitches-strikes - B Looper 71-44; T Wellemeyer 24-13; T Percival 22-15; R Flores 12-8; R Springer 17-9; M Owings 65-39; J Peguero 13-10; D Eveland 2-2; B Medders 32-18; D Slaten 15-8; D Nippert 12-9; B Lyon 14-9; J Valverde 19-14.
Ground balls-fly balls - B Looper 2-6; T Wellemeyer 1-2; T Percival 1-3; R Flores 0-0; R Springer 1-1; M Owings 5-2; J Peguero 0-2; D Eveland 0-1; B Medders 0-2; D Slaten 0-0; D Nippert 1-1; B Lyon 1-1; J Valverde 2-1.
Batters faced - B Looper 19; T Wellemeyer 6; T Percival 6; R Flores 3; R Springer 4; M Owings 16; J Peguero 5; D Eveland 1; B Medders 6; D Slaten 3; D Nippert 3; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry Poncino.
Time: 3:35.
Attendance: 45,931.
Weather: 99 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, in from center.
Game Notes
ST LOUIS LEFT FIELDER CHRIS DUNCAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEG INJURY.

Updated on Sunday, Sep 9, 2007 1:23 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 St. Louis
A. Pujols A. Pujols
3-4
2 RBI
 Arizona
C. Jackson C. Jackson
1-3, 1 HR
3 RBI