St. Louis 8, Colorado 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap

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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 1
St. Louis 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 X 8 11 1
WP: T. Wellemeyer (1-0)
LP: A. Cook (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: St. Louis
- A. Kennedy grounded into fielder's choice, R. Ankiel scored, Y. Molina out at second
Top 4th: Colorado
- B. Hawpe homered to deep right
Bot 4th: St. Louis
- R. Ankiel homered to deep right
Bot 5th: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick tripled to deep center, S. Schumaker scored
- T. Glaus hit sacrifice fly to right, R. Ludwick scored
Top 7th: Colorado
- W. Taveras singled to center, S. Podsednik scored, W. Taveras to second on center fielder R. Ankiel's fielding error
Top 8th: Colorado
- B. Hawpe doubled to deep right, G. Atkins scored
Bot 8th: St. Louis
- R. Washington doubled to deep right center, A. Kennedy scored, R. Washington to third on shortstop T. Tulowitzki's throwing error
- R. Ludwick doubled to left, R. Washington and C. Izturis scored, S. Schumaker to third
- A. Pujols singled to third, S. Schumaker scored, R. Ludwick to third
 Colorado
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
W. Taveras cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .100
T. Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .375
T. Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .375
M. Holliday lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143
G. Atkins 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .143
B. Hawpe rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250
Y. Torrealba c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
J. Nix 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167
A. Cook p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
    S. Podsednik ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
    M. Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    L. Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Spilborghs ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
 Totals 35 3 9 3 4 9 15  
 Batting
2B - Y Torrealba (1, T Wellemeyer); T Helton (2, T Wellemeyer); B Hawpe (1, R Franklin).
HR - B Hawpe (1, 4th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - B Hawpe 2 (2), W Taveras (1).
2-out RBI - W Taveras, B Hawpe.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, A Cook 1, G Atkins 2, T Tulowitzki 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - S Podsednik (1, 2nd base off K McClellan/Y Molina).
CS - T Tulowitzki (1, 2nd base by T Wellemeyer/Y Molina).
 
 Fielding
E - T Tulowitzki (1, throw).
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
S. Schumaker lf 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .000
R. Ludwick rf 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .600
A. Pujols 1b 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 .500
T. Glaus 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .000
R. Ankiel cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .375
Y. Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
A. Kennedy 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .429
T. Wellemeyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    K. McClellan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    R. Villone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Washington ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
    R. Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Izturis ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000
 Totals 33 8 11 8 6 6 15  
 Batting
2B - R Washington (1, L Vizcaino); R Ludwick (1, L Vizcaino).
3B - R Ludwick (1, A Cook).
HR - R Ankiel (1, 4th inning off A Cook 0 on, 0 Out).
S - T Wellemeyer.
SF - T Glaus.
RBI - A Kennedy (1), R Ankiel (1), R Ludwick 3 (3), T Glaus (1), R Washington (1), A Pujols (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, R Ankiel 2, Y Molina 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Fielding
E - R Ankiel (1, bobble).
 Colorado
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Cook (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 4 4 3 3 1 6.00
M. Herges 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
M. Bowie 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
L. Vizcaino 0.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 108.00
T. Buchholz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Wellemeyer (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 3 6 1 1.80
K. McClellan (H, 2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.00
R. Villone (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R. Franklin (H, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
R. Springer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
WP - K McClellan.
IBB - A Pujols (by A Cook).
Pitches-strikes - A Cook 85-56; M Herges 19-10; M Bowie 5-4; L Vizcaino 33-18; T Buchholz 5-4; T Wellemeyer 95-56; K McClellan 24-14; R Villone 4-3; R Franklin 13-8; R Springer 32-21.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Cook 7-8; M Herges 0-0; M Bowie 0-1; L Vizcaino 0-1; T Buchholz 1-0; T Wellemeyer 2-6; K McClellan 5-0; R Villone 0-0; R Franklin 1-1; R Springer 0-2.
Batters faced - A Cook 27; M Herges 4; M Bowie 1; L Vizcaino 7; T Buchholz 2; T Wellemeyer 21; K McClellan 8; R Villone 1; R Franklin 4; R Springer 5.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Randy Marsh.
Time: 3:12.
Attendance: 39,915.
Weather: 51 degrees, clear.
Wind: 11 mph, right to left.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 2:49 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Colorado
B. Hawpe Brad Hawpe
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI
 St. Louis
R. Ludwick Ryan Ludwick
3-5
3 RBI