Marlins 6, Cardinals 5
Albert Pujols connects in the first inning for his 29th home run. (Tom Gannam/AP)
By Stephen A. Norris / MLB.com
Jason Marquis could not preserve an early lead as he remained stuck on nine victories with a loss to the Marlins. Albert Pujols crushed his 29th homer in the first inning and rookie outfielder John Rodriguez kept up his hot hitting with a two-run double.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 01, 2005
Florida 6, St. Louis 5
Today's Boxes 8/1/05
CWS 6, BAL 3
PIT 4, ATL 1
OAK 2, MIN 1
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Standings through 8/1/05 | Gameday | Marlins Stats | Cardinals Stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270
Castillo , 2B4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .307
Conine , 1B5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .291
Cabrera , LF5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .352
Jones , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lo Duca , C5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .304
Encarnacion , RF5 2 3 0 0 1 4 .302
Lowell , 3B3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .245
Gonzalez , SS3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .277
Valdez , P2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Harris , PH 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .319
Mecir , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Easley , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233
Villone , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alfonseca , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aguila , LF0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 38 6 13 6 3 2 24
BATTING 2B : Harris (4, Marquis).HR : Lowell (6, 2nd inning off Marquis, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Castillo 2; Conine; Cabrera 2; Lo Duca 2; Encarnacion 3; Lowell 4; Valdez; Harris 2.RBI : Lowell 3 (48), Harris 3 (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Encarnacion; Conine 2; Easley 2.SF : Lowell.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING Outfield assists : Cabrera (Taguchi at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Conine-Gonzalez, Cabrera-Lowell-Castillo-Conine-Gonzalez).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .267
Nunez , 3B5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .317
Pujols , 1B3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .343
Edmonds , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271
Rodriguez , LF3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .356
Grudzielanek , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .287
Taguchi , RF4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .275
Mahoney , C2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
a-Mabry , PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
Diaz , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
Marquis , P3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333
Thompson , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tavarez , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Seabol , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Totals 34 5 11 5 2 3 12
BATTING 2B : Marquis (6, Valdez), Edmonds 2 (24, Valdez, Valdez), Rodriguez (5, Valdez), Taguchi (11, Mecir).HR : Pujols (29, 1st inning off Valdez, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Pujols 4; Edmonds 4; Rodriguez 3; Grudzielanek; Taguchi 4; Mahoney; Marquis 2.RBI : Pujols (85), Marquis (9), Rodriguez 2 (8), Mabry (26).2-out RBI : Pujols; Marquis.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Eckstein 4; Grudzielanek.S : Mahoney.SF : Mabry.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Rodriguez (2, fielding).DP : (Nunez-Pujols-Nunez).
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Valdez (W, 1-0)5.0 8 4 4 2 1 1 4.50
Mecir (H, 12)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
Villone (H, 18)1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38
Alfonseca (H, 3)0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.61
Jones (S, 21)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.33
IBB : Rodriguez (by Valdez).HBP : Gonzalez (by Marquis).Pitches-strikes : Valdez 66-42, Mecir 18-14, Villone 13-10, Alfonseca 16-11, Jones 11-7, Marquis 105-64, Thompson 40-27, Tavarez 4-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Valdez 5-9, Mecir 3-0, Villone 2-1, Alfonseca 0-1, Jones 2-0, Marquis 10-7, Thompson 4-2, Tavarez 2-0.Batters faced : Valdez 24, Mecir 4, Villone 4, Alfonseca 3, Jones 3, Marquis 30, Thompson 12, Tavarez 1.Inherited runners-scored : Tavarez 1-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Bill Hohn.Weather : 89 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, In from RF.T : 2:44.Att : 43,403.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
