Cardinals 5, Braves 3
David Eckstein is mobbed by teammates after his walk-off grand slam. (AP)
By Stephen A. Norris / MLB.com
David Eckstein drilled a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a dramatic victory over Atlanta. The Cards' lineup did little until Albert Pujols smashed his 31st home run in the eighth inning.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 07, 2005
St. Louis 5, Atlanta 3
Today's Boxes 8/7/05
CLE 6, DET 5
SD 3, WSH 0
NYY 6, TOR 2
FLA 2, CIN 0
LAD 6, PIT 4
MIL 2, PHI 0
TEX 9, BAL 3
BOS 11, MIN 7
OAK 11, KC 0
CWS 3, SEA 1
HOU 8, SF 1
LAA 10, TB 4
ARI 9, COL 4
NYM 6, CHC 1
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Standings through 8/7/05 | Gameday | Braves Stats | Cardinals Stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
Johnson , LF3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .228
Giles , 2B3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305
Jones, A , CF2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .273
LaRoche , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .257
Francoeur , RF4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .403
McCann , C3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297
Betemit , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308
Sosa , P2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .062
a-Orr , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Farnsworth , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Foster , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reitsma , P1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Totals 30 3 6 3 4 10 10
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (8, Isringhausen).HR : Johnson (8, 1st inning off Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out), Francoeur (8, 2nd inning off Carpenter, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Johnson 4; Giles; Francoeur 6; McCann; Betemit.RBI : Johnson (32), Francoeur 2 (21).2-out RBI : Francoeur.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Reitsma 2.S : Giles.GIDP : LaRoche.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Giles (13, 2nd base off Isringhausen/Mahoney).FIELDING PB : McCann (2).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS3 1 2 4 2 0 0 .272
Rodriguez , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333
Pujols , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .343
Edmonds , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .270
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297
Nunez , 3B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .306
Taguchi , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280
Mahoney , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182
a-Luna , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
Carpenter , P3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .037
Isringhausen , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
King , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Seabol , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 5 18
BATTING 2B : Taguchi (12, Sosa), Eckstein (16, Sosa), Edmonds (26, Sosa).HR : Pujols (31, 8th inning off Farnsworth, 0 on, 2 out), Eckstein (5, 9th inning off Reitsma, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Eckstein 6; Rodriguez; Pujols 4; Edmonds 2; Nunez; Taguchi 3; Luna.RBI : Pujols (89), Eckstein 4 (38).2-out RBI : Pujols.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Grudzielanek 2; Carpenter; Edmonds; Rodriguez; Nunez.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Eckstein (8, 2nd base off Sosa/McCann).FIELDING Outfield assists : Taguchi (McCann at 2nd base).DP : (Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols).
HBP : McCann (by King).Pitches-strikes : Sosa 87-57, Farnsworth 12-9, Foster 7-3, Reitsma 25-18, Carpenter 113-75, Isringhausen 12-6, King 9-3.Ground outs-fly outs : Sosa 5-11, Farnsworth 1-1, Foster 0-0, Reitsma 1-1, Carpenter 6-7, Isringhausen 2-0, King 1-0.Batters faced : Sosa 27, Farnsworth 3, Foster 1, Reitsma 6, Carpenter 29, Isringhausen 4, King 3.Inherited runners-scored : Reitsma 1-0, King 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Ron Kulpa.Weather : 88 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, In from CF.T : 2:37.Att : 47,714.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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