Cards' struggles continue
White Sox 13, Cardinals 5
Jim Edmonds leaves the game with an injury in the third inning. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
St. Louis pitching was hit hard for a second consecutive night on Wednesday, surrendering 13 runs on 16 hits in a blowout loss against the White Sox. Jason Marquis allowed 13 runs on 14 hits over five innings, while the Cardinals also lost Jim Edmonds to an injury in the third inning after he suffered a mild concussion.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 21, 2006
St. Louis
(42-28)
Lost 2
Chi White Sox 13, St. Louis 5
Today's Boxes 6/21/06
MIL 4, DET 3
LAA 6, SF 3
CHC 9, CLE 2
BAL 4, FLA 0
NYY 5, PHI 0
BOS 9, WSH 3
CIN 6, NYM 5
TB 3, ARI 2
TOR 6, ATL 3
HOU 5, MIN 3
SD 3, TEX 2
KC 6, PIT 4
OAK 3, COL 2
SEA 8, LAD 5
Chi White Sox
(46-25)
Won 6
June 21, 2006
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Standings thru 6/21/06  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | White Sox Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .318
a-Rodriguez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Taguchi , LF-CF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286
Rolen , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
Spiezio , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Encarnacion , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
Thompson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Edmonds , CF2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265
Perez , LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Luna , DH-RF4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .318
Molina , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211
Duncan , 1B4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .275
Miles , 2B4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .274
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 7 14
a-Grounded out for Eckstein in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Encarnacion (14, Buehrle).HR : Taguchi (2, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 1 out), Edmonds (7, 2nd inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out), Perez (1, 8th inning off Thornton, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Eckstein; Taguchi 4; Encarnacion 3; Edmonds 4; Perez 5; Luna 3; Miles.RBI : Taguchi (25), Edmonds (38), Miles (11), Luna (14), Perez (2).2-out RBI : Miles.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Miles.GIDP : Duncan.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Encarnacion (3, fielding).PB : Molina (5).DP : 2 (Eckstein-Miles-Duncan, Spiezio-Miles-Duncan).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .252
Iguchi , 2B4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .296
Thome , DH5 3 4 2 0 1 0 .288
Konerko , 1B3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .324
1-Gload , PR-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Dye , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .305
Pierzynski , C4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326
Crede , 3B3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307
Cintron , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Mackowiak , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285
Uribe , SS4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .227
Totals 39 13 16 13 2 7 11
1-Ran for Konerko in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (14, Marquis), Thome (9, Marquis), Iguchi (13, Marquis), Pierzynski (16, Marquis).HR : Konerko (18, 1st inning off Marquis, 2 on, 0 out), Thome (23, 2nd inning off Marquis, 1 on, 0 out), Crede (13, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out), Uribe (8, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Podsednik 3; Iguchi 3; Thome 8; Konerko 5; Gload; Pierzynski 2; Crede 4; Mackowiak; Uribe 5.RBI : Iguchi 3 (30), Konerko 4 (59), Podsednik (24), Thome 2 (59), Crede (49), Pierzynski (22), Uribe (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mackowiak 2; Dye.GIDP : Pierzynski; Uribe.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING DP : (Konerko-Uribe-Buehrle).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 8-4)7.0 10 4 4 0 5 2 3.27
Thornton 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.30
Jenks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.93
Pitches-strikes : Marquis 92-60, Looper 12-7, Wainwright 10-8, Thompson 16-11, Buehrle 100-72, Thornton 10-7, Jenks 11-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Marquis 5-7, Looper 2-1, Wainwright 2-0, Thompson 0-1, Buehrle 9-7, Thornton 2-1, Jenks 1-0.Batters faced : Marquis 30, Looper 3, Wainwright 3, Thompson 5, Buehrle 30, Thornton 4, Jenks 3.Umpires : HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 81 degrees, clear.Wind : 11 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:20.Att : 37,897.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner