Slide halted at eight games
Cardinals 4, Brewers 3
Albert Pujols increased his RBI total to 89 with Saturday's two-run homer. (Kyle Ericson/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
Anthony Reyes carried a no-hitter into the fourth and four relievers shut out the Brewers on two hits to put an end to the Cardinals' season-long eight-game losing streak. Albert Pujols broke out of a modest slump with his 34th homer before Jim Edmonds made a diving catch with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to preserve a one-run lead.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 05, 2006
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Today's Boxes 8/5/06
CIN 8, ATL 6
NYM 4, PHI 3
OAK 5, SEA 2
CHC 7, PIT 5
CWS 7, TOR 1
LAA 10, TEX 3
BAL 5, NYY 0
LAD 10, FLA 2
DET 4, CLE 3
MIN 14, KC 3
TB 8, BOS 5
COL 2, SF 1
HOU 9, ARI 3
SD 6, WSH 3
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Standings thru 8/5/06 | Gameday | Brewers Stats | Cardinals Stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gross , CF4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .265
Graffanino , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271
Fielder , 1B4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .289
Mench , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
Hall , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
Jenkins , RF3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .256
Bell , 3B4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .276
Kolb , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller , C2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264
Sheets , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Gonzalez , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Clark , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
Helling , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Cirillo , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Totals 33 3 7 3 6 7 18
BATTING 2B : Bell (19, Hancock).3B : Bell (3, Reyes).HR : Jenkins (10, 4th inning off Reyes, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Mench; Hall 2; Jenkins 4; Bell 5; Clark.RBI : Jenkins 2 (55), Clark (22).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fielder 3; Graffanino.GIDP : Bell.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Hall (6, 2nd base off Looper/Bennett).FIELDING DP : (Hall-Fielder).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292
Spiezio , LF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261
Encarnacion , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Pujols , 1B4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .319
Rolen , 3B3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .317
Edmonds , CF3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .264
Belliard , 2B3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .286
Duncan , RF2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .285
Hancock , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Looper , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Rodriguez , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
1-Weaver , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Isringhausen , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bennett , C4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198
Reyes , P2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .067
Taguchi , RF-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Totals 29 4 6 4 6 7 13
BATTING 2B : Rolen (34, Sheets), Edmonds (18, Gonzalez).HR : Pujols (34, 3rd inning off Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Spiezio; Pujols 5; Rolen 2; Edmonds 2; Belliard.RBI : Rolen (69), Pujols 2 (89), Belliard (46).2-out RBI : Rolen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duncan 2; Reyes.GIDP : Pujols.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Pujols (5, 2nd base off Sheets/Miller).FIELDING DP : (Looper-Belliard-Pujols).
IBB : Jenkins (by Looper).HBP : Graffanino (by Reyes).Pitches-strikes : Sheets 27-14, Gonzalez 54-35, Helling 40-20, Kolb 27-14, Reyes 97-61, Hancock 27-14, Johnson 1-1, Looper 20-12, Isringhausen 7-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Sheets 0-2, Gonzalez 0-2, Helling 3-5, Kolb 2-3, Reyes 2-7, Hancock 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Looper 4-1, Isringhausen 1-2.Batters faced : Sheets 7, Gonzalez 11, Helling 10, Kolb 7, Reyes 24, Hancock 5, Johnson 1, Looper 7, Isringhausen 3.Inherited runners-scored : Johnson 3-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 90 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 2:55.Att : 43,299.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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