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2009 Central League Champions
Redbirds tee off in finale
Cardinals 6, Reds 1
Anthony Reyes gave up two hits, hit three and struck out five. (Tony Tribble/AP)
 Duncan hits two solo homers
 Edmonds' solo homer
 Spiezio's two-run homer
By William S. Hupp / MLB.com
Chris Duncan belted two of the Cards' four home runs as the visitors took the finale and left town with a 3 1/2-game lead over the Reds. Jim Edmonds and Scott Spiezio also went deep to back rookie Anthony Reyes, who tossed five shutout innings to earn the victory.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: August 10, 2006
SD 7
NYM 9
F
STL 6
CIN 1
F
CHC 6
MIL 8
F
LAA 2
CLE 14
F
FLA 9
WSH 6
F
NYY 4
CWS 5
F
PIT 2
HOU 5
F
SEA 2
TEX 8
F
BOS 4
KC 5
F
TOR 5
MIN 0
F
COL 3
LAD 4
F
STL
St. Louis (62-52)
Won 1 		St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1   CIN
Cincinnati (59-56)
Lost 1
August 10, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1   6 12 0
Cincinnati
 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1 8 1
Standings thru 8/10/06  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals Stats  |  Reds Stats
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Eckstein, SS5110013.291
Duncan, LF5222013.307
Pujols, 1B5110001.321
Edmonds, CF5132011.265
Spiezio, 3B3112101.274
Taguchi, RF4010012.279
Miles, 2B4020011.265
Bennett, C4000033.191
Reyes, P2010011.118
  a-Marquis, PH1000000.175
  Wainwright, P0000000.500
  b-Encarnacion, PH1000011.284
  Flores, P0000000.000
  Thompson, P0000000.500
Totals39612611017 

a-Grounded out for Reyes in the 6th. b-Struck out for Wainwright in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Miles 2 (16, Arroyo, Arroyo).
HR: Edmonds (18, 3rd inning off Arroyo, 0 on, 1 out), Duncan 2 (10, 5th inning off Arroyo, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Cormier, 0 on, 1 out), Spiezio (8, 5th inning off Arroyo, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Eckstein; Duncan 8; Pujols; Edmonds 6; Spiezio 4; Taguchi; Miles 4; Reyes.
RBI: Edmonds 2 (65), Duncan 2 (23), Spiezio 2 (35).
2-out RBI: Edmonds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Taguchi; Duncan; Eckstein.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Pujols-Eckstein-Pujols, Spiezio-Miles-Pujols).
 
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Freel, RF4000120.294
Hatteberg, 1B5030001.330
Griffey, CF5010013.244
Encarnacion, 3B3010003.296
Dunn, LF4020022.258
Phillips, 2B3000013.290
Ross, C2000123.291
Castro, SS3000103.250
Arroyo, P2000005.125
  a-Valentin, PH1111000.230
  Coffey, P0000000.000
  Cormier, P0000000.000
  b-Hollandsworth, PH1000000.236
Totals331813823 

a-Homered for Arroyo in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Cormier in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Valentin (4, 7th inning off Wainwright, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Hatteberg 3; Griffey; Encarnacion; Dunn 2; Valentin 4.
RBI: Valentin (18).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Arroyo 3; Encarnacion.
GIDP: Griffey; Phillips.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Phillips (12, throw).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Reyes (W, 4-5)5.02002504.26
Wainwright 2.04110312.55
Flores 0.01000005.23
Thompson 2.01001004.24
 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Arroyo (L, 9-8)7.010541833.54
Coffey 1.01000203.32
Cormier 1.01110012.11

Flores pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Encarnacion (by Reyes), Phillips (by Reyes), Ross (by Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: Reyes 81-47, Wainwright 38-22, Flores 3-2, Thompson 28-18, Arroyo 120-85, Coffey 15-11, Cormier 12-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Reyes 3-7, Wainwright 2-1, Flores 0-0, Thompson 6-0, Arroyo 5-8, Coffey 0-1, Cormier 1-2.
Batters faced: Reyes 21, Wainwright 10, Flores 1, Thompson 7, Arroyo 32, Coffey 4, Cormier 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Thompson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:58.
Att: 39,593.

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