Cardinals 8, Brewers 0
Adam Wainwright went seven shutout innings in Thursday's win. (Darren Hauck/AP)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Adam Wainwright set a career high in strikeouts with eight and Yadier Molina had the first multi-home run game of his career as the Cards completed their sweep of the Brewers. Wainwright threw seven shutout innings, allowing only five baserunners in the process, bringing surging St. Louis within 2 1/2 games of the division lead.
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St. Louis
(58-60)
Won 5
St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 0
Today's Boxes 8/16/07
CHC 12, CIN 4
OAK 8, CWS 5
ARI 5, FLA 4
DET 8, NYY 5
PIT 10, NYM 7
PHI 4, WSH 2
LAA 4, TOR 3
SF 9, ATL 3
KC 6, TEX 2
SD 11, COL 9
LAD 6, HOU 2
Milwaukee
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Lost 4
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Standings thru 8/16/07  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | Brewers Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .300
Ludwick , RF4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .253
Pujols , 1B5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .317
Edmonds , CF5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253
Percival , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rolen , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
b-Ryan , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Duncan , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273
1-Taguchi , PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .296
Molina , C3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .279
Wainwright , P3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244
Franklin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ankiel , PH-CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296
Miles , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295
Totals 38 8 9 7 4 6 17
a-Walked for Franklin in the 9th. b-Reached on error for Rolen in the 9th. 1-Ran for Duncan in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Rolen (20, Bush), Eckstein (13, Turnbow).HR : Molina 2 (3, 2nd inning off Bush, 0 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Bush, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Eckstein 3; Ludwick; Pujols; Rolen 2; Duncan; Molina 9.RBI : Molina 3 (26), Eckstein 3 (24), Pujols (77).2-out RBI : Molina 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Edmonds; Pujols; Wainwright; Taguchi 2.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Eckstein (6, 2nd base off Bush/Miller).
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gross , RF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .215
Hardy , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .270
Fielder , 1B2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .284
Braun , 3B4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .346
Jenkins , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
Dillon , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .563
Hall , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
Miller , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
Bush , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .128
Linebrink , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Counsell , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Turnbow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 11 10
a-Grounded out for Linebrink in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Gross (3, Wainwright).TB : Gross 3; Hardy; Dillon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Braun 2.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Jenkins (2, fielding).
WP : Turnbow.Pitches-strikes : Wainwright 98-57, Franklin 17-11, Percival 17-11, Bush 127-80, Linebrink 10-8, Turnbow 25-11, Cordero 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Wainwright 3-10, Franklin 2-0, Percival 0-1, Bush 6-11, Linebrink 2-1, Turnbow 0-0, Cordero 0-2.Batters faced : Wainwright 26, Franklin 4, Percival 4, Bush 29, Linebrink 3, Turnbow 6, Cordero 4.Inherited runners-scored : Cordero 2-2.Umpires : HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 73 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 2:54.Att : 36,062.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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