TODAY'S WRAPS: August 25, 2007
Cards rally to even series
Hudson unravels in fifth By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Righty Tim Hudson was cruising toward his 10th consecutive victory on Saturday until the wheels came off in the fifth inning. Hudson gave up five runs to the Cards in that frame en route to his first defeat since June 19.
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Cardinals 5, Braves 4
Albert Pujols celebrates with teammates after scoring in the fifth inning Saturday. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
Big inning seals comeback By Daniel Berk / MLB.com
Down by three runs, five different Cardinals drove in a run in the fifth inning against the Braves on Saturday night to cement a comeback win. Joel Pineiro gave up three runs over four innings and got a no-decision.
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Atlanta
(67-63)
Lost 1
St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4
Today's Boxes 8/25/07
BOS 14, CWS 2
NYM 4, LAD 3
MIN 8, BAL 1
NYY 7, DET 2
PIT 4, HOU 1
SD 4, PHI 3
CLE 9, KC 4
CIN 11, FLA 7
TB 14, OAK 3
COL 5, WSH 1
TEX 5, SEA 3
SF 6, MIL 2
TOR 9, LAA 2
ARI 3, CHC 1
St. Louis
(62-64)
Won 1
August 25, 2007
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Standings thru 8/25/07  | Gameday  | Braves Stats  | Cardinals Stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , LF5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .302
Johnson , 2B4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .292
Jones, C , 3B4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .332
Teixeira , 1B4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .299
McCann , C5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .272
Francoeur , RF5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .298
Jones, A , CF5 2 2 0 0 2 3 .221
Escobar , SS4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .327
Hudson , P2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250
a-Woodward , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Thorman , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 4 12 4 3 10 23
a-Singled for Hudson in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Acosta in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Escobar (15, Pineiro).HR : Johnson (14, 3rd inning off Pineiro, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Johnson 4; Teixeira 2; Francoeur; Jones, A 2; Escobar 4; Hudson 2; Woodward.RBI : Hudson 2 (9), Johnson (62), Teixeira (79).2-out RBI : Hudson; Teixeira.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris; Jones, C; McCann 2; Jones, A 2.Team LOB : 12.
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
Isringhausen , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ankiel , RF5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .273
Pujols , 1B4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .319
Edmonds , CF4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .255
Duncan , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .268
Rolen , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268
Molina , C1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .280
Pineiro , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Ludwick , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
Springer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Taguchi , PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .295
Flores , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Franklin , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Ryan , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Miles , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .297
Totals 32 5 11 5 5 4 17
a-Flied out for Pineiro in the 4th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Springer in the 5th.
BATTING 2B : Rolen (24, Hudson).TB : Eckstein; Ankiel; Pujols 2; Edmonds 2; Duncan; Rolen 2; Molina; Miles 2.RBI : Ankiel (9), Pujols (84), Edmonds (37), Rolen (57), Taguchi (20).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duncan; Miles 2; Ludwick; Franklin; Edmonds.S : Pineiro; Eckstein.SF : Taguchi.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Rolen (10, throw).
IBB : Molina (by Hudson), Molina (by Acosta), Pujols (by Moylan).Pitches-strikes : Hudson 82-54, Yates 8-5, Acosta 20-11, Moylan 19-10, Pineiro 88-54, Springer 10-6, Flores 34-17, Franklin 21-12, Isringhausen 13-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Hudson 9-6, Yates 1-1, Acosta 1-0, Moylan 1-1, Pineiro 3-4, Springer 0-3, Flores 0-1, Franklin 5-0, Isringhausen 0-1.Batters faced : Hudson 27, Yates 3, Acosta 5, Moylan 5, Pineiro 21, Springer 4, Flores 7, Franklin 6, Isringhausen 5.Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 83 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, In from CF.T : 2:57.Att : 45,441.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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