Cardinals 5, Red Sox 4
Skip Schumaker (right) is greeted by Jason LaRue after homering in the seventh. (AP)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Skip Schumaker ripped a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to make a winner out of Kyle Lohse, who worked six solid innings for his sixth straight victory. Catcher Jason LaRue and DH Yadier Molina also homered.
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St. Louis
(43-32)
Won 1
St. Louis 5, Boston 4
Today's Boxes 6/20/08
CHC 4, CWS 3
LAA 7, PHI 1
CIN 4, NYY 2
PIT 1, TOR 0
HOU 4, TB 3
SEA 10, ATL 2
WSH 4, TEX 3
BAL 8, MIL 5
MIN 7, ARI 2
SF 9, KC 4
NYM 7, COL 2
SD 6, DET 2
OAK 7, FLA 6
CLE 6, LAD 4
Boston
(46-30)
Lost 1
June 20, 2008
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Standings thru 6/20/08  | Recap: STL | BOS  | Gameday  | Cardinals stats  | Red Sox stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Izturis , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
Ryan , SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276
Schumaker , RF5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .305
Ludwick , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .301
Ankiel , CF5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .254
Glaus , 3B4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .260
Duncan , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230
Molina , DH4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .294
Kennedy , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .256
LaRue , C4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .211
Totals 36 5 10 4 3 9 20
BATTING 2B : Ankiel (14, Wakefield).HR : LaRue (2, 5th inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 0 out), Schumaker (5, 7th inning off Wakefield, 1 on, 1 out), Molina (4, 8th inning off Okajima, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Ryan; Schumaker 4; Ankiel 3; Glaus; Molina 4; Kennedy 2; LaRue 5.RBI : LaRue (5), Schumaker 2 (27), Molina (25).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Molina; Kennedy 2; Glaus; Schumaker.S : Ryan.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING CS : Ankiel (1, 2nd base by Wakefield/Cash). FIELDING E : Izturis (7, fielding).DP : 2 (Kennedy-Ryan-Duncan 2).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .279
Pedroia , 2B4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .277
Drew , RF3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .327
Ramirez , DH3 1 1 0 2 1 5 .296
Lowell , 3B5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .274
Youkilis , 1B5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .303
Crisp , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260
Lugo , SS2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .278
Cash , C3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240
a-Moss , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Varitek , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Totals 35 4 10 3 6 6 21
a-Grounded out for Cash in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (20, Franklin).HR : Lugo (1, 6th inning off Lohse, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia 3; Drew; Ramirez; Lowell; Youkilis; Crisp; Lugo 4; Cash.RBI : Lugo 2 (17), Lowell (38).2-out RBI : Lugo; Lowell.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cash; Lowell 4; Youkilis.SF : Lugo.GIDP : Ramirez; Crisp.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Lugo 2 (16, throw, throw).PB : Cash (9).
Flores pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.HBP : Ludwick (by Wakefield).Pitches-strikes : Lohse 109-67, Flores 11-2, Springer 6-5, Franklin 44-29, Wakefield 114-76, Okajima 19-13, Aardsma 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Lohse 6-8, Flores 0-0, Springer 2-0, Franklin 3-2, Wakefield 4-12, Okajima 0-1, Aardsma 0-0.Batters faced : Lohse 27, Flores 3, Springer 2, Franklin 10, Wakefield 32, Okajima 6, Aardsma 3.Inherited runners-scored : Springer 3-1.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 67 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, In from LF.T : 2:59 (1:14 delay).Att : 37,671.
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