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Dandy duo delivers
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Cardinals 8, Cubs 3
Ryan Ludwick scores on Aaron Heilman's wild pitch in the sixth inning. (David Banks/AP)
Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, while Albert Pujols belted his 32nd home run, an RBI triple and scored three times to lead the Cardinals past the Cubs. Chris Carpenter allowed three runs on seven hits, fanning six, in six innings to earn his seventh victory of the season.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (48-40)
Won 2
St. Louis 8, Chi Cubs 3   CHC
Chi Cubs (41-42)
Lost 3
July 10, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
1 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0   8 10 0
Chi Cubs
0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0   3 9 2
Standings thru 7/10/09  |  Recap: STL | CHC  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Cubs stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .302
Rasmus, CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 .281
Pujols, 1B 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 .336
Ludwick, RF 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .251
Ankiel, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .221
Molina, Y, C 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .279
Thurston, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .225
Carpenter, P 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .136
  a-Hoffpauir, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Duncan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
  Kinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299
Totals 33 8 10 7 9 7 24  

a-Walked for Carpenter in the 7th. b-Popped out for Motte in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Schumaker (19, Harden).
3B: Pujols (1, Harden).
HR: Pujols (32, 5th inning off Harden, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Schumaker 3; Rasmus; Pujols 7; Ludwick 3; Thurston; Ryan.
RBI: Ludwick 4 (51), Pujols 2 (85), Molina, Y (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel; Schumaker 2; Carpenter; Thurston; Pujols.
SAC: Rasmus; Ryan.
SF: Ludwick.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 10.

 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, Re, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254
Theriot, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .294
Fukudome, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260
Lee, D, 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .280
Ramirez, Ar, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
Soriano, A, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .231
Fontenot, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .231
Hill, K, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228
Harden, P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Baker, Je, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
  Samardzija, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stevens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 7 16  

a-Struck out for Heilman in the 6th. b-Doubled for Stevens in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (19, Motte), Hoffpauir, M (8, Kinney).
HR: Lee, D (17, 3rd inning off Carpenter, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Theriot 2; Lee, D 4; Ramirez, Ar; Soriano, A 2; Fontenot; Harden 2; Hoffpauir, M 2.
RBI: Lee, D 3 (56).
2-out RBI: Lee, D 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, D; Johnson, Re; Soriano, A; Fontenot; Fukudome 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez, Ar (2, missed catch), Samardzija (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Soriano, A (Ankiel at 2nd base).
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee, D).

 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carpenter (W, 7-3) 6.0 7 3 3 2 6 1 2.47
McClellan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.63
Motte 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.73
Kinney 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.00
Franklin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.82
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (L, 5-6) 5.0 7 4 4 4 6 1 5.47
Heilman 1.0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.35
Samardzija 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.82
Stevens 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP: Harden, Heilman.
IBB: Pujols (by Harden), Thurston (by Harden).
Pitches-strikes: Carpenter 93-61, McClellan 18-11, Motte 12-7, Kinney 16-8, Franklin 2-1, Harden 101-60, Heilman 34-14, Samardzija 32-19, Stevens 12-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Carpenter 3-4, McClellan 2-1, Motte 0-1, Kinney 2-0, Franklin 1-0, Harden 4-4, Heilman 1-1, Samardzija 3-0, Stevens 1-1.
Batters faced: Carpenter 27, McClellan 3, Motte 4, Kinney 4, Franklin 1, Harden 26, Heilman 8, Samardzija 8, Stevens 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Franklin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 70 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:57 (:38 delay).
Att: 40,687.
July 10, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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