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Cardinals 8, Phillies 1
Matt Holliday collected four hits -- three singles and a double. (AP)
Matt Holliday, acquired earlier in the day in a blockbuster trade, didn't waste time in lighting up the box score as the Cardinals hoped he would. The left fielder was in the thick of three rallies and narrowly missed a homer with a double off the wall, all in support of starter Joel Pineiro, who tossed six scoreless frames.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (53-46)
Won 2
St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 1   PHI
Philadelphia (54-40)
Lost 1
July 24, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0   8 15 1
Philadelphia
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1 8 0
Standings thru 7/24/09  |  Recap: STL | PHI  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Phillies stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo, 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .289
DeRosa, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .260
Pujols, 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .327
Holliday, LF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .293
Ludwick, RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .275
Molina, Y, C 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .288
Ankiel, CF 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .228
Ryan, Br, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .275
Pineiro, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .195
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Rasmus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
  Reyes, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Thompson, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Totals 39 8 15 8 2 8 15  

a-Grounded out for McClellan in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ankiel (17, Happ), Holliday (24, Walker, T).
3B: Lugo (2, Walker, T).
HR: Lugo (2, 8th inning off Carpenter, A, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lugo 7; DeRosa; Pujols; Holliday 5; Ludwick 2; Molina, Y; Ankiel 4; Ryan, Br.
RBI: Ankiel 3 (26), Holliday (55), Ludwick (62), Molina, Y (34), DeRosa (55), Lugo (9).
2-out RBI: Ankiel 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pineiro 2; Ryan, Br 2.
SF: DeRosa.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 5-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Holliday (13, 2nd base off Happ/Ruiz).

FIELDING
E: Pujols (8, throw).
DP: (Ryan, Br-Lugo-Pujols).

 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235
Victorino, CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .311
Utley, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299
Howard, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .261
Ibanez, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304
  Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Carpenter, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Mayberry, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Werth, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .271
Feliz, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
Ruiz, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .236
Happ, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .087
  Stairs, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
Totals 34 1 8 0 2 6 22  

a-Struck out for Carpenter, A in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Howard (21, Pineiro), Victorino (26, Pineiro).
TB: Victorino 3; Howard 3; Werth; Feliz; Ruiz 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Victorino 3; Werth 2; Ibanez; Rollins.
S: Happ.
GIDP: Ruiz.
Team RISP: 0-for-13.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ibanez (Holliday at 3rd base).
DP: (Feliz-Utley-Howard).

 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pineiro (W, 9-9) 6.0 4 0 0 1 3 0 2.95
McClellan 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.93
Reyes, D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.97
Motte 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
Thompson, B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.22
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Happ (L, 7-1) 6.0 10 5 5 0 6 0 2.97
Walker, T 1.0 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.00
Carpenter, A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11.12
Madson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10

WP: McClellan.
HBP: Ruiz (by Thompson, B).
Pitches-strikes: Pineiro 97-59, McClellan 16-9, Reyes, D 5-5, Motte 10-6, Thompson, B 11-6, Happ 90-63, Walker, T 30-14, Carpenter, A 21-15, Madson 13-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pineiro 11-4, McClellan 2-0, Reyes, D 0-1, Motte 0-0, Thompson, B 3-0, Happ 5-6, Walker, T 1-2, Carpenter, A 1-1, Madson 2-0.
Batters faced: Pineiro 23, McClellan 5, Reyes, D 3, Motte 2, Thompson, B 5, Happ 27, Walker, T 8, Carpenter, A 4, Madson 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Motte 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 81 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:46 (:48 delay).
Att: 45,166.
July 24, 2009

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