Cardinals 4, Brewers 3
Albert Pujols connects on his Major League-leading 45th homer in the seventh. (Morry Gash/AP)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
It was a frustrating night for Cardinals hitters, who had to face Brewers starter Manny Parra for only one inning. Milwaukee's bullpen proceeded to prevent the Cards from taking the lead until the ninth inning, when Matt Holliday erased the team's frustration with one swing, knocking a game-winning two-run shot.
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St. Louis
(83-57)
Won 2
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Today's Boxes 9/8/09
TEX 11, CLE 9
TEX 10, CLE 5
CHC 9, PIT 4
PHI 5, WSH 3
NYY 3, TB 2
TOR 6, MIN 3
BOS 10, BAL 0
FLA 4, NYM 2
ATL 2, HOU 1
KC 7, DET 5
OAK 11, CWS 3
COL 3, CIN 1
LAD 5, ARI 4
LAA 3, SEA 2
SD 4, SF 3
Milwaukee
(66-72)
Lost 2
September 8, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
St. Louis
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
8
0
Milwaukee
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
0
Standings thru 9/8/09  | Recap: STL | MIL  | Gameday  | Cardinals stats  | Brewers stats
St. Louis
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Lugo , 2B
5
0
1
0
0
1
3
.292
Ryan , SS
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
.288
Pujols , 1B
3
2
1
1
2
0
2
.328
Holliday , LF
4
2
2
2
1
0
2
.316
Ludwick , RF
5
0
2
0
0
1
4
.272
DeRosa , 3B
3
0
1
0
2
1
0
.261
Molina, Y , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
5
.284
Ankiel , CF
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
.234
a-Glaus , PH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.188
Schumaker , CF
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.298
Smoltz , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.091
b-Greene, K , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.206
Lohse , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.226
Thompson, B , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.091
Reyes , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
c-Rasmus , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
.254
Hawksworth , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
McClellan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
34
4
8
3
8
8
24
a-Walked for Ankiel in the 6th. b-Flied out for Smoltz in the 6th. c-Struck out for Reyes in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : DeRosa (19, Villanueva), Ludwick (19, Vargas).3B : Ryan (7, DiFelice).HR :
Pujols (45, 7th inning off Weathers, 0 on, 2 out), Holliday (23, 9th inning off Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Lugo;
Ryan 3; Pujols 4; Holliday 5; Ludwick 3; DeRosa 2.RBI : Pujols (121), Holliday 2 (95).2-out RBI : Pujols.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Ludwick 2; Smoltz; Pujols; Greene, K; Lugo 2.GIDP : Molina, Y.Team
RISP : 0-for-12.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Ryan 2 (12, 2nd base off Parra, M/Rivera,
Mi, 2nd base off Villanueva/Rivera, Mi).
Milwaukee
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Patterson, C , CF
3
0
0
0
0
3
2
.091
c-Bourgeois , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.185
Vargas , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Hoffman , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Counsell , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.287
Braun , LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.311
Fielder , 1B
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
.299
McGehee , 3B
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.292
Gerut , RF-CF
4
1
1
0
0
1
3
.215
Hardy , SS
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.226
Rivera, Mi , C
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.233
Parra, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.143
Villanueva , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.111
a-Gamel , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.237
DiFelice , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Coffey , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Stetter , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Weathers , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Hart, C , PH-RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.262
Totals
33
3
6
3
3
9
12
a-Struck out for Villanueva in the 4th. b-Lined out for Weathers in the 7th. c-Flied out for Patterson, C in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Braun (32, Smoltz).HR : Fielder (38, 1st inning off Smoltz, 1 on, 2 out).TB :
Braun 2; Fielder 5; Gerut; Hardy; Rivera, Mi.RBI : Fielder 2 (125), Rivera, Mi (12).2-out RBI : Fielder
2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Counsell; Gerut.Team RISP : 2-for-6.Team LOB :
6. FIELDING DP : (Counsell-Fielder).
Milwaukee
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Parra, M
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6.42
Villanueva
3.0
1
0
0
2
6
0
5.49
DiFelice (H, 10)
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.68
Coffey (H, 24)
1.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2.82
Stetter (H, 19)
0.1
0
0
0
1
0
0
3.79
Weathers (H, 18)
1.0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3.61
Vargas (H, 5)
1.0
1
0
0
2
1
0
2.37
Hoffman (BS, 3)(L, 1-2)
1.0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2.05
IBB : Schumaker (by Vargas).Pitches-strikes : Smoltz 83-53, Lohse 11-7, Thompson, B 17-9, Reyes 5-3, Hawksworth
21-9, McClellan 11-7, Parra, M 21-11, Villanueva 47-28, DiFelice 9-9, Coffey 18-9, Stetter 8-3, Weathers 8-5, Vargas 37-19,
Hoffman 19-8.Groundouts-flyouts : Smoltz 3-5, Lohse 2-0, Thompson, B 0-0, Reyes 0-1, Hawksworth 3-0, McClellan
2-0, Parra, M 1-2, Villanueva 0-1, DiFelice 1-0, Coffey 2-0, Stetter 0-1, Weathers 1-1, Vargas 2-0, Hoffman 1-1.Batters
faced : Smoltz 21, Lohse 3, Thompson, B 3, Reyes 1, Hawksworth 5, McClellan 3, Parra, M 5, Villanueva 12, DiFelice 3, Coffey
5, Stetter 2, Weathers 4, Vargas 6, Hoffman 5.Inherited runners-scored : Reyes 1-0, Coffey 1-0, Stetter 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Dan Iassogna.Weather : 71 degrees, clear.Wind :
7 mph, L to R.T : 3:20.Att : 36,172.September 8, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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