Rockies 2, Cardinals 1
Aaron Cook threw 76 pitches -- 50 for strikes -- over five innings Friday night. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Yorvit Torrealba lifted a game-winning sacrifice fly to right field in the ninth to defeat the Cardinals and help the Rockies maintain their 3 1/2-game lead over the Braves for the NL Wild Card. Aaron Cook hurled five scoreless innings in his return.
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St. Louis
(89-65)
Lost 2
Colorado 2, St. Louis 1
Today's Boxes 9/25/09
ATL 4, WSH 1
CLE 4, BAL 2
NYY 9, BOS 5
PIT 3, LAD 1
TOR 5, SEA 0
NYM 6, FLA 5
CIN 10, HOU 4
MIL 8, PHI 4
TEX 8, TB 3
MIN 9, KC 4
CWS 2, DET 0
SD 4, ARI 0
OAK 3, LAA 0
CHC 3, SF 0
Colorado
(87-67)
Won 1
September 25, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
St. Louis
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
8
0
Colorado
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
0
Standings thru 9/25/09  | Recap: STL | COL  | Gameday  | Cardinals stats  | Rockies stats
St. Louis
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Schumaker , 2B-CF
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.305
Ryan , SS
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.289
Pujols , 1B
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.331
Holliday , LF
4
0
1
0
0
0
5
.312
Rasmus , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.256
McClellan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ludwick , RF
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
.271
DeRosa , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.256
Molina, Y , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.290
Carpenter , P
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.150
Miller, T , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Lugo , 2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.280
Totals
34
1
8
1
0
6
10
BATTING HR : Ludwick (21, 7th inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Schumaker 2; Ryan; Pujols
2; Holliday; Ludwick 4; DeRosa.RBI : Ludwick (90).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Holliday
2.GIDP : Holliday.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP :
2 (DeRosa-Schumaker-Pujols, Schumaker-Ryan-Pujols).
Colorado
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Gonzalez, C , LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.278
Fowler , CF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.270
Helton , 1B
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
.317
1-McCoy , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Tulowitzki , SS
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.291
Hawpe , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.283
d-Giambi , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.206
Torrealba , C
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
.285
Stewart, I , 3B
3
0
1
0
0
1
2
.232
Barmes , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.248
Cook , P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.116
a-Young , PH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.265
Contreras , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Betancourt, R , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
b-Smith, S , PH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.298
c-Spilborghs , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.245
Street , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
26
2
6
2
4
4
8
a-Walked for Cook in the 5th. b-Batted for Betancourt, R in the 8th. c-Struck out for Smith, S in the 8th. d-Singled for Hawpe
in the 9th. 1-Ran for Helton in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez, C (13, Carpenter).TB : Gonzalez, C 2; Tulowitzki 2; Giambi; Torrealba;
Stewart, I.RBI : Helton (81), Torrealba (27).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Stewart, I.SAC :
Fowler.SF : Helton; Torrealba.GIDP : Barmes; Hawpe.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB :
5. BASERUNNING CS : Young (3, 2nd base by Carpenter/Molina, Y). FIELDING DP :
(Barmes-Tulowitzki-Helton).
Colorado
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Cook
5.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
4.32
Contreras (BS, 1)
2.0
2
1
1
0
3
1
5.13
Betancourt, R
1.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
2.91
Street (W, 4-1)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.83
Miller, T pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Pitches-strikes : Carpenter 101-58, Miller, T 16-9, McClellan 7-5,
Cook 76-50, Contreras 21-16, Betancourt, R 16-11, Street 9-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Carpenter 10-6, Miller, T 1-0,
McClellan 1-1, Cook 12-2, Contreras 3-0, Betancourt, R 1-0, Street 2-0.Batters faced : Carpenter 26, Miller, T
4, McClellan 3, Cook 19, Contreras 8, Betancourt, R 4, Street 3.Inherited runners-scored : McClellan 1-1.Umpires :
HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 64 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
3 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:38.Att : 48,847.September 25, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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