Cardinals 12, Braves 3

W:	B. Looper (10-8)
L:	C. Morton (2-4)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
S Schumaker CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.302
A Miles 2B	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	.321
A Pujols 1B	2	2	1	3	2	0	0	.353
B Ryan SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
R Ludwick RF	5	0	3	2	0	2	1	.292
A Kennedy 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
T Glaus 3B	5	1	0	1	0	1	4	.276
R Villone P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Springer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Flores P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Y Molina C	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	.303
J Mather LF-RF	5	2	3	2	0	2	0	.250
B Looper P	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.293
a-N Stavinoha PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
C Izturis SS-3B	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	.228
Totals	40	12	13	11	4	7	13
a-grounded to second for B Looper in the 8th
BATTING 2B: Y Molina (15, C Morton); J Mather (3, C Morton); C Izturis (8, R Ring); A Pujols (23, R Ring) HR: J Mather (3, 2nd inning off C Morton 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Mather 2 (7), T Glaus (70), Y Molina 2 (38), A Pujols 3 (63), R Ludwick 2 (72), C Izturis (14) SF: A Pujols 2-out RBI: Y Molina 2, R Ludwick 2, C Izturis, A Pujols 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Glaus 1, B Looper 1, S Schumaker 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 3 (C Izturis-A Miles-A Pujols, T Glaus-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Kennedy).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Looper (W, 10-8)	7.0	7	2	2	0	4	0	106-67	4.38
R Villone	0.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	29-14	5.26
R Springer	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1.87
R Flores	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.56
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	2	6	0	147-89
PITCHING Batters faced: B Looper 26; R Villone 6; R Springer 1; R Flores 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Looper 11-6; R Villone 0-0; R Springer 0-1; R Flores 3-0 Game Scores: B Looper 59

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Blanco LF-CF	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	.262
Y Escobar SS	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.284
M Teixeira 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.283
M Kotsay CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.290
B Carlyle P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
R Ring P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-M Prado PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Johnson 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.264
O Infante 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.293
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.232
C Sammons C	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250
C Morton P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
J Bennett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
a-R Gotay PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213
G Norton LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.215
Totals	34	3	10	3	2	6	13
a-singled to right for J Bennett in the 6th b-walked for R Ring in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Teixeira 2 (27, B Looper, R Villone); Y Escobar (15, B Looper) RBI: Y Escobar (39), M Kotsay (28), M Teixeira (78) 2-out RBI: M Kotsay, M Teixeira GIDP: C Sammons 2, G Norton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 1, O Infante 2 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: Y Escobar (9, throw); O Infante (7, ground ball)

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Morton (L, 2-4)	3.2	7	8	8	4	1	1	81-44	7.26
J Bennett	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	28-18	4.26
B Carlyle	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-10	4.28
R Ring	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	20-13	7.71
J Tavarez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-9	6.07
Totals	9.0	13	12	12	4	7	1	151-94
PITCHING WP: J Bennett IBB: A Pujols (By C Morton) Batters faced: C Morton 22; J Bennett 9; B Carlyle 3; R Ring 7; J Tavarez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 9-1; J Bennett 3-2; B Carlyle 1-0; R Ring 1-2; J Tavarez 0-1 Game Scores: C Morton 12

Scoring Summary
			STL	ATL
	2nd	J Mather homered to center, Y Molina scored.	2	0
	3rd	T Glaus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick out at second, A Pujols to third.	3	0
	3rd	Y Molina doubled to deep center, A Pujols and T Glaus scored, Y Molina scored on throwing error by shortstop Y Escobar.	6	0
	4th	A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, C Izturis scored, A Miles to second.	7	0
	4th	R Ludwick singled to left, A Miles scored, R Ludwick to second advancing on throw.	8	0
	5th	C Izturis singled to right, J Mather scored, C Izturis to second advancing on throw.	9	0
	6th	Y Escobar doubled to deep right, G Blanco scored.	9	1
	6th	M Kotsay singled to right, Y Escobar scored.	9	2
	8th	A Pujols doubled to left, C Izturis and A Miles scored.	11	2
	8th	R Ludwick singled to center, A Pujols scored.	12	2
	8th	M Teixeira doubled to deep left center, Y Escobar scored.	12	3
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Game Information
Stadium	Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance	28,705 (57.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:52
Weather	92 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Jeff Nelson

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 7/28)

St. Louis	12	Final
Atlanta	3

LA Angels	7	Final
Boston	5

Detroit	0	Final
Cleveland	5

Baltimore	13	Final
NY Yankees	4

Colorado	4	Final
Pittsburgh	8

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Toronto	3

NY Mets	3	Final
Florida	7

Chi Cubs	6	Final
Milwaukee	4

Seattle	7	Final
Texas	5

Cincinnati	4	Final
Houston	5

Chi White Sox	0	Final
Minnesota	7

Kansas City	4	Final
Oakland	2

Arizona	5	Final
San Diego	8

San Francisco	7	Final
LA Dodgers	6

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