Final
St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 7/29)
| Game 1: Monday, July 28 | ||
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| St. Louis | 12 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 29 | ||
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| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 30 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 31 | ||
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| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 | |
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7:00 PM ET, July 29, 2008
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
W: R. Franklin (4-4)
L: R. Soriano (0-1)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Schumaker CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | ||
| b-N Stavinoha PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| J Mather LF-CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .246 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .355 | ||
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .292 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .273 | ||
| Y Molina C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .307 | ||
| B Ryan 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .243 | ||
| T Wellemeyer P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | ||
| a-R Ankiel PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 | ||
| J Pineiro PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | ||
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-A Miles PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | ||
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |||
| a-walked for T Wellemeyer in the 7th b-hit sacrifice fly to left for S Schumaker in the 9th c-grounded into fielder's choice to first for R Franklin in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Ryan (8, J Campillo); A Pujols (24, R Soriano) HR: A Pujols (21, 6th inning off J Campillo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Ryan (9), A Pujols (64), C Izturis (15), N Stavinoha (3), T Glaus (71), Y Molina 2 (40) SF: N Stavinoha 2-out RBI: B Ryan, T Glaus, Y Molina 2 GIDP: Y Molina Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wellemeyer 1, B Ryan 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Pujols (5, 3rd base off R Soriano/C Miller) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Ryan (3, throw); C Izturis (9, throw) DP: 1 (Y Molina-T Glaus-Y Molina-C Izturis). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| T Wellemeyer | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98-66 | 4.13 | |
| R Franklin (W, 4-4) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40-19 | 3.81 | |
| K McClellan | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.79 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 152-93 | ||
| PITCHING WP: R Franklin Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 27; R Franklin 9; K McClellan 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wellemeyer 3-9; R Franklin 2-3; K McClellan 2-1 Game Scores: T Wellemeyer 52 | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Blanco LF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| Y Escobar SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .280 | ||
| M Kotsay CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .289 | ||
| G Norton 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 | ||
| O Infante 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .283 | ||
| K Johnson 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .264 | ||
| J Francoeur RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | ||
| C Miller C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .096 | ||
| a-R Gotay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 | ||
| C Sammons C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| J Campillo P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .179 | ||
| R Soriano P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Prado PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 | ||
| M Gonzalez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Boyer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | |||
| a-grounded to second for C Miller in the 8th b-struck out looking for R Soriano in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Johnson (25, T Wellemeyer) RBI: J Francoeur (46), G Blanco (25), G Norton (17) 2-out RBI: G Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Escobar 1, O Infante 3, M Prado 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Kotsay (3, Home by T Wellemeyer/Y Molina) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Miller (2, throw); G Norton (2, throw) DP: 1 (O Infante-K Johnson-G Norton). | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Campillo | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 100-71 | 2.76 | |
| R Soriano (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 1.50 | |
| M Gonzalez | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34-16 | 3.21 | |
| B Boyer | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.26 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 151-98 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: A Pujols (By M Gonzalez) Batters faced: J Campillo 29; R Soriano 4; M Gonzalez 8; B Boyer 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Campillo 7-9; R Soriano 2-1; M Gonzalez 0-1; B Boyer 1-0 Game Scores: J Campillo 59 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| STL | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Ryan doubled to right, Y Molina scored, B Ryan to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Francoeur singled to center, K Johnson scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | G Blanco singled to center, J Francoeur scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | A Pujols homered to center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | A Pujols scored on throwing error by catcher C Miller. | 3 | 2 | |
| 9th | C Izturis singled to left, B Ryan scored, A Miles to third, C Izturis to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9th | N Stavinoha hit sacrifice fly to left, A Miles scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 9th | T Glaus walked, C Izturis scored, A Pujols to third, R Ludwick to second. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9th | Y Molina singled to center, A Pujols and R Ludwick scored, T Glaus to second. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9th | G Norton grounded out to first, G Blanco scored, Y Escobar to third. | 8 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 29,541 (59.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |

