Braves 9, 
Cardinals 4
| W: | J. Bennett (2-4) |
| L: | J. Pineiro (3-5) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Izturis 3B-SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| J Mather CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .354 |
| R Ludwick RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| N Stavinoha LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .238 |
| A Miles 2B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .315 |
| J LaRue C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .229 |
| J Pineiro P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| B Ryan SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| K Jimenez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Y Molina PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| a-flied out to center for K Jimenez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (26, M Hampton); J Pineiro (2, M Hampton) RBI: A Pujols 2 (67), J Pineiro (3), R Ludwick (74) 2-out RBI: J Pineiro, R Ludwick GIDP: J LaRue, A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Miles 1, B Ryan 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Izturis (11, 2nd base off M Hampton/C Sammons) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Izturis-A Kennedy-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Pineiro (L, 3-5) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 110-72 | 5.04 |
| K Jimenez | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-24 | 5.62 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 145-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Pineiro 28; K Jimenez 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 12-4; K Jimenez 5-0 Game Scores: J Pineiro 30 | |||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Blanco LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| Y Escobar SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| M Kotsay CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| O Infante 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| K Johnson 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .235 |
| C Sammons C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| M Hampton P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| J Bennett P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| R Soriano P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-G Norton PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| M Gonzalez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |
| a-walked for R Soriano in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Kotsay 2 (11, K Jimenez, J Pineiro); M Hampton (1, J Pineiro); G Blanco (8, J Pineiro); O Infante (10, K Jimenez) HR: O Infante (3, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out); C Sammons (1, 6th inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: O Infante 2 (18), M Hampton 2 (2), C Sammons 3 (3), M Kotsay (29), Y Escobar (40) 2-out RBI: M Hampton, Y Escobar GIDP: G Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Escobar 2, G Blanco 1, J Francoeur 1, C Kotchman 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (O Infante-K Johnson-C Kotchman, O Infante-C Kotchman). | ||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Hampton | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81-43 | 10.00 |
| J Bennett (W, 2-4) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-17 | 4.13 |
| R Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 1.38 |
| M Gonzalez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 139-79 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Miles (By M Hampton) HBP: R Ludwick (By R Soriano) Batters faced: M Hampton 24; J Bennett 6; R Soriano 4; M Gonzalez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hampton 11-4; J Bennett 3-3; R Soriano 0-2; M Gonzalez 0-2 Game Scores: M Hampton 33 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | ATL | |||
 | 1st | A Pujols doubled to deep center, C Izturis and J Mather scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | O Infante homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | M Hampton doubled to deep center, J Francoeur scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | J Pineiro doubled to deep center, N Stavinoha scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | C Sammons singled to left center, O Infante scored, K Johnson to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | M Hampton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Johnson scored, C Sammons out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 5th | R Ludwick singled to center, J Mather scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 6th | C Sammons homered to left, K Johnson scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 7th | M Kotsay doubled to deep center, Y Escobar scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 7th | O Infante doubled to left, M Kotsay scored. | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | Y Escobar singled to left center, C Sammons scored. | 4 | 9 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 40,653 (81.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 31st 2008
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 12 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |