Cardinals 5, 
Reds 4
| W: | K. Lohse (14-6) |
| L: | E. Volquez (16-6) |
| SV: | J. Motte (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| A Miles LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .313 |
| B Barton LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .354 |
| F Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| A Kennedy RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Johnson C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| J LaRue C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| K Lohse P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .098 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Ludwick RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: T Glaus (32, J Roenicke); A Kennedy (15, J Roenicke) HR: A Pujols (34, 3rd inning off E Volquez 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Pujols 3 (104), F Lopez (37), A Kennedy (30) 2-out RBI: F Lopez, A Kennedy GIDP: C Izturis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Johnson 1, T Glaus 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: F Lopez (7, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Izturis (11, throw) DP: 2 (A Pujols-C Izturis-A Pujols, F Lopez). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse (W, 14-6) | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 101-66 | 3.76 |
| R Springer (H, 13) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.25 |
| R Franklin (H, 13) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.59 |
| C Perez (H, 6) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 3.66 |
| J Motte (S, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 144-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Lohse Batters faced: K Lohse 28; R Springer 1; R Franklin 3; C Perez 5; J Motte 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 8-7; R Springer 0-1; R Franklin 0-2; C Perez 0-1; J Motte 0-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 55 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Hairston 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .326 |
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .261 |
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| J Bruce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .258 |
| J Cabrera LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| C Patterson CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .204 |
| A Rosales 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| P Bako C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 |
| b-C Dickerson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 |
| E Volquez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| J Roenicke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-J Valentin PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| W Castillo PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to second for E Volquez in the 7th b-struck out swinging for P Bako in the 9th c-walked for J Burton in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Keppinger (22, K Lohse); J Votto 2 (29, K Lohse, R Franklin); A Rosales (1, K Lohse) RBI: A Rosales (1), J Keppinger (41), J Cabrera (10), J Hairston (26) S: E Volquez 2-out RBI: A Rosales, J Hairston GIDP: C Patterson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Bako 1, J Bruce 1, J Keppinger 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rosales (1, 2nd base off K Lohse/M Johnson) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Votto-J Keppinger). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Volquez (L, 16-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 113-62 | 3.29 |
| J Roenicke | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 6.75 |
| J Burton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.44 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 142-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Volquez 29; J Roenicke 5; J Burton 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 6-9; J Roenicke 0-2; J Burton 3-0 Game Scores: E Volquez 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CIN | |||
 | 2nd | A Rosales singled to left, J Cabrera scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | A Pujols homered to right center, C Izturis and S Schumaker scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Keppinger doubled to deep left, J Hairston scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | F Lopez singled to center, A Miles scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 6th | J Cabrera singled to center, J Votto scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 8th | A Kennedy doubled to deep right, T Glaus scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | J Hairston singled to center, C Patterson scored, W Castillo to third. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 14,041 (33.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Brian Onora |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 18th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
