Cardinals 7, 
Diamondbacks 4
| W: | K. Lohse (15-6) |
| L: | R. Johnson (10-10) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (16) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Drew SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| A Ojeda 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| C Jackson LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| A Dunn 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .236 |
| J Upton RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| C Young CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 |
| M Montero C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| D Eckstein 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| Ra Johnson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .149 |
| a-J Salazar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Slaten P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Pena P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Tracy PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| a-flied out to left for R Johnson in the 7th b-grounded to second for T Pena in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Upton (18, K Lohse) HR: C Young (21, 4th inning off K Lohse 1 on, 0 Out); M Montero (5, 6th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Young 3 (82), M Montero (18) SF: C Young 2-out RBI: M Montero Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Young 2, M Montero 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Jackson (10, 2nd base off C Perez/J LaRue) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (S Drew-D Eckstein-A Dunn, M Montero-A Ojeda). | ||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Ra Johnson (L, 10-10) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99-63 | 4.11 |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 4.14 |
| D Slaten | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.73 |
| T Pena | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 4.04 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 128-84 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Pujols (By Ra Johnson) Batters faced: Ra Johnson 26; J Rauch 6; D Slaten 1; T Pena 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ra Johnson 9-8; J Rauch 0-1; D Slaten 0-0; T Pena 1-1 Game Scores: R Johnson 37 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| F Lopez 2B-3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .266 |
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Ludwick CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .294 |
| N Stavinoha RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| S Schumaker CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| B Barton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| K Lohse P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| a-J Phelps PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Miles 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| a-lined out to shortstop for K Lohse in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Lopez (26, Ra Johnson) HR: R Ludwick (35, 1st inning off Ra Johnson 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Pujols 2 (108), R Ludwick 3 (106), F Lopez (40), T Glaus (94) S: J LaRue, N Stavinoha 2-out RBI: F Lopez GIDP: B Barton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Glaus 1, J Phelps 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Izturis (23, 2nd base off Ra Johnson/M Montero) CS: A Pujols (3, 3rd base by J Rauch/M Montero) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Ludwick (3, throw) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse (W, 15-6) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 82-53 | 3.78 |
| J Motte (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.12 |
| R Villone | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.81 |
| C Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 3.63 |
| R Franklin (S, 16) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 121-76 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Perez IBB: A Dunn (By K Lohse) Batters faced: K Lohse 26; J Motte 4; R Villone 1; C Perez 2; R Franklin 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 7-8; J Motte 0-2; R Villone 0-1; C Perez 0-1; R Franklin 2-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 48 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| ARI | STL | |||
 | 1st | A Pujols singled to left, C Izturis scored, F Lopez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | R Ludwick homered to left center, F Lopez and A Pujols scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 4th | C Young homered to left, J Upton scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | F Lopez doubled to deep center, K Lohse scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | M Montero homered to right center. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | A Pujols singled to left, C Izturis scored, F Lopez to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | T Glaus singled to left, F Lopez scored, A Pujols to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 8th | C Young hit sacrifice fly to right, C Jackson scored, J Upton to third. | 4 | 7 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,013 (91% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - C.B. Bucknor, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Ed Rapuano |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |