Cardinals 12, 
Diamondbacks 3
| W: | J. Pineiro (7-7) |
| L: | L. Rosales (1-1) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Drew SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| C Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| C Jackson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| A Dunn 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| a-A Romero PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| J Upton RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| T Pena P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Y Petit P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Peguero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| W Ledezma P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Whitesell PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| M Reynolds 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 |
| c-R Hammock PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| C Snyder C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| d-J D'Antona PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 |
| A Ojeda 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| D Davis P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .095 |
| L Rosales P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Salazar RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| a-popped out to shortstop for A Dunn in the 9th b-walked for W Ledezma in the 9th c-singled to left for M Reynolds in the 9th d-struck out swinging for C Snyder in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Upton (19, J Pineiro) HR: A Dunn (39, 2nd inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Dunn (99), M Reynolds 2 (96) 2-out RBI: M Reynolds 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Ojeda 1, C Jackson 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (S Drew-A Ojeda-A Dunn 2). PB: C Snyder. | ||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Davis | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86-46 | 4.31 |
| L Rosales (L, 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22-9 | 4.20 |
| T Pena | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34-25 | 4.33 |
| Y Petit | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18-9 | 4.31 |
| J Peguero | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-16 | 4.82 |
| W Ledezma | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 193-107 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Davis 22; L Rosales 6; T Pena 9; Y Petit 4; J Peguero 6; W Ledezma 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Davis 7-2; L Rosales 0-1; T Pena 1-3; Y Petit 0-1; J Peguero 0-2; W Ledezma 1-0 Game Scores: D Davis 34 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Barton LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| b-S Schumaker PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| d-N Stavinoha PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .193 |
| F Lopez 2B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 |
| e-B Barden PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| R Ludwick CF-LF-CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .295 |
| T Glaus 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| M Johnson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| J LaRue C-1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .224 |
| B Ryan RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| a-A Kennedy PH-RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .275 |
| J Pineiro P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .098 |
| c-A Miles PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| J Kinney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| f-J Phelps PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 32 | |
| a-fouled out to third for B Ryan in the 5th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for B Barton in the 7th c-singled to center for J Pineiro in the 7th d-flied out to right for S Schumaker in the 8th e-grounded to third for A Pujols in the 8th f-struck out looking for J Kinney in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (43, D Davis) 3B: C Izturis (3, D Davis); A Kennedy (2, T Pena) HR: A Pujols (35, 7th inning off Y Petit 2 on, 2 Out); R Ludwick (36, 7th inning off Y Petit 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J LaRue 2 (21), C Izturis (21), A Pujols 4 (112), R Ludwick 2 (108), A Miles (31), F Lopez 2 (42) S: C Izturis, J Pineiro SF: A Pujols 2-out RBI: J LaRue 2, R Ludwick 2, A Pujols 3, F Lopez 2 GIDP: B Barton, J LaRue Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 1, J Pineiro 2, F Lopez 1, B Ryan 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Izturis (24, 2nd base off L Rosales/C Snyder) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Pineiro (W, 7-7) | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 99-63 | 5.15 |
| J Kinney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 0.00 |
| C Perez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 140-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Pineiro 26; J Kinney 4; C Perez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 7-7; J Kinney 2-1; C Perez 0-2 Game Scores: J Pineiro 64 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| ARI | STL | |||
 | 1st | J LaRue singled to left center, F Lopez and A Pujols scored, T Glaus to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | A Dunn homered to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | M Reynolds singled to left, A Dunn and J Upton scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | C Izturis tripled to deep right, B Ryan scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to center, C Izturis scored, B Barton to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | R Ludwick singled to right, B Barton scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | A Miles singled to center, A Kennedy scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | A Pujols homered to left, A Miles and S Schumaker scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 7th | R Ludwick homered to left. | 3 | 10 |
| 8th | F Lopez singled to right center, A Kennedy and C Izturis scored. | 3 | 12 |
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| Game Notes |
| ALBERT PUJOLS AND RYAN LUDWICK HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| MARK REYNOLDS' STRIKEOUT IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WAS HIS 200TH ON THE SEASON MOVING HIM PAST RYAN HOWARD FOR THE MOST STRIKEOUTS IN A SINGLE SEASON. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,502 (92.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 25th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 12 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Florida | Cancelled | |
| Washington |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |