Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - June 18, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Jun 18, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

St. Louis won 2-1

Game 1: Tuesday, June 16
Detroit	2	Final
St. Louis	11	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, June 17
Detroit	3	Final
St. Louis	4	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, June 18
Detroit	6	Final
St. Louis	3	Final
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Tigers 6

(35-31, 18-20 away)

Cardinals 3

(36-31, 21-16 home)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, June 18, 2009

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	9	1
STL	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	1

W: R. Porcello (8-4)

L: J. Pineiro (5-8)

S: F. Rodney (13)

Detroit Tigers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C Granderson CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	19	.266	.345	.494
P Polanco 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	20	.262	.309	.369
M Cabrera 1B	4	1	0	1	0	0	11	.322	.389	.525
M Thames LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	11	.280	.321	.560
B Lyon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Rodney P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Raburn RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	16	.225	.319	.413
B Seay P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-D Kelly PH-LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.308	.400	.538
B Inge 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	12	.272	.369	.509
G Laird C	4	0	1	1	0	0	10	.215	.315	.308
A Everett SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	.257	.306	.351
R Porcello P	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.400	.400	.400
J Anderson RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.250	.285	.323
Totals	37	6	9	6	1	5	121
a-singled to center for B Seay in the 8th
BATTING 2B: G Laird (8, J Pineiro) HR: P Polanco (2, 8th inning off J Motte 0 on, 1 Out); M Thames (3, 8th inning off J Motte 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (41), M Thames 2 (7), B Inge (43), G Laird (15), P Polanco (25) 2-out RBI: B Inge, G Laird, M Thames Tigers RISP: 1-6 (A Everett 0-1, P Polanco 0-1, M Thames 0-1, B Inge 1-1, R Raburn 0-1, M Cabrera 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: G Laird (1, throw) DP: 2 (P Polanco-A Everett-M Cabrera, A Everett-M Cabrera).

Detroit Tigers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Porcello (W, 8-4)	5.2	8	3	1	2	3	0	97-62	3.54
B Seay (H, 13)	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	20-12	3.98
B Lyon (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	4.09
F Rodney (S, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22-9	4.33
Totals	9.0	9	3	1	6	6	0	154-93
PITCHING WP: F Rodney First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Porcello 16/27; B Seay 3/5; B Lyon 3/4; F Rodney 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Porcello 10-10-20-22; B Seay 4-1-5-2; B Lyon 2-2-3-3; F Rodney 3-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Porcello 10-4; B Seay 2-0; B Lyon 0-2; F Rodney 2-1 Game Scores: R Porcello 46

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Schumaker 2B	4	1	1	0	1	1	22	.284	.333	.387
C Rasmus CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	15	.272	.322	.467
a-A Pujols PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.320	.444	.689
R Ludwick RF	2	0	0	0	3	0	26	.233	.306	.423
C Duncan 1B-LF	3	0	1	1	2	1	21	.255	.345	.417
R Ankiel LF-CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	14	.245	.307	.417
Y Molina C	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.284	.358	.397
J Thurston 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	9	.235	.333	.377
J Pineiro P	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.125	.222	.125
T Miller P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-K Greene PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.198	.285	.292
J Kinney P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Greene SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	13	.270	.308	.419
Totals	35	3	9	2	6	6	154
a-grounded to shortstop for C Rasmus in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Motte in the 8th
BATTING 2B: T Greene (5, R Porcello) RBI: T Greene (5), C Duncan (30) GIDP: R Ankiel 2 Cardinals RISP: 1-11 (J Pineiro 0-1, R Ludwick 0-2, T Greene 1-1, R Ankiel 0-2, Y Molina 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1, S Schumaker 0-2, C Duncan 0-1) Team LOB: 11
FIELDING E: J Thurston (7, ground ball)

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Pineiro (L, 5-8)	7.0	5	4	1	0	4	0	83-61	3.76
T Miller	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	2.95
J Motte	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	2	16-12	5.13
J Kinney	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17-10	9.82
Totals	9.0	9	6	3	1	5	2	121-86
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Pineiro 20/27; T Miller 0/1; J Motte 4/5; J Kinney 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Pineiro 18-6-15-22; T Miller 1-1-1-0; J Motte 2-1-4-5; J Kinney 2-1-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 10-7; T Miller 0-0; J Motte 2-0; J Kinney 2-1 Game Scores: J Pineiro 61

Scoring Summary

			DET	STL
	1st	M Cabrera safe at first on error by third baseman J Thurston, C Granderson scored, P Polanco to third.	1	0
	1st	M Thames grounded out to third, P Polanco scored, M Cabrera to second.	2	0
	1st	B Inge singled to right center, M Cabrera scored.	3	0
	1st	G Laird doubled to left, B Inge scored.	4	0
	2nd	J Pineiro grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Y Molina scored on throwing error by catcher G Laird, J Thurston safe at third on throwing error by catcher G Laird.	4	1
	2nd	T Greene reached on infield single to second, J Thurston scored, J Pineiro to third.	4	2
	5th	C Duncan grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick out at second.	4	3
	8th	P Polanco homered to left.	5	3
	8th	M Thames homered to left.	6	3
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Game Notes

CARDINALS PITCHER JOEL PINEIRO LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE 7TH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	41,323 (94% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:53
Weather	90 degrees, clear
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Tony Randazzo