New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - September 20, 2011

Scores for Sep 20, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/20)

Game 1: Tuesday, September 20
NY Mets	6	Final
St. Louis	11	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 21
NY Mets	5	Final
St. Louis	6	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 22
NY Mets	8	Final
St. Louis	6	Final
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Mets 6

(73-81, 42-37 away)

Cardinals 11

(85-69, 42-34 home)

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8:15 PM ET, September 20, 2011

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	10	0
STL	0	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	-	11	16	1

W: O. Dotel (2-2)

L: J. Stinson (0-2)

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Reyes SS	4	2	1	0	2	0	31	.331	.377	.479
A Pagan CF	4	1	3	1	1	0	12	.265	.324	.378
D Wright 3B	4	0	0	1	1	2	24	.260	.351	.443
L Duda RF	3	0	1	1	2	2	21	.292	.368	.482
W Harris LF	4	2	1	1	0	1	12	.248	.350	.310
b-V Pascucci PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
D Thayer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
N Evans 1B	3	1	1	0	2	0	18	.270	.335	.433
J Thole C	5	0	2	1	0	0	15	.266	.346	.344
R Tejada 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	16	.277	.355	.330
M Pelfrey P	3	0	1	1	0	1	14	.109	.169	.145
a-J Turner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.265	.337	.360
J Stinson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Carrasco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Baxter LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.333	.429
Totals	36	6	10	6	9	6	171
a-lined out to first for M Pelfrey in the 7th b-grounded to shortstop for W Harris in the 8th
BATTING 2B: L Duda (21, E Jackson); M Pelfrey (2, E Jackson) RBI: L Duda (50), D Wright (58), W Harris (20), J Thole (37), M Pelfrey (4), A Pagan (56) S: R Tejada 2-out RBI: J Thole, M Pelfrey, A Pagan Mets RISP: 3-13 (J Thole 1-1, R Tejada 0-1, D Wright 0-3, L Duda 1-2, W Harris 0-2, J Turner 0-1, M Pelfrey 1-1, J Reyes 0-1, N Evans 0-1) Team LOB: 13
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Reyes-R Tejada-N Evans).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Pelfrey	6.0	10	5	5	0	2	0	100-60	4.58
J Stinson (L, 0-2; H, 4)	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	0	22-13	6.52
T Byrdak (B, 3)	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	7-2	3.38
D Carrasco	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	16-13	5.40
D Thayer	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-11	4.26
Totals	8.0	16	11	11	2	2	0	163-99
PITCHING T Byrdak pitched to 2 batters in the 7th IBB: Y Molina (By T Byrdak) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Pelfrey 12/27; J Stinson 4/5; T Byrdak 0/2; D Carrasco 1/3; D Thayer 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Pelfrey 11-7-19-23; J Stinson 2-1-6-4; T Byrdak 1-0-0-1; D Carrasco 1-2-7-3; D Thayer 1-2-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Pelfrey 12-4; J Stinson 1-1; T Byrdak 0-0; D Carrasco 1-0; D Thayer 1-2 Game Scores: M Pelfrey 34

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Furcal SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	17	.232	.301	.347
A Craig LF	5	2	2	0	0	0	22	.309	.355	.514
C Patterson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.173	.235
A Pujols 1B	5	2	4	1	0	0	24	.304	.373	.551
L Berkman RF	5	1	2	2	0	0	17	.300	.412	.557
F Salas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Freese 3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	13	.290	.337	.420
M Rzepczynski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
e-S Robinson PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.125	.000
J Jay CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.302	.347	.433
K McClellan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171
O Dotel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-D Descalso PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.354
b-R Theriot PH-2B	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	.274	.323	.340
Y Molina C	3	1	2	0	1	0	16	.298	.336	.456
S Schumaker 2B-CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.284	.332	.348
c-T Cruz PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.329	.333
d-A Chambers PH-CF	1	1	1	3	0	0	8	.500	.500	1.000
E Jackson P	2	1	1	0	0	1	7	.320	.346	.320
N Punto 2B-3B	2	0	1	1	0	1	10	.261	.375	.387
Totals	39	11	16	11	2	2	163
a-hit for J Jay in the 7th b-hit a ground rule double to deep center for D Descalso in the 7th c-hit for S Schumaker in the 7th d-tripled to deep right for T Cruz in the 7th e-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Rzepczynski in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Furcal (15, M Pelfrey); D Freese (13, M Pelfrey); Y Molina (30, M Pelfrey); R Theriot (25, T Byrdak) 3B: A Chambers (1, D Carrasco) RBI: R Furcal (27), A Pujols (97), D Freese (49), L Berkman 2 (91), R Theriot 2 (44), A Chambers 3 (4), N Punto (17) 2-out RBI: D Freese, R Theriot 2, A Chambers 3, N Punto GIDP: D Freese Cardinals RISP: 6-12 (J Jay 0-1, A Chambers 1-1, R Furcal 0-1, L Berkman 1-2, A Craig 1-1, D Freese 1-1, R Theriot 1-1, N Punto 1-1, A Pujols 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1, E Jackson 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: A Pujols (8, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/J Thole); L Berkman (2, 2nd base off J Stinson/J Thole)
FIELDING E: E Jackson (1, throw)

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Jackson	5.0	9	5	5	4	4	0	94-54	3.73
K McClellan	1.2	1	1	1	4	0	0	41-19	4.06
O Dotel (W, 2-2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	3.60
M Rzepczynski	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	3.60
F Salas	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	2.26
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	9	6	0	171-93
PITCHING WP: E Jackson IBB: R Tejada (By E Jackson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 13/28; K McClellan 7/10; O Dotel 1/1; M Rzepczynski 3/4; F Salas 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 11-10-13-20; K McClellan 8-0-5-6; O Dotel 2-0-1-0; M Rzepczynski 4-1-2-2; F Salas 2-0-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 7-4; K McClellan 4-1; O Dotel 0-0; M Rzepczynski 2-0; F Salas 1-2 Game Scores: E Jackson 29

Scoring Summary

			NYM	STL
	1st	L Duda doubled to left, J Reyes scored, A Pagan to third.	1	0
	3rd	D Wright grounded out to shortstop, J Reyes scored.	2	0
	3rd	W Harris grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Pagan scored, L Duda out at second.	3	0
	3rd	J Thole singled to right, W Harris scored, N Evans to second.	4	0
	3rd	R Furcal doubled to deep left, E Jackson scored.	4	1
	3rd	A Pujols grounded out to third, R Furcal scored, A Craig to second.	4	2
	3rd	D Freese doubled to deep right, A Craig scored.	4	3
	5th	M Pelfrey hit a ground rule double to deep left, W Harris scored, R Tejada to third.	5	3
	5th	L Berkman singled to center, A Craig and A Pujols scored.	5	5
	7th	A Pagan walked, N Evans scored, J Thole to third, J Reyes to second.	6	5
	7th	R Theriot hit a ground rule double to deep center, A Pujols and L Berkman scored, D Freese to third.	6	7
	7th	A Chambers tripled to deep right, D Freese, R Theriot and Y Molina scored.	6	10
	7th	N Punto singled to right center, A Chambers scored.	6	11
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Game Notes

METS LEFTFIELDER JASON BAY WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO AN ILLNESS.

Game Information

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	37,746 (85.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:23
Weather	73 degrees, clear
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Mike Dimuro

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Mets 6

Cardinals 11

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