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Series: Game 1 of 3

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St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 5/7)

Game 1: Monday, May 7
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 8
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 9
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Cardinals 9

(18-11, 10-7 away)

Diamondbacks 6

(14-16, 6-8 home)

Coverage:  FOX ARIZ

9:40 PM ET, May 7, 2012

Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona 

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STL 302200200 9 13 0
ARI 000006000 6 12 2

W: L. Lynn (6-0)

L: J. Saunders (2-2)

S: J. Motte (5)

St. Louis Cardinals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
R Furcal SS51320017.342.409.496
C Beltran RF41110019.280.395.530
M Holliday LF41111017.250.323.442
A Craig 1B32222018.421.455.895
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D Freese 3B52220016.307.369.564
Y Molina C40211018.304.357.529
J Jay CF50100026.381.429.476
T Greene 2B51100121.250.345.479
L Lynn P2100015.188.188.188
1000008.325.372.450
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1000002.296.406.407
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0000000.263.326.447
Totals39913942167   
a-reached on error for L Lynn in the 6th
b-grounded to second for F Salas in the 7th
BATTING
2B: D Freese (5, J Saunders); Y Molina (11, J Saunders)
HR: R Furcal (2, 1st inning off J Saunders 0 on, 0 Out); C Beltran (8, 3rd inning off J Saunders 0 on, 0 Out); M Holliday (6, 3rd inning off J Saunders 0 on, 0 Out); A Craig (2, 7th inning off B Shaw 0 on, 0 Out); D Freese (7, 7th inning off B Shaw 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: R Furcal 2 (15), D Freese 2 (26), Y Molina (16), C Beltran (20), M Holliday (20), A Craig 2 (9)
2-out RBI: D Freese, Y Molina
GIDP: D Freese, T Greene, M Holliday
Cardinals RISP: 2-8 (M Holliday 0-1, C Beltran 0-1, J Jay 0-2, R Furcal 1-1, Y Molina 1-1, D Freese 0-2)
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: R Furcal (6, 2nd base off D Hernandez/M Montero)
FIELDING
Outfield Assist: M Holliday (M Montero at Home).
St. Louis Cardinals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
L Lynn
(W, 6-0)		5.030047091-531.40
J Romero0.045510118-910.50
F Salas
(H, 1)		1.031103024-196.35
V Marte
(H, 3)		1.100001010-72.84
M Rzepczynski
(H, 3)		0.200000013-82.00
J Motte
(S, 5)		1.020002019-132.53
Totals9.012665131175-109 
PITCHING
J Romero pitched to 5 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Lynn 12/21; J Romero 0/5; F Salas 4/6; V Marte 3/4; M Rzepczynski 1/2; J Motte 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Lynn 18-9-17-9; J Romero 2-2-1-4; F Salas 5-4-7-3; V Marte 1-1-2-3; M Rzepczynski 2-0-4-2; J Motte 4-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Lynn 2-5; J Romero 0-0; F Salas 0-0; V Marte 2-1; M Rzepczynski 2-0; J Motte 1-0
Game Scores: L Lynn 64
Arizona Diamondbacks
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
G Parra CF50210118.275.323.418
J Upton RF30000210.234.321.372
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1000013.232.304.341
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1000008.333.381.513
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J Kubel LF40101223.283.360.434
M Montero C41211225.277.370.362
C Ransom 3B-SS51220322.351.429.757
L Overbay 1B31002124.297.422.486
A Hill 2B51100117.240.331.413
W Bloomquist SS2010004.218.261.333
2112003.190.267.316
J Saunders P0000106.000.077.000
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a-A Pollock PH-RF
31200012.188.200.188
Totals386126513175   
a-singled to center for B Ziegler in the 5th
b-struck out swinging for M Zagurski in the 6th
c-grounded to second for D Hernandez in the 8th
BATTING
2B: R Roberts (4, J Romero)
3B: G Parra (1, L Lynn)
HR: C Ransom (4, 6th inning off J Romero 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: C Ransom 2 (12), R Roberts 2 (13), G Parra (12), M Montero (15)
2-out RBI: M Montero
Diamondbacks RISP: 5-14 (A Hill 0-2, J Upton 0-1, C Ransom 0-2, W Bloomquist 1-1, G Parra 1-1, L Overbay 0-1, R Roberts 1-1, J Kubel 0-1, M Montero 1-2, A Pollock 1-1, P Goldschmidt 0-1)
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: J Kubel (1, 2nd base off L Lynn/Y Molina)
FIELDING
E: M Montero (4, throw); R Roberts (3, ground ball)
DP: 3 (C Ransom-A Hill-L Overbay 2, A Hill-C Ransom-L Overbay).
Arizona Diamondbacks
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
J Saunders
(L, 2-2)		3.197612367-392.50
B Ziegler1.210010023-121.42
M Zagurski1.000000014-128.31
B Shaw1.022210225-152.77
D Hernandez1.010010023-112.51
C Breslow1.000000015-111.80
Totals9.01398425167-100 
PITCHING
HBP: C Beltran (By D Hernandez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Saunders 13/21; B Ziegler 3/5; M Zagurski 4/4; B Shaw 3/6; D Hernandez 2/5; C Breslow 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Saunders 7-10-6-16; B Ziegler 4-0-4-4; M Zagurski 2-1-5-4; B Shaw 4-3-3-5; D Hernandez 4-2-2-3; C Breslow 2-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 2-6; B Ziegler 5-0; M Zagurski 2-1; B Shaw 2-1; D Hernandez 3-0; C Breslow 0-3
Game Scores: J Saunders 17

Scoring Summary

STLARI
1stR Furcal homered to center (441 feet).10
1stD Freese doubled to deep left, A Craig scored.20
1stY Molina singled to right, D Freese scored, Y Molina to second advancing on throw.30
3rdC Beltran homered to left (430 feet).40
3rdM Holliday homered to left center (427 feet).50
4thR Furcal singled to center, T Greene scored, L Lynn to second.60
4thA Craig walked, L Lynn scored, R Furcal to third, M Holliday to second.70
6thC Ransom homered to left (452 feet), M Montero scored.72
6thR Roberts doubled to deep left, L Overbay and A Hill scored.74
6thG Parra reached on bunt single to pitcher, R Roberts scored, A Pollock to second.75
6thM Montero singled to center, A Pollock scored, G Parra to second.76
7thA Craig homered to center (439 feet).86
7thD Freese homered to center (435 feet).96
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Game Notes

CARLOS BELTRAN AND MATT HOLLIDAY HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING.
ALLEN CRAIG AND DAVID FREESE HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING.

Game Information

StadiumChase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance26,447 (54.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:24
Weather88 degrees, clear
Wind12 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Mike Everitt