ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Vina 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .310
Paquette 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238
Drew rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
Pujols 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .355
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .322
R Lankford lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274
b-Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
Renteria ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242
Marrero c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
D Hermanson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143
James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .119
Alan Benes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 12 10
a-struck out for James in the 7th; b-struck out for R Lankford
in the 9th.
BATTING: HR - Edmonds (8, 4th inning off Dessens 0 on, 0 out).
S - Paquette. SF - Pujols. RBI - Pujols (47), Edmonds (30).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Hermanson 2, Pujols 1.
Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - Drew (3, 2nd base by Dessens/J Larue).
FIELDING: E - Paquette 2 (3, catch, throw).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Sanders lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .149
Reese ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Larue c 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .277
Ochoa rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .295
S Casey 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .331
Ru Rivera cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269
Br Larson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .043
Selby 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .176
M Tucker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castro ss-2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .215
Dessens p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Mercado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Riedling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 7 9 4 3 2 13
BATTING: 2B - S Casey (14, D Hermanson); Selby (1, D Hermanson);
J Castro (2, James). S - Dessens. RBI - Ru Rivera (16), S Casey
2 (41), Selby (1). 2-out RBI - Ru Rivera, Selby. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Castro 1, Selby 2. Team LOB - 4.
BASERUNNING: CS - Ochoa (3, 2nd base by Alan Benes/Marrero).
Picked off - D Sanders (1st base, D Hermanson); Dessens (2nd
base, Marrero).
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St Louis - 001 100 000 -- 2
Cincinnati - 303 001 00X -- 7
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Hermanson (L, 5-2) 4 1/3 8 6 4 2 0 0 4.45
James 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.19
Alan Benes 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
Dessens (W, 4-2) 7 4 2 2 2 9 1 4.66
Mercado 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.68
J Riedling 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89
WP - Dessens, James. Pitches-strikes: Dessens 97-55; Mercado 22-16;
J Riedling 16-11; D Hermanson 63-40; James 25-16; Alan Benes 24-14.
Ground balls-fly balls: Dessens 4-7; Mercado 1-1; J Riedling 1-0;
D Hermanson 6-6; James 2-1; Alan Benes 2-2. Batters faced: Dessens 27;
Mercado 5; J Riedling 3; D Hermanson 23; James 6; Alan Benes 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Doug Eddings.
3B--Jerry Crawford.
T--2:53. Att--34,158. Weather: 55 degrees, rain. Wind: 13 mph,
in from right.
Reds first. Sanders walked. Sanders was picked off, pitcher Hermanson to first baseman Paquette, Sanders out. LaRue singled to center. Ochoa singled to left, LaRue to second. Casey flied out to left fielder Lankford. Rivera singled to center, LaRue scored, Ochoa to second. Larson safe on Paquette's error, Ochoa scored, Rivera scored. Selby grounded out, first baseman Paquette unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Cardinals third. Vina singled to center. Paquette sacrificed, pitcher Dessens to first baseman Casey, Vina to second. Drew singled to right, Vina to third. Pujols hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ochoa, Vina scored. Drew was caught stealing, catcher LaRue to shortstop Castro, Drew out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Reds third. LaRue walked on a full count. Ochoa singled to right, LaRue to third. Casey doubled to center, LaRue scored, Ochoa scored. Rivera fouled out to catcher Marrero. Larson grounded out, shortstop Renteria to first baseman Paquette, Casey to third. Selby doubled to center, Casey scored. Castro grounded out, shortstop Renteria to first baseman Paquette. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 6, Cardinals 1.
Cardinals fourth. Edmonds homered to left on a 1-0 count. Lankford struck out. Renteria flied out to left fielder Sanders. Marrero fouled out to first baseman Casey. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 6, Cardinals 2.
Reds sixth. Castro doubled to left. Dessens safe at second on a sacrifice plus first baseman Paquette's throwing error. Castro scored. Dessens was picked off, catcher Marrero to shortstop Renteria, Dessens out. Sanders grounded out, shortstop Renteria to first baseman Paquette. LaRue flied out to right fielder Drew. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on. Reds 7, Cardinals 2.
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