St. Louis (20-12) at Colorado (12-19)

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Molina's defense key for hot Cardinals

Nate Latsch / Special to MLB.com
Yadier Molina's great throw helped the Cardinals win their homestand finale, and they'll be looking for more solid defense Monday against the Rockies.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Joel Pineiro

  • RHP
  • (2-2) 3.75 ERA
Cardinals: Pineiro showed that he knows how to pitch with a big lead. After a rocky beginning to his last game, he came out firing once he got a seven-run lead. It led to a lot of hard contact, but only one walk over the final five innings. Control has been Pineiro's key since he's come to St. Louis. He's thrown strikes consistently, and it's worked out.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 67-62 4.45 1117.2 359 727 .270
Season 2-2 3.75 24.0 6 9 .253

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/05/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 20 12 .625 - 14-7 6-5
Colorado Rockies (NL West) 12 19 .387 9.0 5-8 7-11
Stats - 05/05/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .277 148 23 140 11 182 3.53 290.1 264 98 193
COL .249 134 24 128 28 213 4.83 289.0 296 135 180
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Jimenez pitching to keep rotation spot

Tony DeMarco / Special to MLB.com
The Rockies have lost five of Ubaldo Jimenez's six starts, including the last four. The decisions went to relievers in each of Jimenez's last three outings, but he has been consistently inconsistent since his only victory, back on April 8.
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Rockies probable pitcher

Ubaldo Jimenez

  • RHP
  • (1-2) 5.90 ERA
Rockies: Jimenesz's spot in the rotation was in jeopardy before he turned in an encouraging 5 1/3 innings during which he gave up three hits, including a home run, and finished with a no-decision in the Rockies' 3-2 loss to the Giants on Wednesday. By being able to repeat his delivery, Jimenez had his liveliest fastball of the year and was able to change speeds and throw his breaking ball.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-6 4.63 118.2 62 94 .242
Season 1-2 5.90 29.0 22 23 .291
Vs. St. Louis 0-1 5.40 5.0 5 4 .333

Cardinals hitters vs Ubaldo Jimenez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Lugo, Julio - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .667 3 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .250 4 0 0
Schumaker, Skip .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .000 2 0 0

Rockies hitters vs Joel Pineiro

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Atkins, Garrett - - - - .200 5 0 0
Barmes, Clint - - - - .500 2 0 1
Fowler, Dexter - - - - - - - -
Gomez, Hector - - - - - - - -
Gonzalez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hawpe, Brad - - - - .800 5 1 2
Helton, Todd - - - - .500 4 0 2
Iannetta, Chris - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
McKenry, Michael - - - - - - - -
Murton, Matt - - - - .000 2 0 0
Nelson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Smith, Seth - - - - - - - -
Spilborghs, Ryan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Stewart, Ian - - - - - - - -
Tulowitzki, Troy - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Young, Eric - - - - - - - -

A little dash does it (21-12) (12-20)

Cardinals 6, Rockies 5

Cards persevere

Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
Albert Pujols showed off his instincts in the ninth, scurrying home from second on a groundout to score the winning run. Jason Iringhausen came on in the ninth to shut the door on the back-and-forth affair, picking up his 11th save.

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Series at a Glance

 
Rick Ankiel and Yadier Molina celebrate scoring in the fourth frame. (AP)

Rox come up short

Tony DeMarco / Special to MLB.com
The Rockies fought tough all night, but couldn't get over the top against the Cards, falling when Albert Pujols scored from second on a groundout in the ninth. Brad Hawpe hit his third homer of the season, while Brian Fuentes took the loss.
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Cardinals 6, Rockies 5

St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, RF-LF4110103.297
Kennedy, 2B5021001.333
Pujols, 1B4111111.355
Ankiel, CF4111123.272
Glaus, 3B2000202.228
  1-Ryan, PR-3B1100010.321
Duncan, LF4000023.257
  Flores, Ra, P0000000.000
  Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Molina, Y, C4130000.296
Pineiro, P2012011.091
  Villone, P0000000.000
  a-Wainwright, PH1000010.300
  Parisi, P0000000.000
  b-Ludwick, PH-RF1011000.316
Miles, SS4110003.308
  Izturis, C, SS0000000.231
Totals3661165817 

a-Struck out for Villone in the 6th. b-Doubled for Parisi in the 8th.
1-Ran for Glaus in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pineiro (1, Jimenez), Schumaker (8, Herges), Ludwick (9, Buchholz), Pujols (9, Fuentes).
3B: Kennedy (1, Jimenez).
TB: Schumaker 2; Kennedy 4; Pujols 2; Ankiel; Molina, Y 3; Pineiro 2; Ludwick 2; Miles.
RBI: Kennedy (12), Pineiro 2 (2), Pujols (24), Ludwick (16), Ankiel (17).
2-out RBI: Pineiro 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel 2; Miles; Schumaker.
GIDP: Duncan.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Duncan 2 (2, fielding, fielding).
Outfield assists: Duncan (Helton at 2nd base).
DP: (Ryan-Kennedy-Pujols).
 
ColoradoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Podsednik, CF4000001.308
  b-Torrealba, PH-C1000012.235
Quintanilla, SS5010012.250
Holliday, LF3110201.306
Helton, 1B4021102.279
  2-Barmes, PR0000000.280
Atkins, 3B5120003.319
Hawpe, RF4222012.269
Iannetta, C4030000.349
  1-Taveras, PR-CF0100000.253
Herrera, J, 2B4010012.300
Jimenez, P2000012.000
  Herges, P1000010.000
  Buchholz, P0000000.000
  a-Spilborghs, PH1011000.306
  Fuentes, P0000000.000
Totals3851343617 

a-Singled for Buchholz in the 8th. b-Struck out for Podsednik in the 8th.
1-Ran for Iannetta in the 8th. 2-Ran for Helton in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Holliday (10, Pineiro), Iannetta (5, Pineiro), Atkins (9, Pineiro).
HR: Hawpe (3, 2nd inning off Pineiro, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Quintanilla; Holliday 2; Helton 2; Atkins 3; Hawpe 5; Iannetta 4; Herrera, J; Spilborghs.
RBI: Helton (11), Hawpe 2 (14), Spilborghs (11).
2-out RBI: Helton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jimenez; Podsednik; Hawpe; Atkins; Quintanilla 2.
GIDP: Atkins.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Spilborghs (2, 2nd base off Flores, Ra/Molina, Y), Herrera, J (1, 2nd base off Flores, Ra/Molina, Y), Taveras (14, 3rd base off Flores, Ra/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Hawpe (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Hawpe (Kennedy at 2nd base).
DP: (Herrera, J-Quintanilla-Helton).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pineiro 3.08430114.33
Villone 2.01001200.63
Parisi 2.01001100.00
Flores, Ra (BS, 2)(W, 1-0)1.03110201.08
Isringhausen (S, 11)1.00001006.14
 
ColoradoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jimenez 5.07433405.82
Herges 2.01001301.77
Buchholz 1.02111001.93
Fuentes (L, 0-2)1.01110102.40

Pineiro pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.

IBB: Pujols (by Herges).
Pitches-strikes: Pineiro 53-37, Villone 37-20, Parisi 30-15, Flores, Ra 31-17, Isringhausen 11-5, Jimenez 81-51, Herges 32-20, Buchholz 17-8, Fuentes 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pineiro 2-5, Villone 1-3, Parisi 4-1, Flores, Ra 1-0, Isringhausen 3-0, Jimenez 8-2, Herges 0-3, Buchholz 2-1, Fuentes 2-0.
Batters faced: Pineiro 16, Villone 8, Parisi 8, Flores, Ra 6, Isringhausen 3, Jimenez 23, Herges 8, Buchholz 6, Fuentes 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 3:16.
Att: 28,183.
May 5, 2008

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