St. Louis (21-12) at Colorado (12-20)

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Kennedy enjoying bounce-back year

Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
With the Cardinals playing well as a team in the early going, it's easy to overlook the stellar play of Adam Kennedy, who had a tough 2007 campaign.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Braden Looper

  • RHP
  • (4-1) 3.86 ERA
Cardinals: Looper has one bad start this year, but a couple of times now he's done the one thing he wasn't able to do last year: He's showing an ability to get by when he doesn't have his best stuff or command. Last year, he alternated good outings with brutal ones, as he wasn't able to survive when he wasn't sharp. This time, in six games, he has only one true clunker. That's a perfectly fine ratio, and one he'll try to keep up.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 50-45 3.88 815.0 274 479 .265
Season 4-1 3.86 32.2 10 18 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/06/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 21 12 .636 - 14-7 7-5
Colorado Rockies (NL West) 12 20 .375 9.0 5-9 7-11
Stats - 05/06/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .278 154 23 146 11 190 3.55 299.1 277 101 199
COL .252 139 25 132 31 219 4.83 298.0 307 140 188
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Rox have options in center against Cards

Tony DeMarco / Special to MLB.com
The Rockies have a trio of center fielders who are getting the job done, but with the Cards going exclusively with righty starters, Scott Podsednik could see plenty of action.
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Rockies probable pitcher

Mark Redman

  • LHP
  • (2-2) 6.99 ERA
Rockies: The good thing for Redman in his last start was the six scoreless innings he threw against the Dodgers on Saturday. The bad thing was he gave 10 runs in the first inning. Redman became unnerved after walking in a run in the middle of the inning. He didn't have much of a fastball and his changeup wasn't fooling hitters. Poor beginnings are an issue for him. But the next start is a shot at redemption in a different venue -- Coors Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 68-82 4.80 1221.2 402 743 .280
Season 2-2 6.99 28.1 11 16 .278
May 0-0 0.00 1.2 0 1 .000

Cardinals hitters vs Mark Redman

  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 - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Lugo, Julio - - - - .158 19 0 1
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - .455 11 2 4
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - - - - .462 13 1 3
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - - - - -
Schumaker, Skip - - - - - - - -
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Rockies hitters vs Braden Looper

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Atkins, Garrett - - - - .286 7 0 1
Barmes, Clint - - - - .667 3 0 0
Fowler, Dexter - - - - - - - -
Gomez, Hector - - - - - - - -
Gonzalez, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Hawpe, Brad - - - - .000 6 0 0
Helton, Todd - - - - .222 9 1 1
Iannetta, Chris - - - - .333 3 1 1
McKenry, Michael - - - - - - - -
Murton, Matt - - - - .143 7 0 0
Nelson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Smith, Seth - - - - - - - -
Spilborghs, Ryan - - - - .400 5 0 1
Stewart, Ian - - - - - - - -
Tulowitzki, Troy - - - - .500 2 0 0
Young, Eric - - - - - - - -

Cards throw Rox for a Loop (22-12) (12-21)

Cardinals 6, Rockies 5

Looper does it all

Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
On a night the Cards badly needed to rest their bullpen, Braden Looper turned in a heroic effort. He not only pitched 8 1/3 innings for his fifth win, but he ignited a three-run rally and drove in another run with a single. Rick Ankiel added a homer and threw out two runners on the bases.

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Series at a Glance

 

Redman hit hard

Tony DeMarco / Special to MLB.com
Mark Redman has struggled in the early innings this season, and Tuesday was no exception as the lefty allowed five runs and could not make it through the third inning. Chris Iannetta homered and added a two-run double in the ninth inning as a frantic rally fell short against the Cardinals.
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Cardinals 6, Rockies 5

St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Barton, RF5111032.304
  Schumaker, RF0000000.297
Kennedy, 2B5011011.325
  Franklin, P0000000.000
Pujols, 1B5110022.348
Ludwick, LF4141100.349
Glaus, 3B4010113.229
Ankiel, CF5121015.277
Molina, Y, C4010014.294
Looper, P3121101.385
  Miles, 2B0000000.308
Izturis, C, SS4121003.244
Totals3961563921 

BATTING
2B: Pujols (10, Redman), Looper (2, Redman), Barton (4, Redman), Ludwick 2 (11, Grilli, Speier).
HR: Ankiel (6, 8th inning off Corpas, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Barton 2; Kennedy; Pujols 2; Ludwick 6; Glaus; Ankiel 5; Molina, Y; Looper 3; Izturis, C 2.
RBI: Ludwick (17), Izturis, C (5), Barton (5), Kennedy (13), Looper (2), Ankiel (18).
2-out RBI: Ludwick; Izturis, C; Barton; Kennedy; Looper.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Izturis, C; Molina, Y; Ankiel.
GIDP: Molina, Y; Pujols; Looper.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Izturis, C (3, 2nd base by Grilli/Iannetta).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ankiel 2 (Taveras at 3rd base, Quintanilla at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Molina, Y-Izturis, C-Pujols, Ankiel-Glaus).
 
ColoradoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Taveras, CF4011000.252
Quintanilla, 2B4020000.313
Holliday, LF4010002.305
Helton, 1B4110003.278
Atkins, 3B3010001.319
  Corpas, P0000000.000
  Speier, P0000000.000
  a-Spilborghs, PH1110000.320
Hawpe, RF4000013.259
Iannetta, C4223010.362
Barmes, SS4131000.304
Redman, P0000000.000
  Grilli, P1000001.000
  Baker, 3B2000001.184
Totals3551250211 

a-Singled for Speier in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Barmes 2 (9, Looper, Franklin), Quintanilla (3, Looper), Iannetta (6, Franklin).
HR: Iannetta (3, 5th inning off Looper, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Taveras; Quintanilla 3; Holliday; Helton; Atkins; Spilborghs; Iannetta 6; Barmes 5.
RBI: Taveras (4), Iannetta 3 (10), Barmes (11).
2-out RBI: Iannetta 2; Barmes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baker.
S: Grilli.
GIDP: Grilli.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: 4 (Quintanilla-Barmes-Helton, Iannetta-Barmes, Corpas-Quintanilla-Barmes-Helton, Atkins-Quintanilla-Helton).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Looper (W, 5-1)8.110440113.95
Franklin (S, 1)0.22110102.12
 
ColoradoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Redman (L, 2-3)2.29551207.84
Grilli 3.11001503.32
Corpas 2.04110218.15
Speier 1.01001003.29

WP: Grilli.
Pitches-strikes: Looper 114-76, Franklin 17-11, Redman 69-42, Grilli 49-34, Corpas 27-19, Speier 17-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Looper 11-11, Franklin 0-1, Redman 4-2, Grilli 4-1, Corpas 4-0, Speier 2-1.
Batters faced: Looper 32, Franklin 4, Redman 17, Grilli 11, Corpas 9, Speier 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Franklin 2-2, Grilli 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 25,460.
May 6, 2008

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