St. Louis (45-33) at Detroit (36-40)

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Plenty of former Cards on Tigers bench

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
There will be plenty of former Cardinals on the Tigers' bench Wednesday. That won't stop the St. Louis, however, from pursuing a series win in Detroit as they face the Tigers in game two of a three-game Interleague set.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Kyle Lohse

  • #26 RHP
  • (9-2) 3.63 ERA
Cardinals: No starter in the NL is hotter than Lohse, who is 6-0 with a 2.09 ERA over his past seven starts. Lohse has delivered desperately needed stability to a rotation reeling from injuries, and has done a huge part to keep the Cardinals in contention while they do without Adam Wainwright. He's throwing strikes (seven walks in seven starts) and letting his defense work, and it's going extremely well.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 72-76 4.73 1258.1 388 778 .282
Season 9-2 3.63 94.1 23 44 .257
June 4-0 2.52 25.0 6 12 .209

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/25/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 45 33 .577 3.5 23-17 22-16
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 36 40 .474 5.5 20-17 16-23
Stats - 06/25/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .272 363 77 345 32 463 4.03 703.2 704 240 444
DET .266 364 83 350 28 468 4.58 670.0 675 303 409
det

Tigers hope precedent prevails

Scott McNeish / MLB.com
During their last road trip, the Tigers lost series openers against the Padres and Giants, but responded each time with two straight wins to take the series. They have a chance to do it again Wednesday, as they take on the Cardinals in the second game of a three-game set in Detroit.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Armando Galarraga

  • #58 RHP
  • (7-2) 3.03 ERA
Tigers: The early-season phenomenon that Galarraga seemed to be upon his April callup keeps rolling, and he's quietly building a case for a spot on the American League All-Star pitching staff. Another victory against a quality club like the Cardinals would obviously further bolster his case. Not only has the former Rangers farmhand won his last three starts, but he hasn't allowed an earned run over 13 innings in his last two outings. He has allowed just 47 hits over 71 1/3 innings this season, which translates to a mere .184 batting average.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-2 3.38 80.0 36 55 .191
Season 7-2 3.03 71.1 29 49 .184
June 3-0 2.08 21.2 7 16 .188

Cardinals hitters vs Armando Galarraga

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - .500 2 0 0
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Lugo, Julio 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - .000 3 0 0
Molina, Yadier - - - - .500 2 0 0
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - .000 5 0 0
Pujols, Albert - - - - - - - -
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .429 7 1 1
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .600 5 0 2

Tigers hitters vs Kyle Lohse

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel - - - - .400 10 2 4
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .471 17 2 5
Guillen, Carlos - - - - .481 27 3 5
Inge, Brandon - - - - .304 23 2 2
Kelly, Don - - - - .333 3 0 1
Laird, Gerald - - - - .333 3 0 0
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio - - - - .353 34 2 6
Raburn, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon - - - - .375 8 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - - - - -
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Sheff empties table with walk-off (45-34) (37-40)

Tigers 8, Cardinals 7

Cards slip in rain

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Skip Schumaker homered on the first pitch of the game and Rick Ankiel hit a pair of shots, one which tied the game before a rain delay in the fifth. Aaron Miles hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth, but Kyle McClellan allowed the game-winner late.

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Tigers weather storm

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Armando Galarraga made a pair of mistakes in the first and another in the fifth, as he allowed three homers before the game was delayed by rain. Joel Zumaya allowed a pair of late runs, but Gary Sheffield delivered a walk-off single.
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Tigers 8, Cardinals 7

St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, RF-LF4221122.303
Miles, 2B5011001.310
Ankiel, CF3323111.256
Glaus, 3B5020001.258
Duncan, LF-1B4000122.228
Molina, Y, C4111101.296
Kennedy, 1B3010003.269
  Ludwick, RF0000000.292
Stavinoha, DH4011002.267
Ryan, SS3100112.294
Totals3571075615 

BATTING
2B: Kennedy (6, Galarraga).
HR: Schumaker (6, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 0 out), Ankiel 2 (14, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker 5; Miles; Ankiel 8; Glaus 2; Molina, Y; Kennedy 2; Stavinoha.
RBI: Schumaker (30), Ankiel 3 (35), Stavinoha (2), Molina, Y (26), Miles (13).
2-out RBI: Molina, Y; Miles.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duncan; Schumaker; Kennedy 2.
SF: Ankiel.
GIDP: Stavinoha; Miles.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Kennedy (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Ankiel (Rodriguez, I at 3rd base).
DP: (Ryan-Miles-Kennedy).
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF4121110.269
Polanco, 2B5220002.316
Guillen, 3B5143001.305
Ordonez, RF5021004.304
Cabrera, M, 1B5120004.277
Thames, LF2000022.259
  Thomas, LF2110100.296
Sheffield, DH5141002.234
Renteria, SS4110003.265
Rodriguez, I, C4010002.274
Totals4181962320 

BATTING
2B: Sheffield (8, Lohse), Cabrera, M (18, Lohse), Ordonez (19, Lohse), Guillen (20, Perez, C), Thomas (6, McClellan).
HR: Guillen (7, 4th inning off Lohse, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 2; Guillen 8; Ordonez 3; Cabrera, M 3; Thomas 2; Sheffield 5; Renteria; Rodriguez, I.
RBI: Granderson (26), Guillen 3 (40), Ordonez (49), Sheffield (15).
2-out RBI: Guillen 3; Ordonez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, M 2; Sheffield 2; Ordonez; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Renteria.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Thames (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Renteria-Polanco-Cabrera, M, Polanco-Cabrera, M).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lohse 4.011551213.94
Perez, C 2.02000103.71
Isringhausen (BS, 7)1.02111006.29
Flores, Ra 0.01110005.12
McClellan (BS, 3)(L, 0-3)1.03110002.61
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Galarraga 4.28540333.32
Miner 2.01112004.57
Zumaya 1.01113106.75
Seay 0.10000103.57
Jones, T (W, 3-0)1.00000103.68

Flores, Ra pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
McClellan pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: McClellan, Zumaya.
HBP: Kennedy (by Miner).
Pitches-strikes: Lohse 83-53, Perez, C 45-29, Isringhausen 13-5, Flores, Ra 2-2, McClellan 18-11, Galarraga 77-53, Miner 36-19, Zumaya 29-15, Seay 3-3, Jones, T 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lohse 7-2, Perez, C 3-2, Isringhausen 3-0, Flores, Ra 0-0, McClellan 2-1, Galarraga 4-7, Miner 4-2, Zumaya 1-1, Seay 0-0, Jones, T 1-1.
Batters faced: Lohse 23, Perez, C 8, Isringhausen 5, Flores, Ra 1, McClellan 6, Galarraga 23, Miner 8, Zumaya 7, Seay 1, Jones, T 3.
Inherited runners-scored: McClellan 1-1, Miner 1-0, Zumaya 2-1, Seay 1-0.
EjectionsDetroit Tigers left fielder Marcus Thames ejected by HP umpire Wally Bell. (3rd).
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 68 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 3:21 (2:25 delay).
Att: 40,091.
June 25, 2008

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