St. Louis (19-12) at Cincinnati (17-13)

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Khalil sees winning vibe for Cardinals

Jeff Wallner / Special to MLB.com
Khalil Greene won two NL West division crowns with the Padres, and the shortstop thinks the Cards have the right attitude to go all the way this season.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Adam Wainwright

  • #50 RHP
  • (3-1) 4.08 ERA 30 SO
Wainwright's pattern of putting runners on base finally caught up to him in his last start, when he was knocked around for seven runs by the Phillies. He insists that he'll use the defeat as something of a wake-up call and get things sorted out quickly. Still, he's only really pitched up to his high standards once in six starts this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 30-17 3.53 446.1 147 329 .256
Season 3-1 4.08 35.1 20 30 .274
May 0-1 10.50 6.0 2 5 .375

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/10/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 19 12 .613 - 12-5 7-7
Cincinnati Reds (NL Central) 17 13 .567 1.5 7-8 10-5
Stats - 05/10/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .272 164 36 160 14 179 3.97 276.1 277 101 202
CIN .254 125 26 119 16 206 3.93 270.1 253 116 205
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Votto nearing return from flu

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
After going without one of their best hitters for three games, the Reds are looking forward to the return of Joey Votto, who could be back in the lineup as early as Sunday.
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Reds probable pitcher

Edinson Volquez

  • #36 RHP
  • (4-2) 3.47 ERA 35 SO
Volquez has discovered that he can do more with less. Less speed, that is. The right-hander can reach 97 mph on the radar gun, but he often doesn't know where the ball is going. Manager Dusty Baker is convinced Volquez can achieve more with a 91-92 mph fastball that still moves and he can locate and save the most intense heat for selected situations. Volquez has been arguably the most difficult Major Leaguer for hitters to solve over his past three starts. He's allowed just five hits in his past 21 innings and no runs in his past two starts, covering 16 innings. His most recent effort resulted in a 7-0 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday. He struck out seven and yielded three hits. Of his 97 pitches, 60 went for strikes.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 24-19 4.26 312.1 160 296 .253
Season 4-2 3.47 36.1 25 35 .172
May 1-0 0.00 8.0 4 7 .125

Cardinals hitters vs Edinson Volquez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - .200 5 0 1
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .200 5 0 0
Lugo, Julio - - - - - - - -
Mather, Joe - - - - .000 5 0 0
Molina, Yadier - - - - .000 6 0 0
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - .200 5 0 1
Pujols, Albert - - - - .429 7 2 5
Rasmus, Colby - - - - .333 6 0 1
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - - - - -
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .250 16 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .167 6 0 0

Reds hitters vs Adam Wainwright

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alonso, Yonder - - - - - - - -
Balentien, Wladimir - - - - - - - -
Bruce, Jay - - - - .333 3 1 2
Dickerson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Francisco, Juan - - - - - - - -
Gomes, Jonny - - - - - - - -
Hanigan, Ryan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Heisey, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hernandez, Ramon - - - - .333 3 0 1
Janish, Paul - - - - - - - -
Phillips, Brandon - - - - .154 13 0 0
Rolen, Scott - - - - - - - -
Rosales, Adam - - - - .500 2 1 1
Stubbs, Drew - - - - - - - -
Sutton, Drew - - - - .500 2 0 0
Taveras, Willy - - - - .125 8 0 0
Valaika, Chris - - - - - - - -
Votto, Joey - - - - - - - -

Painting the town Red (20-12) (17-14)

Cardinals 8, Reds 7 (10)

Rasmus' clutch day

Brian Connors Manke / Special to MLB.com
The Cardinals made their mothers proud on their special day, as Colby Rasmus capped an offensive matinee with a game-winning RBI double in extra innings. Albert Pujols put a ball well over the fence for his National League-leading 12th blast in the fifth, and Chris Duncan made it a day to remember with three RBIs.

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Series at a Glance

 

Sweep dashed

Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Pink bats in hand, the Reds were chasing their first series sweep entering Sunday. It was not to be, though, despite five homers and an exciting come-from-behind rally to force extras. Adam Rosales drilled his first homer, and Micah Owings -- normally the Reds' fifth starter -- ripped a game-tying blast in the ninth.
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Cardinals 8, Reds 7

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .307
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Reyes, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Robinson, S, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Wellemeyer, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
  Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Perez, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rasmus, CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .256
Pujols, 1B 3 3 1 1 3 0 1 .330
Ludwick, RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 .267
Duncan, LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .288
Molina, Y, C 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .317
Greene, K, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235
Barden, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296
Wainwright, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176
  Thurston, 2B 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .259
Totals 40 8 11 7 6 11 18  

a-Doubled for Reyes, D in the 8th. b-Struck out for Franklin in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Schumaker 2 (8, Volquez, Volquez), Duncan (10, Volquez), Barden (2, Volquez), Robinson, S (1, Burton), Rasmus (5, Cordero).
HR: Pujols (12, 5th inning off Volquez, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker 4; Robinson, S 2; Rasmus 3; Pujols 4; Duncan 3; Molina, Y; Greene, K; Barden 2.
RBI: Rasmus 2 (8), Duncan 3 (23), Pujols (33), Molina, Y (15).
2-out RBI: Duncan 3; Molina, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duncan; Molina, Y; Schumaker; Greene, K; Ludwick 2; Barden.
S: Rasmus.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Greene, K (2, 2nd base off Masset/Hernandez, R), Pujols (5, 2nd base off Volquez/Hanigan).

FIELDING
E: Thurston (3, throw).
 
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .283
Hairston, J, SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .243
Bruce, RF 6 1 1 2 0 0 4 .262
Phillips, B, 2B 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 .250
Nix, L, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .313
  a-McDonald, Da, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
  Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Owings, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
  Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Janish, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .345
Hernandez, R, 1B-C 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .301
Rosales, A, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .256
Hanigan, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
  Burton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Dickerson, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200
Volquez, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071
  Herrera, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Votto, 1B 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .376
Totals 41 7 12 7 6 7 25  

a-Struck out for Nix, L in the 7th. b-Homered for Masset in the 9th. c-Popped out for Cordero in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Nix, L (8, Wainwright).
HR: Bruce (10, 3rd inning off Wainwright, 1 on, 1 out), Rosales, A (1, 4th inning off Wainwright, 0 on, 0 out), Votto (4, 7th inning off McClellan, 0 on, 0 out), Hairston, J (3, 9th inning off Franklin, 0 on, 0 out), Owings (1, 9th inning off Franklin, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Taveras; Hairston, J 5; Bruce 4; Phillips, B; Nix, L 2; Owings 4; Hernandez, R 3; Rosales, A 4; Votto 4.
RBI: Hernandez, R (11), Bruce 2 (21), Rosales, A (4), Votto (24), Hairston, J (6), Owings (4).
2-out RBI: Owings.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Phillips, B; McDonald, Da; Taveras; Dickerson; Janish 2.
S: Hairston, J; Taveras.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Taveras (7, 2nd base off Wainwright/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Volquez (2, throw).
Outfield assists: Taveras (Rasmus at 3rd base).
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright 6.0 7 4 4 1 3 2 4.35
McClellan (H, 4) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.29
Reyes, D (H, 5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.35
Motte (H, 7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Miller, T (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
Franklin (BS, 1)(W, 1-0) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 2 1.23
Boyer (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 9.00
Perez, C (S, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volquez 6.2 6 7 7 3 8 1 4.40
Herrera 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.31
Burton 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 5.65
Masset 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.23
Cordero (L, 0-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.57

Herrera pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Pujols (by Burton).
HBP: Rosales, A (by Franklin), Barden (by Volquez).
Pitches-strikes: Wainwright 119-74, McClellan 12-6, Reyes, D 16-8, Motte 7-5, Miller, T 4-2, Franklin 43-24, Boyer 19-8, Perez, C 4-3, Volquez 108-66, Herrera 7-4, Burton 30-14, Masset 18-14, Cordero 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wainwright 8-7, McClellan 1-0, Reyes, D 0-1, Motte 1-0, Miller, T 0-1, Franklin 0-2, Boyer 1-1, Perez, C 0-1, Volquez 3-9, Herrera 0-0, Burton 0-2, Masset 2-1, Cordero 1-0.
Batters faced: Wainwright 26, McClellan 3, Reyes, D 3, Motte 2, Miller, T 1, Franklin 9, Boyer 5, Perez, C 1, Volquez 31, Herrera 1, Burton 7, Masset 5, Cordero 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Reyes, D 1-0, Miller, T 1-0, Franklin 1-0, Perez, C 3-0, Herrera 2-1, Burton 2-1, Masset 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: John Hirschbeck.
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 4:23.
Att: 27,664.
May 10, 2009

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