St. Louis (46-39) at Milwaukee (43-40)

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Cardinals recall Stavinoha, Barden

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The Cardinals recalled two familiar names on Tuesday, as Nick Stavinoha and Brian Barden returned to the club.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Todd Wellemeyer

  • #37 RHP
  • (7-7) 5.44 ERA 61 SO
Wellemeyer had arguably his best start of the season on Thursday after discovering a flaw in his delivery that led to him drifting toward third base during his delivery, causing him to land on the third base side of the mound and be forced to throw across his body. His pitches were flat and opponents weren't missing them. But he went 7 1/3 innings on Thursday and gave up just two runs, on a two-run shot by Aaron Rowand on his last pitch of the game. Wellemeyer appears to have figured things out and says he now must continue to hammer home his fluid delivery.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-26 4.60 529.2 254 401 .262
Season 7-7 5.44 96.0 41 61 .314
July 1-0 2.45 7.1 1 6 .269
Vs. Milwaukee 1-1 4.91 11.0 8 8 .225

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/08/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 46 39 .541 - 24-20 22-19
Milwaukee Brewers (NL Central) 43 40 .518 2.0 22-19 21-21
Stats - 07/08/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .256 377 88 357 40 514 3.77 754.0 728 241 532
MIL .255 387 96 379 27 652 4.48 731.2 720 299 579
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Brewers set pre-break pitching plan

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Seth McClung is out of the Brewers' rotation and it seems like Manny Parra will be back soon as the Brewers have set their pitching plan heading into the All-Star break.
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Brewers probable pitcher

Jeff Suppan

  • #37 RHP
  • (5-6) 4.60 ERA 51 SO
Suppan has pitched one good outing against the Cardinals this season and one poor. He beat them, 1-0, on May 16 in St. Louis with eight shutout innings, then lost two starts later while allowing five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. For his career, the former Cardinal is 7-3 against St. Louis with a 3.31 ERA in 13 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 133-129 4.63 2343.0 786 1303 .282
Season 5-6 4.60 94.0 39 51 .299
July 0-0 1.29 7.0 2 4 .174
Vs. St. Louis 1-1 4.22 10.2 3 4 .302

Cardinals hitters vs Jeff Suppan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .400 15 1 1
Lugo, Julio - - - - .286 7 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier .200 5 0 0 .278 18 0 2
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .250 4 0 1 .360 25 1 3
Rasmus, Colby .250 4 1 1 .222 9 1 2
Robinson, Shane .667 3 0 0 .667 3 0 0
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .333 6 0 2
Schumaker, Skip .143 7 0 1 .267 30 0 2
Stavinoha, Nick .500 2 1 1 .500 2 1 1

Brewers hitters vs Todd Wellemeyer

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Braun, Ryan .200 5 0 0 .500 18 1 3
Cain, Lorenzo - - - - - - - -
Escobar, Alcides - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Fielder, Prince .200 5 0 0 .412 17 1 4
Gamel, Mat .000 2 0 0 .333 6 1 2
Gerut, Jody - - - - .286 7 0 1
Gomez, Carlos - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hart, Corey .000 2 0 0 .083 12 0 2
Heether, Adam - - - - .000 1 0 0
Iribarren, Hernan - - - - .500 2 0 2
Kottaras, George - - - - - - - -
McGehee, Casey - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Mike - - - - - - - -
Salome, Angel - - - - - - - -
Weeks, Rickie .000 1 0 0 .200 5 0 0

Little hit, big win for Brewers (46-40) (44-40)

Brewers 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals fall short

Cash Kruth / MLB.com
The Cardinals took a short-lived lead in the fourth thanks to a four-run rally, but were unable to score after that. In the ninth inning, St. Louis found itself with the bases loaded and in need of a run to tie the game, but Yadier Molina grounded into a fielder's choice.

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Series at a Glance

 

Crew evens series

Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
An infield single isn't what people have come to expect from Prince Fielder, but that's what he delivered in the eighth inning and it was exactly what the Brewers needed as it put them ahead for good and brought them within one game of the Cards for first place in the NL Central.
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Brewers 5, Cardinals 4

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .299
Rasmus, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .283
Pujols, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .331
Ludwick, RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .242
Duncan, LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .238
Molina, Y, C 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .288
Thurston, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .221
Wellemeyer, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121
  Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Hoffpauir, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Ankiel, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Reyes, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan, Br, SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .296
Totals 34 4 8 4 7 6 18  

a-Doubled for Miller, T in the 6th. b-Intentionally walked for McClellan in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Molina, Y 2 (12, Suppan, Coffey), Ryan, Br (10, Suppan), Ludwick (7, Suppan), Hoffpauir, J (2, Suppan), Schumaker (18, Hoffman).
TB: Schumaker 3; Ludwick 2; Molina, Y 4; Thurston; Hoffpauir, J 2; Ryan, Br 2.
RBI: Molina, Y (28), Ryan, Br 2 (13), Schumaker (23).
2-out RBI: Ryan, Br 2; Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wellemeyer; Schumaker; Ryan, Br; Molina, Y 2.
S: Wellemeyer.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Duncan (5, fielding).
DP: 2 (Ryan, Br-Schumaker-Pujols, Ryan, Br-Pujols).
 
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Counsell, 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .292
Hardy, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .226
Braun, LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .324
Fielder, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .309
Catalanotto, RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .250
Cameron, M, CF 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .251
Gamel, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 7 .247
Kendall, C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .234
Suppan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222
  Stetter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Gerut, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193
  Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-McGehee, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
  Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 5 10 5 9 6 23  

a-Grounded out for Stetter in the 6th. b-Popped out for Coffey in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Counsell (11, Motte).
3B: Braun (3, McClellan).
HR: Gamel (3, 4th inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Counsell 3; Hardy; Braun 4; Fielder; Catalanotto; Cameron, M; Gamel 4; Kendall.
RBI: Kendall (23), Gamel 2 (14), Counsell (15), Fielder (77).
2-out RBI: Fielder.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Counsell 2; Gamel 2; Catalanotto 2.
GIDP: Hardy; Braun.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Hardy (5, fielding).
DP: (Hardy-Counsell-Fielder).
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wellemeyer 4.0 7 4 4 4 3 1 5.58
Miller, T 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.35
McClellan 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.70
Motte (L, 3-3) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.88
Reyes, D 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.15
 
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Suppan 5.2 6 4 4 4 2 0 4.70
Stetter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
Coffey (W, 4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.51
Hoffman (S, 19) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.85

IBB: Thurston (by Suppan), Ankiel (by Coffey), Pujols (by Hoffman).
Pitches-strikes: Wellemeyer 85-52, Miller, T 19-12, McClellan 40-21, Motte 18-9, Reyes, D 12-7, Suppan 98-53, Stetter 7-5, Coffey 38-22, Hoffman 26-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wellemeyer 6-3, Miller, T 1-1, McClellan 4-1, Motte 0-2, Reyes, D 0-0, Suppan 10-5, Stetter 0-0, Coffey 1-3, Hoffman 1-1.
Batters faced: Wellemeyer 21, Miller, T 4, McClellan 9, Motte 5, Reyes, D 2, Suppan 27, Stetter 1, Coffey 8, Hoffman 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Reyes, D 3-1, Stetter 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 72 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:27.
Att: 33,655.
July 8, 2009

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