St. Louis (47-40) at Chi Cubs (41-41)

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Miller takes attack mentality to the hill

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Trever Miller has been putting pressure on hitters this season and, despite being a veteran, has found a new way to fool them.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Chris Carpenter

  • #29 RHP
  • (6-3) 2.32 ERA 58 SO
That one rough start was only a hiccup for Carpenter, as he returned to form on Sunday in Cincinnati. He has been outstanding in just about every game this year, and he's doing it with a full array of weapons -- fastballs, cutters, curveballs and changeups. It's tough to hit Carpenter even when he's not at his very best. When he's sharp, good luck.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 106-73 4.00 1615.0 479 1229 .264
Season 6-3 2.32 77.2 11 58 .193
July 1-0 1.29 7.0 1 5 .217
Vs. Chi Cubs 1-0 0.00 5.0 2 4 .176

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/10/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 47 40 .540 - 24-20 23-20
Chicago Cubs (NL Central) 41 41 .500 3.5 25-16 16-25
Stats - 07/10/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .256 386 89 366 41 530 3.76 771.0 741 250 543
CHC .247 338 90 324 32 613 3.81 737.1 678 315 634
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Cubs prepare for visit from Pujols

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs are getting ready to host the Cardinals, and that means Albert Pujols is on his way to town. But with the series kicking off Friday, most of Chicago's squad looks forward to the challenge.
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Cubs probable pitcher

Rich Harden

  • #40 RHP
  • (5-5) 5.35 ERA 77 SO
Harden has not been consistent this season. On June 29, he held the Pirates to one run on nine hits over seven innings. In his next start, against the Brewers, he gave up seven runs on eight hits over two-plus innings, the shortest start of the right-hander's career. Harden has now given up seven or more runs six times in his career. It was the 10th time in his career and fourth time this season in which Harden has given up two or more home runs in a game. He may wish he could pitch only on the road. Harden has given up 19 earned runs in 19 innings across his past four home starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 46-25 3.45 681.2 294 689 .221
Season 5-5 5.35 69.0 32 77 .265
July 0-1 31.50 2.0 1 1 .571
Vs. St. Louis 1-0 3.00 6.0 2 9 .182

Cardinals hitters vs Rich Harden

  2009 2004-2008
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 3 0 0 .250 8 0 2
Lugo, Julio - - - - .273 11 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier .333 3 1 1 .143 7 1 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - 0 0 0 .375 8 1 3
Rasmus, Colby .000 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Schumaker, Skip .333 3 0 0 .222 9 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - 1.000 1 0 0

Cubs hitters vs Chris Carpenter

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Adduci, James - - - - - - - -
Baker, Jeff - - - - .250 4 0 0
Blanco, Andres - - - - - - - -
Bradley, Milton .000 1 0 0 .375 8 1 1
Castillo, Welington - - - - - - - -
Colvin, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Fontenot, Mike .000 2 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Fox, Jake - - - - - - - -
Fukudome, Kosuke .000 1 0 0 .000 10 0 0
Fuld, Sam - - - - - - - -
Hill, Koyie - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hoffpauir, Micah - - - - .667 3 0 0
Lee, Derrek .500 2 0 0 .357 42 1 6
Miles, Aaron - - - - .500 4 0 0
Ramirez, Aramis - - - - .283 46 1 3
Soriano, Alfonso .000 3 0 0 .316 19 0 2
Soto, Geovany .500 2 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Theriot, Ryan .500 2 0 0 .444 9 0 0

Early birds: Cards dominate opener (48-40) (41-42)

Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

Dandy duo delivers

Andrew Simon / MLB.com
Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, while Albert Pujols belted his 32nd home run, an RBI triple and scored three times to lead the Cardinals past the Cubs. Chris Carpenter allowed three runs on seven hits, fanning six, in six innings to earn his seventh victory of the season.

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Series at a Glance

 

Opener goes awry

Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Derrek Lee erased an early deficit with a three-run home run, his 17th of the season and sixth this month, but the Cubs couldn't contain the first-place Cardinals. Rich Harden allowed four runs in five innings, and Aaron Heilman allowed four of his own in one inning of relief.
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Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .302
Rasmus, CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 .281
Pujols, 1B 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 .336
Ludwick, RF 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .251
Ankiel, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .221
Molina, Y, C 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .279
Thurston, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .225
Carpenter, C, P 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .136
  a-Hoffpauir, J, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Duncan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
  Kinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan, Br, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299
Totals 33 8 10 7 9 7 24  

a-Walked for Carpenter, C in the 7th. b-Popped out for Motte in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Schumaker (19, Harden).
3B: Pujols (1, Harden).
HR: Pujols (32, 5th inning off Harden, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Schumaker 3; Rasmus; Pujols 7; Ludwick 3; Thurston; Ryan, Br.
RBI: Ludwick 4 (51), Pujols 2 (85), Molina, Y (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel; Schumaker 2; Carpenter, C; Thurston; Pujols.
S: Rasmus; Ryan, Br.
SF: Ludwick.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 10.
 
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, Re, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254
Theriot, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .294
Fukudome, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .260
Lee, D, 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 .280
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
Soriano, A, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .231
Fontenot, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .231
Hill, K, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228
Harden, P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .304
  Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Baker, Je, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
  Samardzija, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Stevens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 7 16  

a-Struck out for Heilman in the 6th. b-Doubled for Stevens in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (19, Motte), Hoffpauir, M (8, Kinney).
HR: Lee, D (17, 3rd inning off Carpenter, C, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Theriot 2; Lee, D 4; Ramirez, A; Soriano, A 2; Fontenot; Harden 2; Hoffpauir, M 2.
RBI: Lee, D 3 (56).
2-out RBI: Lee, D 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, D; Johnson, Re; Soriano, A; Fontenot; Fukudome 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez, A (2, missed catch), Samardzija (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Soriano, A (Ankiel at 2nd base).
DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee, D).
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carpenter, C (W, 7-3) 6.0 7 3 3 2 6 1 2.47
McClellan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.63
Motte 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.73
Kinney 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.00
Franklin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.82
 
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (L, 5-6) 5.0 7 4 4 4 6 1 5.47
Heilman 1.0 2 4 4 3 0 0 4.35
Samardzija 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.82
Stevens 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP: Harden, Heilman.
IBB: Pujols (by Harden), Thurston (by Harden).
Pitches-strikes: Carpenter, C 93-61, McClellan 18-11, Motte 12-7, Kinney 16-8, Franklin 2-1, Harden 101-60, Heilman 34-14, Samardzija 32-19, Stevens 12-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Carpenter, C 3-9, McClellan 2-1, Motte 0-2, Kinney 2-0, Franklin 1-0, Harden 4-5, Heilman 2-1, Samardzija 3-1, Stevens 1-2.
Batters faced: Carpenter, C 27, McClellan 3, Motte 4, Kinney 4, Franklin 1, Harden 26, Heilman 8, Samardzija 8, Stevens 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Franklin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 70 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:57 (:38 delay).
Att: 40,687.
July 10, 2009

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