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2009 Central League Champions
Cards reach century mark
Cardinals 7, Reds 5
Reggie Sanders takes a curtain call after his homer to tie the game. (Tom Gannam/AP)
The Cardinals came back from four runs down against the Reds to post their 100th victory in the last regular-season game at Busch Stadium.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: October 02, 2005
CIN
Cincinnati (73-89)
Lost 4
St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5   STL
St. Louis (100-62)
Won 3
October 2, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cincinnati
0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0   5 10 1
St. Louis
0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 X   7 16 3
Standings through 10/2/05  |  Gameday  |  Reds Stats  |  Cardinals Stats
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Freel, LF4000124.271
Lopez, SS4111112.291
Dunn, 1B5111023.247
Kearns, RF5221010.240
Valentin, C5121000.281
Encarnacion, 3B5000022.232
Denorfia, CF5010012.263
Holbert, 2B3011100.222
Claussen, P2010002.091
a-Olmedo, PH1010000.221
Standridge, P0000000.000
Hancock, P0000000.000
b-Cruz, PH0000100.236
Weathers, P0000000.000
Totals3951054915 

a-Singled for Claussen in the 6th. b-Walked for Hancock in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kearns (26, Morris), Valentin (11, Morris), Denorfia (3, Morris).
HR: Lopez (23, 3rd inning off Morris, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn (40, 3rd inning off Morris, 0 on, 0 out), Kearns (18, 3rd inning off Morris, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Lopez 4; Dunn 4; Kearns 6; Valentin 3; Denorfia 2; Holbert; Claussen; Olmedo.
RBI: Valentin (50), Holbert (2), Lopez (85), Dunn (101), Kearns (67).
2-out RBI: Holbert.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Freel; Claussen; Lopez; Dunn 2.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Encarnacion (10, fielding).
Outfield assists: Freel (Grudzielanek at 2nd base).

 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Eckstein, SS5011003.294
Taguchi, CF-LF3011102.288
Pujols, 1B4010103.330
Sanders, LF4221013.271
King, P0000000.000
Tavarez, P0000000.000
Schumaker, RF1000001.250
Edmonds, CF0000000.263
Walker, RF2110011.289
Thompson, P0000000.167
b-Duncan, PH1111000.200
Reyes, Al, P0000000.000
Flores, P0000000.000
c-Mabry, PH-LF-RF1000112.240
Grudzielanek, 2B5131002.294
Molina, C5121012.252
Nunez, 3B4121002.285
Morris, P1000012.088
Reyes, An, P0000000.000
a-Luna, PH-RF3020011.285
Johnson, P0000000.000
Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Totals3971673624 

a-Singled for Reyes, An in the 4th. b-Homered for Thompson in the 5th. c-Struck out for Flores in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Sanders (14, Claussen), Taguchi (21, Standridge).
HR: Sanders (21, 5th inning off Claussen, 0 on, 0 out), Duncan (1, 5th inning off Claussen, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Eckstein; Taguchi 2; Pujols; Sanders 6; Walker; Duncan 4; Grudzielanek 3; Molina 2; Nunez 2; Luna 2.
RBI: Grudzielanek (59), Molina (49), Nunez (44), Taguchi (53), Sanders (54), Duncan (3), Eckstein (61).
2-out RBI: Eckstein.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morris; Pujols; Mabry 2; Taguchi; Molina.
SF: Taguchi.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Walker (2, throw), Eckstein (15, throw), Nunez (14, throw).

 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Claussen (L, 10-11)5.011661524.21
Standridge 1.01001104.59
Hancock 1.03100001.93
Weathers 1.01001003.94
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Morris 3.08551334.11
Reyes, An 1.00000002.70
Thompson (W, 4-0)1.00000002.95
Reyes, Al (H, 16)0.21001002.15
Flores (H, 11)0.10000103.46
King (H, 16)0.10000003.38
Tavarez (H, 32)1.01000103.43
Johnson (H, 1)0.20002200.00
Isringhausen (S, 39)1.00000202.14

WP: Standridge.
IBB: Pujols (by Standridge), Holbert (by Morris).
Pitches-strikes: Claussen 96-67, Standridge 15-7, Hancock 21-13, Weathers 17-10, Morris 74-45, Reyes, An 9-5, Thompson 10-6, Reyes, Al 23-14, Flores 1-1, King 5-3, Tavarez 18-14, Johnson 20-9, Isringhausen 14-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Claussen 0-10, Standridge 1-1, Hancock 1-1, Weathers 1-2, Morris 4-2, Reyes, An 1-2, Thompson 3-0, Reyes, Al 2-0, Flores 0-0, King 0-1, Tavarez 1-1, Johnson 0-0, Isringhausen 1-0.
Batters faced: Claussen 27, Standridge 5, Hancock 6, Weathers 5, Morris 18, Reyes, An 3, Thompson 3, Reyes, Al 4, Flores 1, King 1, Tavarez 5, Johnson 4, Isringhausen 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Flores 2-0, Johnson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Travis Reininger. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, R to L.
T: 3:11.
Att: 50,434.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner