Happy Holliday: Rox top Cards
Tough loss for Wells, Cards By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Kip Wells allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings and the Cards offense mustered three hits off Jeff Francis until the eighth, when they touched him for two runs on two hits, one a home run by So Taguchi.
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Rockies 6, Cardinals 2
Jeff Francis fanned three and walked one during his outing on Monday. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Holliday, Francis lead way By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
Matt Holliday hit a solo homer in the first inning, and Jeff Francis did the rest. He gave up two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings and Brad Hawpe added a two-run shot in the seventh as the Rox won their sixth straight game.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 28, 2007
St. Louis
(20-28)
Lost 2
Colorado 6, St. Louis 2
Today's Boxes 5/28/07
CIN 4, PIT 0
ATL 2, MIL 1
MIN 10, CWS 4
FLA 5, CHC 3
ARI 5, PHI 4
BOS 5, CLE 3
TOR 7, NYY 2
BAL 9, KC 1
TB 6, DET 5
SEA 12, LAA 5
OAK 5, TEX 3
Colorado
(24-27)
Won 6
May 28, 2007
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Standings thru 5/28/07  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | Rockies Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Miles , SS4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293
Taguchi , CF4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .256
Pujols , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
Spiezio , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
Encarnacion , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Ludwick , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .217
Bennett , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Kennedy , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
Wells , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
Jimenez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Molina , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
Cate , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 4 5
a-Struck out for Jimenez in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Miles (4, Francis).HR : Taguchi (1, 8th inning off Francis, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Miles 3; Taguchi 5; Kennedy.RBI : Taguchi 2 (7).2-out RBI : Taguchi 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Spiezio 2.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Encarnacion (1, throw), Miles (3, throw).PB : Bennett (2).
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .312
Finley , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Matsui , 2B4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .316
Holliday , LF4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .341
Hawpe , RF4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .290
Atkins , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220
Tulowitzki , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .272
Baker , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .219
Iannetta , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198
Francis , P3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .150
Ramirez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Spilborghs , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Julio , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 11 5 1 4 16
a-Flied out for Ramirez in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Francis (1, Wells).3B : Tulowitzki (3, Wells).HR : Holliday (9, 1st inning off Wells, 0 on, 2 out), Hawpe (6, 7th inning off Wells, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Taveras 2; Matsui 2; Holliday 4; Hawpe 5; Atkins; Tulowitzki 4; Francis 2.RBI : Holliday 2 (41), Matsui (8), Hawpe 2 (29).2-out RBI : Holliday; Matsui.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Iannetta; Holliday; Francis 2.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Taveras 2 (12, 2nd base off Wells/Bennett, 2nd base off Wells/Bennett).
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells (L, 2-9)6.1 11 6 5 1 3 2 6.20
Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
Cate 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Francis (W, 4-4)7.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 3.93
Ramirez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.97
Julio 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10.22
Pitches-strikes : Wells 103-65, Jimenez 9-6, Cate 7-5, Francis 99-58, Ramirez 1-1, Julio 7-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Wells 9-7, Jimenez 0-1, Cate 1-2, Francis 12-8, Ramirez 1-0, Julio 1-1.Batters faced : Wells 32, Jimenez 2, Cate 3, Francis 29, Ramirez 1, Julio 3.Inherited runners-scored : Jimenez 1-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 81 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, In from LF.T : 2:29.Att : 31,575.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner