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Tenacity pays off
Cardinals 4, Reds 2
Brad Thompson pitched six strong innings, giving up just two runs. (Al Behrman/AP)
 Encarnacion's go ahead RBI
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Juan Encarnacion's RBI double in the second got the Cards on the board. It was a pitchers' duel after that, until Chris Duncan's RBI single tied it in the eighth and Encarnacion came up with another big hit, the go-ahead RBI single, to complete the comeback.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (35-41)
Won 1 		St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2   CIN
Cincinnati (30-50)
Lost 2
June 29, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0   4 12 0
Cincinnati
 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   2 7 0
Standings thru 6/29/07  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals Stats  |  Reds Stats
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Taguchi, CF4000012.281
  Percival, P0000000.000
  Springer, P0000000.000
  Cate, P0000000.000
  Franklin, P0000000.000
  b-Reyes, PH1010000.063
  Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Miles, SS5120001.310
Pujols, 1B4130001.305
Duncan, LF4111003.272
Rolen, 3B3100103.265
Encarnacion, RF4022010.270
Molina, C4021011.280
Kennedy, 2B4010003.211
Thompson, P2000021.083
  a-Ludwick, PH-CF1000002.227
  Schumaker, CF1000000.212
Totals3741241517 

a-Popped out for Thompson in the 7th. b-Singled for Franklin in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Encarnacion (10, Arroyo), Pujols (16, Arroyo), Miles (9, McBeth).
TB: Reyes; Miles 3; Pujols 4; Duncan; Encarnacion 3; Molina 2; Kennedy.
RBI: Encarnacion 2 (22), Duncan (38), Molina (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thompson; Rolen; Taguchi.
GIDP: Kennedy; Miles.
Team LOB: 7.
 
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Hatteberg, 1B5020012.296
Phillips, 2B4000012.271
Griffey, RF3010101.290
Dunn, LF4000003.267
Encarnacion, 3B4120003.272
Hamilton, CF3112011.272
Gonzalez, SS4010011.258
Ross, C3000012.195
  b-Valentin, PH1000011.263
Arroyo, P2000010.059
  a-Castro, PH1000000.169
  McBeth, P0000000.000
  Coutlangus, P0000000.000
  Salmon, P0000000.000
  Stone, P0000000.000
  c-Conine, PH0000100.282
  1-Hopper, PR0000000.262
Totals342722716 

a-Flied out for Arroyo in the 7th. b-Struck out for Ross in the 9th. c-Walked for Stone in the 9th.
1-Ran for Conine in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Hatteberg (13, Thompson).
HR: Hamilton (13, 6th inning off Thompson, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Hatteberg 3; Griffey; Encarnacion 2; Hamilton 4; Gonzalez.
RBI: Hamilton 2 (27).
2-out RBI: Hamilton 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Encarnacion; Griffey; Ross; Hatteberg.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Gonzalez-Phillips-Hatteberg 2).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Thompson 6.06221214.88
Percival (W, 1-0)1.00000100.00
Springer (H, 6)0.10000103.18
Cate (H, 2)0.11000001.08
Franklin (H, 11)0.10000001.42
Isringhausen (S, 15)1.00001301.67
 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Arroyo 7.06111504.89
McBeth (L, 2-2)0.02220007.00
Coutlangus (BS, 2)0.01110004.78
Salmon 1.02000003.44
Stone 1.01000000.00

McBeth pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Coutlangus pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Hamilton (by Isringhausen).
Pitches-strikes: Thompson 80-53, Percival 13-9, Springer 4-3, Cate 9-6, Franklin 3-3, Isringhausen 22-13, Arroyo 113-74, McBeth 9-5, Coutlangus 6-3, Salmon 22-13, Stone 11-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Thompson 8-8, Percival 0-2, Springer 0-0, Cate 0-1, Franklin 0-1, Isringhausen 0-0, Arroyo 5-11, McBeth 0-0, Coutlangus 0-0, Salmon 2-1, Stone 3-0.
Batters faced: Thompson 25, Percival 3, Springer 1, Cate 2, Franklin 1, Isringhausen 5, Arroyo 28, McBeth 2, Coutlangus 1, Salmon 4, Stone 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Franklin 1-0, Coutlangus 2-1, Salmon 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Jim Joyce.
Weather: 78 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:51.
Att: 35,508.

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