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    Cards grab first win
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    Cardinals 8, Rockies 3
    Todd Wellemeyer struck out six and walked three over five innings. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
    By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
    Rick Ankiel put all of his skills on display on Wednesday, collecting three hits, including his first homer, as the Cards picked up their first victory of the season. Todd Wellemeyer allowed one run over five innings for the win.
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    Series at a glance:
    COL
    Colorado (1-1)
    Lost 1     		St. Louis 8, Colorado 3   STL
    St. Louis (1-1)
    Won 1
    April 2, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Colorado
    		 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0   3 9 1
    St. Louis
    		 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 X   8 11 1
    Standings thru 4/2/08  |  Recap: COL | STL  |  Gameday  |  Rockies stats  |  Cardinals stats
    Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Taveras, W, CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .100
    Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .375
    Helton, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .375
    Holliday, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143
    Atkins, G, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .143
    Hawpe, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250
    Torrealba, Y, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
    Nix, J, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167
    Cook, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
      a-Podsednik, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
      Herges, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Bowie, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Vizcaino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Buchholz, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Spilborghs, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    Totals 35 3 9 3 4 9 15  

    a-Singled for Cook in the 7th. b-Walked for Buchholz, T in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Torrealba, Y (1, Wellemeyer), Helton (2, Wellemeyer), Hawpe (1, Franklin).
    HR: Hawpe (1, 4th inning off Wellemeyer, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Taveras, W; Podsednik; Atkins, G; Torrealba, Y 2; Hawpe 6; Holliday; Nix, J; Helton 2.
    RBI: Hawpe 2 (2), Taveras, W (1).
    2-out RBI: Taveras, W; Hawpe.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Atkins, G 2; Cook; Tulowitzki; Torrealba, Y; Helton.
    Team RISP: 1-for-10.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Podsednik (1, 2nd base off McClellan/Molina).
    CS: Tulowitzki (1, 2nd base by Wellemeyer/Molina).

    FIELDING
    E: Tulowitzki (1, throw).
    		 
    St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Schumaker, LF 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .000
    Ludwick, RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .600
    Pujols, 1B 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 .500
    Glaus, 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .000
    Ankiel, CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .375
    Molina, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
    Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .429
    Wellemeyer, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
      McClellan, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
      Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Washington, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
      Springer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Izturis, C, SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000
    Totals 33 8 11 8 6 6 15  

    a-Doubled for Franklin in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Washington (1, Vizcaino), Ludwick (1, Vizcaino).
    3B: Ludwick (1, Cook).
    HR: Ankiel (1, 4th inning off Cook, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Molina; Washington 2; Ludwick 6; Pujols 2; Kennedy, A; Ankiel 6.
    RBI: Kennedy, A (1), Ankiel (1), Ludwick 3 (3), Glaus (1), Washington (1), Pujols (1).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Izturis, C; Molina; Ankiel 2.
    SAC: Wellemeyer.
    SF: Glaus.
    Team RISP: 2-for-9.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    E: Ankiel (1, fielding).
     
    Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Cook (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 4 4 3 3 1 6.00
    Herges 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
    Bowie 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Vizcaino 0.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 108.00
    Buchholz, T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    		 
    St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wellemeyer (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 3 6 1 1.80
    McClellan (H, 2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.00
    Villone (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Franklin (H, 1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
    Springer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

    Game Scores: Cook 44, Wellemeyer 58.
    WP: McClellan.
    IBB: Pujols (by Cook).
    Pitches-strikes: Cook 85-56, Herges 19-10, Bowie 5-4, Vizcaino 32-18, Buchholz, T 5-4, Wellemeyer 95-56, McClellan 24-14, Villone 4-3, Franklin 13-8, Springer 32-21.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Cook 7-5, Herges 0-0, Bowie 0-0, Vizcaino 0-0, Buchholz, T 1-0, Wellemeyer 2-2, McClellan 5-0, Villone 0-0, Franklin 1-1, Springer 0-1.
    Batters faced: Cook 27, Herges 4, Bowie 1, Vizcaino 7, Buchholz, T 2, Wellemeyer 21, McClellan 8, Villone 1, Franklin 4, Springer 5.
    Inherited runners-scored: Bowie 2-0, Buchholz, T 2-0.
    Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Randy Marsh.
    Weather: 51 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
    T: 3:12.
    Att: 39,915.
    Venue: Busch Stadium.
    April 2, 2008
    April 2, 2008

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