Cardinals 9, Rays 8
Ryan Ludwick (47) celebrates after his second homer of the game won it in the 10th. (AP)
By Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
St. Louis worked its way back from an early shortfall against Tampa Bay, bolstered by solo homers by Ryan Ludwick and Albert Pujols, but the Cards fell back under fire and were forced into extra innings, where Ludwick saved the day with a walk-off homer in the 10th.
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Tampa Bay
(25-18)
Lost 1
St. Louis 9, Tampa Bay 8
Today's Boxes 5/17/08
NYM 7, NYY 4
PIT 7, CHC 6
CIN 4, CLE 2
LAD 6, LAA 3
BOS 5, MIL 3
OAK 5, ATL 4
TEX 6, HOU 2
TOR 6, PHI 3
BAL 6, WSH 5
FLA 7, KC 3
COL 3, MIN 2
DET 3, ARI 2
BOS 7, MIL 6
CWS 3, SF 1
SEA 4, SD 2
St. Louis
(25-20)
Won 1
May 17, 2008
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Standings thru 5/17/08  | Recap: TB | STL  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Cardinals stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B6 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271
Crawford , LF5 2 3 2 1 0 1 .283
Upton , CF5 2 3 0 1 1 1 .283
Pena , 1B3 1 1 3 2 0 1 .214
Longoria , 3B4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .230
Navarro , C5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .373
Gross , RF4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .220
Bartlett , SS5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .264
Garza , P1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Glover , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Floyd , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .387
Howell , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gomes , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
Reyes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Hinske , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Wheeler , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 8 18 8 5 6 13
a-Doubled for Glover in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Howell in the 7th. c-Flied out for Miller in the 10th.
BATTING 2B : Upton (10, Wainwright), Floyd (2, Wainwright).HR : Pena (9, 7th inning off Flores, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 3; Upton 4; Pena 4; Longoria 2; Navarro 2; Gross; Bartlett 4; Floyd 2.RBI : Longoria 2 (17), Crawford 2 (27), Floyd (8), Pena 3 (23).2-out RBI : Longoria; Crawford 2; Floyd.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gross; Crawford; Iwamura; Gomes.S : Garza.SF : Longoria.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING SB : Upton (8, 2nd base off Wainwright/Molina).CS : Gross (1, 2nd base by Franklin/Molina), Crawford (3, 2nd base by Wainwright/Molina), Upton (5, 3rd base by Wainwright/Molina).PO : Longoria (1st base by Molina). FIELDING E : Bartlett (5, throw).DP : (Navarro-Pena-Iwamura-Navarro).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , CF5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .282
Miles , 2B5 2 4 0 0 1 0 .310
Pujols , 1B5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .349
Duncan , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .255
Glaus , 3B4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .270
Ludwick , RF4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .336
Molina , C4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299
Wainwright , P3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
Flores , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Springer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McClellan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kennedy , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
Franklin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298
Totals 40 9 13 8 2 7 16
a-Struck out for McClellan in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Miles (3, Garza).HR : Ludwick 2 (10, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out; 10th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out), Pujols (9, 6th inning off Howell, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Schumaker 2; Miles 5; Pujols 5; Glaus; Ludwick 8; Molina; Ryan.RBI : Glaus 2 (28), Ludwick 3 (28), Pujols 2 (29), Molina (15).2-out RBI : Glaus 2; Pujols.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Glaus; Ryan 2.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Miles (2, 2nd base by Miller/Navarro). FIELDING E : Molina (4, throw).PB : Molina (2).Outfield assists : Schumaker (Upton at 3rd base).DP : 2 (Schumaker-Pujols-Glaus-Miles, Molina-Miles).Pickoffs : Molina (Longoria at 1st base).
Flores pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.Pitches-strikes : Garza 85-50, Glover 13-8, Howell 18-10, Reyes 21-17, Miller 13-9, Wheeler 5-4, Wainwright 101-65, Flores 17-11, Springer 19-12, McClellan 16-6, Franklin 30-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 6-6, Glover 0-0, Howell 2-0, Reyes 3-2, Miller 0-1, Wheeler 0-0, Wainwright 4-8, Flores 0-1, Springer 1-0, McClellan 1-1, Franklin 2-1.Batters faced : Garza 25, Glover 2, Howell 4, Reyes 6, Miller 3, Wheeler 2, Wainwright 27, Flores 4, Springer 5, McClellan 5, Franklin 7.Inherited runners-scored : Glover 2-0, Flores 1-0.Umpires : HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Mike Estabrook.Weather : 73 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 16 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:43.Att : 43,907.
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