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    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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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (25-18)
    Lost 1     		St. Louis 9, Tampa Bay 8   STL
    St. Louis (25-20)
    Won 1
    May 17, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0   8 18 1
    St. Louis
    		 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1   9 13 1
    Standings thru 5/17/08  |  Recap: TB | STL  |  Gameday  |  Rays stats  |  Cardinals stats
    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Iwamura, 2B6010002.271
    Crawford, LF5232101.283
    Upton, CF5230111.283
    Pena, 1B3113201.214
    Longoria, 3B4022020.230
    Navarro, C5020000.373
    Gross, RF4110113.220
    Bartlett, SS5240011.264
    Garza, P1000012.000
      Glover, P0000000.000
      a-Floyd, PH1011000.387
      Howell, P0000000.000
      b-Gomes, PH1000002.222
      Reyes, P0000000.000
      Miller, P0000000.000
      c-Hinske, PH1000000.250
      Wheeler, P0000000.000
    Totals4181885613 

    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. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Schumaker, CF5220001.282
    Miles, 2B5240010.310
    Pujols, 1B5222014.349
    Duncan, LF5000015.255
    Glaus, 3B4112111.270
    Ludwick, RF4223101.336
    Molina, C4011000.299
    Wainwright, P3000012.214
      Flores, P0000000.000
      Springer, P0000000.000
      McClellan, P0000000.000
      a-Kennedy, PH1000010.270
      Franklin, P0000000.000
    Ryan, SS4010012.298
    Totals4091382716 

    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).
     
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Garza 4.110762114.86
    Glover 0.20000203.46
    Howell 1.01110112.89
    Reyes 2.00000106.14
    Miller 1.01000103.86
    Wheeler (L, 0-3)0.11110111.61
    		 
    St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Wainwright 5.212441203.25
    Flores (H, 8)0.13330013.97
    Springer (H, 3)1.02000204.82
    McClellan (BS, 1)1.01112002.91
    Franklin (W, 2-1)2.00002201.64

    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.

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