Cardinals 6, Dodgers 4
Manny Ramirez's two singles were erased by double plays. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Andruw Jones' solo home run opened up a four-run ninth inning as the Dodgers tied it up, only to lose it when Jason Johnson allowed a two-run homer in the 11th. Chad Billingsley allowed one run on six hits, but left following a 43-minute rain delay after the fifth inning.
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LA Dodgers
(56-56)
Lost 1
St. Louis 6, LA Dodgers 4
Today's Boxes 8/5/08
CHC 11, HOU 7
FLA 8, PHI 2
TOR 4, OAK 3
TB 8, CLE 4
MIL 8, CIN 1
NYM 6, SD 5
TEX 8, NYY 6
BOS 8, KC 2
CWS 10, DET 8
COL 8, WSH 2
ARI 3, PIT 1
BAL 3, LAA 0
SEA 8, MIN 7
ATL 11, SF 4
St. Louis
(63-52)
Won 1
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LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kemp , CF5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294
Ethier , RF5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .275
Martin , C5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .294
Ramirez, M , LF3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .312
Loney , 1B5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .299
Kent , 2B5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .256
Blake , 3B3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .294
Berroa , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206
c-Sweeney , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .114
Wade , P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Johnson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billingsley , P1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091
a-Pierre , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Falkenborg , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Park , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Troncoso , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Jones , PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .165
Ozuna , SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
Totals 40 4 11 4 4 4 14
a-Grounded out for Billingsley in the 6th. b-Homered for Troncoso in the 9th. c-Lined out for Berroa in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Jones (3, 9th inning off Villone, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kemp; Ethier 2; Martin; Ramirez, M 2; Loney; Kent 2; Billingsley; Jones 4.RBI : Jones (14), Loney (62), Kent (46), Blake (61).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney; Loney 2.SF : Blake.GIDP : Loney 2; Berroa.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Berroa (5, throw).DP : (Martin-Blake).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , CF6 0 2 0 0 1 5 .303
Kennedy , 2B6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .272
Pujols , 1B5 1 2 2 1 1 3 .345
Ludwick , RF6 1 1 2 0 2 3 .303
Glaus , 3B5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272
Molina , C5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .309
Mather , LF4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .244
Carpenter, C , P2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Thompson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
a-Ankiel , PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .283
1-Pineiro , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086
McClellan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Stavinoha , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Villone , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Isringhausen , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Franklin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Miles , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
Garcia, Ja , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Izturis , SS5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .234
Totals 46 6 15 6 2 7 22
a-Hit by pitch for Thompson in the 6th. b-Grounded out for McClellan in the 8th. c-Singled for Franklin in the 10th. 1-Ran for Ankiel in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Glaus (28, Falkenborg).HR : Pujols (22, 7th inning off Park, 1 on, 0 out), Ludwick (28, 11th inning off Johnson, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Schumaker 2; Kennedy 3; Pujols 5; Ludwick 4; Glaus 2; Molina 2; Mather; Miles; Izturis 2.RBI : Kennedy (24), Ankiel (60), Pujols 2 (69), Ludwick 2 (80).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ludwick; Izturis; Schumaker 3; Glaus.Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Pujols (6, 2nd base off Billingsley/Martin).CS : Schumaker (2, 3rd base by Billingsley/Martin). FIELDING DP : 3 (Izturis-Kennedy-Pujols 3).
Beimel pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB : Pujols (by Wade), Ramirez, M (by Franklin).HBP : Ankiel (by Beimel).Pitches-strikes : Billingsley 74-53, Falkenborg 14-8, Beimel 10-8, Park 10-7, Troncoso 11-10, Wade 32-20, Johnson 9-7, Carpenter, C 51-33, Thompson 9-6, McClellan 33-19, Villone 2-1, Isringhausen 21-12, Franklin 28-14, Garcia, Ja 17-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Billingsley 4-4, Falkenborg 0-0, Beimel 1-1, Park 3-0, Troncoso 3-0, Wade 3-3, Johnson 0-1, Carpenter, C 7-6, Thompson 3-0, McClellan 4-1, Villone 0-0, Isringhausen 1-0, Franklin 1-3, Garcia, Ja 3-0.Batters faced : Billingsley 21, Falkenborg 4, Beimel 4, Park 4, Troncoso 3, Wade 10, Johnson 3, Carpenter, C 17, Thompson 3, McClellan 6, Villone 1, Isringhausen 6, Franklin 8, Garcia, Ja 4.Inherited runners-scored : Beimel 3-1, Park 1-1, Franklin 3-1.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.Weather : 90 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, L to R.T : 3:21 (1:05 delay).Att : 40,773.August 5, 2008
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