Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds
1. Eckstein ss Freel lf
2. Edmonds cf F. Lopez ss
3. Pujols 1b Dunn 1b
4. Walker rf Aurilia 2b
5. Nunez 3b Valentin c
6. Grudzielanek 2b Kearns rf
7. Taguchi lf Pena cf
8. Molina c Encarnacion 3b
9. Marquis p Ortiz p
CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein singled to center; Edmonds grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Eckstein out at second];
Pujols doubled to left; Walker doubled to center [Pujols
scored]; Nunez singled to right [Walker scored]; Grudzielanek
lined to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Freel was called out on strikes; F. Lopez lined to
center; Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Taguchi singled to left; Ortiz balked [Taguchi to
second]; Molina grounded out (shortstop to first); Marquis
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Taguchi to third]; Eckstein
homered to left [Taguchi scored]; Edmonds grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Aurilia grounded out (third to first); Valentin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kearns singled to left; Pena
singled to right [Kearns to second]; Encarnacion struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Dunn dropped a foul fly hit by Pujols for an
error; Pujols singled to center; Walker forced Pujols (second to
shortstop); Nunez flied to center; Grudzielanek struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 0.
REDS 3RD: Ortiz grounded out (first unassisted); Freel grounded
out (third to first); F. Lopez singled to right; Dunn flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Taguchi homered to left; Molina grounded out
(third to first); Marquis flied to left; Eckstein doubled to
second; Edmonds grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
REDS 4TH: Aurilia flied to center; Valentin flied to left;
Kearns walked; Pena doubled to left [Kearns to third];
Encarnacion grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 5TH: Pujols doubled to center; Walker lined to center
[Pujols to third]; Nunez grounded out (first unassisted);
Grudzielanek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5,
Reds 0.
REDS 5TH: HOLBERT BATTED FOR ORTIZ; Holbert grounded out (third
to first); Freel singled to center; F. Lopez forced Freel
(second to shortstop); Dunn popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 6TH: VALENTINE REPLACED HOLBERT (PITCHING); Taguchi
flied to right; Molina singled to left; Marquis singled to
pitcher [Molina to second]; Eckstein flied to right; Edmonds
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
REDS 6TH: Aurilia singled to left; Valentin grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aurilia out at
second]; Kearns singled to center; Pena struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
CARDINALS 7TH: SIMPSON REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Pujols
struck out; Walker grounded out (second to first); Nunez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.
REDS 7TH: Encarnacion homered to left; DENORFIA BATTED FOR
SIMPSON; Denorfia grounded out (third to first); Freel flied to
left; F. Lopez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
5, Reds 1.
CARDINALS 8TH: HANCOCK REPLACED DENORFIA (PITCHING);
Grudzielanek grounded out (third to first); Taguchi grounded out
(third to first); Molina grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 1.
REDS 8TH: FLORES REPLACED MARQUIS (PITCHING); Dunn struck out;
TAVAREZ REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Aurilia popped to shortstop;
Valentin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Reds 1.
CARDINALS 9TH: GALL BATTED FOR TAVAREZ; Gall grounded out (third
to first); Eckstein flied to center; Edmonds flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 1.
REDS 9TH: ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED GALL (PITCHING); Kearns struck
out; Pena singled to center; Encarnacion flied to center; CRUZ
BATTED FOR HANCOCK; Cruz forced Pena (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 5 12 0 6
Reds 1 9 1 8