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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 2

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 2

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Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 (N) at Busch Stadium III

NY  N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
STL N    1  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   3   0   1   0       1   0       2   1
Murphy lf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Wright 3b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Delgado 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Beltran cf                    4   0   3   1       0   0       2   0
Church rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Castro c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Sheffield ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Castillo 2b                   2   1   0   0       1   0       2   2
  Stokes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Maine p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fossum p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cora 2b                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       31   2   7   2       2   0      24   8
BATTING - 
2B: Wright (3,off Pineiro); Beltran (3,off Reyes).
SH: Maine (1,off Pineiro).
GDP: Church (4,off Pineiro).
Team LOB: 5.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schumaker 2b,lf               2   1   1   1       2   0       5   3
Rasmus rf                     3   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
  Ludwick ph,rf               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pujols 1b                     3   0   2   2       0   0      14   0
Duncan lf                     4   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
  Barden 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ankiel cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Molina c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
K. Greene ss                  2   1   0   0       2   0       1   5
Thurston 3b,2b                4   1   1   1       0   0       1   7
Pineiro p                     3   1   1   0       1   0       0   2
  Reyes p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Franklin p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5       5   3      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Schumaker, Schumaker-K. Greene-Pujols.
BATTING - 
2B: Rasmus (2,off Maine).
3B: Thurston (1,off Maine).
SF: Pujols (2,off Maine).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pujols (1,2nd base off Fossum/Castro).
CS: K. Greene (1,2nd base by Maine/Castro).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Maine L(0-2)                  5.2   7   5   5   5   2   0  28
Fossum                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Stokes                        1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     8   5   5   5   3   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Fossum 3-0; Stokes 1-0.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pineiro W(3-0)                8     6   2   2   2   0   0  30
Reyes                         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Franklin SV(4)                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     7   2   2   2   0   0  34
Pineiro faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reyes 1-1; Franklin 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Tim McClelland
Official Scorer: Gary Mueller
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 35622
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. J. Reyes            ss        Schumaker           2b
2. Murphy              lf        Rasmus              rf
3. Wright              3b        Pujols              1b
4. Delgado             1b        Duncan              lf
5. Beltran             cf        Ankiel              cf
6. Church              rf        Molina              c
7. Castro              c         K. Greene           ss
8. Castillo            2b        Thurston            3b
9. Maine               p         Pineiro             p

METS 1ST: J. Reyes singled to right; Murphy flied to left;
Wright lined into a double play to second [J. Reyes out at first
(second unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Schumaker walked; Rasmus doubled to right
[Schumaker to third]; Pujols out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Schumaker scored]; Duncan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Rasmus to third]; Ankiel struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Delgado flied to center; Beltran singled to right;
Church grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Beltran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Molina grounded out (third to first); K. Greene
walked; K. Greene was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Thurston grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: Castro grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo
walked; Maine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Castillo to second]; J. Reyes walked; Murphy singled to center
[Castillo scored, J. Reyes to second]; Wright forced Murphy
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Pineiro walked; Schumaker flied to left; Rasmus
singled to center [Pineiro to second]; Pujols singled to left
[Pineiro scored, Rasmus to third (on throw)]; Duncan forced
Pujols (second to shortstop) [Rasmus scored]; Ankiel flied to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

METS 4TH: Delgado grounded out (third to first); Beltran singled
to right; Church flied to center; Castro singled to left
[Beltran to third]; Castillo forced Castro (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Molina was called out on strikes; K. Greene
walked; Thurston tripled to right [K. Greene scored]; Pineiro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schumaker singled to center
[Thurston scored]; Rasmus flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

METS 5TH: Maine grounded out (third to first); J. Reyes flied to
left; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Pujols flied to left; Duncan popped to second;
Ankiel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

METS 6TH: Wright flied to right; Delgado grounded out (third to
first); Beltran popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Molina singled to center; K. Greene flied to
center; Thurston popped to catcher; Pineiro singled to right
[Molina to second]; Schumaker walked [Molina to third, Pineiro
to second]; FOSSUM REPLACED MAINE (PITCHING); LUDWICK BATTED FOR
RASMUS; Ludwick popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cardinals 5.

METS 7TH: LUDWICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Church grounded
out (second to first); Castro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Castillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Pujols singled to left; Duncan lined to first;
Pujols stole second; Ankiel struck out; STOKES REPLACED CASTILLO
(PITCHING); CORA REPLACED FOSSUM (PLAYING 2B); Molina grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals
5.

METS 8TH: SCHUMAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BARDEN
REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); THURSTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Cora grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Reyes
grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: K. Greene grounded out (second to first);
Thurston grounded out (second to first); Pineiro lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 5.

METS 9TH: Wright doubled to left; REYES REPLACED PINEIRO
(PITCHING); Delgado grounded out (second to first) [Wright to
third]; Beltran doubled to left [Wright scored]; Church flied to
left; FRANKLIN REPLACED REYES (PITCHING); SHEFFIELD BATTED FOR
CASTRO; Sheffield popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cardinals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             2   7   0    5
 Cardinals        5   8   0    7
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