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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 8

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St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 8

Day

Game Played on Thursday, April 23, 2009 (D) at Busch Stadium III

NY  N    1  0  0    0  1  1    2  3  0  -   8 13  0
STL N    1  0  0    3  3  4    1  0  x  -  12 18  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
J. Reyes ss                   5   1   1   1       0   0       1   3
Cora 2b                       3   2   2   0       2   1       6   5
Beltran cf                    5   1   3   3       0   0       2   0
Delgado 1b                    4   0   1   0       1   0      10   1
Wright 3b                     5   1   2   1       0   1       0   2
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sheffield lf                  5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Church rf                     4   2   2   2       1   0       2   0
Santos c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Murphy ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
L. Hernandez p                2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stokes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reed ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  S. Green p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tatis ph,3b                 2   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       41   8  13   7       4   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Wright-Cora-Delgado, Cora-Delgado.
BATTING - 
2B: Cora (1,off Lohse); Beltran (4,off Lohse).
HR: Church (1,7th inning off Walters 1 on 2 out); Beltran (2,8th inning off
Walters 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Sheffield (2,off Lohse).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tatis (1,2nd base off Walters/LaRue).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schumaker 2b                  5   1   2   2       0   0       3   3
  Thurston pr,2b              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Rasmus lf                     5   2   3   1       0   0       0   0
Pujols 1b                     4   4   3   3       1   1       8   1
Ludwick rf                    5   0   1   2       0   0       6   0
Ankiel cf                     4   2   3   2       1   0       3   0
Barden 3b                     5   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Ryan ss                       4   1   1   1       1   0       1   1
LaRue c                       4   2   3   0       0   0       5   0
Lohse p                       2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Walters p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Perez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reyes p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Motte p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  12  18  12       3   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ryan-Schumaker-Pujols.
E: Pujols (4), Ludwick (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Ankiel 2 (5,off L. Hernandez,off Parnell); Schumaker 2 (4,off S. Green
2); Rasmus (3,off S. Green).
HR: Pujols 2 (6,1st inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 2 out,5th inning off L. Hernandez
1 on 0 out); Ankiel (1,5th inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 1 out).
SH: Walters 2 (2,off S. Green 2).
GDP: Barden (2,off S. Green); Ryan (1,off Parnell).
IBB: Pujols (5,by S. Green); Ankiel (1,by S. Green).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pujols (2,2nd base off L. Hernandez/Santos).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
L. Hernandez L(1-1)           4.1   9   7   7   1   0   3  23
Stokes                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S. Green                      2     7   5   5   2   1   0  14
Parnell                       1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8    18  12  12   3   1   3  43
WP: S. Green (2).
IBB: S. Green 2 (2,Pujols,Ankiel).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lohse W(3-0)                  5     8   2   1   1   1   0  24
Walters                       2.1   5   6   5   2   1   2  15
Miller                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Perez                         0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3
Reyes                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Motte                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    13   8   6   4   5   2  45
BK: Lohse (1), Reyes (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reyes 1-0; Motte 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Ted Barrett
Official Scorer: Gary Mueller
Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 38522
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. J. Reyes            ss        Schumaker           2b
2. Cora                2b        Rasmus              lf
3. Beltran             cf        Pujols              1b
4. Delgado             1b        Ludwick             rf
5. Wright              3b        Ankiel              cf
6. Sheffield           lf        Barden              3b
7. Church              rf        Ryan                ss
8. Santos              c         LaRue               c
9. L. Hernandez        p         Lohse               p

METS 1ST: J. Reyes flied to right; Cora doubled; Beltran singled
to right [Cora to third]; Lohse balked [Cora scored, Beltran to
second]; Delgado flied to center; Wright popped to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Schumaker grounded out (second to first); Rasmus
grounded out (second to first); Pujols homered to right; Ludwick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Sheffield lined to center; Church singled to center;
Santos forced Church (first to shortstop); L. Hernandez flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Ankiel popped to second; Barden grounded out
(second to first); Ryan walked; LaRue forced Ryan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: J. Reyes flied to right; Cora struck out; Beltran
doubled to right; Delgado walked; Wright lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lohse lined to first; Schumaker grounded out
(first unassisted); Rasmus flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

METS 4TH: Sheffield grounded out (third to first); Church
grounded out (second to first); Santos singled to first; L.
Hernandez forced Santos (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Pujols singled to third; Pujols stole second;
Ludwick popped to shortstop; Ankiel doubled to right [Pujols
scored]; Barden grounded out (third to first) [Ankiel to third];
Ryan singled to right [Ankiel scored]; LaRue singled to center
[Ryan to third]; Lohse singled to right [Ryan scored, LaRue to
second]; Schumaker flied to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
1, Cardinals 4.

METS 5TH: J. Reyes reached on an error by Pujols; Cora singled
to right [J. Reyes to second]; Beltran flied to right; Delgado
singled to right [J. Reyes to third, Cora to second]; Wright
singled to right [J. Reyes scored (unearned), Cora to third,
Delgado to second]; Sheffield grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wright out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Rasmus singled to left; Pujols homered to center
[Rasmus scored]; Ludwick flied to center; Ankiel homered to
right; STOKES REPLACED L. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Barden flied to
center; Ryan flied to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 7.

METS 6TH: WALTERS REPLACED LOHSE (PITCHING); Church reached on
an error by Ludwick [Church to second]; Santos grounded out
(second to first) [Church to third]; REED BATTED FOR STOKES;
Reed struck out; J. Reyes singled to right [Church scored
(unearned)]; Cora walked [J. Reyes to second]; Beltran grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: S. GREEN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); LaRue singled
to center; Walters out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[LaRue to second]; Schumaker doubled to left [LaRue scored];
Rasmus doubled to right [Schumaker scored]; Pujols was walked
intentionally; S. Green threw a wild pitch [Rasmus to third,
Pujols to second]; Ludwick singled to right [Rasmus scored,
Pujols scored, Ludwick to second (on throw)]; Ankiel was walked
intentionally; Barden grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Ankiel out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 3, Cardinals 11.

METS 7TH: Delgado grounded out (first unassisted); Wright
singled to second; Sheffield flied to center; Church homered to
right [Wright scored]; Santos lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 11.

CARDINALS 7TH: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); LaRue
singled to center; Walters out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [LaRue to second]; Schumaker doubled to left [LaRue
scored]; THURSTON RAN FOR SCHUMAKER; Rasmus singled to pitcher
[Thurston to third]; Pujols struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 5, Cardinals 12.

METS 8TH: THURSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TATIS BATTED FOR
S. GREEN; Tatis singled to left; Tatis stole second; J. Reyes
popped to first; Cora walked; Beltran homered to center [Tatis
scored, Cora scored]; MILLER REPLACED WALTERS (PITCHING);
Delgado lined to pitcher; PEREZ REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING);
Wright struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 12.

CARDINALS 8TH: PARNELL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); TATIS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ludwick popped to third; Ankiel doubled to
right; Barden singled to center [Ankiel to third]; Ryan grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Barden out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 12.

METS 9TH: Sheffield struck out; Church walked; MURPHY BATTED FOR
SANTOS; REYES REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Reyes balked [Church to
second]; Murphy grounded out (second to first) [Church to
third]; MOTTE REPLACED REYES (PITCHING); Tatis struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cardinals 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             8  13   0   10
 Cardinals       12  18   2    7
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