Cardinals 8, Red Sox 7

W:	E. Yan (2-1)
L:	R. Mendoza (1-3)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Cairo 2B	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	.255
O Palmeiro CF	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	.285
A Pujols 1B	5	1	0	1	2	0	2	.382
J Edmonds DH-LF	7	2	3	4	0	1	3	.316
S Rolen 3B	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	.296
E Renteria SS	6	2	5	0	0	0	0	.346
E Perez LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.310
J Isringhausen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Eldred P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Kline P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Drew PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.333
J Fassero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-W Delgado PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167
E Yan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Matheny C	5	0	0	0	1	2	6	.270
K Robinson RF	6	1	1	0	0	2	3	.184
Totals	52	8	14	7	5	9	21
a-homered to right for S Kline in the 10th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Fassero in the 12th
BATTING 2B: E Renteria (20, T Wakefield); M Cairo (9, H Almonte) HR: J Edmonds 2 (17, 8th inning off A Embree 0 on, 0 Out; 13th inning off R Mendoza 2 on, 2 Out); J Drew (8, 10th inning off B Lyon 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Pujols (54), J Edmonds 4 (42), J Drew 2 (21) S: M Cairo 2-out RBI: J Edmonds 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 1, K Robinson 1, J Edmonds 1, M Matheny 2 Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: M Cairo (1, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); E Renteria 3 (12, 2nd base off M Timlin/D Mirabelli, 2nd base off R Mendoza/J Varitek, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli); S Rolen (5, 3rd base off R Mendoza/J Varitek)
FIELDING E: M Cairo (3, bobble); E Perez (3, fly ball) DP: 3 (M Cairo-E Renteria-A Pujols 3). Outfield Assist: O Palmeiro (D Mirabelli at 2nd base).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Stephenson	7.0	3	0	0	6	6	0	122-64	4.39
J Isringhausen (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	0.00
C Eldred (B, 6)	0.1	3	3	3	3	0	1	34-17	4.44
S Kline	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	3.46
J Fassero (B, 3)	2.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	40-22	5.56
E Yan (W, 2-0)	2.0	2	2	2	3	0	0	39-19	11.25
Totals	13.0	13	7	7	14	7	1	258-138
PITCHING WP: E Yan IBB: M Ramirez 2 (By C Eldred; J Fassero); K Millar 2 (By C Eldred; J Fassero); J Varitek (By E Yan) Batters faced: G Stephenson 30; J Isringhausen 4; C Eldred 7; S Kline 2; J Fassero 11; E Yan 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Stephenson 5-9; J Isringhausen 3-0; C Eldred 1-0; S Kline 0-2; J Fassero 2-3; E Yan 4-2 Game Scores: G Stephenson 71

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	8	1	1	0	0	2	5	.245
T Walker 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.316
D Jackson PR-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
b-D Ortiz PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.311
F Sanchez PR-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375
N Garciaparra SS	7	0	3	2	0	1	2	.328
M Ramirez DH	2	1	1	0	5	1	1	.326
K Millar 1B	3	1	1	0	4	0	1	.303
T Nixon RF	7	0	2	1	0	1	12	.304
B Mueller 3B	6	0	0	0	1	0	5	.348
J Giambi LF	5	1	0	0	2	2	3	.176
D Mirabelli C	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.259
a-J Varitek PH-C	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.294
Totals	50	7	13	6	14	7	29
a-homered to right for D Mirabelli in the 9th b-doubled to deep left for D Jackson in the 10th
BATTING 2B: T Walker (15, G Stephenson); D Ortiz (18, J Fassero) 3B: N Garciaparra (11, C Eldred) HR: J Varitek (10, 9th inning off C Eldred 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Varitek 2 (34), N Garciaparra 2 (46), D Ortiz (27), T Nixon (37) 2-out RBI: D Ortiz, N Garciaparra GIDP: J Giambi, K Millar, B Mueller Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Mueller 2, T Nixon 6, J Damon 3 Team LOB: 18
BASERUNNING SB: D Jackson (9, 2nd base off C Eldred/M Matheny)
FIELDING E: D Mirabelli (2, throw) PB: D Mirabelli.

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Wakefield	6.0	6	2	1	2	4	0	94-66	5.04
A Embree	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	10-7	5.95
M Timlin	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	3.75
H Almonte	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	24-14	9.64
B Lyon	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	26-20	3.98
R Mendoza (L, 3-5)	2.0	3	3	3	2	0	1	34-18	6.81
Totals	13.0	14	8	7	5	9	3	205-136
PITCHING IBB: A Pujols (By R Mendoza) HBP: E Perez (By T Wakefield) Batters faced: T Wakefield 27; A Embree 4; M Timlin 4; H Almonte 5; B Lyon 8; R Mendoza 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 7-7; A Embree 2-1; M Timlin 2-0; H Almonte 0-1; B Lyon 1-3; R Mendoza 6-0 Game Scores: T Wakefield 56

Scoring Summary
			STL	BOS
	3rd	A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cairo scored, O Palmeiro out at second.	1	0
	4th	E Renteria scored on D Mirabelli's passed ball.	2	0
	8th	J Edmonds homered to right center.	3	0
	9th	J Varitek homered to right, J Giambi scored.	3	2
	9th	N Garciaparra tripled to deep center, D Jackson scored.	3	3
	10th	J Drew homered to right, E Renteria scored.	5	3
	10th	D Ortiz doubled to deep left, J Damon scored.	5	4
	10th	N Garciaparra singled to right, F Sanchez scored, N Garciaparra to second advancing on throw.	5	5
	13th	J Edmonds homered to left, K Robinson and A Pujols scored.	8	5
	13th	T Nixon singled to right, M Ramirez scored, K Millar to third.	8	6
	13th	B Mueller grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, K Millar scored, T Nixon out at second.	8	7
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Game Notes

THE SINGLE BY BOSTON'S MANNY RAMIREZ IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.

Game Information
Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	34,389 (93.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:33
Weather	66 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Joe Brinkman, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Andy Fletcher

St. Louis won 2-1

Houston	5	Final
NY Yankees	6

Florida	5	Final
Milwaukee	6

Atlanta	4	Final
Oakland	2

Chi Cubs	1	Final
Baltimore	6

St. Louis	8	Final
Boston	7	in 13

San Diego	9	Final
Cleveland	4

LA Dodgers	3	Final
Detroit	2

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Toronto	5

Cincinnati	2	Final
Tampa Bay	1

San Francisco	8	Final
Chi White Sox	4

Arizona		Postponed
Kansas City

Colorado	3	Final
Minnesota	15

NY Mets	11	Final
Texas	0

Montreal	0	Final
Seattle	1

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