Cardinals 7, Diamondbacks 1

W:	J. Suppan (8-7)
L:	S. Estes (6-7)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	.289
J Edmonds CF	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	.270
b-E Diaz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
J Isringhausen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Pujols 1B	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	.346
R Sanders LF	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	.283
S Rolen 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.272
M Grudzielanek 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281
S Taguchi RF-CF	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.287
Y Molina C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
J Suppan P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.185
A Reyes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-H Luna PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211
C Eldred P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R King P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-A Nunez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.304
J Mabry RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Totals	36	7	10	7	1	5	8
a-tripled to deep right center for A Reyes in the 7th b-flied out to right for J Edmonds in the 9th c-struck out swinging for J Tavarez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Pujols (20, S Estes); R Sanders (11, S Estes); S Rolen (11, S Estes); D Eckstein (10, M Gosling) 3B: H Luna (1, L Cormier) HR: S Taguchi (5, 7th inning off S Estes 0 on, 0 Out); A Pujols (22, 8th inning off G Aquino 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Pujols 2 (69), R Sanders 2 (42), S Rolen (25), S Taguchi 2 (24) GIDP: A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Suppan 1, E Diaz 1, J Edmonds 1 Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: S Taguchi (5, 2nd base off S Estes/C Snyder)
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Suppan (W, 16-10)	5.1	5	1	1	3	4	0	93-54	4.20
A Reyes (H, 18)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	1.85
C Eldred	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	0.84
R King	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	2.19
J Tavarez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	2.37
J Isringhausen	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	1.98
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	3	4	0	144-87
PITCHING Batters faced: J Suppan 24; A Reyes 1; C Eldred 3; R King 2; J Tavarez 4; J Isringhausen 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 4-8; A Reyes 2-0; C Eldred 1-1; R King 0-1; J Tavarez 1-2; J Isringhausen 2-1 Game Scores: J Suppan 55

Arizona Diamondbacks
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Counsell 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.281
C Tracy 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.310
L Gonzalez LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.290
T Glaus 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.260
S Green RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.286
J Cruz Jr CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.225
R Clayton SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	.245
L Cormier P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
G Aquino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-T Clark PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.323
M Gosling P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Snyder C	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.223
b-Q McCracken PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
S Estes P	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.043
A Cintron SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
Totals	33	1	8	1	3	4	17
a-flied out to center for G Aquino in the 8th b-grounded to second for C Snyder in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Cruz Jr (7, J Tavarez) 3B: S Estes (1, J Suppan) RBI: C Counsell (29) SF: C Counsell GIDP: R Clayton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Gonzalez 1, T Clark 1, C Snyder 2 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 1 (R Clayton-C Counsell-C Tracy).

Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Estes (L, 7-8)	6.1	6	6	6	1	1	1	81-49	4.56
L Cormier	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-8	2.70
G Aquino	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	20-15	12.54
M Gosling	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	7.87
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	1	5	2	128-81
PITCHING HBP: J Edmonds (By S Estes) Batters faced: S Estes 26; L Cormier 3; G Aquino 5; M Gosling 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Estes 10-8; L Cormier 1-0; G Aquino 0-1; M Gosling 1-1 Game Scores: S Estes 37

Scoring Summary
			STL	ARI
	1st	A Pujols doubled to right, J Edmonds scored, A Pujols to third advancing on throw.	1	0
	1st	R Sanders grounded out to third, A Pujols scored.	2	0
	3rd	C Counsell hit sacrifice fly to center, S Estes scored.	2	1
	4th	R Sanders doubled to deep center, A Pujols scored.	3	1
	4th	S Rolen doubled to deep right center, R Sanders scored.	4	1
	4th	S Taguchi singled to left center, S Rolen scored.	5	1
	7th	S Taguchi homered to left.	6	1
	8th	A Pujols homered to right.	7	1
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Game Notes

ST. LOUIS FIRST BASEMAN ALBERT PUJOLS EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance	23,590 (48.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:45
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Joe Brinkman, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Jeff Nelson

St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 7/5)

Baltimore	3	Final
NY Yankees	12

Detroit	3	Final
Cleveland	2

NY Mets	2	Final
Washington	3

Philadelphia	0	Final
Pittsburgh	3

Milwaukee	6	Final
Florida	4

Oakland	10	Final
Toronto	7	in 11

Chi Cubs	1	Final
Atlanta	5

Tampa Bay	4	Final
Chi White Sox	6

Boston	7	Final
Texas	4

San Diego	2	Final
Houston	6

Seattle	6	Final
Kansas City	8

LA Dodgers	1	Final
Colorado	6

St. Louis	7	Final
Arizona	1

Minnesota	1	Final
LA Angels	2

Cincinnati	7	Final
San Francisco	4

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