St. Louis Cardinals vs. Florida Marlins - Box Score - May 07, 2006

Scores for May 7, 2006

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

St. Louis won 3-0

(20-12, 8-8 away)

(8-21, 2-12 home)

1:05 PM ET, May 7, 2006

Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida

L: S. Olsen (1-2)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.291
H Luna LF	4	1	1	0	1	1	3	.328
A Pujols 1B	5	1	1	2	0	1	2	.314
J Encarnacion RF	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.227
S Spiezio 3B	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	.278
S Taguchi CF	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.269
Y Molina C	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.170
A Miles 2B	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	.279
S Ponson P	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333
a-J Gall PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250
B Falkenborg P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
J Hancock P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Thompson P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
R Flores P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	37	9	11	9	5	7	20
a-singled to center for S Ponson in the 4th
BATTING 2B: S Spiezio 2 (5, S Olsen, R Nolasco); H Luna (4, J Borowski) RBI: S Taguchi 2 (11), S Ponson (1), J Gall (1), A Pujols 2 (38), J Encarnacion (12), S Spiezio (12), Y Molina (9) 2-out RBI: A Pujols 2, J Encarnacion, S Spiezio, S Taguchi, Y Molina GIDP: D Eckstein Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Taguchi 2, A Miles 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: H Luna (1, fly ball) DP: 1 (A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Ponson	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	42-26	2.81
B Falkenborg	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	33-23	4.91
J Hancock (W, 3-3)	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	31-17	2.41
B Thompson	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	27-16	0.64
R Flores	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	1.86
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	4	8	0	151-95
PITCHING Batters faced: S Ponson 11; B Falkenborg 9; J Hancock 5; B Thompson 6; R Flores 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 2-4; B Falkenborg 3-3; J Hancock 2-0; B Thompson 2-0; R Flores 1-1 Game Scores: S Ponson 57

Florida Marlins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
H Ramirez SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.305
D Uggla 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.278
M Cabrera 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.337
J Willingham LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.298
J Borchard RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.333
J Borowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Jacobs 1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.176
R Abercrombie CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.200
M Treanor C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200
a-W Helms PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263
T Wellemeyer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Aguila RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
S Olsen P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Nolasco P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
R Messenger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-M Olivo PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.225
Totals	32	1	6	0	4	8	15
a-walked for M Treanor in the 7th b-struck out swinging for R Messenger in the 7th
BATTING 2B: H Ramirez (9, B Falkenborg); R Abercrombie (4, J Hancock) GIDP: M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Ramirez 2, R Nolasco 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: J Borchard (1, 2nd base by S Ponson/Y Molina)
FIELDING DP: 1 (S Olsen-M Treanor-M Cabrera).

Florida Marlins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Olsen (L, 12-10)	3.2	6	7	7	4	3	0	77-45	5.32
R Nolasco	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	40-26	5.27
R Messenger	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	0.90
T Wellemeyer	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	3.21
J Borowski	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	24-14	4.91
Totals	9.0	11	9	9	5	7	0	163-100
PITCHING Batters faced: S Olsen 21; R Nolasco 10; R Messenger 3; T Wellemeyer 3; J Borowski 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Olsen 7-2; R Nolasco 1-4; R Messenger 1-2; T Wellemeyer 0-1; J Borowski 0-3 Game Scores: S Olsen 20

			STL	FLA
	2nd	S Taguchi reached on infield single to shortstop, J Encarnacion scored.	1	0
	2nd	S Ponson reached on infield single to third, S Taguchi scored, Y Molina to third, A Miles to second.	2	0
	4th	J Gall singled to center, Y Molina scored, A Miles to second.	3	0
	4th	A Pujols singled to left center, A Miles and J Gall scored, D Eckstein to third.	5	0
	4th	J Encarnacion singled to center, D Eckstein scored, A Pujols to third.	6	0
	4th	S Spiezio hit a ground rule double to deep right, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to third.	7	0
FLA	6th	M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, H Ramirez scored, D Uggla out at second.	7	1
	9th	S Taguchi singled to right, H Luna scored, S Spiezio to third.	8	1
	9th	Y Molina singled to center, S Spiezio scored, S Taguchi to second.	9	1
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ST LOUIS PITCHER SIDNEY PONSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH RIGHT ELBOW DISCOMFORT.

Stadium	Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL
Attendance	13,057 (33.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:09
Weather	89 degrees, sunny
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Derryl Cousins, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Mike Estabrook

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