7:10 PM ET, August 9, 2006
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: R. Franklin (2-5)
L: J. Isringhausen (3-5)
Game Notes
| ST LOUIS THIRD BASEMAN SCOTT ROLEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY. |
Final
Cincinnati leads 2-1 (as of 8/9)
| Game 1: Monday, August 7 | ||
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| St. Louis | 13 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 8 | ||
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| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 9 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 10 | ||
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| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 9, 2006
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: R. Franklin (2-5)
L: J. Isringhausen (3-5)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Eckstein SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | ||
| C Duncan LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 | ||
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .323 | ||
| S Rolen 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .319 | ||
| S Spiezio 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .259 | ||
| J Encarnacion RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .285 | ||
| R Belliard 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | ||
| Y Molina C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | ||
| C Carpenter P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | ||
| a-S Taguchi PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |||
| a-sacrificed to pitcher for C Carpenter in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (22, A Harang); Y Molina (22, B Bray) HR: J Edmonds (17, 1st inning off A Harang 3 on, 1 Out); S Spiezio (7, 5th inning off A Harang 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Edmonds 4 (63), S Spiezio 2 (33), D Eckstein (21) S: S Taguchi, C Carpenter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Belliard 1, J Edmonds 2, A Pujols 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Carpenter | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 91-61 | 3.27 | |
| R Flores (H, 19) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 5.23 | |
| J Isringhausen (L, 4-8; B, 10) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21-14 | 3.08 | |
| Totals | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 124-80 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: E Encarnacion (By C Carpenter) Batters faced: C Carpenter 28; R Flores 2; J Isringhausen 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 12-3; R Flores 0-1; J Isringhausen 1-1 Game Scores: C Carpenter 47 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Freel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .297 | ||
| S Hatteberg 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .326 | ||
| K Griffey Jr CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .256 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 | ||
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Clayton SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | ||
| b-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | ||
| J LaRue C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .184 | ||
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Mercker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Aurilia 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| C Denorfia PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| A Harang P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | ||
| R Cormier P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-D Ross PH-C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||
| a-flied out to center for D Weathers in the 7th b-struck out swinging for R Clayton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Phillips (20, C Carpenter) HR: A Dunn (34, 2nd inning off C Carpenter 0 on, 1 Out); S Hatteberg (11, 4th inning off C Carpenter 0 on, 0 Out); E Encarnacion (8, 4th inning off C Carpenter 0 on, 1 Out); D Ross (14, 9th inning off J Isringhausen 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Dunn 2 (80), S Hatteberg (37), E Encarnacion (49), B Phillips 2 (55), D Ross 2 (35) SF: A Dunn 2-out RBI: B Phillips 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Phillips 1, R Clayton 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Clayton (15, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Harang | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 117-73 | 3.68 | |
| R Cormier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 1.93 | |
| D Weathers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 4.64 | |
| B Bray | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.63 | |
| T Coffey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 3.37 | |
| K Mercker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.28 | |
| R Franklin (W, 6-7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.63 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 169-105 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Edmonds (By A Harang) Batters faced: A Harang 30; R Cormier 3; D Weathers 1; B Bray 4; T Coffey 2; K Mercker 1; R Franklin 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Harang 5-6; R Cormier 1-0; D Weathers 0-1; B Bray 1-0; T Coffey 0-1; K Mercker 0-1; R Franklin 1-2 Game Scores: A Harang 38 | ||||||||||
| STL | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Edmonds homered to left, D Eckstein, C Duncan and A Pujols scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | A Dunn homered to left. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | S Hatteberg homered to right. | 4 | 2 | |
| 4th | E Encarnacion homered to left. | 4 | 3 | |
| 5th | S Spiezio homered to right, A Pujols scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 6th | A Dunn hit sacrifice fly to center, S Hatteberg scored. | 6 | 4 | |
| 6th | B Phillips doubled to deep center, K Griffey Jr and E Encarnacion scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 8th | D Eckstein singled to right, Y Molina scored. | 7 | 6 | |
| 9th | D Ross homered to center, C Denorfia scored. | 7 | 8 | |
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| ST LOUIS THIRD BASEMAN SCOTT ROLEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY. |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 41,649 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Tom Hallion |