Final
St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 7/28)
| Game 1: Monday, July 28 | ||
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| St. Louis | 12 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 29 | ||
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| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 30 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 31 | ||
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| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 | |
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7:00 PM ET, July 28, 2008
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Schumaker CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .302 | ||
| A Miles 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .321 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .353 | ||
| B Ryan SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | ||
| R Ludwick RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .292 | ||
| A Kennedy 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .276 | ||
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Y Molina C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | ||
| J Mather LF-RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | ||
| B Looper P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | ||
| a-N Stavinoha PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| C Izturis SS-3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .228 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded to second for B Looper in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Y Molina (15, C Morton); J Mather (3, C Morton); C Izturis (8, R Ring); A Pujols (23, R Ring) HR: J Mather (3, 2nd inning off C Morton 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Mather 2 (7), T Glaus (70), Y Molina 2 (38), A Pujols 3 (63), R Ludwick 2 (72), C Izturis (14) SF: A Pujols 2-out RBI: Y Molina 2, R Ludwick 2, C Izturis, A Pujols 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Glaus 1, B Looper 1, S Schumaker 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (C Izturis-A Miles-A Pujols, T Glaus-A Miles-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Miles-A Kennedy). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Looper (W, 10-8) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 106-67 | 4.38 | |
| R Villone | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29-14 | 5.26 | |
| R Springer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1.87 | |
| R Flores | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.56 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 147-89 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Looper 26; R Villone 6; R Springer 1; R Flores 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Looper 11-6; R Villone 0-0; R Springer 0-1; R Flores 3-0 Game Scores: B Looper 59 | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Blanco LF-CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 | ||
| Y Escobar SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | ||
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | ||
| M Kotsay CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | ||
| B Carlyle P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| R Ring P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Prado PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Johnson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 | ||
| O Infante 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | ||
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 | ||
| C Sammons C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| C Morton P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Bennett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| a-R Gotay PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | ||
| G Norton LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||
| a-singled to right for J Bennett in the 6th b-walked for R Ring in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teixeira 2 (27, B Looper, R Villone); Y Escobar (15, B Looper) RBI: Y Escobar (39), M Kotsay (28), M Teixeira (78) 2-out RBI: M Kotsay, M Teixeira GIDP: C Sammons 2, G Norton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 1, O Infante 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Y Escobar (9, throw); O Infante (7, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Morton (L, 2-4) | 3.2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 81-44 | 7.26 | |
| J Bennett | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-18 | 4.26 | |
| B Carlyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 4.28 | |
| R Ring | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 7.71 | |
| J Tavarez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-9 | 6.07 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 151-94 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Bennett IBB: A Pujols (By C Morton) Batters faced: C Morton 22; J Bennett 9; B Carlyle 3; R Ring 7; J Tavarez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 9-1; J Bennett 3-2; B Carlyle 1-0; R Ring 1-2; J Tavarez 0-1 Game Scores: C Morton 12 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| STL | ATL | |||
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| 2nd | J Mather homered to center, Y Molina scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | T Glaus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick out at second, A Pujols to third. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Y Molina doubled to deep center, A Pujols and T Glaus scored, Y Molina scored on throwing error by shortstop Y Escobar. | 6 | 0 | |
| 4th | A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, C Izturis scored, A Miles to second. | 7 | 0 | |
| 4th | R Ludwick singled to left, A Miles scored, R Ludwick to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 0 | |
| 5th | C Izturis singled to right, J Mather scored, C Izturis to second advancing on throw. | 9 | 0 | |
| 6th | Y Escobar doubled to deep right, G Blanco scored. | 9 | 1 | |
| 6th | M Kotsay singled to right, Y Escobar scored. | 9 | 2 | |
| 8th | A Pujols doubled to left, C Izturis and A Miles scored. | 11 | 2 | |
| 8th | R Ludwick singled to center, A Pujols scored. | 12 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Teixeira doubled to deep left center, Y Escobar scored. | 12 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 28,705 (58.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 92 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |