Cardinals 7, 
Braves 2
| W: | B. Thompson (4-2) |
| L: | J. Jurrjens (10-6) |
| SV: | R. Villone (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| N Stavinoha LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .355 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .294 |
| T Glaus 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .272 |
| Y Molina C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| J Mather LF-CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| C Carpenter P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-B Looper PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| B Thompson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-A Miles PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| a-sacrificed to catcher for C Carpenter in the 5th b-grounded to third for R Springer in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker (18, J Jurrjens); J Mather (4, J Jurrjens); A Kennedy (12, J Jurrjens); A Pujols (25, J Jurrjens) HR: J Mather (4, 8th inning off B Boyer 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Izturis (16), A Kennedy (23), A Pujols (65), J Mather 2 (9), R Ludwick (73), T Glaus (72) S: B Looper 2-out RBI: A Pujols Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ludwick 1, T Glaus 3, J Mather 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy (6, 2nd base off J Tavarez/C Sammons) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Carpenter | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67-36 | 2.25 |
| B Thompson (W, 4-2) | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51-29 | 3.89 |
| R Springer (H, 8) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1.85 |
| K McClellan (H, 24) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 2.76 |
| R Villone (S, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-13 | 5.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 158-93 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Carpenter 19; B Thompson 13; R Springer 1; K McClellan 5; R Villone 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 7-3; B Thompson 3-4; R Springer 0-1; K McClellan 1-1; R Villone 2-2 Game Scores: C Carpenter 48 | |||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Blanco CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .268 |
| Y Escobar SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| G Norton LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| O Infante 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| K Johnson 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| C Miller C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .093 |
| a-R Gotay PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| R Ring P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Jurrjens P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .098 |
| B Boyer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| W Ohman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-M Kotsay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| C Sammons C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 27 | |
| a-singled to left for C Miller in the 8th b-flied out to left for W Ohman in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Johnson (26, R Villone) RBI: J Francoeur (47), O Infante (16) S: Y Escobar, C Miller Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Norton 1, G Blanco 2, C Miller 2, C Kotchman 2, J Francoeur 3 Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: C Miller. Outfield Assist: G Blanco (R Ludwick at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Jurrjens (L, 10-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 116-73 | 3.06 |
| B Boyer | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 4.55 |
| W Ohman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.80 |
| R Ring | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 8.02 |
| J Tavarez | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 6.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 164-100 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Pujols 2 (By J Jurrjens; J Tavarez) Batters faced: J Jurrjens 31; B Boyer 3; W Ohman 2; R Ring 2; J Tavarez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Jurrjens 8-9; B Boyer 0-1; W Ohman 1-1; R Ring 1-0; J Tavarez 0-1 Game Scores: J Jurrjens 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | ATL | |||
 | 2nd | J Francoeur singled to left, O Infante scored, K Johnson to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | C Izturis singled to center, J Mather scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | A Kennedy doubled to left, C Izturis scored, S Schumaker to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | O Infante singled to left, Y Escobar scored, G Norton to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | A Pujols doubled to deep left, A Kennedy scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | J Mather homered to left, Y Molina scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 9th | R Ludwick singled to center, A Kennedy scored, A Pujols to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 9th | T Glaus singled to center, A Pujols scored, R Ludwick thrown out at third. | 7 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 35,257 (70.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Tim Tschida |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 30th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 13 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | in 10 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Detroit | 14 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 13 |
| Colorado | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |