Cardinals 18, Braves 3

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Blanco RF-CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.257
Y Escobar SS	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.286
C Jones 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.359
B McCann C	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.298
b-C Sammons PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
O Infante LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.306
M Kotsay CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.290
J Bennett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-J Francoeur PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.228
M Prado 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.321
K Johnson 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.265
C Morton P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.083
V Nunez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-G Norton PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.231
M DeSalvo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Boyer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-B Jones PH-RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	.286
Totals	35	3	10	3	2	5	15
a-homered to right for V Nunez in the 5th b-flied out to right for B Mccann in the 6th c-grounded to first for B Boyer in the 7th d-grounded to pitcher for J Tavarez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: O Infante (18, J Pineiro); B Jones (6, J Pineiro) HR: G Norton (5, 5th inning off A Wainwright 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Norton (21), K Johnson (49), B Jones (5) 2-out RBI: G Norton, K Johnson, B Jones GIDP: Y Escobar, M Kotsay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Infante 1, G Blanco 1, B Jones 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 2 (V Nunez-M Prado, Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Prado).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Morton (L, 3-8)	1.1	5	4	4	5	1	0	57-25	6.39
V Nunez	2.2	5	2	2	2	1	0	50-32	6.19
M DeSalvo	1.0	8	6	6	1	1	0	42-29	31.50
B Boyer	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	29-17	5.18
J Bennett	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.26
J Tavarez	1.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	33-25	4.91
Totals	8.0	26	18	18	9	6	0	219-133
PITCHING IBB: R Ankiel (By C Morton); Y Molina (By V Nunez) Batters faced: C Morton 14; V Nunez 12; M DeSalvo 11; B Boyer 7; J Bennett 3; J Tavarez 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 2-1; V Nunez 0-4; M DeSalvo 2-0; B Boyer 0-1; J Bennett 3-0; J Tavarez 2-0 Game Scores: C Morton 24

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
S Schumaker CF	6	3	2	1	1	0	5	.310
R Ludwick RF	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	.309
a-A Miles PH-2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.312
A Pujols 1B	3	1	3	3	1	0	0	.353
b-J Mather PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.246
R Ankiel LF	3	1	1	3	1	1	3	.275
J LaRue C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238
T Glaus 3B	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	.278
c-B Barton PH-LF	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.246
F Lopez 2B-3B	6	2	2	1	0	2	10	.245
Y Molina C-1B	5	2	4	4	1	0	0	.308
A Wainwright P	5	1	3	1	0	2	4	.267
J Pineiro P	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.114
C Izturis SS	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	.258
Totals	44	18	26	18	9	6	24
a-doubled to left for R Ludwick in the 6th b-flied out to center for A Pujols in the 6th c-walked for T Glaus in the 6th
BATTING 2B: A Pujols (32, C Morton); T Glaus (31, V Nunez); A Miles (13, B Boyer); F Lopez (21, B Boyer); J Pineiro (3, J Tavarez) RBI: S Schumaker (43), A Pujols 3 (82), T Glaus 2 (84), R Ankiel 3 (68), R Ludwick (95), Y Molina 4 (51), A Wainwright (4), F Lopez (27), J Pineiro (4), C Izturis (18) S: C Izturis SF: R Ankiel 2-out RBI: F Lopez, Y Molina 3, J Pineiro, C Izturis GIDP: S Schumaker Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Wainwright 2, S Schumaker 1, F Lopez 2 Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING CS: C Izturis (5, 2nd base by V Nunez/B McCann); A Wainwright (1, 2nd base by V Nunez/B McCann)
FIELDING DP: 2 (T Glaus-F Lopez-A Pujols, F Lopez-C Izturis-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Wainwright (W, 7-3)	6.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	72-47	3.04
J Pineiro (S, 1)	3.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	43-28	4.83
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	2	5	1	115-75
PITCHING Batters faced: A Wainwright 22; J Pineiro 15 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 10-4; J Pineiro 6-2 Game Scores: A Wainwright 61

Scoring Summary
			ATL	STL
	2nd	S Schumaker reached on infield single to second, Y Molina scored, A Wainwright to third.	0	1
	2nd	A Pujols doubled to right, A Wainwright and S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick to third.	0	3
	2nd	T Glaus walked, R Ludwick scored, A Pujols to third, R Ankiel to second.	0	4
	4th	A Pujols singled to center, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick to third.	0	5
	4th	R Ankiel hit sacrifice fly to center, R Ludwick scored.	0	6
	5th	G Norton homered to right.	1	6
	5th	R Ludwick singled to left, C Izturis scored, S Schumaker to second.	1	7
	5th	R Ankiel singled to left, S Schumaker and R Ludwick scored, A Pujols to third.	1	9
	5th	T Glaus singled to center, A Pujols scored, R Ankiel to second.	1	10
	5th	Y Molina singled to left, R Ankiel scored, T Glaus to second.	1	11
	5th	A Wainwright singled to center, T Glaus scored, Y Molina to second.	1	12
	6th	F Lopez doubled to deep right, A Miles scored, B Barton to third.	1	13
	6th	Y Molina singled to center, B Barton and F Lopez scored.	1	15
	8th	Y Molina singled to right, B Barton scored, F Lopez to second.	1	16
	8th	J Pineiro hit a ground rule double to right, F Lopez scored, Y Molina to third.	1	17
	8th	C Izturis singled to center, Y Molina scored, J Pineiro to third.	1	18
	9th	K Johnson singled to right, O Infante scored.	2	18
	9th	B Jones doubled to deep right center, K Johnson scored.	3	18
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Game Information
Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	43,926 (99.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:08
Weather	81 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Jerry Meals

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 8/22)

Washington	13	Final
Chi Cubs	5

NY Yankees	9	Final
Baltimore	4

LA Dodgers	1	Final
Philadelphia	8

Boston	8	Final
Toronto	4

Houston	0	Final
NY Mets	3

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Milwaukee	10

Cleveland	7	Final
Texas	5

Detroit	4	Final
Kansas City	3

Tampa Bay	9	Final
Chi White Sox	4

Atlanta	3	Final
St. Louis	18

Cincinnati	8	Final
Colorado	5

Florida	5	Final
Arizona	4

Minnesota	9	Final
LA Angels	0

Oakland	5	Final
Seattle	7

San Diego	0	Final
San Francisco	5

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