Cardinals 4, 
Diamondbacks 2
| W: | A. Wainwright (11-3) |
| L: | M. Scherzer (0-4) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (17) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Drew SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| C Young CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .247 |
| C Jackson LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| A Dunn RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .234 |
| C Tracy 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .266 |
| b-T Clark PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| M Reynolds 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| C Snyder C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 |
| D Eckstein 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .175 |
| c-M Montero PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| A Ojeda 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| M Scherzer P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Whitesell PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| J Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| d-J Upton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| B Lyon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |
| a-hit by pitch for M Scherzer in the 6th b-struck out swinging for C Tracy in the 7th c-struck out swinging for D Eckstein in the 8th d-struck out swinging for J Cruz in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Tracy (15, A Wainwright); S Drew 2 (44, R Franklin, A Wainwright) RBI: C Young (83) GIDP: C Jackson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Eckstein 1, C Tracy 2, C Young 2, A Dunn 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Scherzer (1, throw); M Reynolds (34, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Eckstein-S Drew-C Tracy). PB: C Snyder. Outfield Assist: C Jackson (S Schumaker at Home). | ||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Scherzer (L, 0-4) | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 85-51 | 3.05 |
| J Cruz | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-16 | 2.66 |
| B Lyon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.78 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 118-72 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Scherzer 24; J Cruz 7; B Lyon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 4-6; J Cruz 2-1; B Lyon 1-2 Game Scores: M Scherzer 43 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Schumaker CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| A Miles 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .311 |
| N Stavinoha LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .196 |
| J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Pujols 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| F Lopez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .270 |
| A Kennedy RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| J Phelps 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| J LaRue C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| M Johnson C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Wainwright P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 |
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Ludwick LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| C Izturis SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| BATTING RBI: C Izturis (20), A Kennedy (36) S: A Wainwright, A Miles SF: C Izturis 2-out RBI: A Kennedy GIDP: A Miles Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Lopez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Izturis (6, 2nd base by J Cruz/C Snyder) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Miles-C Izturis-J Phelps). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Wainwright (W, 11-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 105-54 | 3.20 |
| R Villone (H, 15) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.78 |
| R Springer (H, 14) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.37 |
| J Motte (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.00 |
| R Franklin (S, 17) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.39 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 146-81 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Wainwright HBP: J Whitesell (By A Wainwright) Batters faced: A Wainwright 30; R Villone 1; R Springer 2; J Motte 3; R Franklin 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 8-8; R Villone 0-0; R Springer 0-1; J Motte 0-1; R Franklin 1-2 Game Scores: A Wainwright 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| ARI | STL | |||
 | 2nd | A Wainwright sacrificed to third, J Phelps to third, M Johnson to second, A Wainwright safe at second on throwing error by pitcher M Scherzer. M Johnson and J Phelps scored on throwing error by pitche | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | C Young singled to left, M Scherzer scored, S Drew to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | C Jackson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S Drew scored, C Young out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | C Izturis hit sacrifice fly to left, J Phelps scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | A Kennedy singled to center, A Miles scored. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,029 (91% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 14 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 12 |
| Colorado | 15 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |