Braves 7, Cardinals 6

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
N McLouth CF	5	1	3	1	0	0	15	.264	.354
M Prado 2B-3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	11	.292	.344
C Jones 3B	4	0	2	0	1	1	15	.269	.391
O Infante PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.359
B McCann C	5	1	3	2	0	1	18	.281	.344
R Gorecki PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.250
G Anderson LF	5	1	1	0	0	1	18	.277	.311
R Soriano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Y Escobar SS	3	1	0	0	2	0	19	.303	.379
A LaRoche 1B	3	1	1	2	1	1	15	.272	.351
M Diaz RF	4	0	1	0	1	1	24	.319	.390
T Hudson P	2	1	1	2	1	0	12	.200	.429
P Moylan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-B Conrad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.275	.326
M Gonzalez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
D Ross C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.368
Totals	37	7	13	7	6	6	151
a-fouled out to third for P Moylan in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Diaz (17, K Lohse); B McCann 2 (34, M Boggs, R Franklin); N McLouth (24, R Franklin) 3B: A LaRoche (2, K Lohse) HR: T Hudson (1, 2nd inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 2 (64), T Hudson 2 (2), N McLouth (61), B McCann 2 (79) SF: A LaRoche 2-out RBI: T Hudson 2 GIDP: M Prado, G Anderson Braves RISP: 4-11 (Y Escobar 0-1, T Hudson 1-2, G Anderson 0-2, M Diaz 0-2, N McLouth 1-1, B McCann 1-1, M Prado 1-2) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: C Jones (21, ground ball); M Prado (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (C Jones-M Prado-A LaRoche).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hudson	5.0	10	4	4	1	1	0	71-48	3.63
P Moylan (H, 22)	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	35-21	2.94
M Gonzalez (W, 4-4; B, 7)	1.0	1	2	1	2	2	0	28-14	2.51
R Soriano (S, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	2.71
Totals	9.0	11	6	5	4	8	0	146-92
PITCHING T Hudson pitched to 3 batters in the 6th WP: M Gonzalez IBB: S Schumaker (By P Moylan); A Pujols (By M Gonzalez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hudson 18/25; P Moylan 5/7; M Gonzalez 5/8; R Soriano 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hudson 10-3-12-23; P Moylan 4-8-7-2; M Gonzalez 4-4-2-4; R Soriano 2-3-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hudson 11-3; P Moylan 1-1; M Gonzalez 1-0; R Soriano 0-2 Game Scores: T Hudson 31

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
S Schumaker 2B-RF-CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	14	.290	.353
B Ryan SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	14	.290	.336
A Pujols 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	20	.327	.447
M Holliday LF	5	0	1	1	0	2	17	.373	.428
C Rasmus CF	4	1	2	1	0	2	12	.259	.314
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
R Franklin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
d-K Greene PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.205	.280
M DeRosa 3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	17	.240	.315
R Ankiel RF-CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	7	.235	.287
c-R Ludwick PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.275	.335
Y Molina C	3	1	1	1	1	1	22	.284	.363
K Lohse P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.219	.265
B Hawksworth P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-J Thurston PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	.226	.319
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071
b-T Glaus PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.176	.222
D Reyes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Lugo 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.298	.368
Totals	39	6	11	6	4	8	146
a-doubled to right for B Hawksworth in the 4th b-struck out looking for M Boggs in the 6th c-struck out swinging for R Ankiel in the 8th d-struck out swinging for R Franklin in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Thurston (17, T Hudson); C Rasmus (21, T Hudson) RBI: M Holliday (43), C Rasmus (47), J Thurston (25), M DeRosa (20), Y Molina (48), B Ryan (31) 2-out RBI: J Thurston GIDP: M Holliday Cardinals RISP: 5-15 (M Holliday 1-2, M DeRosa 1-2, R Ludwick 0-1, T Glaus 0-1, R Ankiel 0-1, Y Molina 1-2, C Rasmus 1-1, J Thurston 1-1, S Schumaker 0-2, B Ryan 0-2) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: M DeRosa 2 (2, 3rd base off M Gonzalez/B McCann, 3rd base off P Moylan/B McCann); R Ankiel (4, 2nd base off P Moylan/B McCann)
FIELDING DP: 2 (S Schumaker-B Ryan-A Pujols, B Ryan-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Lohse	3.1	7	4	4	2	1	1	65-38	4.83
B Hawksworth	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.45
M Boggs	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	32-20	4.13
D Reyes	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	3.25
J Motte	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	5.05
R Franklin (L, 2-3; B, 4)	1.0	3	2	2	2	2	0	29-17	1.96
Totals	9.0	13	7	7	6	6	1	151-91
PITCHING IBB: A LaRoche (By R Franklin) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Lohse 11/19; B Hawksworth 1/1; M Boggs 7/10; D Reyes 3/4; J Motte 1/2; R Franklin 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Lohse 10-4-9-15; B Hawksworth 0-0-0-1; M Boggs 10-2-2-6; D Reyes 3-2-2-3; J Motte 1-0-3-1; R Franklin 4-2-7-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 0-9; B Hawksworth 2-0; M Boggs 2-2; D Reyes 3-0; J Motte 1-1; R Franklin 0-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 29

Scoring Summary
			ATL	STL
	1st	M Holliday singled to left, B Ryan scored, A Pujols to second.	0	1
	1st	C Rasmus singled to center, A Pujols scored, M Holliday to second.	0	2
	2nd	A LaRoche tripled to deep left center, G Anderson scored.	1	2
	2nd	T Hudson homered to left, A LaRoche scored.	3	2
	4th	N McLouth singled to right, Y Escobar scored, M Diaz to third, T Hudson to second.	4	2
	4th	J Thurston doubled to right, R Ankiel scored, Y Molina to third.	4	3
	5th	A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to left, B McCann scored.	5	3
	6th	M DeRosa singled to center, C Rasmus scored.	5	4
	8th	Y Molina reached on infield single to shortstop, M DeRosa scored.	5	5
	8th	B Ryan grounded out to second, Y Molina scored, J Lugo to third, S Schumaker to second.	5	6
	9th	B McCann doubled to deep center, N McLouth and M Prado scored, C Jones to third.	7	6
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Game Notes

BRAVES THIRD BASEMAN CHIPPER JONES LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT HAMSTRING INJURY.

CARDINALS MANAGER TONY LA RUSSA WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE GREG GIBSON IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information
Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	43,869 (99.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	81 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Andy Fletcher

Atlanta leads 2-0 (as of 9/12)

Baltimore	7	Final
NY Yankees	3

Cincinnati	7	Final
Chi Cubs	5

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Minnesota	2

NY Mets	10	Final
Philadelphia	9

Chi White Sox	4	Final
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