Dodgers 5, 
Cardinals 1
| W: | V. Padilla (1-0) |
| L: | J. Pineiro (0-1) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Furcal SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .500 | .500 |
| M Kemp CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .143 | .143 |
| A Ethier RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .500 | .571 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .308 | .357 |
J Pierre LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| J Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .308 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .273 | .385 |
| R Belliard 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .273 | .385 |
O Hudson 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| R Martin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .111 | .385 |
| V Padilla P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .000 |
a-J Thome PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 141 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for V Padilla in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez 2 (3, J Pineiro 2); A Ethier (2, R Franklin) 3B: A Ethier (1, J Smoltz) HR: A Ethier (2, 3rd inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 2 (2), A Ethier 2 (3), R Furcal (2) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2, A Ethier 2, R Furcal Dodgers RISP: 2-8 (V Padilla 0-1, C Blake 0-2, R Furcal 1-1, J Loney 0-2, M Ramirez 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 97-69 | 0.00 |
| G Sherrill | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.86 |
| J Broxton | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-19 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 129-94 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 20/26; G Sherrill 2/3; J Broxton 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 20-4-25-20; G Sherrill 1-0-3-2; J Broxton 7-4-4-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 10-7; G Sherrill 0-2; J Broxton 1-1 Game Scores: V Padilla 72 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .500 |
b-J Lugo PH-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .400 | .500 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .333 | .385 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .300 | .462 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .167 | .231 |
| C Rasmus CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .444 | .545 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .308 | .308 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .385 | .385 |
| B Ryan SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .083 | .083 |
d-R Ankiel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
| J Pineiro P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
D Reyes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-J Thurston PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .000 |
J Smoltz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
J Motte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
c-J LaRue PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 129 | ||
| a-struck out looking for D Reyes in the 5th b-walked for S Schumaker in the 8th c-popped out to second for J Motte in the 8th d-struck out swinging for B Ryan in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Rasmus (3, V Padilla); Y Molina (1, V Padilla) RBI: A Pujols (1) 2-out RBI: A Pujols Cardinals RISP: 1-8 (M Holliday 0-1, M DeRosa 0-3, R Ankiel 0-1, Y Molina 0-2, A Pujols 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (2, 2nd base off J Broxton/R Martin) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Pineiro (1, catch) | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Pineiro (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 63-44 | 9.00 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 9.00 |
| J Smoltz | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49-34 | 4.50 |
| J Motte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| R Franklin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 141-101 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Pineiro 12/20; D Reyes 3/3; J Smoltz 8/10; J Motte 3/3; R Franklin 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Pineiro 13-4-10-17; D Reyes 2-5-0-1; J Smoltz 8-9-12-5; J Motte 2-0-1-3; R Franklin 6-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 6-3; D Reyes 1-0; J Smoltz 0-1; J Motte 3-0; R Franklin 2-0 Game Scores: J Pineiro 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAD | STL | |||
 | 1st | M Ramirez doubled to deep center, M Kemp scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | A Ethier homered to right, R Furcal scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | R Furcal singled to left, R Belliard scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 7th | M Ramirez singled to left, A Ethier scored. | 5 | 0 |
 | 8th | A Pujols singled to right, J Lugo scored. | 5 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 47,296 (107.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |