New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 22, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 2009 at Busch Stadium III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 3 0 1 0
Murphy lf 4 0 1 1
Wright 3b 4 1 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 3 1
Church rf 4 0 0 0
Castro c 3 0 1 0
  Sheffield ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 2 1 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
Maine p 1 0 0 0
  Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Cora 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b,lf 2 1 1 1
Rasmus rf 3 1 2 0
  Ludwick ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 2 2
Duncan lf 4 0 0 1
  Barden 3b 0 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0
Molina c 4 0 1 0
Greene ss 2 1 0 0
Thurston 3b,2b 4 1 1 1
Pineiro p 3 1 1 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
New York 001 000 001270
St. Louis 102 200 00x580
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  L(0-2) 5.2 7 5 5 5 2
  Fossum   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Stokes   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pineiro  W(3-0) 8.0 6 2 2 2 0
  Reyes   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Franklin  SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Schumaker, Schumaker-K. Greene-Pujols, St. Louis 2. Schumaker, Schumaker-K. Greene-Pujols.  2B–New York Wright (3,off Pineiro); Beltran (3,off Reyes), St. Louis Rasmus (2,off Maine).  3B–St. Louis Thurston (1,off Maine).  SH–Maine (1,off Pineiro).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Pujols (2,off Maine).  Team–7.  SB–Pujols (1,2nd base off Fossum/Castro); Pujols (1,2nd base off Fossum/Castro).  CS–K. Greene (1,2nd base by Maine/Castro); K. Greene (1,2nd base by Maine/Castro).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:25.  A–35,622.
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