New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 23, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 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 8, St. Louis Cardinals 12

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 1 1 1
Cora 2b 3 2 2 0
Beltran cf 5 1 3 3
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright 3b 5 1 2 1
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Sheffield lf 5 0 0 0
Church rf 4 2 2 2
Santos c 4 0 1 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 41 8 13 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b 5 1 2 2
  Thurston pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Rasmus lf 5 2 3 1
Pujols 1b 4 4 3 3
Ludwick rf 5 0 1 2
Ankiel cf 4 2 3 2
Barden 3b 5 0 1 0
Ryan ss 4 1 1 1
LaRue c 4 2 3 0
Lohse p 2 0 1 1
  Walters p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Motte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 18 12
New York 100 011 2308130
St. Louis 100 334 10x12182
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(1-1) 4.1 9 7 7 1 0
  Stokes   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Green   2.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Parnell   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
18
12
12
3
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse  W(3-0) 5.0 8 2 1 1 1
  Walters   2.1 5 6 5 2 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Perez   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Reyes   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Motte   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
4
5

  E–Pujols (4), Ludwick (1).  DP–New York 2. Wright-Cora-Delgado, Cora-Delgado, St. Louis 1. Ryan-Schumaker-Pujols.  2B–New York Cora (1,off Lohse); Beltran (4,off Lohse), St. Louis Ankiel 2 (5,off L. Hernandez,off Parnell); Schumaker 2 (4,off S. Green 2); Rasmus (3,off S. Green).  HR–New York Church (1,7th inning off Walters 1 on 2 out); Beltran (2,8th inning off Walters 2 on 1 out), St. Louis Pujols 2 (6,1st inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 2 out,5th inning off L. Hernandez 1 on 0 out); Ankiel (1,5th inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Walters 2 (2,off S. Green 2).  IBB–Pujols (5,by S. Green); Ankiel (1,by S. Green).  Team–7.  SB–Tatis (1,2nd base off Walters/LaRue); Pujols (2,2nd base off L. Hernandez/Santos).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:02.  A–38,522.
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