St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2009 at AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Ryan ss 5 2 3 0
Thurston 2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 3 0
Ludwick rf 3 0 0 1
Stavinoha lf 4 0 1 2
Molina c 4 0 1 0
Barden 3b 2 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
  Rasmus cf 1 0 0 0
Wainwright p 3 0 0 0
  Ankiel ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Schumaker cf,2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rowand cf 4 2 2 0
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 0 1 1
Winn rf 3 0 0 1
Sandoval 1b 4 1 2 1
Lewis lf 3 0 2 0
Uribe 3b 2 0 1 0
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
  Schierholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Molina ph,c 0 0 0 1
Whiteside c 4 0 1 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Burriss 2b 3 0 1 0
Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia 3b 2 2 2 1
Totals 29 5 12 5
St. Louis 001 020 000380
San Francisco 100 020 11x5120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright  L(5-3) 7.0 10 4 4 2 3
  Reyes   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Perez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
2
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez   4.1 6 3 3 3 2
  Medders   1.2 0 0 0 2 3
  Valdez  W(2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Affeldt   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wilson  SV(12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
6
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 3. Barden-Thurston-Pujols, Thurston-Pujols, Ryan-Pujols.  PB–Whiteside (1).  2B–St. Louis Pujols (9,off J. Sanchez); Ryan (6,off J. Sanchez); Stavinoha (4,off J. Sanchez), San Francisco Rowand (15,off Wainwright); Sandoval (14,off Reyes).  HR–San Francisco Aurilia (1,7th inning off Wainwright 0 on 0 out).  SH–Thurston (1,off J. Sanchez); J. Sanchez (2,off Wainwright).  SF–Ludwick (2,off J. Sanchez); Winn (4,off Wainwright); Molina (4,off Perez).  HBP–Thurston (1,by J. Sanchez).  IBB–Pujols (16,by J. Sanchez); Molina (2,by Medders).  Team LOB–12.  Team–5.  CS–Lewis (3,2nd base by Perez/Molina); Lewis (3,2nd base by Perez/Molina).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:52.  A–41,440.
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