St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 26, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2009 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Lugo ss 4 1 2 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0
Holliday lf 2 0 1 1
Ludwick rf 4 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 4 0 1 0
DeRosa 3b 4 1 2 1
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
  Thurston ph 1 0 0 0
Wellemeyer p 2 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmus ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawksworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 1 1 2
Victorino cf 4 2 2 0
Utley 2b 4 2 3 2
Howard 1b 3 2 3 3
Ibanez lf 4 1 1 2
  Mayberry lf 0 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 0 0 0
  Werth rf 1 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 1 2 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Blanton p 2 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
St. Louis 100 010 000281
Philadelphia 102 022 20x9131
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wellemeyer  L(7-9) 5.2 11 7 5 1 3
  Reyes   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawksworth   2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
7
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(7-4) 8.0 7 2 2 1 6
  Lidge   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7

  E–Lugo (1), Feliz (9).  DP–St. Louis 1. Pujols-Lugo, Philadelphia 2. Feliz-Utley-Howard, Feliz-Utley-Howard.  2B–St. Louis Lugo (2,off Blanton); Holliday (4,off Blanton); Ankiel (19,off Lidge), Philadelphia Bako (2,off Wellemeyer).  HR–St. Louis DeRosa (4,5th inning off Blanton 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia Utley (22,3rd inning off Wellemeyer 1 on 1 out); Howard (25,5th inning off Wellemeyer 1 on 1 out); Rollins (10,6th inning off Wellemeyer 1 on 2 out); Ibanez (26,7th inning off Hawksworth 1 on 0 out).  SF–Holliday (1,off Blanton); Howard (4,off Wellemeyer).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Blanton (6,off Wellemeyer).  Team–5.  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Adrian Johnson, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–2:37.  A–45,271.
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