St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2009 at Citi Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker 2b 6 0 1 1
DeRosa 3b 5 1 0 1
Pujols 1b 5 3 4 5
Holliday lf 6 1 1 1
Ludwick rf 5 2 2 2
  McClellan p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Molina c 5 0 1 0
Ankiel cf,rf 5 2 3 1
Lugo ss 5 2 3 1
Pineiro p 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmus ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Totals 45 12 15 12
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 4 0 1 1
Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0
  Sullivan lf 1 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 1 2 0
Sheffield lf 4 1 2 2
  Berroa ss 1 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 2 2 1
Francoeur rf 5 0 0 0
Cora ss,2b 5 1 2 1
Santos c 4 1 2 0
Santana p 3 0 1 2
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 15 7
St. Louis 010 210 012 512150
New York 030 040 000 07151
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pineiro   5.0 11 7 7 0 0
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wellemeyer   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  McClellan  W(3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Franklin   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
15
7
7
4
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana   8.0 9 5 5 0 6
  Rodriguez   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Stokes   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano  L(4-4) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Green   0.1 1 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
15
12
12
2
8

  E–Berroa (2).  DP–St. Louis 2. DeRosa-Schumaker-Pujols, Schumaker-Lugo-Pujols.  2B–St. Louis Lugo 2 (4,off Santana,off Rodriguez); Ludwick (12,off Santana); Pujols (25,off Santana); Ankiel (20,off Rodriguez), New York Santana (2,off Pineiro); Sheffield (11,off Pineiro); Murphy (19,off Pineiro); Tatis (12,off Franklin).  HR–St. Louis Ludwick (18,2nd inning off Santana 0 on 1 out); Pujols 2 (36,8th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out,10th inning off S. Green 3 on 2 out).  SH–Pineiro (5,off Santana); Castillo (11,off Pineiro).  HBP–DeRosa (2,by S. Green); Santos (2,by Pineiro).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Pagan (2,off Pineiro).  Team–9.  CS–Cora (3,2nd base by Pineiro/Molina); Pagan (2,2nd base by Reyes/Molina); Cora (3,2nd base by Pineiro/Molina); Pagan (2,2nd base by Reyes/Molina).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–3:28.  A–40,354.
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