Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 23, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2012 at Busch Stadium III. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Abreu lf 2 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Loney 1b 0 0 0 0
Ellis M. 2b 4 0 1 2
Kemp cf 4 0 1 0
Ethier rf 4 1 1 0
Rivera 1b 3 0 0 0
  Belisario p 0 0 0 0
  Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz ss 4 1 1 3
Ellis A. c 4 1 1 0
Billingsley p 2 0 0 0
  Gwynn ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 4 0 0 0
Jay cf 4 2 2 0
Holliday lf 3 0 1 0
Beltran rf 4 1 1 2
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1
Molina c 4 0 2 0
Schumaker 2b 3 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0
  Craig ph 1 0 0 0
Carpenter 3b 4 0 1 0
Kelly p 2 0 1 0
  Salas p 0 0 0 0
  Browning p 0 0 0 0
  Descalso 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Los Angeles 030 000 200570
St. Louis 100 000 020391
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingsley  W(5-9) 6.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Wright   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Belisario   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jansen  SV(19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Kelly  L(1-3) 6.0 4 3 2 3 1
  Salas   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Browning   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Marte   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Rosenthal   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Berkman (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1. M. Ellis-Cruz-Rivera, St. Louis 1. Kelly-Furcal-Berkman.  PB–A. Ellis (9).  2B–Los Angeles Ethier (25,off Kelly); M. Ellis (6,off Marte), St. Louis Jay (9,off Billingsley); Holliday (25,off Billingsley).  HR–Los Angeles Cruz (2,2nd inning off Kelly 2 on 1 out), St. Louis Beltran (22,8th inning off Belisario 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  CS–Abreu (2,2nd base by Kelly/Molina).  SB–M. Carpenter (1,2nd base off Billingsley/A. Ellis).  U-HP–Marty Foster, 1B–D.J. Reyburn, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:06.  A–42,806.
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