St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies
July 31, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 2012 at Coors Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 11, Colorado Rockies 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Descalso ss 3 1 0 0
Craig 1b 3 2 3 3
Holliday lf 5 2 2 4
Beltran rf 5 2 2 2
Freese 3b 5 1 2 1
Molina c 5 0 2 0
Jay cf 5 0 1 1
Schumaker 2b 4 2 2 0
Lohse p 3 0 0 0
  Fuentes p 0 0 0 0
  Salas p 0 0 0 0
  Carpenter ph 1 1 1 0
  Boggs p 0 0 0 0
  Motte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 15 11
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 2 3 0
Rutledge ss 5 1 2 3
Gonzalez lf 4 2 1 1
Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 1
  Brown rf 1 0 0 0
Helton 1b 4 0 1 1
Rosario c 4 0 0 0
Pacheco 3b 5 0 3 0
LeMahieu 2b 4 0 0 0
Francis p 0 0 0 0
  Colvin ph 1 0 0 0
  Ottavino p 1 1 1 0
  Ekstrom p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
St. Louis 410 001 32011152
Colorado 200 003 0016120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse  W(11-2) 6.0 9 5 5 2 5
  Fuentes   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Salas   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Boggs   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Motte   1.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
1
3
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Francis  L(3-3) 4.0 6 5 5 0 2
  Ottavino   2.2 4 4 4 3 0
  Ekstrom   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Reynolds   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Descalso (8), Schumaker (2).  DP–St. Louis 2. Molina-Descalso, Descalso-Schumaker-Craig, Colorado 2. LeMahieu-Rutledge-Helton, Rutledge-LeMahieu-Helton.  2B–St. Louis Holliday (26,off Francis); Beltran (15,off Ottavino), Colorado Young (3,off Lohse); Cuddyer (30,off Lohse); Pacheco 2 (14,off Lohse 2); Rutledge (6,off Lohse); Helton (14,off Motte).  3B–St. Louis Schumaker (4,off Francis).  HR–St. Louis Beltran (24,1st inning off Francis 1 on 0 out); Holliday (19,7th inning off Ottavino 1 on 1 out); Freese (15,7th inning off Ottavino 0 on 2 out), Colorado Rutledge (3,6th inning off Lohse 2 on 2 out).  SH–Descalso (4,off Ekstrom).  HBP–Descalso (3,by Francis).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Jay (10,2nd base off Ottavino/Rosario).  CS–Cuddyer (3,2nd base by Lohse/Molina).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Lance Barrett.  T–3:06.  A–31,297.
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