New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 5, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2012 at Busch Stadium III. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Baxter rf 5 2 2 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 5 1 3 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 3
Duda lf 3 0 1 1
  Bay lf 1 0 0 0
Turner 3b 4 2 2 0
Thole c 4 0 2 1
Torres cf 4 0 1 1
Dickey p 3 0 0 0
  Edgin p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespin ph 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Jay cf 4 0 2 0
Schumaker 2b 3 0 0 0
  Freese ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Beltran rf 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Carpenter 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Rzepczynski p 0 0 0 0
  Chambers lf 1 0 1 0
Descalso ss 4 1 2 0
Cruz c 3 0 1 0
  Molina ph 1 0 0 0
Wainwright p 1 1 1 1
  Jackson ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Craig ph,lf,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 1
New York 011 030 0106121
St. Louis 001 000 100290
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Dickey  W(18-4) 6.2 8 2 2 1 5
  Edgin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rauch   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright  L(13-12) 5.0 8 5 5 2 5
  Miller   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Marte   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Rzepczynski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Freeman   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
3

  E–Tejada (10).  DP–New York 3. Tejada-Davis, Murphy-Tejada-Davis, Baxter-Murphy-Tejada, St. Louis 2. Wainwright-Descalso-Berkman, Descalso-M. Carpenter-Berkman.  2B–New York Turner 2 (13,off Wainwright,off Marte); Duda (11,off Wainwright).  HR–New York Davis (26,5th inning off Wainwright 2 on 1 out), St. Louis Wainwright (1,3rd inning off Dickey 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Tejada (5,by Wainwright).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U-HP–Cory Blaser, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–David Rackley.  T–2:45.  A–30,090.
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