BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON WIZARDS
06/29/2009
 
BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT WASHINGTON WIZARDS
GAME ID: 1171 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (45-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 1
Washington Wizards (50-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Cardinals Over Wizards, 4-1
Kris Medlen pitched well, but the Washington Wizards still lost the game, falling 4-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals at Wizards Park. Jake Peavy earned the save, his 3rd, for the Cardinals. With the win, St. Louis has a record of 45-34. Washington falls to 50-28.

St. Louis got the win thanks to a clutch hit from Pedro Alvarez. The third baseman stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals ahead, 4-0. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it had a major impact on the outcome.

"I've been criticized for being a slacker, but the one thing I do care about is winning," Alvarez told the St. Louis Bulletin.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .305 1 22
A. Pagan CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 0 27
A. Ethier LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .337 22 72
   a-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1 7
M. Teixeira 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .273 18 52
D. Young RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .326 4 40
J. Cantu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .219 4 23
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 .254 13 47
L. Maza SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .173 0 12
J. LaRue C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125 1 4
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 7 21      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (21, 2nd Inning off K. Medlen, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Alvarez (18, 8th Inning off E. Benitez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan 2 , A. Ethier 2 , D. Young 3 , J. Cantu , P. Alvarez 2
2-out RBI: P. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , P. Alvarez 2 , J. LaRue
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pagan (16) , P. Alvarez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cantu (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gordon 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 9 46
N. Markakis DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .347 9 42
B. McCann 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .279 24 65
J. Drew CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .277 10 52
J. Acosta RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 8 32
D. Span LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .281 3 32
C. Utley 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 7 49
   a-L. Terrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 5 15
   b-C. Zazueta 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. McCann C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 14 55
B. Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 4 30
   c-C. Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 0 11
Totals 35 1 7 1 3 9 19      
a - L. Terrero pinch hit for C. Utley in the 6th
b - C. Zazueta substituted for L. Terrero in the 7th
c - C. Ortiz pinch hit for B. Gil in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Markakis (31, 3rd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Acosta (9, 6th Inning off S. Hawk, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McCann (9, 9th Inning off J. Peavy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Span (6, 8th Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gordon , N. Markakis 2 , B. McCann , J. Acosta 2 , D. Span 3 , C. Utley , B. McCann 2
2-out RBI: D. Span
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Markakis , J. Drew , J. Acosta , C. Zazueta , B. McCann , B. Gil
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-McCann)
OF assists: 1 (Acosta(Ethier at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller 4.2 3 0 0 3 3 0 91 2.56   
S. Hawk W (3-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.18   
N. Masset H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.44   
J. Barraza H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.91   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 2.77   
J. Peavy SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 58
Batters Faced: A. Miller 21, S. Hawk 5, N. Masset 2, J. Barraza 1, M. Rzepczynski 5, J. Peavy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 6-5, S. Hawk 2-0, N. Masset 2-0, J. Barraza 0-1, M. Rzepczynski 1-0, J. Peavy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 91-50, S. Hawk 26-15, N. Masset 8-6, J. Barraza 4-2, M. Rzepczynski 21-14, J. Peavy 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hawk 2-0
WP: A. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Medlen L (2-4) 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 72 5.62   
D. Wagnon 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 1.73   
E. Benitez 1.0 3 3 0 1 1 0 19 4.02   
P. Feliciano 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Medlen 63
Batters Faced: K. Medlen 22, D. Wagnon 5, E. Benitez 8, P. Feliciano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Medlen 7-6, D. Wagnon 0-1, E. Benitez 1-1, P. Feliciano 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Medlen 72-49, D. Wagnon 22-13, E. Benitez 19-16, P. Feliciano 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Benitez 3-0 , P. Feliciano 2-0
WP: D. Wagnon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kris Medlen
Ballpark: Wizards Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 36201
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