BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/25/2009
 
BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1473 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (55-44) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 11 1
Atlanta Braves (53-45) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Late Magic Gets St. Louis 5-2 Win
St. Louis beat Atlanta on the strength of starter Andrew Miller's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-2. The first-place Cardinals sport a record of 55-44.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Brian Roberts to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 4-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Roberts said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 2 28
A. Pagan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 0 31
A. Ethier LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324 25 87
   a-C. Gomez PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 1 9
M. Teixeira 1B, 3B, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .277 24 70
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 15 58
   b-L. Maza PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .164 0 13
B. Roberts SS, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .260 1 26
D. Young RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .321 4 48
J. Cantu 2B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 5 33
R. Paulino C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .214 2 16
Totals 36 5 11 5 2 1 17      
a - C. Gomez pinch ran for A. Ethier in the 8th
b - L. Maza pinch hit for P. Alvarez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Alvarez (23, 1st Inning off J. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , A. Ethier , M. Teixeira 2 , P. Alvarez 2 , L. Maza , B. Roberts , D. Young 2 , J. Cantu
2-out RBI: M. Teixeira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Teixeira , B. Roberts 2 , R. Paulino
Sac Bunt: A. Pagan
Sac Fly: R. Paulino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pagan (21) , C. Gomez (15)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Miller (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .264 1 18
G. Blanco RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .283 3 27
E. Armelini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .256 20 53
E. Byrnes LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 6 35
   a-R. Robnett PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 12 34
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 15 37
S. Drew 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .303 7 39
J. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 0 7
O. Infante SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .258 1 22
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 7 31
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 8 17      
a - R. Robnett pinch hit for E. Byrnes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blanco (17, 3rd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Byrnes (6, 4th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Blanco 4 , E. Byrnes 5 , C. Jones , S. Drew , O. Infante
2-out RBI: O. Infante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Armelini , E. Byrnes , R. Robnett , C. Jones , J. Lopez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Willits (4) , S. Drew (2) , O. Infante (11)
CS: G. Blanco (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Byrnes (3) , O. Infante (7)
OF assists: 1 (Blanco(Roberts at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller 5.0 7 2 1 1 5 1 83 2.24   
N. Masset 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.64   
J. Peavy W (2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 3.19   
M. Rzepczynski H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.38   
F. Rodney SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 51
Batters Faced: A. Miller 23, N. Masset 3, J. Peavy 8, M. Rzepczynski 1, F. Rodney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 4-5, N. Masset 1-1, J. Peavy 2-2, M. Rzepczynski 0-1, F. Rodney 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 83-53, N. Masset 18-12, J. Peavy 30-15, M. Rzepczynski 4-2, F. Rodney 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rzepczynski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmidt L (5-9) 7.1 6 4 3 2 1 0 99 5.25   
E. Bedard 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.86   
B. Norris 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 51
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 31, E. Bedard 1, B. Norris 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 11-10, E. Bedard 0-0, B. Norris 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 99-65, E. Bedard 1-1, B. Norris 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bedard 2-0 , B. Norris 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Miller
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 39576
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