BALCO-92
WASHINGTON WIZARDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/31/2009
 
BALCO-92
WASHINGTON WIZARDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1550 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Wizards (67-36) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (58-47) 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 X 7 12 0
Cardinals Down Wizards, 7-3
St. Louis pitcher Jorge De La Rosa did his part in helping his team beat the Washington Wizards, 7-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The triumph puts St. Louis at 58-47 for the season.

The Cardinals got a big hit from first baseman Mark Teixeira. In the bottom of the fifth, Teixeira pounded a grand slam home run to left. His 26th home run of the season put the Cardinals ahead, 6-1.

De La Rosa attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gordon 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .297 10 59
B. McCann 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 30 82
D. Span LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 5 43
J. Drew CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 16 69
J. Acosta DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .253 10 39
B. McCann C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .271 16 65
L. Terrero RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 7 22
C. Utley 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280 10 61
B. Gil SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 4 34
   a-N. Markakis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 14 63
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 14      
a - N. Markakis pinch hit for B. Gil in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. McCann (16, 6th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Gordon (10, 7th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gordon 4 , D. Span , J. Drew , J. Acosta , B. McCann 5 , L. Terrero , C. Utley
2-out RBI: J. Acosta , B. McCann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCann , B. McCann , C. Utley , B. Gil
Sac Bunt: B. Gil
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McCann-Gil)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .288 2 30
A. Pagan CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 .281 1 37
A. Ethier LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .313 25 87
   a-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 9
M. Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .282 26 76
D. Young RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 5 51
B. Roberts SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .260 1 27
   b-N. Logan SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Cantu 2B, SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .247 6 39
P. Alvarez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .252 16 63
R. Paulino C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 2 17
Totals 35 7 12 7 1 7 16      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 8th
b - N. Logan substituted for B. Roberts in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cantu (18, 6th Inning off R. Harden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Teixeira (26, 5th Inning off C. Wanke, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , A. Pagan 3 , A. Ethier , M. Teixeira 4 , D. Young , B. Roberts 2 , J. Cantu 3 , P. Alvarez
2-out RBI: A. Pagan , M. Teixeira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ethier , D. Young
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Pagan (7)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wanke L (3-7) 4.2 9 6 6 0 4 1 76 6.00   
R. Harden 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 4.87   
F. Herrmann 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.69   
K. Idemoto 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wanke 26
Batters Faced: C. Wanke 22, R. Harden 7, F. Herrmann 4, K. Idemoto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wanke 8-1, R. Harden 1-1, F. Herrmann 3-1, K. Idemoto 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wanke 76-47, R. Harden 23-14, F. Herrmann 11-9, K. Idemoto 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Herrmann 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Rosa W (8-6) 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 112 3.77   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 6.95   
A. Burnett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Rosa 51
Batters Faced: J. De La Rosa 31, M. Rzepczynski 4, A. Burnett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Rosa 9-8, M. Rzepczynski 1-2, A. Burnett 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Rosa 112-74, M. Rzepczynski 18-8, A. Burnett 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge De La Rosa
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 39055
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