BALCO-92
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/24/2009
 
BALCO-92
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1872 - MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Mets (60-65) 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (67-59) 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 15 0
Cardinals Win Nail-Biter
Erubiel Durazo had a good game, but he could not keep the New York Mets from falling, 8-7, to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The New York first baseman was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once in the loss. St. Louis reliever Jordan Barraza picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Andy Cavazos shouldered the loss. The win gives St. Louis a season record of 67-59.

The Cardinals procured the win, in large part because of second baseman Brian Roberts. In the bottom of the tenth, he produced the game-winning run-scoring single.

Roberts described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 .274 2 21
S. Frisella DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .347 2 13
P. Ciofrone 2B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .256 15 56
A. McCutchen CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 .288 17 75
E. Durazo 1B 4 1 3 5 1 1 1 .277 22 70
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .202 14 42
M. Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274 4 21
   a-B. Grieve PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 14 60
   b-A. Cazana PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 1 7
J. Huber C 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .232 11 37
J. Mayberry LF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 .429 0 0
Totals 37 7 8 7 9 13 21      
a - B. Grieve pinch hit for M. Byrd in the 8th
b - A. Cazana pinch hit for B. Grieve in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mayberry 2 (3, 3rd Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Kintzler, 1 on, 1 out) , A. McCutchen (23, 5th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Durazo (22, 7th Inning off A. Burnett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen 4 , E. Durazo 6 , J. Mayberry 4
2-out RBI: , E. Durazo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reyes , M. Byrd , A. Cazana , J. Huber
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mayberry (1)
Double Plays: 1 (McCutchen-Huber)
OF assists: 2 (Mayberry(Doumit at 3rd base), McCutchen(Young at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .291 2 36
A. Pagan CF 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .283 2 50
M. Teixeira 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .271 27 85
D. Young RF 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .311 7 60
R. Doumit C 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .253 6 31
J. Cantu SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 7 43
   a-A. Ethier PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .331 35 108
C. Gomez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 1 11
   b-B. Roberts PH, 2B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 1 36
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 19 74
N. Logan 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 2
Totals 41 8 15 8 2 2 10      
a - A. Ethier pinch hit for J. Cantu in the 8th
b - B. Roberts pinch hit for C. Gomez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Doumit (14, 7th Inning off E. Wordekemper, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Pagan (10, 7th Inning off L. Briones, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , A. Pagan 3 , M. Teixeira 2 , D. Young 4 , R. Doumit 3 , J. Cantu , C. Gomez , B. Roberts 2 , N. Logan
2-out RBI: A. Pagan , M. Teixeira 2 , D. Young , R. Doumit , B. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cantu , P. Alvarez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pagan (29)
CS: D. Young (7)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pagan(Huber at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Briones 6.2 10 6 6 1 2 0 94 4.49   
E. Wordekemper BS (3) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 33 3.64   
A. Cavazos L (1-5) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Briones 31
Batters Faced: L. Briones 30, E. Wordekemper 10, A. Cavazos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Briones 13-4, E. Wordekemper 1-5, A. Cavazos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Briones 94-61, E. Wordekemper 33-18, A. Cavazos 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Wordekemper 1-1 , A. Cavazos 1-0
WP: L. Briones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett 5.0 6 4 4 3 7 0 98 3.82   
J. Peavy 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.68   
A. Burnett 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 23 2.82   
B. Kintzler 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.46   
F. Rodney 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 6.13   
J. Barraza W (3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 43
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 24, J. Peavy 3, A. Burnett 5, B. Kintzler 5, F. Rodney 4, J. Barraza 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 4-4, J. Peavy 0-0, A. Burnett 1-1, B. Kintzler 2-1, F. Rodney 0-1, J. Barraza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 98-57, J. Peavy 17-10, A. Burnett 23-10, B. Kintzler 15-8, F. Rodney 21-8, J. Barraza 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barraza 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Erubiel Durazo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 33226
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