BALCO-92
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/24/2009
 
BALCO-92
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 692 - SUNDAY, MAY 24TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (26-22) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 3
St. Louis Cardinals (29-17) 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Cardinals Hold Off Padres, 6-5
The St. Louis Cardinals weathered an outstanding game by San Diego designated hitter Howie Kendrick to topple the Padres, 6-5. Kendrick went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. St. Louis goes to 29-17. The win puts them 3½ games up in their division.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from left fielder Andre Ethier. For the game, Ethier went 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 11th home run of the season gave St. Louis a 5-4 lead.

"It feels good to get this one," Ethier told the St. Louis Bulletin.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .397 4 25
H. Kendrick DH 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .254 1 11
R. Zimmerman 3B 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .290 8 30
M. Valenzuela LF 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 .301 12 38
J. Velasco 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .217 5 17
A. Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
   c-A. Iwamura PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 0 15
J. Munoz CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 1 17
   a-O. Alfaro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .138 0 1
   b-A. Sanchez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 5
R. Avitia SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .248 1 14
A. Pierzynski C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .340 0 21
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 9 19      
a - O. Alfaro pinch hit for J. Munoz in the 8th
b - A. Sanchez substituted for O. Alfaro in the 8th
c - A. Iwamura pinch hit for A. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Valenzuela (9, 7th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (1, 9th Inning off F. Rodney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 2 , H. Kendrick 7 , M. Valenzuela 3 , J. Velasco , A. Ramirez , R. Avitia , A. Pierzynski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson , R. Zimmerman , M. Valenzuela 2 , J. Velasco
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Kendrick (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Baker (1) , A. Ramirez (2) , R. Avitia (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .335 1 14
A. Pagan CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .234 0 17
A. Ethier LF 3 1 1 4 0 1 2 .315 11 41
   a-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 4
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .291 12 32
R. Doumit C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224 5 22
D. Young RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .335 4 27
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .306 8 34
J. Cantu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .192 4 17
L. Maza SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 9
Totals 34 6 9 6 2 10 15      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (14, 5th Inning off J. McGee, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Alvarez (11, 8th Inning off J. Hoover, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (11, 5th Inning off S. Baker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , A. Ethier 4 , M. Teixeira , R. Doumit , D. Young 3 , P. Alvarez 2 , J. Cantu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , A. Ethier , J. Cantu 2
Sac Fly: A. Ethier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suzuki (10)
CS: J. Cantu (1)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baker L (2-3) 4.0 6 5 3 2 3 1 84 5.13   
J. McGee 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 25 5.19   
J. Austin 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 3.26   
J. Hoover 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baker 35
Batters Faced: S. Baker 21, J. McGee 8, J. Austin 4, J. Hoover 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baker 5-3, J. McGee 2-1, J. Austin 0-0, J. Hoover 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baker 84-57, J. McGee 25-18, J. Austin 13-10, J. Hoover 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Rosa W (4-2) 6.2 10 4 4 1 6 0 105 4.68   
S. Hawk H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.61   
F. Rodney H (7) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 5.40   
J. Peavy SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Rosa 43
Batters Faced: J. De La Rosa 31, S. Hawk 6, F. Rodney 3, J. Peavy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Rosa 7-7, S. Hawk 1-2, F. Rodney 0-0, J. Peavy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Rosa 105-67, S. Hawk 20-12, F. Rodney 15-7, J. Peavy 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hawk 1-0 , J. Peavy 1-0
Balk: J. De La Rosa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howie Kendrick
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 35997
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