BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/31/2009
 
BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 784 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (30-21) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 14 1
St. Louis Cardinals (30-22) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Reds Collect 5-4 Win Over Cardinals
The Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, in NL action at Busch Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Cincinnati pitcher Dan Haren. Eddie Camacho came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. Ben Norris closed the game out for Cincinnati, earning his 2nd save.

Cincinnati used a clutch hit from Jesus Aravjo to get the win. The designated hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the 14th inning to put the Reds ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"The game of baseball will test you," said Cal Ripken Jr., the Cincinnati skipper. "This one tested us."

The losing streak for St. Louis has now reached 5 games.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. McLouth RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 3 .281 3 21
J. Bianchi 2B 5 1 3 1 2 0 1 .259 7 28
R. Reyes 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295 1 12
   b-J. Repko PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-N. Swisher CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .233 3 7
A. Dunn LF 5 0 0 0 2 4 7 .226 12 33
J. Aravjo DH 6 1 1 1 1 2 5 .250 11 35
K. Youkilis 3B 7 1 2 0 0 1 3 .230 2 13
M. Caruso SS 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 .281 0 21
J. Gutierrez C 7 1 2 2 0 1 3 .307 4 17
F. Gutierrez CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 4 20
   a-J. Borbon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 0 4
   c-K. Phillips 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 1 10
Totals 53 5 14 5 8 14 30      
a - J. Borbon pinch hit for F. Gutierrez in the 8th
b - J. Repko pinch ran for R. Reyes in the 8th
c - K. Phillips substituted for J. Borbon in the 8th
d - N. Swisher substituted for J. Repko in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Youkilis 2 (9, 5th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 0 outs; 12th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bianchi 2 (15, 8th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off A. Burnett, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Gutierrez (6, 13th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gutierrez (4, 5th Inning off J. Beckett, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Aravjo (11, 14th Inning off B. Calderon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. McLouth , J. Bianchi 5 , R. Reyes , N. Swisher , J. Aravjo 4 , K. Youkilis 4 , M. Caruso 3 , J. Gutierrez 6
2-out RBI: J. Bianchi , R. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. McLouth , N. Swisher , A. Dunn , J. Aravjo 2 , M. Caruso
GIDP: J. Bianchi , K. Youkilis , J. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: N. McLouth
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: R. Reyes (6)
OF assists: 1 (Gutierrez(Teixeira at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 7 0 2 0 0 2 5 .323 1 15
A. Pagan CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .240 0 18
A. Ethier LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .329 13 48
   a-C. Gomez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 1 4
M. Teixeira 1B 6 1 3 0 0 2 0 .286 12 34
R. Doumit C 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .240 5 23
D. Young RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .306 4 31
P. Alvarez 3B 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .275 8 34
J. Cantu 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 4 18
   b-B. Roberts PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257 0 9
L. Maza SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .202 0 9
Totals 50 4 11 4 3 10 26      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 7th
b - B. Roberts pinch hit for J. Cantu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (15, 6th Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Pagan (11, 10th Inning off M. Torres, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Doumit (7, 11th Inning off J. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (13, 1st Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , A. Pagan 3 , A. Ethier 4 , M. Teixeira 3 , R. Doumit 3 , D. Young 2
2-out RBI: D. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Suzuki , C. Gomez 2 , P. Alvarez , J. Cantu
Sac Bunt: L. Maza
Sac Fly: D. Young
Hit by Pitch: A. Pagan , B. Roberts
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Pagan (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Cantu-Maza-Teixeira, Alvarez-Cantu-Teixeira, Roberts-Doumit-Teixeira)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Haren 8.0 7 3 3 1 6 1 110 5.83   
M. Torres 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 3.78   
J. Valdez BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.98   
E. Camacho W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.12   
B. Norris SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Haren 61
Batters Faced: D. Haren 32, M. Torres 8, J. Valdez 5, E. Camacho 8, B. Norris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Haren 9-8, M. Torres 2-2, J. Valdez 1-1, E. Camacho 2-3, B. Norris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Haren 110-79, M. Torres 25-17, J. Valdez 20-8, E. Camacho 24-15, B. Norris 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Valdez 1-1 , E. Camacho 3-0 , B. Norris 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Valdez , E. Camacho
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett 7.2 6 3 3 1 6 1 105 3.23   
N. Masset BS (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 5.02   
F. Rodney 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.82   
J. Peavy 1.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 19 4.12   
A. Burnett 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 2.41   
C. Sabathia 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 39 2.70   
B. Calderon L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 60
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 29, N. Masset 3, F. Rodney 4, J. Peavy 6, A. Burnett 5, C. Sabathia 11, B. Calderon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 8-7, N. Masset 0-0, F. Rodney 0-1, J. Peavy 1-1, A. Burnett 0-1, C. Sabathia 0-4, B. Calderon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 105-69, N. Masset 13-8, F. Rodney 18-12, J. Peavy 19-9, A. Burnett 19-16, C. Sabathia 39-25, B. Calderon 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Masset 1-1 , J. Peavy 2-0 , C. Sabathia 2-0
WP: J. Peavy
Hit Batsmen: J. Beckett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Haren
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:45
Attendance: 39687
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