MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/09/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2370 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (68-44) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (63-50) 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 X 9 11 1
Cardinals Fell Yankees, 9-3
A 3-RBI performance from center fielder Mike Murphy, who finished 3rd in the NL in OPS with .978 in 2037, led the St. Louis Cardinals to a win over the New York Yankees, 9-3. St. Louis reliever Jose Baca picked up the win, while Cesar Soto took the loss for New York. St. Louis has now won 3 in a row.

The Cardinals got an important contribution from third baseman Ed Howard, who in the bottom of the second hit a 0-2 fastball into right-center for a 2-run double. It was his 12th double of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 2-0.

"We're one win closer to our goal," Howard said in postgame remarks.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Battee LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .273 22 46
B. Valdez 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .296 8 50
   a-J. Sutton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 9 31
W. Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .234 36 65
M. Guevara 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .296 41 90
J. Cribbs RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 17 43
R. Gilson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 15 33
R. Bejarano C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .208 1 22
J. Cason SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .228 9 47
G. Torres 3B 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .221 13 37
Totals 35 3 9 2 2 13 19      
a - J. Sutton pinch hit for B. Valdez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (5, 5th Inning off J. Baca, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cason (16, 9th Inning off B. Lachance, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Cribbs (1, 6th Inning off J. Baca, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Battee 2 , W. Gonzalez , M. Guevara , J. Cribbs 3 , R. Bejarano 2 , J. Cason 2 , G. Torres 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sutton , M. Guevara 2 , J. Cribbs , G. Torres
GIDP: J. Cason
Sac Fly: B. Valdez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Battee (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Battee-Bejarano)
OF assists: 1 (Battee(Crow-Armstrong at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lagasse 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .266 0 43
P. Crow-Armstrong RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .222 15 57
J. Denham C 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242 0 33
D. Walton DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .299 9 25
T. Buck LF 4 2 1 1 0 1 4 .261 23 67
M. Murphy CF 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 .213 20 64
J. Gonzalez SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .204 3 34
E. Howard 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .204 8 42
C. Williams 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .271 5 33
Totals 34 9 11 9 6 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Howard (12, 2nd Inning off C. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Gonzalez (17, 6th Inning off J. Sperry, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lagasse 2 (28, 7th Inning off J. Sperry, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Murphy (18, 7th Inning off T. Brown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lagasse 4 , P. Crow-Armstrong , J. Denham , D. Walton , T. Buck , M. Murphy 2 , J. Gonzalez 3 , E. Howard 2 , C. Williams
2-out RBI: E. Howard , C. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lagasse , E. Howard , C. Williams 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Buck
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Williams (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lagasse-Gonzalez-Williams)
PB: J. Denham
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Soto L (6-6) 5.0 4 4 4 4 5 0 92 4.08   
J. Sperry 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 3.04   
T. Brown 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 28 2.83   
M. Gonzalez 0.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 24 2.66   
J. Gonzalez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Soto 44
Batters Faced: C. Soto 23, J. Sperry 6, T. Brown 6, M. Gonzalez 5, J. Gonzalez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Soto 6-4, J. Sperry 1-1, T. Brown 1-1, M. Gonzalez 0-0, J. Gonzalez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Soto 92-52, J. Sperry 26-14, T. Brown 28-18, M. Gonzalez 24-16, J. Gonzalez 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Brown 2-2 , J. Gonzalez 3-0
WP: C. Soto
Hit Batsmen: T. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Givotovsky 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 41 2.90   
J. Baca W (3-5) 2.2 4 2 1 0 4 0 47 4.61   
I. Privett H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 2.36   
J. Colicci H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.32   
B. Lachance 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Givotovsky 44
Batters Faced: T. Givotovsky 11, J. Baca 12, I. Privett 6, J. Colicci 4, B. Lachance 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Givotovsky 0-5, J. Baca 1-3, I. Privett 1-0, J. Colicci 0-2, B. Lachance 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Givotovsky 41-25, J. Baca 47-35, I. Privett 20-15, J. Colicci 17-11, B. Lachance 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Baca 1-0 , I. Privett 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Murphy
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 40640
Special Notes: SP Tomás Givotovsky was injured while pitching.
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