Final
Haren pitches Diamondbacks to 4-2 win
Jul 19, 2009 - 3:07 AM ST. LOUIS(AP) -- Dan Haren capped off his week in St. Louis by showing his former team what they're missing.The All-Star starter gave up four hits in eight innings while striking out eight as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals 4-2 Saturday night. In the process, Haren lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.96.
Haren came up with Cardinals, but was traded with other prospects to Oakland after the 2004 season for Mark Mulder. He knows several of the Cardinals' younger players and enjoys going after them. Not that Haren needs any additional incentive.
"Dan Haren brings out the best every five days," Arizona manager A.J. Hinch said. "He's pitched that game a ton."
Haren said he feels like a member of the community after spending the week in St. Louis. He arrived Sunday as a member of the National League All-Star team and stayed in town.
"It was very nice, being here this whole week, literally," he said. "The fans have been outstanding to me. I can't even tell you how many times they told me they wanted me back. It makes me feel good."
The Cardinals probably wouldn't mind having him back, too.
"What I noticed is that he didn't throw a lot of balls over the heart of the plate," the Cardinals' Brendan Ryan said. "He never even used the splitter against me, and that's probably his best pitch."
After giving up an RBI single to Albert Pujols with one out in the third, Haren retired the next 15 batters.
Haren also helped himself at the plate, driving in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. Chad Qualls worked the ninth, allowing a pinch-hit RBI single to Joe Thurston before holding on for his 17th save in 21 chances.
Miguel Montero matched a career high for hits with four and drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks. He's 6 for 9 over the first two games of the series, homering in both contests, and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games.
Josh Whitesell drove in the other run for the Diamondbacks with an RBI single.
Cardinals starter Adam Wainright (10-6) was nearly as tough as Haren, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out eight.
"It's a shame one of them had to lose, especially if it's our guy" St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "They were both dealing."
Wainright said he didn't do enough.
"Obviously, we lost the game," he said. "But I was pitching against a very good pitcher."
The Cardinals broke through first in the third inning, when Ryan and Skip Schumaker open the inning with back-to-back singles. Mark DeRosa lined softly to second before Pujols drove in Ryan with a single to left.
Arizona tied the game an inning later when Mark Reynolds and Montero led off with singles, and Reynolds scored one out later on Whitesell's single to center.
The Diamondbacks took a 2-1 lead on Montero's solo homer to right field with one out in the sixth.
NOTES: The Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a first-inning single. ... B.J. Upton snapped an 0-for-26 streak on the road with an infield single in the ninth. ... The Cardinals are 6-10 against the NL West. ... Montero is batting .466 over his last 11 games. ... Wainright has worked at least six innings in each of his last 18 starts
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ARIZONA (4) AT ST LOUIS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ST LOUIS 3RD: B Ryan singled to center. S Schumaker singled to right, B Ryan to
third. M DeRosa lined out to second baseman F Lopez. A Pujols singled to left,
B Ryan scored, S Schumaker to second. R Ludwick flied out to left fielder A Romero.
Y Molina grounded
Jul 18 10:13 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOE THURSTON SCORED RYAN LUDWICK
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THURSTON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM,9TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D REYES (-, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2 Bot 9, 0 OutsJul 18 10:07 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL MONTERO SCORED MARK REYNOLDS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MONTERO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
ST LOUIS 1 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: G PARRA (.275, 0-FOR-3, SAC)
Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 1 Top 9, 0 OutsJul 18 9:58 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO DAN HAREN SCORED MARK REYNOLDS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D HAREN ON FIRST, C YOUNG ON SECOND, M
MONTERO ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
ST LOUIS 1 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: F LOPEZ (.306, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1 Top 8, 0 OutsJul 18 9:35 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL MONTERO (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF ADAM WAINWRIGHT.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, ST LOUIS 1
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: G PARRA (.276, 0-FOR-2)
Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1 Top 6, 0 OutsJul 18 8:47 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH WHITESELL SCORED MARK REYNOLDS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WHITESELL ON FIRST, M MONTERO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
ST LOUIS 1 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: A ROMERO (.290, 0-FOR-1)
Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 18 8:20 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED BRENDAN RYAN
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, S SCHUMAKER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM,3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.267, 1-FOR-1)
Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsJul 18 8:11 PM
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