Final
Cardinals hit offensive highs, whip Reds 12-4
Jun 1, 2010 - 1:48 AMVideo
ST. LOUIS(AP) -- An hour-long rain delay was just what Jaime Garcia needed to refocus.
The St. Louis Cardinals knocked out Bronson Arroyo in the fifth inning and their rookie left-hander overcame a shaky start in a 12-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, forging a first-place tie in the NL Central.
"I think in the first inning, sometimes it's kind of like a shaky one for me because I'm learning," Garcia said. "After the delay I was able to stay focused, stay in the game mentally and physically."
Pujols extended his streak of reaching base to nine straight plate appearances with two intentional walks and a single his first three at-bats. He finally made an out in the fifth inning, hitting into a double play. Pujols added an RBI single in a five-run sixth, one day after hitting three homers at Chicago.
Matt Holliday's two-run double in the fourth was the go-ahead hit. He's 9 for 18 the last five games.
"You put together at-bats where even if you get behind you're still able to put the ball on the barrel, you start to feel like you can handle most of the pitches, it's a good feeling," Holliday said. "When Albert's hot, he's the best player ever."
Arroyo (5-3) had been 5-0 with a 2.66 ERA in his previous six outings.
Jonny Gomes' two-run single in the first ended a run of 19 scoreless innings at home to start the season by Garcia, a 23-year-old left-hander who began the year as the lone rookie in the rotation but now is one of three due to injuries. Garcia (5-2) benefited from an offense that mustered only six runs in his previous four starts. The Cardinals had a season-high for runs and hits (16) while improving to 16-8 at home.
"Well, let me see, we've got Johnny Cueto tomorrow and he's really good, so I'd be a fool to say that we're really hot because good pitching shuts you down," manager Tony La Russa said. "I'll tell you, Cincinnati is a legitimate club."
Arroyo coughed up a 3-1 lead and failed to last six innings for only the second time. He threw a complete game to beat the Cardinals on May 16 in Cincinnati, but didn't blame the delay after giving up season highs for walks (five) and hits (10).
"I felt good coming back," Arroyo said. "It didn't affect me. I didn't have the greatest command the whole day."
Arroyo retired the first two hitters in the fourth before walking Garcia, and the next four Cardinals reached base in a three-run rally for a 4-3 lead. Felipe Lopez' two-run double in the fifth made it 7-3 and chased Arroyo.
"Walks," manager Dusty Baker said. "Way too many walks."
The Reds had won four of their previous five and were in first place alone for five straight days, a season high. Cincinnati starters had been 10-0 with a 2.55 in the previous 16 games, the longest winning streak for the staff since 1985.
Garcia allowed only an unearned run on four hits the next five innings, and singled twice, walked and scored twice, doubling his season hit total after a 2-for-18 start. Garcia is 2-0 in his last four starts, both wins over the Reds, and leads NL rookies in victories and strikeouts (51) while holding left-handed hitters to a .103 average (4 for 39).
NOTES: The Reds were 18-12 in May, matching their best win total for the month since going 18-11 in 2004. ... Joey Votto (sore neck) missed his sixth straight start but took batting practice and could play Tuesday. Miguel Cairo has started all six games, going 12 for 28 (.429) with two homers. "I feel like I'm headed in the right direction," Votto said. ... Cardinals RHP Kyle Lohse (forearm surgery) will have a soft cast removed on Friday. He's expected to miss at least six weeks. ... Pujols' total of 1,151 RBIs is the fourth best total in major league history for the first 10 seasons, three better than Lou Gehrig. He trails only Al Simmons (1,278), Joe Dimaggio (1,277) and Ted Williams (1,261).
- Cardinals 12, Reds 4 - FINAL
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
O Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .269
M Cairo 1b-3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295
B Phillips 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282
vb-L Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
S Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .280
D Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
J Gomes
May 31 8:23 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED DREW STUBBS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
ST LOUIS 12 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M LINCOLN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 4, Cardinals 12 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 31 8:07 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED JON JAY
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 12 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M HOLLIDAY (.307, 1-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)
Reds 3, Cardinals 12 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 31 7:41 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, J JAY ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.312, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB)
Reds 3, Cardinals 11 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 31 7:39 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JON JAY SCORED YADIER MOLINA AND COLBY RASMUS
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J JAY ON SECOND, S SCHUMAKER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 10 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: F LOPEZ (.278, 2-FOR-4, 2 RBI)
Reds 3, Cardinals 10 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 31 7:35 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COLBY RASMUS SCORED DAVID FREESE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C RASMUS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.253, 0-FOR-3)
Reds 3, Cardinals 8 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 31 7:25 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED JAIME GARCIA AND SKIP
SCHUMAKER
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.292, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Reds 3, Cardinals 7 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 31 6:59 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED COLBY RASMUS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S SCHUMAKER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J GARCIA (.158, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 3, Cardinals 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 31 6:55 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED RYAN LUDWICK AND FELIPE
LOPEZ
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON SECOND, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM,4TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D FREESE (.312, 0-FOR-2)
Reds 3, Cardinals 4 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 31 6:35 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED JAIME GARCIA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, F LOPEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM,4TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.314, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Reds 3, Cardinals 2 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 31 6:32 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED DREW STUBBS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON FIRST, B ARROYO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
ST LOUIS 1 TOP,4TH
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M CAIRO (.310, 1-FOR-2)
Reds 3, Cardinals 1 Top 4, 0 OutsMay 31 6:24 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED COLBY RASMUS
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM,2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J GARCIA (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Reds 2, Cardinals 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 31 4:55 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 2 2 3 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO
STL - JAIME GARCIA
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: F LOPEZ (.267, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.286, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.310, 12 HR, 38 RBI)
Reds 2, Cardinals 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 31 4:29 PM
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