Final
  for this game

Webb gets start against Cardinals

Jul 2, 2007 - 1:49 PM Arizona (46-37) at St Louis (36-42) 8:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner will try to tame the defending World Series champions on Monday.

Brandon Webb will take the mound Monday as the Arizona Diamondbacks hope to avoid a three-game losing streak when they face the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series.

Webb (8-5, 3.05 ERA) pitched seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in his last outing on Wednesday. The 28-year-old righthander yielded seven hits and five walks with three strikeouts.

The 2006 NL Cy Young winner will have to rely on the Final Vote if he wishes to join teammates Orlando Hudson and Jose Valverde in the All-Star Game.

The Cardinals will counter with Braden Looper (6-6, 4.66), who is winless in his last four starts before going on the disabled list on June 16.

The 32-year-old Looper gave up eight runs - seven earned - and eight hits over just 4 1/3 innings in a 14-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on June 15.

St. Louis, which defeated Cincinnati, 11-7, on Sunday, will look for back-to-back wins for the first time since June 19-20.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 1
    ST LOUIS 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 x 11 13 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, TONY PENA (7TH), JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND CHRIS
    SNYDER
    STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), RYAN FRANKLIN
    (8TH), RANDY FLORES (9TH) AND YADIER

    Jul 2 10:53 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED SO TAGUCHI, AARON MILES AND
    CHRIS DUNCAN.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, S ROLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R FRANKLIN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 10:48 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY AARON MILES SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A MILES ON FIRST, S TAGUCHI ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.310, 2-FOR-4, 2 RBI)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 10:47 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED ADAM KENNEDY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S SCHUMAKER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.284, 0-FOR-3, HBP)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 10:47 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHRIS DUNCAN SCORED AARON MILES.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C DUNCAN ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.269, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 10:07 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER AND SO
    TAGUCHI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, A MILES ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.276, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 10:06 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED CHRIS DUNCAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.292, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 9:42 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHAD TRACY SCORED ERIC BYRNES AND ORLANDO HUDSON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C TRACY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3
    ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.266, 0-FOR-2)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 9:27 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS SNYDER (7) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF BRADEN LOOPER.
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: B WEBB (.059, 0-FOR-1)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 9:19 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED AARON MILES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S ROLEN ON FIRST, A PUJOLS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
    ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.231, 0-FOR-1)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 8:54 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED SCOTT ROLEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, A KENNEDY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
    ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B LOOPER (.130, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Diamondbacks vs. CardinalsJul 2 8:37 PM