Final
Pujols still rolling as Cards visit Rockies
May 6, 2008 - 1:18 PM St Louis (21-12) at Colorado (12-20) 8:35 pm EDTDENVER (Ticker) - The St. Louis Cardinals eye their sixth win in seven games on Tuesday when they meet the Colorado Rockies in the second game of a four-game set.
On Sunday, Albert Pujols hit a two-run double to break open a tie game and lift his club to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
One day later, the six-time All-Star scored all the way from second on a weak grounder off the bat of Rick Ankiel in the ninth to lead St. Louis to a 6-5 win in the series opener over Colorado.
Although Pujols has accounted for just one homer and four RBI over the past six games, he has continued his season-long streak of reaching base in every contest.
Braden Looper (4-1, 3.86 ERA) will look to become the club's first five-game winner when he takes the mound on Tuesday. In Wednesday's 5-2 win over Cincinnati, the righthander allowed two runs over six innings.
Much like he did in 2007, the reliever-turned-starter has gotten off to a quick start. He undoubtedly would like to avoid the collapse he suffered last season, when he ended the year with a 12-12 record and a 4.94 ERA after starting off the season with a 5-2 mark and a 2.29 ERA.
Mark Redman (2-2, 6.99) is making his first start since he was jettisoned to the bullpen after surrendering 10 runs in an 11-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 26.
The lefthander has made just one relief appearance since then, tossing 1 2/3 scoreless innings on Friday vs. the Dodgers. He is just 1-3 with a 7.50 ERA in six career starts against the Cardinals.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 0
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 12 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: STL - BRADEN LOOPER, RYAN FRANKLIN (9TH) AND YADIER MOLINA
COL - MARK REDMAN, JASON GRILLI (3RD), MANNY CORPAS
(7TH), RYAN SPEIER (9TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA
HOME RU
May 6 11:34 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CLINT BARMES SCORED CHRIS IANNETTA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C BARMES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J BAKER (.189, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 6, Rockies 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 6 11:30 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHRIS IANNETTA SCORED TODD HELTON AND RYAN
SPILBORGHS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C IANNETTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C BARMES (.295, 2-FOR-3)
Cardinals 6, Rockies 4 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 6 11:29 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RICK ANKIEL (6) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF MANNY CORPAS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, COLORADO 2
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.287, 0-FOR-3)
Cardinals 6, Rockies 2 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 6 10:54 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS IANNETTA (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF BRADEN LOOPER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, COLORADO 2
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C BARMES (.289, 1-FOR-1)
Cardinals 5, Rockies 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 6 10:09 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY WILLY TAVERAS SCORED CLINT BARMES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
COLORADO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: O QUINTANILLA (.308, 1-FOR-1)
Cardinals 5, Rockies 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 6 9:43 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRADEN LOOPER SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B LOOPER ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C IZTURIS (.241, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Cardinals 5, Rockies 0 Top 3, 0 OutsMay 6 9:32 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM KENNEDY SCORED BRIAN BARTON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A KENNEDY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.360, 1-FOR-1)
Cardinals 4, Rockies 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 9:11 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN BARTON SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B BARTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.329, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 3, Rockies 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 9:07 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED BRADEN LOOPER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
COLORADO 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B BARTON (.310, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals 2, Rockies 0 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 6 9:05 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 1 1 2 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
COL - MARK REDMAN
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.253, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
O QUINTANILLA (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.306, 5 HR
Cardinals 1, Rockies 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 6 8:46 PM
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