Final
Cardinals lineup no longer a one-man show
Jul 19, 2008 - 6:58 AM San Diego (37-60) at St. Louis (55-43) 3:55 p.m. EDTST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols isn't the only member of the St. Louis Cardinals to contribute to the offense.
Pujols and the Cardinals go for their fourth straight win on Saturday against the San Diego Padres.
Pujols has posted a .440 (11-for-25) batting average over his last six games. Surprisingly, he has one homer and three RBI this month.
However, the rest of the Cardinals lineup has stepped up. St. Louis has 39 home runs since June 19 - the most in the majors over that span. The team pounded four solo homers during the series-opening win against the Padres and added two more blasts while logging 17 hits on Friday en route to an 11-7 victory.
Rick Ankiel has been providing the power for the Cardinals with three home runs and eight RBI over his last five games. Ankiel, a converted pitcher, has 22 home runs and 54 RBI in his first full season as an outfielder in the majors.
Todd Wellemeyer (7-4, 4.04 ERA) hopes the hit parade continues when he takes the mound. Wellemeyer has lost his last three decisions and is looking for his first win since June 5.
Randy Wolf (6-9, 4.66), who is 1-5 with a 7.06 ERA over his last six starts, counters for the Padres.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 x 6 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SDG - RANDY WOLF, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), BRYAN COREY (7TH), CLAY
HENSLEY (8TH) AND NICK HUNDLEY, LUKE CARLIN (8TH)
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RANDY FLORES (7TH), RUSS
SPR
Jul 19 6:55 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED BRENDAN RYAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.282, 1-FOR-3)
Padres 5, Cardinals 6 Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 19 5:52 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B RYAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.294, 2-FOR-2, BB)
Padres 5, Cardinals 5 Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 19 5:46 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RICK ANKIEL SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R ANKIEL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.308, 0-FOR-2)
Padres 5, Cardinals 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 19 5:32 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED TODD WELLEMEYER, SKIP
SCHUMAKER AND RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.283, 1-FOR-2)
Padres 5, Cardinals 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 19 5:27 PM - NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY EDGAR GONZALEZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF TODD WELLEMEYER SCORED KHALIL GREENE AND JODY GERUT.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, ST LOUIS 0
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.303, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Padres 5, Cardinals 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJul 19 4:27 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 2 2 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - RANDY WOLF
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.294, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.289, 22 HR, 68 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.354, 18 HR, 50
Padres 2, Cardinals 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 19 4:10 PM
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