Dodgers 6 - 9 Cardinals
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Ludwick looks to stay hot at plate vs. Dodgers

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:17 AM LA Dodgers (56-56) at St. Louis (63-52) 8:15 pm. EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Thanks to All-Star Ryan Ludwick, the St. Louis Cardinals have been able to overcome their shaky bullpen lately.

Ludwick looks to continue his tear on Wednesday when the Cardinals face the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cardinals' bullpen failed to protect a four-run lead in the ninth on Tuesday, but Ludwick belted a walk-off, two-run homer in the 11th to give St. Louis a 6-4 win.

The Cardinals showed why they "lead" baseball with 27 blown saves. Ron Villone, Jason Isringhausen and Ryan Franklin each took turns getting battered. Villone allowed a pinch-hit home run to Andruw Jones, and Isringhausen retired one of the six hitters he faced before Franklin allowed the game-tying sacrifice fly.

They were bailed out by Ludwick, the National League Player of the Week. He is hitting .469 (15-for-32) with five homers and 10 RBI during an eight-game hitting streak and will try and continue his torrid stretch against Derek Lowe.

Lowe (8-9, 3.70 ERA) is coming off his first loss since June 29. The righthanded sinkerballer allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings against Arizona on Thursday. Lowe is 1-5 with a 5.24 ERA in six career starts vs. St. Louis.

The Cardinals counter with struggling righthander Joel Pineiro (3-5, 5.04), who is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in his last four outings.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 11 0
    ST LOUIS 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 x 9 17 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, RAMON TRONCOSO (4TH), BRIAN FALKENBORG (7TH), JOE
    BEIMEL (7TH), CHAN HO PARK (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
    STL - JOEL PINEIRO, BRAD THOMPSON (8TH), CHR

    Aug 6 11:12 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED JAMES LONEY.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
    ST LOUIS 9 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: P OZUNA (.167, 0-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 6, Cardinals 9  Top 8, 0 OutsAug 6 10:40 PM


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    LA DODGERS AT ST LOUIS
    NOTE: ST LOUIS CENTER FIELDER SKIP SCHUMAKER EXTENDED HIS
    HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH INNING.

    Dodgers 5, Cardinals 9  Top 8, 0 OutsAug 6 10:35 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SKIP SCHUMAKER SCORED JOE MATHER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S SCHUMAKER ON FIRST, C IZTURIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
    ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.275, 2-FOR-4)

    Dodgers 4, Cardinals 9  Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 6 10:26 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MATT KEMP SCORED ANGEL BERROA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M KEMP ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 4
    ST LOUIS 8 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.273, 0-FOR-3)

    Dodgers 4, Cardinals 8  Top 7, 0 OutsAug 6 10:08 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (29) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF DEREK LOWE.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, ST LOUIS 8
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.273, 1-FOR-2)

    Dodgers 3, Cardinals 8  Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 6 9:27 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY ALBERT PUJOLS (23) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    4TH OFF DEREK LOWE SCORED JOEL PINEIRO, CESAR IZTURIS AND ADAM
    KENNEDY.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3, ST LOUIS 7
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.304, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Dodgers 3, Cardinals 7  Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 6 9:26 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: F LOPEZ (.236, 1-FOR-1)

    Dodgers 3, Cardinals 3  Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 6 9:07 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.272, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 6 9:04 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED MATT KEMP.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 3
    ST LOUIS 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.299, 0-FOR-1)

    Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1  Top 3, 0 OutsAug 6 8:56 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY ANGEL BERROA SCORED PABLO OZUNA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A BERROA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
    ST LOUIS 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: D LOWE (.186, 0 HR, 5 RBI)

    Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 6 8:39 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (3) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JOEL PINEIRO.
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1, ST LOUIS 1
    DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J LONEY (.299, 9 HR, 62 RBI)

    Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 6 8:30 PM


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    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY DEREK LOWE ALLOWED ADAM KENNEDY TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
    ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.303, 0-FOR-0)

    Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 6 8:26 PM

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