Reds 5 - 8 Cardinals
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Pujols takes aim at batting title vs. Reds

Sep 27, 2008 - 10:13 AM Cincinnati (74-86) at St. Louis (84-76) 7:15 pm. EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols continues his late run at a batting title on Saturday when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds.

A National League MVP candidate, Pujols has gone 7-for-7 in his last three games to raise his average to .357 - eight points behind Atlanta's Chipper Jones (.365) with two games to play.

Pujols, who won the NL MVP, has reached base in nine of his last 10 at-bats and is seeking his second career batting title (2003). He went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer in leading the Cardinals to a 7-6 victory on Friday.

Pujols has dominated the Reds in his career, hitting .386 with 17 home runs and 52 RBIs in 63 games vs. Cincinnati.

He will face Aaron Harang (6-16, 4.72 ERA), who has reached a career high in losses and will finish with his worst ERA since 2004 (4.86). He has begun to heat up though, having won two straight starts. The righthander tossed a six-hitter in a 3-0 win over St. Louis on Wednesday.

The Cardinals counter with Todd Wellemeyer (12-9, 3.69), who has lost three straight starts.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 10 1
    ST LOUIS 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 x 8 13 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CIN - AARON HARANG, DANNY HERRERA (6TH), JON ADKINS (7TH), DAVID
    WEATHERS (8TH) AND PAUL BAKO
    STL - TODD WELLEMEYER, RUSS SPRINGER (7TH), JOSH KINNEY
    (8TH), CHRIS

    Sep 27 9:53 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
    STL: RUSS SPRINGER (2-1, 2.37) IN THE 7TH
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BAKO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 6
    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAIRSTON JR (.320, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Reds 3, Cardinals 6  Top 7, 0 OutsSep 27 9:01 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
    ST LOUIS 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.270, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Reds 2, Cardinals 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 27 8:39 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
    ST LOUIS 0 2 1 2 5 7 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
    STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: C PATTERSON (.203, 0-FOR-1)
    P BAKO (.215, 1-FOR-1)
    A HARANG (.130, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds 0, Cardinals 5  Top 5, 0 OutsSep 27 8:16 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0
    ST LOUIS 0 2 1 3 4 0 (TOP 4)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - AARON HARANG
    STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

    DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VOTTO (.294, 0-FOR-1)
    E ENCARNACION (.251, 0-FOR-1)
    J BRUCE (.258, 0-FOR-1)

    Reds 0, Cardinals 3  Top 4, 0 OutsSep 27 7:52 PM


  • NL
    AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TROY GLAUS (26) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF AARON HARANG SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
    CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, ST LOUIS 2
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.281, 2 HR, 36 RBI)

    Reds 0, Cardinals 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 27 7:35 PM

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