Padres lose 5-1 to the Cardinals, Kyle Blanks hits another home run
Padres lose. Kyle Blanks hits a home run. Albert Pujols manages not to hurt anybody.
| Final - 8.20.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Stories
An Open Letter from Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson explains his reasons for possessing Joel Pineiro over the course of the 2009 season.
GameThreads
Padres Fans GameThread on Gaslamp Ball
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Cardinals Fans GameThread on Viva El Birdos
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| San Diego | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Ryan Ludwick, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 |
| Rick Ankiel, 9,8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Mark DeRosa, 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .223 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Joel Pineiro, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .160 |
| Kyle McClellan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Khalil Greene, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Trever Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Motte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Ryan
Triples - Holliday
Doubles - Schumaker
Grounded into DP - Pujols, Ryan
Hit by pitch - Holliday, Molina
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Schumaker, Rasmus
Home runs - Ryan
Triples - Holliday
Doubles - Schumaker
Grounded into DP - Pujols, Ryan
Hit by pitch - Holliday, Molina
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Schumaker, Rasmus
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Pineiro (W, 12-9) | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.15 | 0 | 109-68 |
| Kyle McClellan (, 4-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Trever Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.87 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Jason Motte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.77 | 0 | 3-3 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gwynn, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| David Eckstein, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Chase Headley, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Kyle Blanks, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Nick Hundley, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Everth Cabrera, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| Tim Stauffer, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Greg Burke, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis Rodriguez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Joe Thatcher, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edward Mujica, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Will Venable, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Ryan Webb, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Blanks
Caught Stealing - Gwynn, Cabrera
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Blanks
Caught Stealing - Gwynn, Cabrera
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Stauffer (L, 1-6) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.95 | 0 | 101-57 |
| Greg Burke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 0 | 25-12 |
| Joe Thatcher | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Edward Mujica | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Ryan Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 13-8 |
Pitching
IBB - Ryan by Burke
IBB - Ryan by Burke
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Delfin Colon, Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Duration: 2:39
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Delfin Colon, Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Duration: 2:39
