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| Final - 9.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 11 | 17 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| San Diego | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 11 | 17 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jay, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Bryan Anderson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Allen Craig, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .319 |
| David Freese, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Daniel Descalso, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Peter Kozma, SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| Jaime Garcia, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Shelby Miller, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Skip Schumaker, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Steven Hill, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Victor Marte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Freeman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adron Chambers, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Batting
Triples - Kozma
Doubles - Holliday, Kozma
Grounded into DP - Holliday
Hit by pitch - 2 Freese
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Freese
Triples - Kozma
Doubles - Holliday, Kozma
Grounded into DP - Holliday
Hit by pitch - 2 Freese
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Freese
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Garcia (L, 4-7) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.41 | 2 | 60-35 |
| Shelby Miller | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 59-36 |
| Fernando Salas | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.30 | 0 | 28-13 |
| Victor Marte | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | 0 | 14-7 |
| Sam Freeman | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 17-12 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Denorfia, 9,7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Logan Forsythe, 2B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| Chase Headley, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .282 |
| Carlos Quentin, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| Jesus Guzman, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Dale Thayer, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Kotsay, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| Cory Burns, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yasmani Grandal, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .265 |
| Yonder Alonso, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .268 |
| Cameron Maybin, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Everth Cabrera, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Eric Stults, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| Nick Vincent, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Thatcher, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Will Venable, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Maybin
Triples - Forsythe
Doubles - Denorfia, Forsythe, Maybin, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Headley, Stults
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Quentin
Home runs - Maybin
Triples - Forsythe
Doubles - Denorfia, Forsythe, Maybin, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Headley, Stults
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Quentin
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Stults (W, 6-2) | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.54 | 0 | 104-64 |
| Nick Vincent (, 2-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Joe Thatcher (, 0-4) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 0 | 10-6 |
| Dale Thayer (, 2-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Cory Burns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 30-22 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: N.Vincent pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. V.Marte pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye, First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Duration: 3:20
Pitching notes: N.Vincent pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. V.Marte pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye, First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Duration: 3:20
