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2009 Central League Champions
Box > St. Louis 7, Boston 1
Mo's masterpiece huge for Cards
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Tim Wakefield had his knuckleball dancing to the tune of three passed balls by catcher Jason Varitek, but the Cardinals put their bats on it enough to earn a victory in the Red Sox's return to the stadium where they won it all.
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• Renteria greeted warmly in St. Louis
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Matt Morris (right) hugs catcher Yadier Molina after his gem. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Matt Morris ran his record to 7-0 with his first complete game of the season, and David Eckstein pounded out three hits and knocked in three runs to upstage Edgar Renteria in his return.
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• Eckstein outshines Renteria
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• Cards notes: Rolen making progress
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BOS
Boston (31-26)
Lost 1 		St. Louis 7, Boston 1   STL
St. Louis (37-20)
Won 1
June 6, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 4 1
St. Louis
 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 X   7 9 0
Standings through 6/6/05  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox Stats  |  Cardinals Stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Bellhorn, 2B3010100.244
Renteria, SS4000002.272
Ortiz, 1B4010000.294
Ramirez, M, LF3110001.256
Nixon, RF3000002.300
Varitek, C3011011.306
Payton, CF3000001.228
Mueller, 3B3000001.275
Wakefield, P2000000.000
Mantei, P0000000.000
Embree, P0000000.000
a-Youkilis, PH1000000.302
Halama, P0000000.000
Totals29141118 

a-Grounded out for Embree in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, M (11, Morris).
TB: Bellhorn; Ortiz; Ramirez, M 2; Varitek.
RBI: Varitek (23).
GIDP: Renteria 2.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Renteria (11, fielding).
PB: Varitek 3 (4).
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Eckstein, SS5033000.313
Grudzielanek, 2B4000103.322
Pujols, 1B3000110.333
Edmonds, CF4000022.275
Sanders, LF4220002.265
Walker, RF2210011.248
a-Taguchi, PH-RF1000000.227
Nunez, 3B3111101.269
Molina, C3122101.257
Morris, P3101004.091
Totals327974414 

a-Flied out for Walker in the 8th.

BATTING
3B: Eckstein (3, Halama).
TB: Eckstein 5; Sanders 2; Walker; Nunez; Molina 2.
RBI: Nunez (14), Molina 2 (19), Morris (1), Eckstein 3 (18).
2-out RBI: Eckstein 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morris; Sanders; Grudzielanek 2.
S: Morris.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Sanders 2 (9, 2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek, 3rd base off Wakefield/Varitek), Grudzielanek (4, 2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols, Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols).
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wakefield (L, 4-6)5.27544305.13
Mantei 0.20000004.74
Embree 0.20000106.57
Halama 1.02200005.64
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Morris (W, 7-0)9.04111103.43

HBP: Walker (by Wakefield).
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 102-61, Mantei 6-3, Embree 5-4, Halama 13-11, Morris 101-68.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 8-5, Mantei 1-1, Embree 0-1, Halama 2-1, Morris 14-12.
Batters faced: Wakefield 28, Mantei 2, Embree 2, Halama 6, Morris 30.
Inherited runners-scored: Mantei 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Young. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:25.
Att: 50,270.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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