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Box > St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3
Fitting finale for Cardinals
The Cardinals scored four times in the second inning, capped by starting pitcher Jeff Suppan's RBI single, and held on to enter the All-Star break in familiar fashion -- with a win.
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David Eckstein turns an inning-ending double play in the third. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
After falling behind by three runs, the Giants threatened several times, including putting the tying run at third base in the seventh and ninth innings, but they couldn't come all the way back.
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St. Louis (56-32)
Won 1
St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3   SF
San Francisco (37-50)
Lost 1
July 10, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   4 10 0
San Francisco
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   3 13 1
Standings through 7/10/05  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals Stats  |  Giants Stats
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Eckstein, SS4000002.284
Edmonds, CF3010110.272
Pujols, 1B4010011.337
Sanders, LF4120011.281
Rolen, 3B3001101.251
Walker, RF3110022.269
a-Taguchi, PH-RF1000000.276
Grudzielanek, 2B4120000.278
Diaz, C4112001.226
Suppan, P3021010.233
King, P0000000.000
Tavarez, P0000000.000
b-Nunez, PH1000001.295
Isringhausen, P0000000.000
Totals344104269 

a-Grounded out for Walker in the 9th. b-Flied out for Tavarez in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Diaz (3, Lowry).
3B: Sanders (2, Lowry).
TB: Edmonds; Pujols; Sanders 4; Walker; Grudzielanek 2; Diaz 2; Suppan 2.
RBI: Rolen (26), Diaz 2 (11), Suppan (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker; Rolen.
GIDP: Pujols; Eckstein.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Sanders (14, 2nd base off Munter/Matheny), Pujols (9, 2nd base off Lowry/Matheny).
CS: Edmonds (4, 2nd base by Lowry/Matheny).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Edmonds (Vizquel at home).
DP: 2 (Pujols-Eckstein-Pujols, Diaz-Grudzielanek).

 
San FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sanchez, RF5131013.339
Vizquel, SS5030003.305
Niekro, 1B5021024.297
Alou, LF3000112.316
Durham, 2B3000102.280
Feliz, 3B4110002.276
Matheny, C4010002.245
Ellison, CF4120010.277
Lowry, P1000000.269
a-Snow, PH0000000.278
b-Cruz, PH1001001.280
Munter, P0000000.000
Eyre, P0000000.000
c-Tucker, PH1010000.267
Totals3631332519 

a-Batted for Lowry in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Snow in the 7th. c-Singled for Eyre in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Matheny (22, Suppan), Ellison (16, Suppan).
TB: Sanchez 3; Vizquel 3; Niekro 2; Feliz; Matheny 2; Ellison 3; Tucker.
RBI: Niekro (34), Cruz (12), Sanchez (16).
2-out RBI: Sanchez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Durham; Vizquel; Niekro 2; Matheny.
S: Lowry.
GIDP: Vizquel.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Niekro (2, 2nd base by Suppan/Diaz).

FIELDING
E: Sanchez (5, fielding).
DP: 2 (Vizquel-Durham-Niekro, Feliz-Durham-Niekro).

 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Suppan (W, 9-7)6.19331104.21
King (H, 11)0.12000002.52
Tavarez (H, 20)1.10001102.29
Isringhausen (S, 25)1.02000301.78
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lowry (L, 5-9)7.08442605.07
Munter 1.01000001.95
Eyre 1.01000002.65

Pitches-strikes: Suppan 78-47, King 8-5, Tavarez 17-9, Isringhausen 25-17, Lowry 108-71, Munter 10-5, Eyre 13-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Suppan 9-7, King 1-0, Tavarez 2-1, Isringhausen 0-0, Lowry 6-8, Munter 1-2, Eyre 2-1.
Batters faced: Suppan 26, King 3, Tavarez 5, Isringhausen 5, Lowry 28, Munter 4, Eyre 4.
Inherited runners-scored: King 2-2, Tavarez 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 23 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 41,925.

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