Game Thread #161 - CIN@STL - 09/27/08

Coop · September 27th, 2008, 04:52 AM

Probables: Todd Wellemeyer vs Aaron Harang @ 6PM.

Young relievers
Young relievers poised for big futures | stlcardinals.com: News

Goold notes
STLtoday - La Russa warns relievers

wins
Glaus' sac fly wins Cards' fourth straight | stlcardinals.com: News
STLtoday - Redbirds pull it out in the ninth

Carpenter
STLtoday - Carpenter's situation is rare
I hope that the Cardinals have a pitcher available if Carp is not there.

MLB schedule
Live Major League Baseball Scores | MLB.com: Scoreboard

FSN schedule
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Yahoo schedule
MLB - Scores & Schedule Saturday September 27, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports

Standings
Regular Season Standings | MLB.com: Standings
Won 84 Lost 76

Additions and corrections are appreciated.

Coop · September 27th, 2008, 05:10 AM

Yahoo preview
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Lineups and a live boxscore should be here by game time.
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Coop · September 27th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Lineup

1. S Schumaker, CF
2. F Lopez, 2B
3. A Pujols, 1B
4. R Ludwick, LF
5. T Glaus, 3B
6. A Kennedy, RF
7. A Miles, SS
8. T Wellemeyer, P
9. M Johnson, C

No Izturis? I may watch this game. Where's Barden? Oh, yeah. Tony is still there.
If Izturis is with the Cardinals next year and he plays when it counts, like he has this week, I might like him, then.
I will still hate the damage he did to our team this year. Along with pitching, we need a SS. He wasn't it in 2008.
He is called a great fielder. Huge blunders in in the field in the clutch. No batting during the race.
The ball occasionally hit his bat when he tried to hold up. His bad. Game winning single!
We need a SS that can field and hit LH pitchers. Bullpen and Izturis is where I put the blame.
Izzy told everybody he could pitch. No way. Carp thought he could pitch.
If they can get a good return on Kennedy and not eat his salary that would be good.
Will he leave and have a great year somewhere?

Mo interview
St. Louis Sports Insider

Coop · September 27th, 2008, 04:30 PM

Yahoo play by play
MLB - Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Saturday September 27, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports
Not much info there. They may think that the Cardinals season is over.

MLB boxscore
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USA Today boxscore
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FSN play by play
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Coop · September 27th, 2008, 04:49 PM

- Reds first.

- Hairston Jr flied out to left fielder Ludwick.
- Keppinger lined out to center fielder Schumaker.
- J.Votto grounded out, first baseman Pujols to pitcher Wellemeyer.

- Cardinals first.

*- Schumaker singled to center.
- F.Lopez fouled out to third baseman E.Encarnacion.
- Pujols grounded into a double play, shortstop Keppinger to second baseman Hairston Jr to first baseman J.Votto, Schumaker out.

- Reds second.

- E.Encarnacion popped out to first baseman Pujols.
- Bruce struck out.
- J.Cabrera singled to center.
- C.Patterson lined out to right fielder A.Kennedy.

- Cardinals second.

*- Ludwick singled to right.
*- Glaus homered

to left on a 0-1 count, Ludwick scored

.
- A.Kennedy flied out to center fielder C.Patterson.
- Miles struck out.
- Wellemeyer grounded out, third baseman E.Encarnacion to first baseman J.Votto.

- Reds third.

- Bako doubled to center.
- Harang struck out.
- Hairston Jr popped out to left fielder Ludwick.
- Keppinger flied out to right fielder A.Kennedy.

- Cardinals third.

- M.Johnson grounded out, first baseman J.Votto to pitcher Harang.
- Schumaker grounded out, shortstop Keppinger to first baseman J.Votto.
*- F.Lopez homered

to left on a 0-1 count.
- Pujols struck out.

- Reds fourth.

- J.Votto doubled to left.
- E.Encarnacion flied out to right fielder A.Kennedy.
- Bruce lined out to right fielder A.Kennedy.
- J.Cabrera struck out.

- Cardinals fourth.

- Ludwick flied out to right fielder Bruce.
- Glaus flied out to right fielder Bruce.
- A.Kennedy safe at first on fielding error * by shortstop Keppinger.
*- Miles singled to center, A.Kennedy to third.
*- Wellemeyer singled to center, A.Kennedy scored

, Miles to second.
*- M.Johnson singled to left, Miles scored

, Wellemeyer to second.
- Wellemeyer was out advancing, left fielder J.Cabrera to third baseman E.Encarnacion, Wellemeyer out.

- Reds fifth.

>- C.Patterson singled to center.
- >C.Patterson stole second.
>- Bako walked on a full count.
>- Harang sacrificed, third baseman Glaus to second baseman F.Lopez, C.Patterson to third, Bako to second.
>- Hairston Jr singled to right, C.Patterson scored

, Bako to third.
>- Keppinger hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Schumaker, Bako scored

.
- J.Votto grounded out to first baseman Pujols unassisted.

- Cardinals fifth.
- Schumaker grounded out, shortstop Keppinger to first baseman J.Votto.
*- F.Lopez walked on four pitches.
- Pujols flied out to center fielder C.Patterson.
*- F.Lopez stole second.
*- Ludwick singled to left, F.Lopez scored

.
*- Glaus singled to center, Ludwick to second.
- A.Kennedy grounded out, second baseman Hairston Jr to first baseman J.Votto.

- Reds sixth.

- LaRue in as catcher.
- E.Encarnacion fouled out to catcher LaRue.
- Bruce fouled out to third baseman Glaus.
- J.Cabrera grounded out, pitcher Wellemeyer to first baseman Pujols.

- Cardinals sixth.
- D.Herrera pitching.

*- Miles singled to left.
- Wellemeyer sacrificed, pitcher D.Herrera to second baseman Hairston Jr, Miles to second.
- LaRue grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Keppinger to third baseman E.Encarnacion, LaRue to first, Miles out.
- Schumaker grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Hairston Jr to shortstop Keppinger, Schumaker to first, LaRue out.

Coop · September 27th, 2008, 05:02 PM

- Reds seventh.

>- C.Patterson doubled to right.
>- Bako singled to left, C.Patterson scored

.
- W.Castillo pinch-hitting for D.Herrera.
- W.Castillo popped out to left fielder Ludwick.

- Springer pitching.

- Hairston Jr popped out to second baseman F.Lopez.
- Keppinger grounded out, shortstop Miles to first baseman Pujols.

Cards lead 6-3. Yahoo does it better than this.

- Cardinals seventh.

- Adkins pitching.

- F.Lopez struck out.
*- Pujols homered

to left on a 1-1 count.
- Ludwick walked on a full count.
- Glaus struck out.
- Ludwick was caught stealing, catcher Bako to second baseman Hairston Jr

7-3

Coop · September 27th, 2008, 05:11 PM

- Reds eighth.

- Miles in as second baseman.
- C.Izturis in as shortstop.

*- Kinney pitching.

- J.Votto flied out to center fielder Schumaker.
- E.Encarnacion doubled to center.
- Bruce struck out.
- J.Cabrera struck out, catcher LaRue to first baseman Pujols.

Alright guys. Get us a win.

Ewttexas · September 27th, 2008, 05:36 PM

Cards win their 85th game by a score of 8-5. Albert with #37. Wellemeyer finishes a good season with 13 wins. Perez shows, once again, why TLR would not annoint him the closer. In the 9th, Pasterson reached on an error by Albert. Perez Kd 2 and then gave up a 2 run HR to Hairston, Jr. Kepplinger followed with a doublr. Perez finally got Votto to FO to left.
Back with the recap in a few minutes.

Ewttexas · September 27th, 2008, 06:04 PM

The Cards had 13 hits. Albert hit #37. He has 100+ RBIs, 100+ BBs and now 100 runs scored. His batting average went down to .356. With Chipper not playing, he won't be able to take the batting crown. Glaus had 2 hits with his 26th HR. He has 98 RBIs. Miles and Ludwick each had 2 singles. Lopez hit his 6th HR and Kennedy had a double. Schu, Wellemyer, Izturis and Johnson each had a single.
Wellemeyer ended up 23-9. He went 6 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 1 BB and 3 Ks. His ERA for the year is 3.71. Springer got his 15th hold. He got the 2 batters he faced. His ERA is 2.34. Kinney went 1 inning. He gave up 1 hit and Kd 2. He has not given up a run since his return. Perez went 1 inning as mentioned. He gave up 2 runs (unearned) with 2 Ks. I don't know how a HR is not considered an earned run even if it did come with 2 down. He is lucky that his ERA is 3.46. Listening to Mo on that interview, it sounds like the Cards will consider bringing Izzy back or they will shop the FA market for a closer. Good idea.
Last game of the year coming up tomorrow afternoon. It will be Lohse vs Pettyjohn.
See ya later.

September 27th, 2008, 04:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	Game Thread #161 - CIN@STL - 09/27/08 Probables: Todd Wellemeyer vs Aaron Harang @ 6PM. Young relievers Young relievers poised for big futures \| stlcardinals.com: News Goold notes STLtoday - La Russa warns relievers wins Glaus' sac fly wins Cards' fourth straight \| stlcardinals.com: News STLtoday - Redbirds pull it out in the ninth Carpenter STLtoday - Carpenter's situation is rare I hope that the Cardinals have a pitcher available if Carp is not there. MLB schedule Live Major League Baseball Scores \| MLB.com: Scoreboard FSN schedule FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Schedules Yahoo schedule MLB - Scores & Schedule Saturday September 27, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports Standings Regular Season Standings \| MLB.com: Standings Won 84 Lost 76 Additions and corrections are appreciated.

September 27th, 2008, 05:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	Yahoo preview Reds-Cardinals Preview - MLB - Yahoo! Sports Lineups and a live boxscore should be here by game time. FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax Last edited by Coop; September 27th, 2008 at 07:44 AM.

September 27th, 2008, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	Lineup 1. S Schumaker, CF 2. F Lopez, 2B 3. A Pujols, 1B 4. R Ludwick, LF 5. T Glaus, 3B 6. A Kennedy, RF 7. A Miles, SS 8. T Wellemeyer, P 9. M Johnson, C No Izturis? I may watch this game. Where's Barden? Oh, yeah. Tony is still there. If Izturis is with the Cardinals next year and he plays when it counts, like he has this week, I might like him, then. I will still hate the damage he did to our team this year. Along with pitching, we need a SS. He wasn't it in 2008. He is called a great fielder. Huge blunders in in the field in the clutch. No batting during the race. The ball occasionally hit his bat when he tried to hold up. His bad. Game winning single! We need a SS that can field and hit LH pitchers. Bullpen and Izturis is where I put the blame. Izzy told everybody he could pitch. No way. Carp thought he could pitch. If they can get a good return on Kennedy and not eat his salary that would be good. Will he leave and have a great year somewhere? Mo interview St. Louis Sports Insider Last edited by Coop; September 27th, 2008 at 02:36 PM.

September 27th, 2008, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	Yahoo play by play MLB - Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Cardinals Box Score Saturday September 27, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports Not much info there. They may think that the Cardinals season is over. MLB boxscore Boxscore: Cincinnati vs. St. Louis - September 27, 2008 \| MLB.com: News USA Today boxscore USATODAY.com FSN play by play FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Play by Play Last edited by Coop; September 27th, 2008 at 04:52 PM.

September 27th, 2008, 05:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	- Reds seventh. >- C.Patterson doubled to right. >- Bako singled to left, C.Patterson scored . - W.Castillo pinch-hitting for D.Herrera. - W.Castillo popped out to left fielder Ludwick. - Springer pitching. - Hairston Jr popped out to second baseman F.Lopez. - Keppinger grounded out, shortstop Miles to first baseman Pujols. Cards lead 6-3. Yahoo does it better than this. - Cardinals seventh. - Adkins pitching. - F.Lopez struck out. - Pujols homered to left on a 1-1 count. - Ludwick walked on a full count. - Glaus struck out. - Ludwick was caught stealing, catcher Bako to second baseman Hairston Jr 7-3 Last edited by Coop; September 27th, 2008 at 05:06 PM.*

September 27th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	- Reds first. - Hairston Jr flied out to left fielder Ludwick. - Keppinger lined out to center fielder Schumaker. - J.Votto grounded out, first baseman Pujols to pitcher Wellemeyer. - Cardinals first. - Schumaker singled to center. - F.Lopez fouled out to third baseman E.Encarnacion. - Pujols grounded into a double play, shortstop Keppinger to second baseman Hairston Jr to first baseman J.Votto, Schumaker out. - Reds second. - E.Encarnacion popped out to first baseman Pujols. - Bruce struck out. - J.Cabrera singled to center. - C.Patterson lined out to right fielder A.Kennedy. - Cardinals second. - Ludwick singled to right. - Glaus homered to left on a 0-1 count, Ludwick scored . - A.Kennedy flied out to center fielder C.Patterson. - Miles struck out. - Wellemeyer grounded out, third baseman E.Encarnacion to first baseman J.Votto. - Reds third. - Bako doubled to center. - Harang struck out. - Hairston Jr popped out to left fielder Ludwick. - Keppinger flied out to right fielder A.Kennedy. - Cardinals third. - M.Johnson grounded out, first baseman J.Votto to pitcher Harang. - Schumaker grounded out, shortstop Keppinger to first baseman J.Votto. - F.Lopez homered to left on a 0-1 count. - Pujols struck out. - Reds fourth. - J.Votto doubled to left. - E.Encarnacion flied out to right fielder A.Kennedy. - Bruce lined out to right fielder A.Kennedy. - J.Cabrera struck out. - Cardinals fourth. - Ludwick flied out to right fielder Bruce. - Glaus flied out to right fielder Bruce. - A.Kennedy safe at first on fielding error * by shortstop Keppinger. - Miles singled to center, A.Kennedy to third. - Wellemeyer singled to center, A.Kennedy scored , Miles to second. - M.Johnson singled to left, Miles scored , Wellemeyer to second. - Wellemeyer was out advancing, left fielder J.Cabrera to third baseman E.Encarnacion, Wellemeyer out. - Reds fifth. >- C.Patterson singled to center. - >C.Patterson stole second. >- Bako walked on a full count. >- Harang sacrificed, third baseman Glaus to second baseman F.Lopez, C.Patterson to third, Bako to second. >- Hairston Jr singled to right, C.Patterson scored , Bako to third. >- Keppinger hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Schumaker, Bako scored . - J.Votto grounded out to first baseman Pujols unassisted. - Cardinals fifth. - Schumaker grounded out, shortstop Keppinger to first baseman J.Votto. - F.Lopez walked on four pitches. - Pujols flied out to center fielder C.Patterson. - F.Lopez stole second. - Ludwick singled to left, F.Lopez scored . - Glaus singled to center, Ludwick to second. - A.Kennedy grounded out, second baseman Hairston Jr to first baseman J.Votto. - Reds sixth. - LaRue in as catcher. - E.Encarnacion fouled out to catcher LaRue. - Bruce fouled out to third baseman Glaus. - J.Cabrera grounded out, pitcher Wellemeyer to first baseman Pujols. - Cardinals sixth. - D.Herrera pitching. - Miles singled to left. - Wellemeyer sacrificed, pitcher D.Herrera to second baseman Hairston Jr, Miles to second. - LaRue grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Keppinger to third baseman E.Encarnacion, LaRue to first, Miles out. - Schumaker grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Hairston Jr to shortstop Keppinger, Schumaker to first, LaRue out.

September 27th, 2008, 05:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Coop Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 5,353	- Reds eighth. - Miles in as second baseman. - C.Izturis in as shortstop. - Kinney pitching. - J.Votto flied out to center fielder Schumaker. - E.Encarnacion doubled to center. - Bruce struck out. - J.Cabrera struck out, catcher LaRue to first baseman Pujols. Alright guys. Get us a win. Last edited by Coop; September 27th, 2008 at 05:17 PM.*

September 27th, 2008, 05:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 883	Cards win their 85th game by a score of 8-5. Albert with #37. Wellemeyer finishes a good season with 13 wins. Perez shows, once again, why TLR would not annoint him the closer. In the 9th, Pasterson reached on an error by Albert. Perez Kd 2 and then gave up a 2 run HR to Hairston, Jr. Kepplinger followed with a doublr. Perez finally got Votto to FO to left. Back with the recap in a few minutes.

September 27th, 2008, 06:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 883	The Cards had 13 hits. Albert hit #37. He has 100+ RBIs, 100+ BBs and now 100 runs scored. His batting average went down to .356. With Chipper not playing, he won't be able to take the batting crown. Glaus had 2 hits with his 26th HR. He has 98 RBIs. Miles and Ludwick each had 2 singles. Lopez hit his 6th HR and Kennedy had a double. Schu, Wellemyer, Izturis and Johnson each had a single. Wellemeyer ended up 23-9. He went 6 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 1 BB and 3 Ks. His ERA for the year is 3.71. Springer got his 15th hold. He got the 2 batters he faced. His ERA is 2.34. Kinney went 1 inning. He gave up 1 hit and Kd 2. He has not given up a run since his return. Perez went 1 inning as mentioned. He gave up 2 runs (unearned) with 2 Ks. I don't know how a HR is not considered an earned run even if it did come with 2 down. He is lucky that his ERA is 3.46. Listening to Mo on that interview, it sounds like the Cards will consider bringing Izzy back or they will shop the FA market for a closer. Good idea. Last game of the year coming up tomorrow afternoon. It will be Lohse vs Pettyjohn. See ya later.