VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/26/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1869 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (75-60) 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Boston Red Sox (71-64) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
Pujols gets 5 RBI to Power Cardinals Offense
The timely hitting of Albert Pujols helped the St. Louis Cardinals down the Boston Red Sox, 6-3. Pujols was 2-3 with a home run, a triple, and 2 walks, while scoring 2 and driving in 5 for the Cardinals. Dan Haren got the win, improving to 11-12. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. Getting the save was Arthur Rhodes, his 27th.

With St. Louis leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Pujols hit a splitter from Mat Thompson for a 2-run home run. It was his 42nd home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 3-0.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Pujols. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."

St. Louis occupies 8th place in the Virtual Baseball League at 75-60.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .312 21 71
J. Edmonds CF 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .240 18 54
A. Pujols 3B 3 2 2 5 2 0 0 .312 42 111
   c-K. Robinson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 11
M. Alou LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .241 20 74
   A. Rhodes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 23 87
M. Sweeney C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 13 48
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 10 57
D. Young RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 11 48
D. Haren P 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .093 1 3
   S. Takatsu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 1
   a-K. Sefcik PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 5
   B. Koch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Cruz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 4 24
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 9 17      
a - K. Sefcik pinch hit for S. Takatsu in the 8th
b - D. Cruz substituted for B. Koch in the 9th
c - K. Robinson substituted for A. Pujols in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Crisp (34, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Edmonds (25, 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Alou (12, 4th Inning off C. Elmore, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Pujols (4, 4th Inning off M. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (42, 3rd Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crisp 2 , J. Edmonds 2 , A. Pujols 7 , M. Alou 4 , J. Valentin , D. Young , K. Sefcik
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , M. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Crisp 2 , M. Teixeira 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sefcik (3)
CS: M. Alou (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crisp-Valentin-Teixeira)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .267 16 58
F. Catalanotto 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .282 9 50
J. Giambi 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .325 33 102
M. Ramirez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .306 32 130
J. Gerut CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293 22 93
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248 12 65
R. Fick C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 15 47
B. Kent SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .156 4 23
M. Thompson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .122 2 4
   C. Elmore P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 0 2
   a-J. Baker PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 8 24
   A. Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hillenbrand PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 3 25
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 8 20      
a - J. Baker pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 7th
b - S. Hillenbrand pinch hit for A. Embree in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (27, 6th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (32, 4th Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Baker (8, 7th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu , M. Ramirez 4 , J. Gerut , J. Olerud 3 , R. Fick , M. Thompson , J. Baker 4 , S. Hillenbrand
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abreu , F. Catalanotto , J. Giambi , B. Kent
GIDP: J. Olerud
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Kent (10)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Haren W (11-12) 6.0 8 3 3 2 5 2 101 4.15   
S. Takatsu H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.39   
B. Koch H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.21   
A. Rhodes SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Haren 47
Batters Faced: D. Haren 27, S. Takatsu 4, B. Koch 3, A. Rhodes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Haren 6-6, S. Takatsu 1-0, B. Koch 1-2, A. Rhodes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Haren 101-65, S. Takatsu 19-10, B. Koch 14-10, A. Rhodes 21-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Thompson L (1-12) 3.2 7 6 5 2 4 1 87 5.77   
C. Elmore 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 50 7.14   
A. Embree 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 25
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 21, C. Elmore 12, A. Embree 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 3-4, C. Elmore 2-5, A. Embree 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 87-49, C. Elmore 50-34, A. Embree 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Elmore 1-1
WP: M. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 33752
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