VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/04/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1995 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (75-69) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (80-64) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 4 6 0
Cardinals Win at Home, 4-1
The St. Louis Cardinals got a stellar effort from pitcher Javier Vazquez, helping St. Louis score a win over the visiting New York Yankees, 4-1. Vazquez yielded 1 run over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 13-12. The win puts St. Louis at 80-64 this season.

Jim Edmonds, who finished 4th in the VBL in OPS with 1.064 in 2002, came through for St. Louis with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the fifth. The center fielder went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 3 runs batted in.

St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .315 10 51
P. Reese 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .172 9 32
B. Bonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .210 23 66
N. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .291 26 80
J. Giambi LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 3 20
D. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 20 67
M. Bellhorn SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .204 8 40
A. Molina C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 1 15
V. Padilla P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 11
   E. Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 0
   a-S. Sosa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 40 105
   D. Coggin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 7 11      
a - S. Sosa pinch hit for E. Ramirez in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 3 , P. Reese , B. Bonds , M. Bellhorn
2-out RBI: I. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , D. Bell
Sac Bunt: V. Padilla
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Molina (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .309 23 73
J. Edmonds CF 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 .248 21 61
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .307 43 116
   A. Rhodes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 25 94
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .230 12 62
M. Sweeney C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 14 51
D. Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 14 57
K. Robinson LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 11
J. Vazquez P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .107 0 4
   a-D. Cruz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 4 24
Totals 30 4 6 4 3 8 8      
a - D. Cruz substituted for J. Vazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edmonds (31, 5th Inning off V. Padilla, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Crisp (35, 5th Inning off V. Padilla, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (12, 4th Inning off V. Padilla, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Edmonds (21, 8th Inning off D. Coggin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crisp 2 , J. Edmonds 6 , J. Valentin 4 , M. Sweeney , J. Vazquez
2-out RBI: J. Edmonds , J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Teixeira (5)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Padilla L (9-9) 5.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 89 4.51   
E. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.72   
D. Coggin 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 1 30 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Padilla 54
Batters Faced: V. Padilla 21, E. Ramirez 3, D. Coggin 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Padilla 4-5, E. Ramirez 1-1, D. Coggin 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. Padilla 89-64, E. Ramirez 9-5, D. Coggin 30-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez W (13-12) 8.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 88 4.23   
A. Rhodes SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 71
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 31, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 4-14, A. Rhodes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 88-63, A. Rhodes 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Vazquez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 49178
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