arizona diamondbacks at st.

louis cardinals
may 9, 2006

top of the first

brad thompson takes the mound for the cardinals.
dustin pedroia doubled down the right field line. <-2->
alex cintron grounded to second. <-2->
jim edmonds walked. <-21>
luis gonzalez doubled over the center fielder for two rbis. <-2->
shea hillenbrand singled down the left field line, scoring a run. <--1>
shea hillenbrand went for an extra base and was thrown out at second. <--->
hee seop choi hit an infield single to short. <--1>
bobby higginson lined out to the second baseman. <--1>
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, arizona leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the first

russ ortiz takes the mound for the diamondbacks.
neifi perez doubled over the left fielder. <-2->
chone figgins walked. <-21>
alex rodriguez popped up to second. <-21>
ryan howard struck out. <-21>
melvin mora flied out to left field. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the first, st. louis trails 3 to 0.

top of the second

joe kennedy came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
miguel montero grounded to second. <--->
russ ortiz singled up the middle. <--1>
joe kennedy threw a wild pitch. <-2->
dustin pedroia singled in the right field gap, scoring a run. <--1>
alex cintron struck out. <--1>
jim edmonds struck out. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, arizona leads 4 to 0.

bottom of the second

jorge posada flied out to center. <--->
jeff francoeur singled in the left field gap. <--1>
jerry hairston hit an infield single to third. <-21>
joe kennedy popped up to second. <-21>
neifi perez flied out to center. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the second, st. louis trails 4 to 0.

top of the third

luis gonzalez flied out to center. <--->
shea hillenbrand struck out. <--->
hee seop choi singled down the left field line. <--1>
bobby higginson grounded to first base. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, arizona leads 4 to 0.

bottom of the third

chone figgins grounded to second. <--->
alex rodriguez grounded to short. <--->
ryan howard struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, st. louis trails 4 to 0.

top of the fourth

miguel montero grounded to the third baseman. <--->
russ ortiz struck out. <--->
dustin pedroia grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, arizona leads 4 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

melvin mora flied out to center. <--->
jorge posada struck out. <--->
jeff francoeur singled through the left side. <--1>
jerry hairston singled to right field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
sammy sosa pinch hit for joe kennedy. <3-1>
sammy sosa singled to right, scoring a run. <3-1>
neifi perez popped up foul down the first base line. <3-1>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, st. louis trails 4 to 1.

top of the fifth

chris bootcheck came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
alex cintron grounded to second. <--->
jim edmonds homered into the left field bleachers. <--->
luis gonzalez lined out to center. <--->
shea hillenbrand grounded to short. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, arizona leads 5 to 1.

bottom of the fifth

chone figgins popped up to short. <--->
alex rodriguez struck out. <--->
ryan howard homered over the left field fence. <--->
melvin mora flied out to center. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, st. louis trails 5 to 2.

top of the sixth

hee seop choi struck out. <--->
bobby higginson struck out. <--->
miguel montero walked. <--1>
russ ortiz struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, arizona leads 5 to 2.

bottom of the sixth

jorge posada struck out. <--->
jeff francoeur was hit by a pitch. <--1>
jerry hairston struck out. <--1>
orlando palmeiro pinch hit for chris bootcheck. <--1>
orlando palmeiro doubled down the left field line. <32->
neifi perez struck out. <32->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, st. louis trails 5 to 2.

top of the seventh

scott strickland came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
dustin pedroia singled through the left side. <--1>
alex cintron flied out to right field. <--1>
jim edmonds grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, arizona leads 5 to 2.

bottom of the seventh

chone figgins singled through the right side. <--1>
alex rodriguez singled through the right side, advancing the runner to third. <3-
1>
ryan howard popped up to the pitcher. <3-1>
melvin mora popped up to the shortstop. <3-1>
jorge posada flied out to right field. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, st. louis trails 5 to 2.

top of the eighth

luis gonzalez struck out. <--->
shea hillenbrand struck out. <--->
hee seop choi doubled down the third base line. <-2->
bobby higginson walked. <-21>
miguel montero popped up in front of home plate. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, arizona leads 5 to 2.

bottom of the eighth

jeff francoeur grounded to third. <--->
jerry hairston singled to left-center. <--1>
manny delcarmen came in to pitch for the diamondbacks. <--1>
david bell pinch hit for scott strickland. <--1>
david bell singled in the right field gap, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
neifi perez grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, st. louis trails 5 to 2.

top of the ninth

bartolome fortunato came in to pitch for the cardinals. <--->
manny delcarmen struck out. <--->
dustin pedroia grounded to second. <--->
alex cintron grounded to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, arizona leads 5 to 2.

bottom of the ninth

chone figgins popped up to second. <--->
alex rodriguez homered over the left field fence. <--->
ryan howard singled to center. <--1>
melvin mora singled to left. <-21>
jorge posada doubled into the right field corner for two rbis. <-2->
jeff francoeur singled through the right side, scoring a run. <--1>

cardinals win: 6-5