MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/14/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1788 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (63-59) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Florida Marlins (47-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Cardinals Snatch Late-Game, 2-1 Win
Florida pitcher Brandon Matheny gave the Cardinals all they could handle, but in the end, St. Louis left Dolphin Stadium with a win, 2-1. Matheny allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 63-59.

Juan Rivera had a direct impact on the outcome. Rivera contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning to put St. Louis up, 2-1.

"There was no wiggle room in this one," said Rivera.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Escobar 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .395 1 5
E. Soto 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 9 72
F. Mondragon DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .281 10 51
S. Penfold LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .334 30 93
   c-E. Dukes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 4 17
K. Barker RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 10 38
   b-J. Rivera PH, RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .263 8 28
C. Presichi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 8 39
   a-T. Iguchi 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 12
D. Erstad CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .298 6 42
C. Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 7 33
A. del Valle C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 5 37
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 5 20      
a - T. Iguchi substituted for C. Presichi in the 7th
b - J. Rivera pinch hit for K. Barker in the 8th
c - E. Dukes substituted for S. Penfold in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Penfold (29, 4th Inning off B. Matheny, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Escobar (5, 5th Inning off B. Matheny, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Escobar 2 , F. Mondragon 2 , S. Penfold 3 , D. Erstad , C. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Soto 2 , D. Erstad , C. Lee
Sac Bunt: A. del Valle
Sac Fly: J. Rivera
Hit by Pitch: T. Iguchi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Escobar-Lee, Escobar-Presichi-Lee, Escobar-Iguchi-Lee)
OF assists: 1 (Barker(Cabrera at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cabrera 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .300 5 26
J. Ruggiano LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .211 0 0
L. Berkman RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .303 6 27
L. Gonzalez CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .265 10 43
M. Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .320 8 46
A. Gonzalez DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304 17 62
   a-D. Ford DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 4
J. Brena 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 .191 0 6
R. Hammock C 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .221 0 6
A. Gonzalez SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .212 6 42
Totals 27 1 7 1 7 4 32      
a - D. Ford inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (33, 6th Inning off A. Sanchez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cabrera , J. Ruggiano , L. Berkman 2 , L. Gonzalez 2 , A. Gonzalez , A. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ruggiano , M. Cabrera , J. Brena , R. Hammock 2 , A. Gonzalez
GIDP: L. Berkman 2
Sac Bunt: A. Cabrera , J. Brena , A. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: A. Cabrera , A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cabrera (5)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sanchez 6.0 3 1 1 7 2 0 104 4.09   
T. Sipp W (4-2), BS (3) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 23 5.03   
D. Arias SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sanchez 57
Batters Faced: A. Sanchez 28, T. Sipp 8, D. Arias 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sanchez 9-5, T. Sipp 1-3, D. Arias 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sanchez 104-48, T. Sipp 23-17, D. Arias 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Sipp 2-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Sanchez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Matheny 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 90 3.17   
C. Medina L (4-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 5.05   
M. Lincoln 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Matheny 66
Batters Faced: B. Matheny 29, C. Medina 6, M. Lincoln 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Matheny 8-8, C. Medina 2-1, M. Lincoln 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Matheny 90-58, C. Medina 14-8, M. Lincoln 11-8
WP: B. Matheny
Hit Batsmen: C. Medina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Matheny
Ballpark: Dolphin Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 29951
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