MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/31/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 7159 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (72-68) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (80-59) 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 4 X 11 15 0
Cardinals Pop Mets, 11-2
St. Louis starter Brett Anderson kept the New York hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 11-2. With the win, St. Louis upped its record to 80-59.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from right fielder Vladimir Guerrero, who in the bottom of the third hit a 2-run home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

New York manager Ethan Smith said his team was "out of sync."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kipnis 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .249 4 22
D. Wright DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .278 12 44
N. Cruz LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .266 22 71
J. Bautista RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 33 87
C. Hart 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .272 21 55
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 11 54
   a-C. Crisp PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 3 22
J. Hardy SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .248 12 48
S. Rolen 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 10 48
C. Snyder C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245 5 30
   b-C. Bethancourt PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 7 20      
a - C. Crisp pinch hit for A. Jones in the 9th
b - C. Bethancourt pinch hit for C. Snyder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hardy (21, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (22, 4th Inning off B. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kipnis , D. Wright 2 , N. Cruz 4 , C. Hart , A. Jones , C. Crisp , J. Hardy 2 , C. Bethancourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Wright 2 , C. Snyder
GIDP: N. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: S. Rolen 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hart (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 8 51
V. Guerrero RF 5 2 1 2 0 1 2 .281 18 65
A. Rendon 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .263 18 80
M. Teixeira 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .253 25 71
J. Upton DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 26 72
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .265 6 47
L. Forsythe 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .224 1 12
K. Wong SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .225 8 37
J. Bard C 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 .279 6 20
Totals 39 11 15 11 4 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (25, 3rd Inning off J. Jurrjens, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McCutchen 2 (24, 3rd Inning off J. Jurrjens, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Chen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero (18, 3rd Inning off J. Jurrjens, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Teixeira (25, 3rd Inning off J. Jurrjens, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rendon (18, 4th Inning off J. Jurrjens, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Wong (8, 5th Inning off J. Kelly, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bard (6, 8th Inning off D. O'Day, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , V. Guerrero 4 , A. Rendon 5 , M. Teixeira 5 , J. Upton , A. McCutchen 5 , L. Forsythe 2 , K. Wong 4 , J. Bard 4
2-out RBI: A. Rendon , A. McCutchen , K. Wong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Forsythe , K. Wong , J. Bard
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Wong-Teixeira)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Jurrjens L (8-11) 3.2 7 5 5 3 3 3 82 4.56   
A. Aceves 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 2.16   
J. Kelly 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 24 3.61   
D. O'Day 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 21 3.60   
B. Chen 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jurrjens 25
Batters Faced: J. Jurrjens 21, A. Aceves 4, J. Kelly 7, D. O'Day 7, B. Chen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jurrjens 2-6, A. Aceves 2-1, J. Kelly 2-1, D. O'Day 2-1, B. Chen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jurrjens 82-47, A. Aceves 18-11, J. Kelly 24-13, D. O'Day 21-16, B. Chen 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 1-1 , B. Chen 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson W (8-10) 8.0 7 2 2 2 6 1 109 4.34   
S. LeCure 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 64
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 32, S. LeCure 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 8-8, S. LeCure 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 109-70, S. LeCure 26-13
Hit Batsmen: B. Anderson , S. LeCure
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brett Anderson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 49686
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