St. Louis 4, Atlanta 3
Saturday, September 10, 2011 7:15 PM
Location -
Busch Stadium
Temperature -
73°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Mike Winters,
First Base -
Chris Guccione,
Second Base -
Mark Wegner,
Third Base -
Mike Everitt,
Attendance -
40689
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Atlanta
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3
|
9 |
0 |
|
St. Louis
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4
|
9 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Atlanta
|
84-62 |
44-28 |
40-34 |
L2 |
| St. Louis
|
78-67 |
40-34 |
38-33 |
W4 |
Recap
Lance Berkman recorded two hits and an RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals built an early four-run lead and held on for a 4-3 triumph over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
Rafael Furcal added two hits and scored a run for the Cardinals, who climbed within 5 1/2 games of Atlanta in the National League wild-card race. St. Louis also closed within six games of first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Jaime Garcia (12-7) allowed three runs over six innings en route to his second straight win following a six-start drought. Jason Botte worked a scoreless ninth for his fourth save in seven chances.
Furcal led off the first inning with a single, stole second and scored on Albert Pujols' one-out single. David Freese had an RBI double later in the frame and Berkman added one of his own in the third for a 3-0 lead.
Yadier Molina's RBI single later in the third proved crucial as Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer in the fourth and Brian McCann plated a run an inning later with a single to draw Atlanta within 4-3.
Atlanta's Derek Lowe (9-14) yielded four runs in six innings. The veteran fell to 1-8 lifetime against St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
St. Louis |
|
Derek Lowe
|
Player |
Jaime Garcia
|
|
Loss
|
W/L |
Win
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
8 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
9 |
1 |
12 |
.250 |
15 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
.290 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
St. Louis
will play their next game at home against Atlanta.
The
Cardinals
have a W/L % of
.532
after a win and
.544
after a loss.
-
Atlanta will play their next game on the road against St. Louis.
The
Braves
have a W/L % of
.571
after a win and
.581
after a loss.