St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3

Boxscore | Recap
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 7:05 PM
Location - Busch Stadium
Temperature - 90°
Umpires - Home Plate - Mike DiMuro, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Andy Fletcher,
Attendance - 37748

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X R H E
San Francisco 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 11 0

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
San Francisco 29-25 13-8 16-17 L1
St. Louis 33-23 15-10 18-13 W1

Recap


Skip Schumaker slid headfirst to beat out an infield hit and Allen Craig came home with the winning run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.

Schumaker's slide capped a three-run eighth for the host Cardinals, who rallied on doubles by Jon Jay, Albert Pujols and Craig and evened this four-game series.

Former closer Ryan Franklin (1-3) got the win while Javier Lopez (2-1) took the loss. Fernando Salas earned his 10th save in as many chances.

Pujols, the NL's leading vote-getter at first base in All-Star balloting, started at third so the Cardinals could get the red-hot Jay in the lineup. It was Pujols' second start at third this season after not starting there since 2002.

Showing signs of overcoming his slow start, Pujols went 2-for-3 with a walk, lifting his average to .267 with 31 RBIs.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   St. Louis
Ryan Vogelsong Player Chris Carpenter
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 8
6 Hits 7
1.80 ERA 3.60
Hitting
San Francisco   St. Louis
Brandon Crawford Player Albert Pujols
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .667

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Francisco 10 0 13 .270 21 13 3 3 1 1
St. Louis 11 0 14 .324 16 4 4 3 0 0

Upcoming Games

  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against San Francisco. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .531 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • San Francisco will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Giants have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .542 after a loss.
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