MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/27/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1979 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (39-56) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals (34-60) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 0
Diamondbacks Suffer 5-4 Setback
The St. Louis Cardinals did just enough to sneak past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pitcher Scott Kocis, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was St. Louis reliever Ivan Espinosa, now 3-3. The loser was Enrique Vargas. The last-place Cardinals improved to 34-60.

The Cardinals procured the win, in large part because of third baseman Ricky Rios. In the bottom of the 11th, he produced the game-winning run-scoring single.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Kocis. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cavallaro 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .225 9 33
J. Medina DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .275 8 24
E. Miramontes LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265 25 62
   a-K. Delmotte PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 2
M. Tinder RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .206 12 42
   b-R. Estrada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 12
   d-D. Austin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 10
M. Valdez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .253 16 42
   c-M. Castro PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 7 30
G. Bankole 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 6 15
T. Lawlor CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .237 10 37
A. Castro SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .219 0 13
K. Nelson C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .167 1 5
Totals 39 4 7 4 3 13 11      
a - K. Delmotte pinch hit for E. Miramontes in the 11th
b - R. Estrada pinch hit for M. Tinder in the 11th
c - M. Castro pinch hit for M. Valdez in the 11th
d - D. Austin substituted for R. Estrada in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lawlor (13, 5th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Nelson (3, 7th Inning off S. Kocis, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Lawlor (8, 7th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Medina (8, 4th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Valdez (16, 4th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Medina 4 , M. Valdez 5 , T. Lawlor 5 , A. Castro , K. Nelson 2
2-out RBI: M. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Medina , T. Lawlor 2
Sac Fly: K. Nelson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cavallaro 2 (11) , A. Castro (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Bankole-Castro-Valdez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Corter 3B, SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .438 0 2
R. Collier 1B 5 0 1 0 1 1 6 .271 21 55
B. Smolka RF 6 0 1 0 0 3 4 .230 16 32
J. Ford LF 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .381 1 1
J. Whaley 2B 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .247 6 28
B. Arnett DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .219 11 38
   e-J. Saxton DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 3 15
B. Rinehart CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .260 2 12
   a-G. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 3 9
   b-D. Martinez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 8
   c-J. Nieto PH, CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .235 6 12
B. Herian SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .208 7 32
   d-R. Rios PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 .189 1 6
J. Rush C 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .171 3 18
Totals 46 5 13 5 4 10 28      
a - G. Vega pinch hit for B. Rinehart in the 6th
b - D. Martinez substituted for G. Vega in the 7th
c - J. Nieto pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 8th
d - R. Rios pinch hit for B. Herian in the 8th
e - J. Saxton inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Collier (18, 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Rinehart (12, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Rush (4, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Whaley (16, 9th Inning off D. Rutledge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Corter 2 , R. Collier 2 , B. Smolka , J. Whaley 4 , B. Arnett , J. Saxton , B. Rinehart 2 , R. Rios , J. Rush 3
2-out RBI: R. Rios , J. Rush 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Corter , R. Collier 2 , B. Smolka , J. Ford , J. Whaley , J. Saxton
GIDP: J. Ford
Sac Bunt: R. Rios
Hit by Pitch: B. Corter , B. Arnett
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Corter (1)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Johnson 5.1 7 3 3 1 4 0 87 5.17   
N. Tatum 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.06   
J. Gallegos H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.70   
D. Savard H (4) 1.1 0 1 0 0 1 0 21 4.91   
D. Rutledge BS (3) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.43   
E. Vargas L (3-4) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 36 5.40   
K. Bollinger 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 45
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 24, N. Tatum 2, J. Gallegos 3, D. Savard 6, D. Rutledge 7, E. Vargas 9, K. Bollinger 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 6-5, N. Tatum 0-0, J. Gallegos 0-0, D. Savard 2-1, D. Rutledge 4-0, E. Vargas 2-1, K. Bollinger 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 87-60, N. Tatum 9-7, J. Gallegos 14-7, D. Savard 21-13, D. Rutledge 11-9, E. Vargas 36-21, K. Bollinger 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Tatum 1-0 , D. Savard 2-0 , D. Rutledge 2-1 , K. Bollinger 2-1
WP: J. Johnson , K. Bollinger
Hit Batsmen: D. Savard , E. Vargas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kocis 6.1 7 4 4 1 6 2 103 4.07   
C. Carter 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 0.00   
A. Fields 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 0.00   
I. Espinosa W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kocis 48
Batters Faced: S. Kocis 27, C. Carter 5, A. Fields 6, I. Espinosa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kocis 7-6, C. Carter 0-1, A. Fields 1-3, I. Espinosa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kocis 103-69, C. Carter 25-17, A. Fields 26-15, I. Espinosa 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carter 2-0
WP: S. Kocis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Kocis
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 26768
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