MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/31/2114
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2127 - TUESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (37-67) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals (64-41) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 X 9 13 2
Cardinals Stop Blue Jays, 9-1
With right fielder Fernando Contreras leading the charge, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-1, at Busch Stadium. Contreras, who is on pace to hit 40 home runs this season, was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The win elevated the Cardinals to 64-41.

Making an impact for the home team was Jay Gunter. In the bottom of the third, the 27-year old third baseman had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. That made the score 3-1, Cardinals.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Gunter. "And vice-versa."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Polanco DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 12 30
M. McNamara CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 11 41
J. Pantoja 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 8 27
D. Steinhart 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .218 21 60
H. Amador SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .249 7 35
D. Funes RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 4 17
   a-J. Ballantine PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 12 61
D. Windsor C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .207 11 36
K. Archibeque LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 5 30
   b-R. Argueta PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 2 17
   c-D. Price LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 7 30
R. Jakob 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 0 4
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 7 15      
a - J. Ballantine pinch hit for D. Funes in the 7th
b - R. Argueta pinch hit for K. Archibeque in the 8th
c - D. Price substituted for R. Argueta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Argueta (7, 8th Inning off E. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Steinhart (13, 9th Inning off M. Carr, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Windsor (4, 2nd Inning off E. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Steinhart 2 , H. Amador , D. Windsor 3 , R. Argueta 2
2-out RBI: D. Windsor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McNamara , K. Archibeque , D. Price
GIDP: M. McNamara
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Steinhart (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jakob-Amador-Pantoja)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .280 8 33
F. Contreras RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .292 26 60
P. Lewis DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .241 19 53
C. Gutshall 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .285 25 66
D. Ritch CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .276 10 39
D. Smeal C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .251 13 41
J. Gunter 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .251 15 46
T. Warren 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .226 6 23
M. Wofford SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .184 0 16
Totals 35 9 13 9 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gunter (8, 2nd Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ritch (11, 5th Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Rivas (12, 6th Inning off J. Cronin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Contreras 2 (26, 3rd Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Carey, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Smeal (13, 5th Inning off M. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Warren (6, 8th Inning off J. Cronin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rivas 3 , F. Contreras 8 , C. Gutshall 2 , D. Ritch 3 , D. Smeal 4 , J. Gunter 3 , T. Warren 4 , M. Wofford
2-out RBI: C. Gutshall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivas , P. Lewis , D. Smeal , T. Warren
GIDP: P. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Gunter
Hit by Pitch: P. Lewis
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rivas (29)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rivas (3) , D. Smeal (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Wofford-Warren-Gutshall)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Williams L (7-7) 4.1 8 5 5 3 2 2 80 5.41   
J. Cronin 2.2 4 3 3 0 2 1 39 4.63   
M. Carey 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 4.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Williams 26
Batters Faced: M. Williams 24, J. Cronin 12, M. Carey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Williams 3-7, J. Cronin 1-5, M. Carey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Williams 80-44, J. Cronin 39-26, M. Carey 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Carey 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jones W (13-4) 7.1 3 1 1 2 5 0 108 2.38   
J. Dunn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.10   
M. Carr 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jones 71
Batters Faced: E. Jones 26, J. Dunn 3, M. Carr 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jones 8-7, J. Dunn 1-0, M. Carr 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jones 108-67, J. Dunn 9-5, M. Carr 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dunn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Contreras
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 37441
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