MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/09/2112
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 615 - SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (1-2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (2-1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 5 8 0
St. Louis Collects 5-1 Win
St. Louis catcher Dave Smeal made his presence felt in the 5-1 Cardinals triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays. Smeal was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2. Carlos Romero picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Josh Tucker was tagged with the loss. St. Louis goes to 2-1.

Jay Gunter hit a bases-clearing triple off Ruben Perez in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Cardinals in front, 4-1. Gunter had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"We try to keep the mood light around here," said Gunter. "Winning helps."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrade CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .273 0 0
Z. Baize LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .182 1 3
V. Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 1 1
D. Steinhart 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
J. Reese 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 0 1
E. Starnes RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .111 0 1
J. Thompson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
K. Harvey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-D. Price PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Beiriger C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1 0 7 19      
a - D. Price pinch hit for K. Harvey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reese (1, 2nd Inning off T. Harada, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Starnes (1, 9th Inning off C. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Andrade 2 , D. Steinhart 3 , J. Reese 3 , E. Starnes 2 , J. Thompson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Baize 2 , V. Rivera , K. Harvey
GIDP: J. Reese
Sac Bunt: M. Beiriger
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Baize (1)
OF assists: 1 (Baize(Gutshall at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivas LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Gunter 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .500 1 6
C. Gutshall 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .417 2 4
P. Lewis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
F. Contreras RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .429 0 1
R. Rangel SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .154 0 0
D. Smeal C 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .333 2 3
T. Warren 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 1 1
A. Loredo CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .111 0 1
Totals 30 5 8 5 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Contreras (1, 4th Inning off B. Demeter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Gunter (1, 7th Inning off R. Perez, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smeal (2, 5th Inning off B. Demeter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gunter 4 , F. Contreras 3 , R. Rangel , D. Smeal 5 , T. Warren
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gunter , R. Rangel
Sac Fly: C. Gutshall
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Warren (2)
CS: F. Contreras (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rangel-Warren-Gutshall, Gutshall, Rangel-Warren)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Demeter 5.1 5 1 1 0 5 1 90 1.69   
E. Burnham 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11.57   
J. Tucker L (0-1) 0.0 0 3 3 3 0 0 20 135.00   
R. Perez 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 27 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Demeter 59
Batters Faced: B. Demeter 22, E. Burnham 2, J. Tucker 3, R. Perez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Demeter 8-3, E. Burnham 0-1, J. Tucker 0-0, R. Perez 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Demeter 90-61, E. Burnham 5-4, J. Tucker 20-8, R. Perez 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Burnham 1-0 , R. Perez 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Harada 5.2 6 1 1 0 5 0 89 1.59   
C. Romero W (1-0) 2.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 39 0.00   
B. Pekala 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Harada 58
Batters Faced: T. Harada 23, C. Romero 11, B. Pekala 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Harada 6-6, C. Romero 2-3, B. Pekala 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Harada 89-55, C. Romero 39-27, B. Pekala 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Romero 1-0 , B. Pekala 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Smeal
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 46429
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