Sep 28, 2008 - 3:36 AM
0 shoutsCincinnati (74-87) at St. Louis (85-76) 2:15 pm. EDT
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Albert Pujols' pursuit of a batting title will fall short, but he gets one last chance to make his case for National League MVP on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.
Pujols has drawn a ton of MVP consideration. The 28-year-old slugger is hitting .356 with 37 home runs and 115 RBI and almost singlehandedly kept the Cardinals in postseason contention for most of the season.
He homered in Saturday's 8-5 victory to become the only player in major league history with 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his first eight seasons.
Pujols is a big reason the Cardinals are looking to close out the season with a sixth straight win. Still, he is well behind Atlanta's Chipper Jones (.365) in the race for the batting title.
Pujols can still win one award, though, and he will make his final MVP push against Adam Pettyjohn (0-0, 4.50 ERA). Pettyjohn is making a spot start in place of ace Edinson Volquez. Volquez was scratched due to tendinitis in his left knee.
Pettyjohn went 15-6 with a 4.59 ERA this season in Class AAA Louisville before being called up on September 9. St. Louis, which will miss the postseason for a second straight year, counters with Kyle Lohse (15-6, 3.78).
Lohse won his second straight start on Tuesday by limiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to three runs and seven hits in a 7-4 win.
From the Bleachers
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CINCINNATI: 4
ST. LOUIS: 11
Final
Sep 28 5:02 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOEY VOTTO (24) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF KELVIN JIMENEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, ST LOUIS 11
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.252, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Sep 28 3:56 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (26) TO LEFT WITH 0
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF BRAD THOMPSON SCORED JOEY VOTTO.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3, ST LOUIS 11
DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J BRUCE (.255, 0-FOR-1)
Sep 28 3:28 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED JOSH PHELPS.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 11 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.272, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Sep 28 3:22 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 10 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.298, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Sep 28 3:19 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED BRIAN BARTON AND BRENDAN
RYAN.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 9 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.356, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Sep 28 3:18 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRENDAN RYAN SCORED JASON LARUE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B RYAN ON FIRST, B BARTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C IZTURIS (.265, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Sep 28 3:14 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY TROY GLAUS (27) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF ADAM PETTYJOHN.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 6
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J LARUE (.216, 0-FOR-1)
Sep 28 3:04 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.356, 0-FOR-1)
Sep 28 2:49 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED BRAD THOMPSON. ERROR BY JAY
BRUCE ALLOWED BRENDAN RYAN TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: F LOPEZ (.279, 1-FOR-1)
Sep 28 2:47 PM -
NL
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (37) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF ADAM PETTYJOHN SCORED FELIPE LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1, ST LOUIS 2
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.271, 26 HR, 98 RBI)
Sep 28 2:30 PM -
NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CINCINNATI 1 1 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - ADAM PETTYJOHN
STL - BRAD THOMPSON
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS:
Sep 28 2:23 PM
