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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

2009-08-05 · Day game · Citi Field · Att: 39781 · 84°F · Wind 4 mph to CF · 2:50

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–0. New York Mets put up 3 in the 2nd. Nelson Figueroa earned the win and Bobby Parnell picked up the save. Angel Pagan went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
NYN	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2		9	15

W: Nelson Figueroa L: Kyle Lohse SV: Bobby Parnell

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Chad Fairchild · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Julio Lugo	4	1	0	2
Mark DeRosa	4	0	0	2
Albert Pujols	3	2	0	0
Matt Holliday	4	0	0	1
Ryan Ludwick	2	0	1	0
Rick Ankiel	2	0	0	0
Yadier Molina	3	1	0	0
Joe Thurston	4	2	0	1
Kyle Lohse	1	0	0	0
Colby Rasmus	3	0	0	2
Khalil Greene	1	0	0	1
Skip Schumaker	1	0	0	0
Jason LaRue	1	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Angel Pagan	4	2	3	4	0	0
Alex Cora	5	1	1	1	0	1
David Wright	4	1	3	2	1	0
Gary Sheffield	4	0	1	0	0	0
Daniel Murphy	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	3	0	2	0	1	0
Brian Schneider	4	1	1	0	0	0
Angel Berroa	3	1	0	0	1	0
Nelson Figueroa	1	1	1	2	1	0
Jeremy Reed	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Parnell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Cory Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Lohse	2.2	7	2	0
Dennys Reyes	0.2	0	0	0
Blake Hawksworth	1.2	1	1	0
Brad Thompson	2.0	5	1	0
Trever Miller	1.0	2	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jonathon Niese	1.2	1	1	2
Nelson Figueroa	4.1	4	0	5
Bobby Parnell	3.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Julio Lugo: K
Mark DeRosa: K
Albert Pujols: D7/F7D+
Matt Holliday: 1/F6MS-

Bot 1

Angel Pagan: S8/L8RS
Alex Cora: 6(1)/FO/G4
David Wright: HR/F89D+.1-H
Gary Sheffield: 63/G6
Daniel Murphy: 3/G34

Top 2

Ryan Ludwick: W
Rick Ankiel: 36(1)/FO/G13-
Yadier Molina: E5/G5.1-2
Joe Thurston: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Kyle Lohse: 9/F9S

Bot 2

Jeff Francoeur: S8/L4MD
Brian Schneider: DGR/F89XD+.1-3
Angel Berroa: FC5/G56S.3XH(5251);2-3;B-2
Nelson Figueroa: T8/F8LXD.3-H;2-H
Angel Pagan: E8/SF/F8RM.3-H
Alex Cora: 5/F5F-
David Wright: S8/L8RS.1-3
Gary Sheffield: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Julio Lugo: 3/F3F-
Mark DeRosa: K
Albert Pujols: D9/F9D
Matt Holliday: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

Daniel Murphy: 8/F8RD
Jeff Francoeur: D7/L7LM+
Brian Schneider: 43/G4+.2-3
Angel Berroa: W
Nelson Figueroa: W.1-2
Angel Pagan: 13/G13

Top 4

Ryan Ludwick: HP
Rick Ankiel: 9/F9D
Yadier Molina: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Alex Cora: 3/G34
David Wright: W
Gary Sheffield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S

Top 5

Joe Thurston: S9/L89M
Colby Rasmus: K
Julio Lugo: D7/L78D.1-3
Mark DeRosa: 9/F34D
Albert Pujols: HP
Matt Holliday: K

Bot 5

Daniel Murphy: S9/L89M
Jeff Francoeur: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Brian Schneider: 9/F89D
Angel Berroa: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Ryan Ludwick: 9/L9D
Khalil Greene: K
Yadier Molina: S9/L9D
Joe Thurston: K

Bot 6

Jeremy Reed: D8/L89D
Angel Pagan: T8/L8RXD+.2-H
Alex Cora: S7/L7S-.3-H
David Wright: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Gary Sheffield: S8/F78D
Daniel Murphy: 7/F7LD

Top 7

Colby Rasmus: K
Julio Lugo: K
Mark DeRosa: 63/G56

Bot 7

Jeff Francoeur: W
Brian Schneider: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Angel Berroa: 7/F7D

Top 8

Albert Pujols: 53/G6S-
Matt Holliday: 7/F7LD
Ryan Ludwick: 9/F89M

Bot 8

Bobby Parnell: S8/L8LS-
Angel Pagan: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Alex Cora: K
David Wright: S8/L8RS
Cory Sullivan: 9/F9M
Daniel Murphy: K

Top 9

Skip Schumaker: 63/G6S
Jason LaRue: K
Joe Thurston: S9/L9S
Colby Rasmus: 8/F8LXD

Notes & reviews

Mets pitcher Jon Niese tore the hamstring from the bone as he stretched for a throw. He tried one warmup pitch and fell as he followed through, in obvious agony. Surgery next day, out for rest of season.
Mets left fielder Gary Sheffield left the game due to an injured leg

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