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New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

2009-04-21 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 35506 · 58°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph to RF · 2:53

St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Mets 6–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 5th. Jason Motte earned the win and Ryan Franklin picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
SLN	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2		6	11

W: Jason Motte L: J.J. Putz SV: Ryan Franklin

Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Greg Gibson · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Reyes	5	1	2	1	0	1
Daniel Murphy	3	0	1	1	1	0
David Wright	4	1	2	1	0	1
Carlos Delgado	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Beltran	3	0	2	1	1	0
Ryan Church	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Castro	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Castillo	4	1	2	0	0	1
Oliver Perez	1	1	1	0	1	0
Alex Cora	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Sheffield	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brendan Ryan	4	1	2	0	1	0
Rick Ankiel	5	2	3	1	0	1
Albert Pujols	4	1	1	2	1	0
Ryan Ludwick	3	0	0	1	0	1
Yadier Molina	4	1	3	0	1	0
Chris Duncan	5	0	1	0	0	1
Khalil Greene	1	0	0	1	3	0
Joe Thurston	3	0	0	1	1	1
Todd Wellemeyer	2	1	1	0	0	1
Brian Barden	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Wainwright	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Oliver Perez	4.2	6	5	4
Casey Fossum	0.1	0	1	0
Brian Stokes	1.0	2	0	0
Pedro Feliciano	1.0	0	1	2
J. J. Putz	1.0	3	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Wellemeyer	5.0	10	2	1
Kyle McClellan	2.0	1	0	2
Dennys Reyes	0.1	0	1	0
Jason Motte	0.2	0	0	0
Ryan Franklin	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Reyes: 8/F8RD
Daniel Murphy: W
David Wright: PO1(23)
David Wright: S6/G56
Carlos Delgado: S9/G3+.1-3
Carlos Beltran: D8/L8RM+.3-H;1-3
Ryan Church: 5/L56

Bot 1

Brendan Ryan: W
Rick Ankiel: 7/F78S
Albert Pujols: 7/F7S
Ryan Ludwick: 8/F8LXD

Top 2

Ramon Castro: 63/G56
Luis Castillo: T9/G3+
Oliver Perez: W
Jose Reyes: S7/F78S.3-H;1-2
Daniel Murphy: 7/L78M
David Wright: K

Bot 2

Yadier Molina: S7/L56
Chris Duncan: 5!/F5F-
Khalil Greene: 9/F9M
Joe Thurston: 6/L6D-

Top 3

Carlos Delgado: 8/F8RM
Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LM
Ryan Church: 8/F8LM

Bot 3

Todd Wellemeyer: K
Brendan Ryan: 4/F4D-
Rick Ankiel: K

Top 4

Ramon Castro: 63/G6
Luis Castillo: 6/L6
Oliver Perez: S8/G6M
Jose Reyes: S9/G34+.1-2
Daniel Murphy: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
David Wright: S5/G6S-.3-H;1XH(32)(E5/TH)

Bot 4

Albert Pujols: W
Ryan Ludwick: K
Yadier Molina: D9/L9LM.1-3
Chris Duncan: 5/L56S-
Khalil Greene: W
Joe Thurston: K

Top 5

Carlos Delgado: 5/F6D-
Carlos Beltran: S7/G6
Ryan Church: 36(1)3/GDP/G34S

Bot 5

Todd Wellemeyer: S8/L6MD
Brendan Ryan: 8/F8LD
Rick Ankiel: S7/L78M.1-3;B-2(TH)
Albert Pujols: D7/L7LD+.3-H;2-H
Ryan Ludwick: 3/F3DF-
Yadier Molina: W
Chris Duncan: S4/G34.2-3;1-2
Khalil Greene: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Thurston: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Brian Barden: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Ramon Castro: 8/F8LM
Luis Castillo: S7/L56+
Alex Cora: 9/F9M
Jose Reyes: K

Bot 6

Brendan Ryan: S9/L9S
Rick Ankiel: S9/L9M.1-2
Albert Pujols: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
Ryan Ludwick: C/E2.1-2
Yadier Molina: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Daniel Murphy: 9/F89M
David Wright: 43/G4MD
Carlos Delgado: K

Bot 7

Chris Duncan: K
Khalil Greene: W
Joe Thurston: 16(1)/FO/G15-
Adam Wainwright: K

Top 8

Carlos Beltran: W
Ryan Church: 13/SH.1-2
Ramon Castro: 9/NDP/F9M.2XH(52)

Bot 8

Brendan Ryan: T7/F7M
Rick Ankiel: D9/L9LD+.3-H
Albert Pujols: 9/L9M.2-3
Ryan Ludwick: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
Yadier Molina: S7/L6D
Chris Duncan: 6/F6-

Top 9

Luis Castillo: K
Gary Sheffield: 43/G6MD+
Jose Reyes: 53!/G56S-

Notes & reviews

Ryan Ludwick's throw from RF got away from 3B Joe Thurston and rolled towards the mound; Carlos Beltran tried to score but did not slide and was tagged out as he stepped on catcher Yadier Molina's foot
misplayed by LF Dan Murphy into a triple

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