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St. Louis Cardinals @ Detroit Tigers

2006-10-22 · 2006 World Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 42533 · 44°F, rain, wet · Wind 18 mph · 2:55

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Kenny Rogers earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
DET	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	10

W: Kenny Rogers L: Jeff Weaver SV: Todd Jones

Umpires — HP: Alfonso Marquez · 1B: Wally Bell · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: Tim McClelland · RF: Randy Marsh

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Eckstein	4	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Spiezio	3	0	0	0	1	1
Albert Pujols	3	0	0	0	1	0
Scott Rolen	4	1	2	0	0	1
Juan Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Edmonds	3	0	1	1	1	1
Preston Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Yadier Molina	4	0	1	0	0	0
Aaron Miles	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Granderson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Monroe	3	1	1	1	1	1
Placido Polanco	3	0	0	0	0	1
Magglio Ordonez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carlos Guillen	3	1	3	1	1	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Casey	3	0	1	1	0	0
Brandon Inge	4	0	2	0	0	2
Ramon Santiago	3	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Weaver	5.0	9	1	5
Tyler Johnson	0.2	0	0	1
Josh Kinney	0.1	0	1	0
Randy Flores	1.0	1	0	0
Brad Thompson	0.2	0	0	1
Adam Wainwright	0.1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kenny Rogers	8.0	2	3	5
Todd Jones	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Eckstein: 63/G
Scott Spiezio: K/C
Albert Pujols: W
Scott Rolen: S5/G.1-2
Juan Encarnacion: 13/G

Bot 1

Curtis Granderson: 8/F
Craig Monroe: HR/7/F
Placido Polanco: 63/G
Magglio Ordonez: S6/P
Carlos Guillen: D7/L.1-H
Ivan Rodriguez: FC5/G.2X3(5)

Top 2

Jim Edmonds: K
Preston Wilson: 13/G
Yadier Molina: 7/F

Bot 2

Sean Casey: 8/F
Brandon Inge: S7/L
Ramon Santiago: S9/F.1-2
Curtis Granderson: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Aaron Miles: K
David Eckstein: 5/P
Scott Spiezio: 53/G

Bot 3

Craig Monroe: K/C
Placido Polanco: K
Magglio Ordonez: S9/G
Carlos Guillen: W.1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: 3/G

Top 4

Albert Pujols: 13/G
Scott Rolen: 8/F
Juan Encarnacion: 63/G

Bot 4

Sean Casey: HP
Brandon Inge: S8/L.1-2
Ramon Santiago: E3/SH/BG.2-3;1-2
Curtis Granderson: K
Craig Monroe: 6/P/IF
Placido Polanco: 63/G

Top 5

Jim Edmonds: W
Preston Wilson: 8/F
Yadier Molina: 9/F
Aaron Miles: 1/L

Bot 5

Magglio Ordonez: 63/G
Carlos Guillen: T9/G
Ivan Rodriguez: K
Sean Casey: S9/L.3-H
Brandon Inge: K

Top 6

David Eckstein: 53/G
Scott Spiezio: W
Albert Pujols: 7/L
Scott Rolen: K

Bot 6

Ramon Santiago: K/C
Curtis Granderson: 3/G
Craig Monroe: W
Placido Polanco: HP.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: 7/F

Top 7

Juan Encarnacion: K
Jim Edmonds: 8/F
Preston Wilson: 63/G

Bot 7

Carlos Guillen: S8/G
Ivan Rodriguez: 54(1)3/GDP
Sean Casey: 8/F

Top 8

Yadier Molina: S9/L
Aaron Miles: 64(1)/FO/G
David Eckstein: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Brandon Inge: K/C
Ramon Santiago: 43/G
Curtis Granderson: K23

Top 9

Scott Spiezio: 9/L
Albert Pujols: 53/G
Scott Rolen: S9/L
Juan Encarnacion: DI.1-2
Juan Encarnacion: E1/G.2-3
Jim Edmonds: D7/L.3-H(UR);1-3
Preston Wilson: HP
Yadier Molina: 64(1)/FO/G

Notes & reviews

in the top of the first, Kenny Rogers pitched with a brown substance on the heel of his pitching hand; Cardinal manager Tony LaRussa complained to the umpires; the umpires talked with Rogers and Tigers manager Jim Leyland; Rogers washed his hands before the second inning

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