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St. Louis Cardinals @ Milwaukee Brewers

2011-10-09 · 2011 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 6 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Miller Park · Att: 43613 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:35

Milwaukee Brewers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–6. Milwaukee Brewers put up 6 in the 5th. Zack Greinke earned the win and John Axford picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	6	9
ML4	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0		9	11

W: Zack Greinke L: Jaime Garcia SV: John Axford

Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Tim Timmons · 2B: Sam Holbrook · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: Bill Miller · RF: Mike Winters

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Furcal	5	2	2	0	0	1
Jon Jay	4	1	1	0	1	0
Albert Pujols	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lance Berkman	4	1	2	1	0	1
Matt Holliday	4	0	2	1	0	2
Yadier Molina	3	1	0	0	1	1
David Freese	3	1	1	3	1	0
Ryan Theriot	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jaime Garcia	2	0	0	0	0	2
Adron Chambers	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Punto	1	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Corey Hart	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jerry Hairston	4	2	2	0	1	1
Ryan Braun	4	2	2	4	1	0
Prince Fielder	3	1	1	2	1	0
Rickie Weeks	3	1	1	0	1	0
Yuniesky Betancourt	4	2	2	2	0	1
Carlos Gomez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Lucroy	4	0	2	1	0	0
Zack Greinke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nyjer Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Kotsay	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jaime Garcia	4.0	6	3	3
Octavio Dotel	1.0	2	0	0
Lance Lynn	1.0	1	1	0
Kyle McClellan	0.1	2	0	0
Marc Rzepczynski	0.2	0	0	1
Mitchell Boggs	1.0	0	1	0

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Zack Greinke	6.0	8	2	6
Takashi Saito	1.0	1	0	0
Francisco Rodriguez	1.0	0	1	2
John Axford	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rafael Furcal: 63/G
Jon Jay: W
Albert Pujols: S9/L-.1-2
Lance Berkman: K
Matt Holliday: S9/G.2-H;1-2
Yadier Molina: 4/P

Bot 1

Corey Hart: 63/G
Jerry Hairston: W
Ryan Braun: HR/78/F.1-H
Prince Fielder: HP
Rickie Weeks: W.1-2
Yuniesky Betancourt: K
Carlos Gomez: K

Top 2

David Freese: 9/F
Ryan Theriot: 8/F
Jaime Garcia: K

Bot 2

Jonathan Lucroy: 53/G
Zack Greinke: 53/G
Corey Hart: W
Jerry Hairston: K

Top 3

Rafael Furcal: 4/P
Jon Jay: 1/G
Albert Pujols: 7/F

Bot 3

Ryan Braun: 53/G
Prince Fielder: 43/G
Rickie Weeks: D7/L
Yuniesky Betancourt: 53/G

Top 4

Lance Berkman: S7/G-
Matt Holliday: K
Yadier Molina: W.1-2
David Freese: HR/89/F.2-H;1-H
Ryan Theriot: 53/G
Jaime Garcia: K

Bot 4

Carlos Gomez: 9/F
Jonathan Lucroy: 53/G
Zack Greinke: 163/G

Top 5

Rafael Furcal: D8/L
Jon Jay: 31/G+.2-3
Albert Pujols: K23
Lance Berkman: S9/L.3-H
Matt Holliday: S7/G+.1-2
Yadier Molina: 8/F

Bot 5

Corey Hart: S7/G
Jerry Hairston: D7/L.1-3
Ryan Braun: DGR/9/F.3-H;2-H
Prince Fielder: HR/89/L.2-H
Rickie Weeks: E1/TH1/G+.B-2
Yuniesky Betancourt: HR/78/F.2-H(UR)
Carlos Gomez: 3/P
Jonathan Lucroy: D7/L
Zack Greinke: 9/F
Corey Hart: 8/F

Top 6

David Freese: 63/G
Ryan Theriot: 9/F
Adron Chambers: K

Bot 6

Jerry Hairston: S8/G
Ryan Braun: 53/G.1-2
Prince Fielder: IW
Rickie Weeks: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Rafael Furcal: S8/L+
Jon Jay: S7/G.1-3
Albert Pujols: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H
Lance Berkman: 5/P

Bot 7

Yuniesky Betancourt: D7/L
Carlos Gomez: 14/SH/BG.2-3
Jonathan Lucroy: S8/L.3-H
Nyjer Morgan: K
Corey Hart: 63/G

Top 8

Matt Holliday: K
Yadier Molina: K
David Freese: W
Ryan Theriot: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 8

Jerry Hairston: 13/G
Ryan Braun: W
Prince Fielder: 43/G.1-2
Mark Kotsay: 8/F

Top 9

Nick Punto: K
Rafael Furcal: K
Jon Jay: 13/L

Notes & reviews

MLB VP Joe Torre spoke with both managers before the game about not throwing at batters
Ryan Braun's homer landed in the second section above the bullpens; 463 feet
both teams were warned by HP umpire Gary Darling

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