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    Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3
    Chris Carpenter bows his head after allowing Matt Kemp's homer. (Kim Johnson Flodin/AP)
    By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
    As good as Chris Carpenter has been all year, he wasn't his usual self in Game 1 of the NLDS, allowing four runs in an uneven five-inning performance as the Cardinals lost to the Dodgers. Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker and Mark DeRosa drove in runs. The Cardinals stranded 14 of a playoff-record 30 combined left on base.
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    Series at a glance:
    STL
    St. Louis     		LAD
    LA Dodgers
    October 7, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    St. Louis
    		 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1   3 11 0
    LA Dodgers
    		 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X   5 12 0
    Recap: STL | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Dodgers stats
    St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Schumaker, 2B-CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667
    Ryan, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200
    Pujols, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000
    Holliday, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250
    Ludwick, RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .500
    Molina, Y, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200
    DeRosa, 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .600
    Rasmus, C, CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500
      a-Glaus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
      Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Boggs, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Ankiel, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
    Carpenter, C, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
      Reyes, De, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Lugo, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 36 3 11 3 5 7 25  

    a-Struck out for Rasmus, C in the 7th. b-Struck out for Boggs in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Ryan (1, Wolf), Schumaker (1, Wolf), Rasmus, C (1, Weaver, Jf), DeRosa (1, Broxton, J).
    TB: Molina, Y; Ryan 2; Ludwick 2; DeRosa 4; Rasmus, C 2; Schumaker 3; Holliday.
    RBI: Ludwick (1), Schumaker (1), DeRosa (1).
    2-out RBI: DeRosa.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ryan; DeRosa; Ludwick 2; Carpenter, C; Glaus; Ankiel.
    SAC: Carpenter, C.
    GIDP: Molina, Y.
    Team RISP: 3-for-13.
    Team LOB: 14.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Ryan-Lugo-Pujols).
    		 
    LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Furcal, SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .750
    Kemp, CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .200
    Ethier, RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .667
    Ramirez, M, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250
    Loney, 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .500
    Blake, 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 5 .500
    Belliard, 2B 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 .333
      1-Hudson, O, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Martin, R, C 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .000
    Wolf, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
      Weaver, Jf, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Pierre, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Thome, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
      Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Broxton, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
    Totals 33 5 12 5 8 6 27  

    a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Weaver, Jf in the 5th. b-Struck out for Belisario in the 6th.
    1-Ran for Belliard in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Ramirez, M (1, Carpenter, C), Ethier (1, Reyes, De).
    3B: Furcal (1, Carpenter, C).
    HR: Kemp (1, 1st inning off Carpenter, C, 1 on, 0 out).
    TB: Belliard; Furcal 5; Ramirez, M 2; Kemp 4; Blake 2; Ethier 3; Loney 2.
    RBI: Kemp 2 (2), Blake (1), Furcal (1), Martin, R (1).
    2-out RBI: Martin, R.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Belliard; Kemp 2; Wolf 2; Blake 2; Thome 2; Broxton, J 2.
    SAC: Pierre.
    SF: Furcal.
    GIDP: Ramirez, M.
    Team RISP: 2-for-15.
    Team LOB: 16.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Wolf-Belliard-Furcal-Loney).
     
    St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Carpenter, C (L, 0-1) 5.0 9 4 4 4 3 1 7.20
    Reyes, De 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -.--
    McClellan 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
    Miller, T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Hawksworth 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
    Boggs 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
    		 
    LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wolf 3.2 6 2 2 5 2 0 4.91
    Weaver, Jf (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Belisario (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Kuo (H, 1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
    Sherrill (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Broxton, J (S, 1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 6.75

    Reyes, De pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

    Game Scores: Carpenter, C , Wolf .
    IBB: Pujols (by Wolf), Pujols (by Wolf).
    HBP: Holliday (by Wolf), Schumaker (by Sherrill), Ethier (by Carpenter, C), Martin, R (by McClellan).
    Pitches-strikes: Carpenter, C 105-63, Reyes, De 3-3, McClellan 17-7, Miller, T 6-3, Hawksworth 18-11, Boggs 20-7, Wolf 82-46, Weaver, Jf 18-14, Belisario 11-8, Kuo 25-17, Sherrill 8-5, Broxton, J 17-12.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Carpenter, C 7-3, Reyes, De 0-0, McClellan 0-1, Miller, T 0-0, Hawksworth 1-0, Boggs 2-0, Wolf 4-2, Weaver, Jf 3-0, Belisario 3-0, Kuo 1-0, Sherrill 0-1, Broxton, J 1-0.
    Batters faced: Carpenter, C 29, Reyes, De 1, McClellan 5, Miller, T 1, Hawksworth 4, Boggs 5, Wolf 22, Weaver, Jf 5, Belisario 3, Kuo 5, Sherrill 3, Broxton, J 6.
    Inherited runners-scored: McClellan 1-1, Miller, T 3-0, Weaver, Jf 3-0, Broxton, J 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Jeff Nelson. LF: Ed Rapuano. RF: Tony Randazzo.
    Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
    T: 3:54.
    Att: 56,000.
    Venue: Dodger Stadium.
    October 7, 2009
    October 7, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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