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Cards stifled in LA
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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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