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Cardinals 6, Giants 2
Barry Zito allowed three runs and struck out six in 6 2/3 innings. (Ben Margot/AP)
The Giants took an early step toward pushing their winning streak to five games by scoring two runs, but after a third-inning tally, they mustered just two more hits in the game. Barry Zito kept the Cardinals in check until a two-run seventh that sent him to his sixth defeat.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (29-20)
Won 1
St. Louis 6, San Francisco 2   SF
San Francisco (24-24)
Lost 1
May 30, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1   6 15 0
San Francisco
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 7 0
Standings thru 5/30/09  |  Recap: STL | SF  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Giants stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ryan, Br, SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .257
Duncan, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .263
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Rasmus, PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Pujols, 1B 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 .329
Ludwick, RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .263
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Molina, Y, C 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273
Ankiel, CF-RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .233
Barden, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244
Carpenter, C, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Stavinoha, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
  Thurston, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244
Schumaker, 2B-LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .313
Totals 40 6 15 6 3 9 17  

a-Doubled for Carpenter, C in the 7th. b-Flied out for Motte in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Stavinoha (3, Zito), Schumaker (10, Zito), Duncan (13, Zito).
3B: Thurston (3, Romo).
HR: Pujols 2 (16, 4th inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Miller, Ju, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Ryan, Br 2; Duncan 3; Pujols 8; Ludwick; Molina, Y 2; Barden; Stavinoha 2; Thurston 3; Schumaker 4.
RBI: Pujols 2 (42), Schumaker 2 (16), Duncan (27), Thurston (15).
2-out RBI: Duncan; Thurston; Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y; Ankiel; Ludwick; Barden.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ryan, Br (1, 2nd base by Zito/Molina, B).

FIELDING
DP: (Ryan, Br-Schumaker-Pujols).

 
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rowand, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278
Renteria, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245
Winn, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .279
Molina, B, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254
Sandoval, P, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Lewis, F, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .268
Uribe, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .299
Burriss, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270
Zito, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125
  Medders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Schierholtz, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
  Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Miller, Ju, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 9  

a-Grounded out for Medders in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Lewis, F (10, Carpenter, C), Winn (12, Carpenter, C), Molina, B (8, Carpenter, C).
3B: Uribe (1, Carpenter, C).
TB: Rowand; Winn 2; Molina, B 2; Lewis, F 2; Uribe 4; Zito.
RBI: Uribe (8), Molina, B (31).
2-out RBI: Molina, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zito; Lewis, F; Burriss.
GIDP: Renteria.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Burriss-Renteria-Sandoval, P).

 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carpenter, C (W, 3-0) 6.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 0.62
Motte (H, 11) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Franklin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35
 
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zito (L, 1-6) 6.2 10 3 3 2 6 1 4.02
Medders 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Romo 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 27.00
Miller, Ju 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.42

IBB: Pujols (by Zito).
HBP: Sandoval, P (by Carpenter, C).
Pitches-strikes: Carpenter, C 91-66, Motte 17-14, Franklin 9-8, Zito 116-74, Medders 5-3, Romo 21-13, Miller, Ju 25-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Carpenter, C 9-4, Motte 2-2, Franklin 2-1, Zito 8-5, Medders 0-1, Romo 0-0, Miller, Ju 1-2.
Batters faced: Carpenter, C 25, Motte 6, Franklin 4, Zito 30, Medders 1, Romo 5, Miller, Ju 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Medders 2-0, Miller, Ju 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 35,592.
May 30, 2009

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