Cardinals 6, Nationals 2
Todd Wellemeyer beat Washington for his second win of the season. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
By Lisa Winston / MLB.com
Last season, Todd Wellemeyer went 4-0 in May, and now that the calendar has flipped, the righty continued that trend by beating the Nats. Albert Pujols, who fell a triple short of the cycle, Chris Duncan, Ryan Ludwick and Joe Thurston homered.
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St. Louis 6, Washington 2
Today's Boxes 5/1/09
CHC 8, FLA 6
NYY 10, LAA 9
CIN 4, PIT 0
CLE 6, DET 5
NYM 7, PHI 4
TOR 8, BAL 4
ATL 7, HOU 2
TB 6, BOS 2
ARI 5, MIL 2
CWS 4, TEX 3
MIN 7, KC 5
SEA 8, OAK 7
LAD 1, SD 0
SF 3, COL 2
May 1, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
St. Louis
1
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
6 10
0
Washington
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2 8
0
Standings thru 5/1/09 | Recap: STL | WSH | Gameday | Cardinals stats | Nationals stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , 2B-LF
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
.280
Thurston , 3B-2B
4
1
1
1
0
1
1
.276
Pujols , 1B
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
.356
Duncan , LF
4
1
3
2
0
1
1
.329
Motte , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Boyer , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ludwick , RF
4
1
1
2
0
0
2
.295
Ankiel , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.250
Molina, Y , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.329
Greene , SS
4
0
0
0
0
3
1
.111
Wellemeyer , P
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.250
Barden , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.375
Totals 37 6 10 6 0 10 8
BATTING 2B : Pujols (5, Zimmermann), Duncan (8, Rivera, S).HR : Pujols (9, 1st inning off Zimmermann,
0 on, 2 out), Duncan (3, 4th inning off Zimmermann, 1 on, 0 out), Ludwick (6, 6th inning off Zimmermann, 1 on, 1 out), Thurston
(1, 7th inning off Kensing, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Thurston 4; Pujols 7; Duncan 7; Ludwick 4; Molina, Y; Wellemeyer.RBI :
Pujols (29), Duncan 2 (16), Ludwick 2 (21), Thurston (12).2-out RBI : Pujols; Thurston.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Molina, Y.Team RISP : 1-for-4.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING DP :
2 (Schumaker-Greene-Pujols, Greene-Schumaker-Pujols).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.383
Johnson, N , 1B
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
.350
Zimmerman , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
1
.298
Dunn, A , LF
3
0
0
0
1
2
4
.297
Dukes , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.278
Flores, J , C
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.294
Harris , CF
4
1
1
2
0
0
3
.267
Hernandez, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.283
Zimmermann , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Kensing , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Cintron , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Rivera, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Hanrahan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 5 14
BATTING 2B : Dukes (5, Wellemeyer), Johnson, N (3, Motte).3B : Flores, J (2, Wellemeyer).HR :
Harris (1, 7th inning off Wellemeyer, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Johnson, N 3; Zimmerman 2; Dukes 2; Flores, J 4; Harris
4.RBI : Harris 2 (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernandez, A; Dunn, A; Dukes.GIDP :
Zimmerman; Harris.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 6.
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wellemeyer (W, 2-2)
7.0
6
2
2
2
3
1
5.28
Motte
1.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
4.09
Boyer
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14.40
Pitches-strikes : Wellemeyer 109-67, Motte 18-12, Boyer 14-9, Zimmermann 101-71, Kensing 23-14, Rivera, S 10-7, Hanrahan
10-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Wellemeyer 5-7, Motte 1-1, Boyer 2-0, Zimmermann 8-2, Kensing 2-0, Rivera, S 2-0, Hanrahan
1-0.Batters faced : Wellemeyer 27, Motte 5, Boyer 3, Zimmermann 25, Kensing 5, Rivera, S 4, Hanrahan 3.Inherited
runners-scored : Kensing 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Kevin Causey.Weather :
76 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:31.Att : 20,712.May 1, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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