Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/21)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 0 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 | |
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10:05 PM ET, August 21, 2009
Petco Park, San Diego, California
W: C. Richard (3-0)
L: K. Lohse (5-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Julio Lugo | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Lugo walked | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Ryan struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Ball, A Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Lugo out at second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Tony Gwynn | Strike (looking), Ball, T Gwynn flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), D Eckstein grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez walked | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, M Holliday flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Ball, R Ludwick flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (looking), M DeRosa singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Y Molina lined out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Will Venable | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, W Venable doubled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Blanks | Strike (swinging), Ball, K Blanks singled to left, W Venable to third | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hundley | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, N Hundley homered to left, W Venable and K Blanks scored | 0 | 3 |
| Everth Cabrera | E Cabrera grounded out to third | 0 | 3 |
| Clayton Richard | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Richard struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Gwynn | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), T Gwynn struck out looking | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Rick Ankiel | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Ankiel struck out looking | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Lohse | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), K Lohse struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| Julio Lugo | Strike (looking), J Lugo grounded out to third | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), D Eckstein grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez flied out to left | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | K Kouzmanoff flied out to right | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (looking), Ball, B Ryan singled to center | 0 | 3 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Pujols singled to center, B Ryan to second | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), M Holliday struck out looking. A Pujols caught stealing second, to catcher | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Ludwick struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Will Venable | Ball, Strike (looking), W Venable doubled to deep right | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Blanks | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, K Blanks grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Hundley | Ball, N Hundley popped out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Everth Cabrera | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), E Cabrera intentionally walked | 0 | 3 |
| Clayton Richard | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Richard popped out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), M DeRosa struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| Yadier Molina | Y Molina grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Ankiel | Ball, Ball, R Ankiel singled to left | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Lohse | Strike (looking), Ball, K Lohse singled to right, R Ankiel to second, J Pineiro ran for K Lohse | 0 | 3 |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Lugo flied out to center | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Dennys Reyes pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| D Reyes relieved K Lohse. | 0 | 3 | |
| Tony Gwynn | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, T Gwynn grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 3 |
| David Eckstein | Strike (bunted foul), D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Brendan Ryan | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Ryan flied out to right | 0 | 3 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Ball, A Pujols flied out to right | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Holliday walked | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Ludwick flied out to center | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Blake Hawksworth pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| B Hawksworth relieved D Reyes. | 0 | 3 | |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, K Kouzmanoff flied out to center | 0 | 3 |
| Will Venable | W Venable grounded out to first | 0 | 3 |
| Kyle Blanks | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, K Blanks flied out to center | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Clayton Richard pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Mark DeRosa | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, M DeRosa walked | 0 | 3 |
| Yadier Molina | L Gregerson relieved C Richard, Y Molina grounded out to third, M DeRosa to second | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Ankiel | R Ankiel flied out to right, S Schumaker hit for B Hawksworth | 0 | 3 |
| Skip Schumaker | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), S Schumaker struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| B Thompson relieved B Hawksworth. | 0 | 3 | |
| Nick Hundley | Ball, Strike (foul), N Hundley flied out to center | 0 | 3 |
| Everth Cabrera | Strike (looking), E Cabrera grounded out to second, C Headley hit for L Gregerson | 0 | 3 |
| Chase Headley | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Headley struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Adams pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| M Adams relieved L Gregerson. | 0 | 3 | |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Lugo struck out swinging, J Thurston hit for B Ryan | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Thurston | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Thurston struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), A Pujols struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| J Lugo at shortstop. | 0 | 3 | |
| J Thurston at second base. | 0 | 3 | |
| Tony Gwynn | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, T Gwynn walked | 0 | 3 |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), D Eckstein singled to left, T Gwynn to second | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez grounded out to first, T Gwynn to third, D Eckstein to second | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | Ball, K Kouzmanoff singled to center, T Gwynn scored, D Eckstein thrown out at home | 0 | 4 |
| Will Venable | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, W Venable grounded out to first | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Heath Bell pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| H Bell relieved M Adams. | 0 | 4 | |
| Matt Holliday | Strike (foul), Ball, M Holliday grounded out to first | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, R Ludwick flied out to right | 0 | 4 |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), M DeRosa struck out swinging | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||