Final
St. Louis leads 2-1 (as of 8/22)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 20 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 0 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 | |
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10:05 PM ET, August 22, 2009
Petco Park, San Diego, California
W: C. Carpenter (14-3)
L: K. Correia (8-10)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), S Schumaker struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Ryan singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Pujols walked, B Ryan to second | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | M Holliday homered to center, B Ryan and A Pujols scored | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Ludwick grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| Colby Rasmus | Strike (looking), C Rasmus flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Tony Gwynn | Ball, T Gwynn grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), D Eckstein grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez walked | 3 | 0 |
| Chase Headley | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Headley struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, M DeRosa singled to center | 3 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Y Molina lined into double play, second to first, M DeRosa doubled off first | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Carpenter grounded out to catcher | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Will Venable | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, W Venable grounded out to first | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Blanks | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), K Blanks struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Blanco | Ball, Ball, H Blanco flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (foul), S Schumaker lined out to left | 3 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (looking), Ball, B Ryan flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | A Pujols singled to right | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Ball, Strike (swinging), M Holliday reached on infield single to second, A Pujols to second | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Strike (looking), Ball, R Ludwick flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Everth Cabrera | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Cabrera struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Correia | Strike (looking), Ball, K Correia grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Gwynn | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, T Gwynn popped out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Colby Rasmus | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), C Rasmus homered to right center | 4 | 0 |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (swinging), Ball, M DeRosa singled to right | 4 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Ball, Y Molina grounded out to third, M DeRosa to second | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter | Strike (looking), C Carpenter grounded out to pitcher | 4 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, S Schumaker singled to left center, M DeRosa scored, S Schumaker to second advancing on throw | 5 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Ryan lined out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, D Eckstein reached on infield single to second | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, A Gonzalez flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| Chase Headley | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Headley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Eckstein out at second | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A Pujols struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Ball, Ball, M Holliday grounded out to third | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, R Ludwick flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Will Venable | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, W Venable grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| Kyle Blanks | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, K Blanks walked | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Blanco | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), H Blanco struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| Everth Cabrera | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Cabrera struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Correia pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| Colby Rasmus | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, C Rasmus flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| Mark DeRosa | M DeRosa flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Y Molina reached on infield single to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter | C Carpenter singled to right, Y Molina to second | 5 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, S Schumaker walked, Y Molina to third, C Carpenter to second | 5 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | J Thatcher relieved K Correia, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B Ryan grounded out to first | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| L Rodriguez hit for J Thatcher. | 5 | 0 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, L Rodriguez flied out to left | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Gwynn | Strike (looking), T Gwynn flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| David Eckstein | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Eckstein struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| L Perdomo relieved J Thatcher. | 5 | 0 | |
| Albert Pujols | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Pujols struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Holliday walked | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, M Holliday to second on wild pitch by L Perdomo, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), R Ludwick reached on infield single to shortstop, M Holliday to third | 5 | 0 |
| Colby Rasmus | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, C Rasmus walked, R Ludwick to second | 5 | 0 |
| Mark DeRosa | M DeRosa popped out to second | 5 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Rasmus out at second | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), A Gonzalez singled to right | 5 | 0 |
| Chase Headley | Ball, C Headley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Gonzalez out at second | 5 | 0 |
| Will Venable | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, W Venable doubled to deep right | 5 | 0 |
| Kyle Blanks | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, K Blanks walked | 5 | 0 |
| Henry Blanco | Ball, Strike (looking), H Blanco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Blanks out at second | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| R Ankiel hit for C Carpenter. | 5 | 0 | |
| Rick Ankiel | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), R Ankiel homered to center | 6 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | S Schumaker grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 0 |
| Brendan Ryan | B Ryan tripled to deep left center | 6 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Pujols struck out swinging | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Holliday | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Holliday walked, R Webb relieved L Perdomo, O Salazar in left field | 6 | 0 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Ludwick singled to right, B Ryan scored, M Holliday to second | 7 | 0 |
| Colby Rasmus | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Rasmus flied out to left | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Kyle McClellan pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| K McClellan relieved C Carpenter. | 7 | 0 | |
| R Ankiel in right field. | 7 | 0 | |
| Everth Cabrera | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), E Cabrera struck out swinging | 7 | 0 |
| Oscar Salazar | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), O Salazar struck out swinging | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Gwynn | Ball, T Gwynn grounded out to first | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Webb pitching for San Diego | STL | SD | |
| J Thurston hit for M DeRosa. | 7 | 0 | |
| Joe Thurston | Strike (swinging), Ball, J Thurston lined out to left | 7 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina | Y Molina lined out to second | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Ankiel | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), R Ankiel struck out swinging | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Dennys Reyes pitching for St. Louis | STL | SD | |
| J LaRue catching. | 7 | 0 | |
| D Reyes relieved K McClellan. | 7 | 0 | |
| J Thurston at third base. | 7 | 0 | |
| Y Molina at first base. | 7 | 0 | |
| David Eckstein | Ball, D Eckstein flied out to center | 7 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez struck out swinging | 7 | 0 |
| Chase Headley | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Headley doubled to deep right | 7 | 0 |
| Will Venable | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, W Venable walked, K Kouzmanoff hit for R Webb | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | Strike (looking), Ball, K Kouzmanoff flied out to center | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||