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Cardinals 9, Dodgers 6
Manny Ramirez hit his third home run for the Dodgers in the second. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)
Derek Lowe was battered for eight runs and 13 hits, departing after giving up back-to-back home runs with one out in the fourth, wasting a long ball and two RBIs from Manny Ramirez. Confusion over eighth-inning substitutions caused the Dodgers to play under protest.
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Series at a glance:
LAD
LA Dodgers (56-57)
Lost 2
St. Louis 9, LA Dodgers 6   STL
St. Louis (64-52)
Won 2
August 6, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
LA Dodgers
0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0   6 11 0
St. Louis
1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 X   9 17 0
Standings thru 8/6/08  |  Recap: LAD | STL  |  Gameday  |  Dodgers stats  |  Cardinals stats
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kemp, CF5121001.295
Ethier, RF5000013.271
Martin, C5110012.293
Ramirez, M, LF4122001.314
Loney, 1B4111001.299
Blake, 3B4031000.299
Ozuna, 2B3100002.263
  b-Sweeney, PH0000000.114
  c-Kent, PH-2B1000011.256
Berroa, SS4121002.216
Lowe, P2000012.178
  Troncoso, P0000000.000
  a-Jones, A, PH1000001.164
  Falkenborg, P0000000.000
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  Park, P0000000.000
  d-Pierre, PH0000100.279
Totals3861161416 

a-Grounded out for Troncoso in the 7th. b-Batted for Ozuna in the 8th. c-Struck out for Sweeney in the 8th. d-Walked for Park in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kemp (26, Pineiro), Blake 2 (30, Pineiro, Thompson), Berroa (5, Pineiro), Loney (28, Thompson).
3B: Berroa (1, Pineiro).
HR: Ramirez, M (23, 2nd inning off Pineiro, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Kemp 3; Martin; Ramirez, M 5; Loney 2; Blake 5; Berroa 5.
RBI: Ramirez, M 2 (75), Berroa (5), Kemp (61), Loney (63), Blake (62).
2-out RBI: Berroa; Ramirez, M; Kemp.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe 2; Ethier; Berroa; Martin.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Blake-Ozuna-Loney).

 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, CF5011002.302
Kennedy, 2B5220012.274
Pujols, 1B4244100.352
Ludwick, RF5232002.307
Glaus, 3B4010114.272
Molina, Y, C5011012.307
Lopez, F, LF3010002.235
  Mather, LF1110000.253
Pineiro, P2110010.108
  a-Ankiel, PH1000011.282
  Thompson, P0000000.143
  Perez, C, P0000000.000
Izturis, C, SS3120100.239
Totals3891783515 

a-Struck out for Pineiro in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Pujols (27, Lowe).
HR: Pujols (23, 4th inning off Lowe, 3 on, 1 out), Ludwick (29, 4th inning off Lowe, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker; Kennedy 2; Pujols 8; Ludwick 6; Glaus; Molina, Y; Lopez, F; Mather; Pineiro; Izturis, C 2.
RBI: Ludwick 2 (82), Molina, Y (42), Pujols 4 (73), Schumaker (34).
2-out RBI: Ludwick; Molina, Y; Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus 2; Lopez, F; Kennedy.
S: Pineiro.
GIDP: Molina, Y.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Mather (1, 2nd base off Beimel/Martin).

 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lowe (L, 8-10)3.113880224.10
Troncoso 2.21002204.56
Falkenborg 0.11110006.17
Beimel 0.21001101.97
Park 1.01000002.70
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pineiro (W, 4-5)7.08440215.04
Thompson 0.13220004.19
Perez, C (S, 1)1.20001203.91

WP: Lowe 2, Thompson.
IBB: Izturis, C (by Beimel).
Pitches-strikes: Lowe 65-44, Troncoso 36-24, Falkenborg 11-7, Beimel 16-9, Park 12-9, Pineiro 78-59, Thompson 16-11, Perez, C 21-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe 6-1, Troncoso 4-2, Falkenborg 0-1, Beimel 0-1, Park 1-2, Pineiro 14-5, Thompson 0-1, Perez, C 2-1.
Batters faced: Lowe 22, Troncoso 10, Falkenborg 2, Beimel 4, Park 4, Pineiro 29, Thompson 4, Perez, C 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 1-1, Perez, C 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:56.
Att: 42,581.
August 6, 2008

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