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    Chris Carpenter won his fourth consecutive decision. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
    By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
    With the help of four double plays, Chris Carpenter allowed just one run in seven-plus innings, lowering his ERA to 2.19. A four-run seventh inning, sparked by Mark DeRosa's homer to lead off the frame, blew the game open after Matt Holliday opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first in his Busch Stadium debut.
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    Series at a glance:
    LAD
    LA Dodgers (62-37)
    Lost 2     		St. Louis 6, LA Dodgers 1   STL
    St. Louis (54-48)
    Won 1
    July 27, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    LA Dodgers
    		 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 11 1
    St. Louis
    		 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X   6 11 0
    Standings thru 7/27/09  |  Recap: LAD | STL  |  Gameday  |  Dodgers stats  |  Cardinals stats
    LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Furcal, SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .263
    Hudson, O, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .295
    Ramirez, M, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .331
    Ethier, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271
    Blake, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .274
    Loney, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .285
    Martin, R, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .263
    Kemp, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .314
    Wolf, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .122
      a-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
      McDonald, Ja, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Leach, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
    Totals 32 1 11 1 3 5 21  

    a-Grounded out for Wolf in the 7th. b-Flied out for Kuo in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Ramirez, M (13, Carpenter, C).
    TB: Ramirez, M 2; Furcal 3; Kemp; Hudson, O; Blake; Ethier; Loney; Martin, R 2.
    RBI: Furcal (27).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wolf 2; Ethier; Kemp 2; Ramirez, M.
    SAC: Wolf.
    SF: Furcal.
    GIDP: Ramirez, M 2, Martin, R, Hudson, O.
    Team RISP: 1-for-9.
    Team LOB: 11.

    FIELDING
    E: Blake (8, throw).
    Outfield assists: Kemp (Pujols at 2nd base).
    		 
    St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Lugo, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .313
    DeRosa, 3B 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 .266
    Pujols, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324
    Holliday, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .297
    Ludwick, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .271
    Molina, Y, C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
    Ankiel, CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .240
    Ryan, SS 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .286
    Carpenter, C, P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .129
      Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 34 6 11 6 3 4 11  

    BATTING
    2B: Holliday (28, Wolf), Ryan (12, Mota).
    HR: DeRosa (18, 7th inning off McDonald, Ja, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Pujols; Lugo; Ryan 5; DeRosa 4; Holliday 2; Carpenter, C; Ankiel 2.
    RBI: Holliday (58), Lugo (11), DeRosa (57), Ankiel (28), Ryan 2 (17).
    2-out RBI: Holliday; Lugo; Ankiel; Ryan 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ludwick 2; DeRosa; Lugo; Carpenter, C.
    SAC: Carpenter, C.
    Team RISP: 3-for-8.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    DP: 4 (DeRosa-Lugo-Pujols, Ryan-Lugo-Pujols 2, Pujols-Ryan-Pujols).
     
    LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wolf (L, 5-5) 6.0 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.43
    McDonald, Ja 0.2 2 3 1 1 0 1 5.34
    Leach 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.43
    Mota 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.98
    Kuo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.68
    		 
    St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Carpenter, C (W, 9-3) 7.0 9 1 1 2 2 0 2.19
    Miller, T 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.05
    McClellan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.93
    Franklin (S, 23) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.21

    Leach pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
    Carpenter, C pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
    McClellan pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

    Game Scores: Wolf , Carpenter, C .
    WP: Carpenter, C.
    HBP: Hudson, O (by Carpenter, C), Martin, R (by Carpenter, C), DeRosa (by Wolf).
    Pitches-strikes: Wolf 98-62, McDonald, Ja 28-18, Leach 2-2, Mota 4-2, Kuo 10-6, Carpenter, C 99-61, Miller, T 14-8, McClellan 4-4, Franklin 18-15.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Wolf 5-4, McDonald, Ja 1-1, Leach 0-0, Mota 0-1, Kuo 1-1, Carpenter, C 9-3, Miller, T 0-0, McClellan 0-0, Franklin 2-1.
    Batters faced: Wolf 28, McDonald, Ja 5, Leach 1, Mota 2, Kuo 3, Carpenter, C 30, Miller, T 3, McClellan 1, Franklin 5.
    Inherited runners-scored: Leach 2-1, Mota 2-2, Miller, T 1-0, McClellan 2-0, Franklin 3-0.
    Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Tim Timmons.
    Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 4 mph, Out to LF.
    T: 3:03.
    Att: 43,756.
    Venue: Busch Stadium.
    July 27, 2009
    July 27, 2009

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