Cardinals 5, 
Tigers 0
| W: | C. Carpenter (1-0) |
| L: | N. Robertson (0-1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| C Monroe LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| P Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Ordonez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| C Guillen SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 |
| F Rodney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Z Miner P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N Robertson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-A Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| W Ledezma P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Zumaya P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Grilli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N Perez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-O Infante PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| a-grounded to second for N Robertson in the 6th b-grounded to third for N Perez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING S: N Robertson GIDP: B Inge Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Granderson 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Zumaya (1, throw) DP: 1 (N Perez-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Robertson (L, 0-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 93-54 | 3.60 |
| W Ledezma | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-5 | 0.00 |
| J Zumaya | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-11 | 0.00 |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 0.00 |
| F Rodney | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-6 | 6.75 |
| Z Miner | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 163-86 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Miner IBB: Y Molina (By N Robertson); J Edmonds (By J Grilli) HBP: A Pujols (By Z Miner) Batters faced: N Robertson 23; W Ledezma 2; J Zumaya 6; J Grilli 3; F Rodney 4; Z Miner 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 3-9; W Ledezma 0-0; J Zumaya 2-1; J Grilli 2-0; F Rodney 1-0; Z Miner 2-0 Game Scores: N Robertson 49 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| P Wilson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| S Rolen 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .417 |
| R Belliard 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| J Edmonds CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .444 |
| Y Molina C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| S Taguchi RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .143 |
| C Carpenter P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| B Looper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (1, N Robertson); J Edmonds (2, N Robertson); Y Molina (1, W Ledezma) RBI: J Edmonds 2 (4) S: C Carpenter GIDP: S Rolen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Belliard 1, C Carpenter 3, Y Molina 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (S Rolen-R Belliard-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Carpenter (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82-55 | 0.00 |
| B Looper | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93-62 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Carpenter Batters faced: C Carpenter 26; B Looper 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 12-6; B Looper 2-1 Game Scores: C Carpenter 82 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | STL | |||
 | 4th | J Edmonds doubled to right, A Pujols and S Rolen scored, R Belliard to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Eckstein and P Wilson scored on throwing error by pitcher J Zumaya. | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | S Taguchi scored, D Eckstein to third, P Wilson to second on wild pitch by Z Miner. | 0 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 46,513 (105.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 43 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - John Hirschbeck, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |