Cardinals 5, 
Tigers 4
| W: | A. Wainwright (1-0) |
| L: | J. Zumaya (0-1) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .056 |
| C Monroe LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 |
| C Guillen SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .462 |
| M Ordonez RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .133 |
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .462 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| P Polanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| J Bonderman P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| F Rodney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-A Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| J Zumaya P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| a-struck out swinging for F Rodney in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Granderson (1, J Suppan); I Rodriguez (1, B Looper); B Inge (1, A Wainwright) HR: S Casey (1, 2nd inning off J Suppan 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Casey 2 (3), I Rodriguez (1), B Inge (1) S: J Bonderman 2-out RBI: S Casey, I Rodriguez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, C Granderson 2, J Bonderman 1, I Rodriguez 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Guillen (1, 2nd base off J Kinney/Y Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: F Rodney (1, throw) DP: 1 (C Guillen-S Casey). Outfield Assist: C Monroe (A Pujols at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Bonderman | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 92-59 | 3.37 |
| F Rodney (B, 1) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30-17 | 3.00 |
| J Zumaya (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 141-85 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Zumaya IBB: A Miles (By J Bonderman); A Pujols (By F Rodney) Batters faced: J Bonderman 25; F Rodney 8; J Zumaya 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bonderman 11-1; F Rodney 1-0; J Zumaya 1-1 Game Scores: J Bonderman 48 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| C Duncan RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| b-S Taguchi PH-LF-RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| A Pujols 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .167 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .308 |
| S Rolen 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .438 |
| P Wilson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| A Wainwright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Y Molina C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| A Miles 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| J Suppan P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| a-J Rodriguez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| J Kinney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Johnson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Looper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Encarnacion RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Suppan in the 6th b-reached on error (credited with a sacrifice) for C Duncan in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Eckstein 3 (3, F Rodney, J Bonderman, J Zumaya); S Rolen 2 (3, J Bonderman 2); Y Molina (2, J Bonderman) RBI: D Eckstein 2 (2), Y Molina (1), P Wilson (1) S: P Wilson, S Taguchi 2-out RBI: D Eckstein 2, Y Molina, P Wilson GIDP: C Duncan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Suppan 1, J Rodriguez 1, S Taguchi 1, A Pujols 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Miles (1, 2nd base off J Bonderman/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Suppan | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 87-53 | 4.50 |
| J Kinney | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-5 | 0.00 |
| T Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0.00 |
| B Looper (H, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.86 |
| A Wainwright (W, 1-0; B, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-15 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 130-78 | |
| PITCHING IBB: B Inge (By J Suppan) Batters faced: J Suppan 28; J Kinney 3; T Johnson 1; B Looper 2; A Wainwright 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 8-6; J Kinney 0-1; T Johnson 0-1; B Looper 1-0; A Wainwright 2-0 Game Scores: J Suppan 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | STL | |||
 | 2nd | S Casey homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | S Casey singled to right, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | I Rodriguez singled to right, C Guillen scored, S Casey to second. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D Eckstein doubled to left center, A Miles scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | Y Molina doubled to left, S Rolen scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | S Taguchi sacrificed to first, D Eckstein to third, S Taguchi safe at second on throwing error by pitcher F Rodney. D Eckstein scored on throwing error by pitcher F Rodney. | 3 | 3 |
| 7th | P Wilson singled to left, S Taguchi scored, A Pujols thrown out at third. | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | B Inge doubled to deep center, I Rodriguez scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | D Eckstein doubled to center, A Miles scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 46,470 (105.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Randy Marsh |