Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 5, San Diego 2
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, August 23, 2009
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 27435
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Ted Barrett
Attendance: 27435
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the San Diego Padres have a 33-34 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 36-30 record on the road.
- San Diego has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Padres have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- John Smoltz pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Ryan Franklin closed out the game to get the save and has 32 saves for the season. Cesar Carrillo took the loss for San Diego.
- Nick Hundley had the only homerun for San Diego. Albert Pujols had the only homerun for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| St. Louis | San Diego | |
| John Smoltz | Player | Cesar Carrillo |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.0 | IP | 2.0 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 1 |
| 3 | Hits | 5 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 18.00 |
Hitting
| St. Louis | San Diego | |
| Ryan Ludwick | Player | Will Venable |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 2 | TB | 4 |
| .400 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary