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Pineiro does it all
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Cardinals 3, Mets 0
Brendan Ryan (left) and Skip Schumaker score on Albert Pujols' bases-loaded single. (AP)
It's clear that Queens brings out the best in Joel Pineiro. In his first start there, in 2007, he threw eight shutout innings. On Tuesday he threw a complete-game shutout -- needing only 100 pitches to do so -- and hit a double and a single.
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Series at a glance:
STL
St. Louis (40-32)
Won 1
St. Louis 3, NY Mets 0   NYM
NY Mets (35-34)
Lost 1
June 23, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
St. Louis
0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0   3 8 0
NY Mets
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 2 1
Standings thru 6/23/09  |  Recap: STL | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Cardinals stats  |  Mets stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B-LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .299
Duncan, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .251
  1-Thurston, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Pujols, 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .328
Ludwick, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235
Ankiel, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
Molina, Y, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279
Greene, K, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
Pineiro, P 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .179
Ryan, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .309
Totals 33 3 8 2 3 4 17  


1-Ran for Duncan in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Pineiro (1, Hernandez, L), Schumaker (14, Hernandez, L).
TB: Schumaker 3; Pujols; Molina, Y; Pineiro 3; Ryan 2.
RBI: Pujols 2 (70).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel 2; Ludwick.
GIDP: Greene, K.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Schumaker (2, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Santos).
CS: Pujols (3, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Santos).
PO: Thurston (2nd base by Hernandez, L).

FIELDING
DP: (Ryan-Thurston-Pujols).

 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cora, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Wright, D, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
Tatis, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Church, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Santos, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Martinez, F, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Castillo, L, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
  Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Reed, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
Totals 26 0 2 0 1 1 4  

a-Singled for Dessens in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Castillo, L; Reed.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cora; Murphy, Dn.
SAC: Hernandez, L.
GIDP: Tatis.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Castillo, L (3, 2nd base by Pineiro/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Murphy, Dn (6, throw).
DP: (Cora-Castillo, L-Murphy, Dn).
Pickoffs: Hernandez, L (Thurston at 2nd base).

 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pineiro (W, 6-8) 9.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.40
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 5-2) 7.0 8 3 2 3 3 0 4.05
Dessens 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

IBB: Pujols (by Hernandez, L).
HBP: Wright, D (by Pineiro).
Pitches-strikes: Pineiro 100-62, Hernandez, L 108-65, Dessens 17-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pineiro 21-2, Hernandez, L 7-6, Dessens 5-0.
Batters faced: Pineiro 29, Hernandez, L 30, Dessens 6.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:13 (:52 delay).
Att: 38,903.
June 23, 2009

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