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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 37748

Skip Schumaker slid headfirst to beat out an infield hit and Allen Craig came home with the winning run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.

Schumaker's slide capped a three-run eighth for the host Cardinals, who rallied on doubles by Jon Jay, Albert Pujols and Craig and evened this four-game series.

Former closer Ryan Franklin (1-3) got the win while Javier Lopez (2-1) took the loss. Fernando Salas earned his 10th save in as many chances.

Pujols, the NL's leading vote-getter at first base in All-Star balloting, started at third so the Cardinals could get the red-hot Jay in the lineup. It was Pujols' second start at third this season after not starting there since 2002.

Showing signs of overcoming his slow start, Pujols went 2-for-3 with a walk, lifting his average to .267 with 31 RBIs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   St. Louis
Ryan Vogelsong Player Chris Carpenter
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 8
6 Hits 7
1.80 ERA 3.60
Hitting
San Francisco   St. Louis
Brandon Crawford Player Albert Pujols
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Francisco 10 0 13 .270 21 13 3 3 1 1
St. Louis 11 0 14 .324 16 4 4 3 0 0