St. Louis Cardinals 6 - Colorado Rockies 2
Date: 8/14/2011 Album ID: 1302747
Photos by by J.B. Forbes
The Cardinals beat the Rockies in the third game of a three game set Sunday night at Busch Stadium by a score of 6-2. Cardinals starter Edwin Jackson struggled in the first inning when the Rockies scored their only two runs.
8/14/11   Sunday,   St. Louis ---

Cards Matt Holliday watches Rockies Mark Ellis's first inning home run go over the left field fence to make the early score 2-0.
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New Cardinal reliever Arthur Rhodes wasn't able to get his man, Rockies Carlos Gonzalez who walked to load the bases in the 7th inning. LaRussa pulled him for Octavio Dotel.
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Cards reliever Octavio Dotel is congratulated by catcher Yadier Molina after Dotel struck out Troy Tulowitzki and Todd Helton with the bases loaded to end the 7th inning.
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Cards reliever Octavio Dotel points at catcher Yadier Molina after striking out Rockies Todd Helton to end the 7th inning with the bases loaded.
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Cards reliever Octavio Dotel came in and shut down the Rockies in the seventh and eighth innings to help preserve the Cards victory.
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Cards Albert Pujols has his third hit of the game  with a single in the eighth inning against the Rockies.
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Rockies starting pitcher Esmil Rogers couldn't hold the early lead his team gave him in the first inning. Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer off him in the bottom of the first.
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Cardinals starting pitcher Edwin Jackson struggled in the first inning when the Rockies scored their only two runs.
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Cards Albert Pujols watches his 465 foot home run leave the ballpark Sunday night in the first inning of the game with the Rockies. It was the longest home run in the new Busch Stadium to date.
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Cards Albert Pujols runs the bases in the first inning Sunday night after hitting a two-run home run against the Rockies. Pujols home run was the longest to date in the new Busch Stadium.
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Cards centerfielder Jon Jay makes a running catch of Rockies Eric Young's long fly ball in the second inning.
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Rockies Carlos Gonzalez makes a leaping catch of Rafael Furcal's long fly ball in the second inning.
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Cards Lance Berkman is out trying to steal second in the third inning as Rockies Troy Tulowitzki applies the tag.
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A full moon rises over Busch Stadium during the Cards game with the Rockies.
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8/14/11   Sunday,   St. Louis ---

Cardinals trainer Barry Weinberg escorts Cards pitcher Edwin Jackson off the field in the sixth inning after he suffered an apparent injury while throwing.
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Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte reaches for a high bouncing ground ball by Rockies Chris Iannetta that he threw to Pujols ending the threat of the Rockies in the sixth inning.
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