Cardinals Sweep Reds
August 29: Cardinals 2 Reds 0
Jason Marquis pitched 7 scoreless innings, limiting the Reds to 2 hits while striking out 9. Cardinal bats were not much better, not getting a hit until the 5th inning when Ray Lankford tripled and scored on Marlor Anderson's single. Scott Rolen hit solo homer in bottom of 7th. Steve Kline pitched a scoreless 9th to earn the save.
August 30: Cardinals 7 Reds 5
Cardinals over came the Reds first inning 3-0 lead with 6 unanswered runs to defeat the Cardinals 7-5. Jay Bruce hit 3 run homer in the first inning but Matt Latos could not hold the lead for long. Cardinals scored 2 runs in 2nd on Matheny's rbi single and a wild pitch and took the lead in the 4th as Cardinal pitcher WoodyWilliams plated 2 with a 2 out single. Albert Pujol homered in the 5th and Jim Edmond's sac fly in the 6th added the Cardinals 6th run. Reds tried to come back getting 2 in the 7th as Reds got 4 singles with Zack Cozart and Brandon Phillips knocking in the runs. Pujol's rbi double in the 8th added insurance and Jason Isringhausen pitched the 9th for the save. Edgar Renteria had 3 hits for the Cardinals.