2009 St. Louis Cardinals season
# Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 1 Astros 3 - 1 Carpenter ( 10-3 ) Fulchino ( 4-4 ) 45,074 58-49
108 August 2 Astros 2 - 0 Norris ( 1-0 ) Wainwright ( 12-7 ) Valverde ( 12 ) 45,227 58-50
109 August 4 @ Mets 12 - 7 ( 10 inn . ) McClellan ( 3-2 ) Feliciano ( 4-4 ) 40,354 59-50
110 August 5 @ Mets 9 - 0 Figueroa ( 1-2 ) Lohse ( 4-7 ) Parnell ( 1 ) 39,781 59-51
111 August 7 @ Pirates 6 - 4 Carpenter ( 11-3 ) Ascanio ( 0-2 ) Franklin ( 25 ) 24,854 60-51
112 August 8 @ Pirates 5 - 3 Wainwright ( 13-7 ) Morton ( 2-5 ) Franklin ( 26 ) 38,593 61-51
113 August 9 @ Pirates 7 - 3 Piñeiro ( 10-9 ) Capps ( 2-7 ) McClellan ( 2 ) 24,369 62-51
114 August 10 Reds 4 - 1 Lohse ( 5-7 ) Wells ( 0-3 ) Franklin ( 27 ) 40,212 63-51
115 August 11 Reds 5 - 4 Lehr ( 2-0 ) Boggs ( 1-1 ) Cordero ( 25 ) 40,145 63-52
116 August 12 Reds 5 - 2 Carpenter ( 12-3 ) Bailey ( 2-4 ) Franklin ( 28 ) 40,328 64-52
117 August 14 Padres 9 - 2 Wainwright ( 14-7 ) Latos ( 4-2 ) 42,208 65-52
118 August 15 Padres 7 - 4 Piñeiro ( 11-9 ) Stauffer ( 1-5 ) Franklin ( 29 ) 44,292 66-52
119 August 16 Padres 7 - 5 Miller ( 4-0 ) Bell ( 4-2 ) 40,812 67-52
120 August 17 @ Dodgers 3 - 2 Carpenter ( 13-3 ) Haeger ( 0-1 ) Franklin ( 30 ) 49,415 68-52
121 August 18 @ Dodgers 7 - 3 Billingsley ( 12-6 ) Boggs ( 1-2 ) Broxton ( 26 ) 49,052 68-53
122 August 19 @ Dodgers 3 - 2 McClellan ( 4-2 ) Broxton ( 7-1 ) Franklin ( 31 ) 54,847 69-53
123 August 20 @ Padres 5 - 1 Piñeiro ( 12-9 ) Stauffer ( 1-6 ) 19,867 70-53
124 August 21 @ Padres 4 - 0 Richard ( 7-3 ) Lohse ( 5-8 ) 27,282 70-54
125 August 22 @ Padres 7 - 0 Carpenter ( 14-3 ) Correia ( 8-10 ) 38,156 71-54
126 August 23 @ Padres 5 - 2 Smoltz ( 3-5 ) [ 1st GS , 1-0 ] Carrillo ( 1-2 ) Franklin ( 32 ) 27,435 72-54
The St. Louis Cardinals' 2009 season was the 128th season for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri and the 118th season in the National League. The Cardinals, coming off an 86-76 season and fourth place in the NL Central, got off to a strong start in April before a team-wide offensive breakdown caused them to fall behind the Cubs in the NL Central standings. Brilliant seasons from starting pitchers Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, and Joel Piñeiro helped St. Louis to stay in contention until the key midseason acquisitions of Matt Holliday, Mark DeRosa, and Julio Lugo revived the Cardinal offense. An August 20-6 effectively ended the NL Central race, and the Cardinals won the division with a 91-71 record, seven-and-a-half games better than the second-place Cubs. However, their playoff run ended quickly when they were swept in three games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series.