Cardinals finish season on high note

Ryan Ludwick hit his 35 ^th home run of the year and drove in three runs as Felipe Lopez chipped in with three runs and the Cardinals finish the season with a six game winning streak and an 11-4 blow out win over Cincinnati.

Ludwick’s homer came in the first off Reds’ starter Adam Pettyjohn as the Cardinals hit him for 8 of the team’s 11 runs that they scored in the first three innings.  Troy Glaus hit his 27 ^th to lead off the third and the Cardinals scored six times in that inning.

Felipe Lopez went 4 for 5 in the game.  Albert Pujols started at first and went 1 for 2 to finish with a .357 batting average. 

Brad Thompson pitched five innings for the win. 

The Cardinals finish the 2008 season 86-76, just a half game behind Houston for third who will not need to make up a game with Chicago.