Daily Rant: Cardinals take first game with blowout victory

The Cardinals traveled to Kauffman Stadium to take on the Royals in the first game of a three game series last night. After a huge second inning, the Cardinals jumped out to a commanding lead and held on for the 11-4 win. Find out who did well after the jump.

Box Score

	Final		1		2		3		4		5		6	7	8	9	R	H	E

	St. Louis	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	17	0

	Kansas City	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	11	0


WP: J. Kelly (1-0) LP: V. Mazzaro (3-2)

	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
R. Furcal ss	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	3	.289
D. Descalso 2b	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
J. Jay cf	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	.336
M. Holliday lf	5	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.288
C. Beltran dh	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	.309
Y. Molina c	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.319
D. Freese 3b	4	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	.276
M. Carpenter 1b	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.296
T. Greene 2b-ss	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	4	.228
S. Schumaker rf	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	3	.305
S. Robinson ph-rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254
Totals	41	11	17	11	0	5	8	2	21

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
J. Kelly (W, 1-0)	6.0	9	3	3	0	1	1	1.63	3.52
S. Freeman	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	5.40
E. Sanchez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.32	4.61
F. Salas	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	1.73	4.56

The Positives

Rafael Furcal hit a single and scored two runs for the Cardinals. His average is not sitting a .289.
Jon Jay hit a single in his first game back from injury and also scored two runs. He also made a lot of great plays in the field.
Matt Holliday had a three hit night and scored a run.
Carlos Beltran hit two doubles which drove in four runs. He also scored two runs himself.
Yadier Molina had a two hit night, scored a run, and drove in another. He also stole his seventh base.
David Freese had three hits, two RBIs, and a run. He also stole his first base of the season.
Matt Carpenter had a single and a double in his first game back from injury. He scored two runs and drove in another.
Tyler Greene hit a double to drive in two runs.
Skip Schumaker rounded things out for the Cardinals, as every starter had a hit. Schumaker’s double drove in a run.
Joe Kelly pitched a quality start. He gave up three through six innings and gave up nine hits. His only real mistake was the home run given up to Salvador Perez.
Sam Freeman and Eduardo Sanchez combined for two scoreless innings. The only blemish was a walk allowed by Freeman.

Justin’s Jeers

Offensively, the Cardinals didn’t give much to complain about, but, as usual, they left a ton of men stranded. 21 base runners were left on base, with Tyler Greene leading the way with four runners left on.
Fernando Salas gave up an earned run on two hits and a walk.

Three Stars

3) Tyler Greene – Greene had a two RBI double to blow the game out for the Cardinals

2) David Freese – Freese had a three hit night and drove in two runs.

1) Carlos Beltran – Beltran’s four RBI night led the way for the Cardinals.

Standings

Cent		W	L	GB	SRS
CIN	F	38	30	—	0.3
PIT	F	36	32	2.0	-0.3
STL	F	35	35	4.0	0.5
MIL	F	32	37	6.5	-0.5
HOU	F	28	41	10.5	-0.8
CHC	F	24	45	14.5	-0.9

Today’s Game

The Cardinals take on the Royals in game two today at 1:10. Adam Wainwright takes the mound for the Cardinals against Luis Mendoza. Wainwright is 5-7 with a 4.46 ERA, while Mendoza is 2-3 with a 4.69 ERA.

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