Daily Rant: Yadi leads Cardinals in victory over Marlins
The Cardinals won their second consecutive series last night with a 5-2 victory over the declining Miami Marlins. Yadier Molina led the way offensively, while Kyle Lohse had a solid start. Find out who else performed well after the jump.
Box Score
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||
St Louis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Miami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
WP: K. Lohse (7-2) S: J. Motte (16) LP: C. Zambrano (4-6) |
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
R. Furcal ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | |
J. Jay cf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | |
M. Holliday lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | |
J. Motte p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
C. Beltran rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .312 | |
A. Craig 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | |
Y. Molina c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .317 | |
S. Schumaker 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .303 | |
D. Descalso 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | |
K. Lohse p | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | |
M. Boggs p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
S. Robinson lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | |
Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
The Positives
- Rafael Furcal picked up a single and a walk. He also scored a run and raised his batting average to .287.
- Jon Jay went 2-5. His average is at an even .333.
- Matt Holliday went hitless, but walked twice and scored a run.
- Carlos Beltran had a single that drove in a run. He also scored a run.
- Allen Craig hit a single and scored a run.
- Yadier Molina hit his twelfth home run of the season and his third in as many games.
- Skip Schumaker hit a double.
- Kyle Lohse hurled a quality start, going seven and a third innings and giving up two earned runs.
- Mitchell Boggs and Jason Motte pitched one and two thirds scoreless innings. Motte pitched a perfect inning for his sixteenth save.
Justin’s Jeers
- Daniel Descalso had an off-day, going hitless and committing an error in the field.
- The Cardinals left thirteen runners stranded. Yadier Molina led the way with four men left on.
Standings
Central | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | RS | RA | Diff | Streak | L10 |
Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 32 | .562 | — | 23-15 | 18-17 | 317 | 279 | +38 | Won 2 | 5-5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 35 | .533 | 2.0 | 17-16 | 23-19 | 379 | 308 | +71 | Won 5 | 7-3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 35 | .521 | 3.0 | 23-13 | 15-22 | 256 | 267 | –11 | Lost 3 | 6-4 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 41 | .446 | 8.5 | 18-18 | 15-23 | 321 | 339 | –18 | Lost 4 | 4-6 |
Houston Astros | 31 | 43 | .419 | 10.5 | 22-18 | 9-25 | 315 | 357 | –42 | Won 1 | 4-6 |
Chicago Cubs | 26 | 48 | .351 | 15.5 | 16-19 | 10-29 | 275 | 338 | –63 | Won 2 | 4-6 |
Today’s Game
After factoring into the Cardinals whirlwind victory on Sunday night, Joe Kelly takes the mound to try to lead the Cardinals into a sweep of the Marlins. He is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA. Anibal Sanchez pitches for the Marlins. He has a 3-6 record with a 3.94 ERA. Game time is set for 6:10.