Daily Rant: Yadi leads Cardinals in victory over Marlins

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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

Final123456789RHE
St Louis500000000571
Miami100100000252
WP: K. Lohse (7-2) S: J. Motte (16)
LP: C. Zambrano (4-6)
ABRHRBIHRBBKSBLOBSeason Avg
R. Furcal ss411001100.287
J. Jay cf502000101.333
M. Holliday lf310002001.301
    J. Motte p000000000.000
C. Beltran rf411101103.312
A. Craig 1b311001100.311
Y. Molina c411310004.317
S. Schumaker 2b401000101.303
D. Descalso 3b300001001.236
K. Lohse p400000102.100
    M. Boggs p000000000.000
    S. Robinson lf000000000.246
 Totals34574166013
IPHRERBBKHRWHIPSeason ERA
K. Lohse (W, 7-2)7.14222411.092.82
M. Boggs (H, 11)0.21000001.062.12
J. Motte (S, 16)1.00000001.013.38

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

 CentralWLPctGBHomeRoadRSRADiffStreakL10
 Cincinnati Reds4132.56223-1518-17317279+38Won 25-5
 St. Louis Cardinals4035.5332.017-1623-19379308+71Won 57-3
 Pittsburgh Pirates3835.5213.023-1315-22256267–11Lost 36-4
 Milwaukee Brewers3341.4468.518-1815-23321339–18Lost 44-6
 Houston Astros3143.41910.522-189-25315357–42Won 14-6
 Chicago Cubs2648.35115.516-1910-29275338–63Won 24-6

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.