Daily Rant: Cardinals drop game in late innings
The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning and squandered it last night. The Reds scored three runs in the bottom frame and the Cardinals couldn’t answer back. They ended up losing 5-3. Details follow after the jump.
Box Score
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
St Louis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
WP | A. Simon (1-1) | |||||||||||
LP | A. Wainwright (7-9) | |||||||||||
SV | A. Chapman (12) |
AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
R. Furcal ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 | |
J. Jay cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .312 | |
M. Holliday lf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .315 | |
C. Beltran rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .296 | |
A. Craig 1b | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .304 | |
Y. Molina c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .307 | |
D. Freese 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | |
S. Schumaker 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | |
S. Robinson ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | |
B. Browning p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
F. Salas p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
A. Wainwright p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .057 | |
V. Marte p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
T. Greene ph-2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | |
Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
A. Wainwright (L, 7-9) | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.34 | 4.62 | |
V. Marte | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 4.30 | |
B. Browning | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 1.80 | |
F. Salas | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 5.10 |
The Positives
- Rafael Furcal picked up a single and a stolen base. He also scored one of the Cardinals three runs.
- Jon Jay and Carlos Beltran also hit singles and drew walks.
- Matt Holliday drove in his 57th run of the season with an RBI single.
- Yadier Molina had a two hit game including a run scored and his 16th double of the season. Welcome back, Yadi!
- Skip Schumaker also had a two hit night and drove in his sixteenth run of the season.
- Lance Berkman was activated from the disabled list after the game. He may even start in tonight’s game.
Justin’s Jeers
- Allen Craig and David Freese were held hitless. Craig did score a run and Freese drew two walks.
- The Cardinals stranded nineteen runners. Allen Craig led the way with five men left on.
- Adam Wainwright actually had a solid outing going before coming out for the seventh inning. He ended with a line of four runs allowed in six and a third, but that number would have been one run in six innings if he had been pulled sooner.
- Barrett Browning gave up his first earned run of the season.
- The Cardinals found out before the game that Kyle McClellan was officially done for the season. Due to McClellan being arbitration-eligible, there is a good chance he doesn’t get tendered a contract. We may have seen K-Mac’s last outings as a Cardinal.
Three Stars
3) Shane Robinson – Robinson had a pinch-hit single that drove in a run in the eighth. The Cardinals couldn’t complete the rally, though.
2) Yadier Molina – Molina picked up two hits and a run in his first game back from the bereavement list.
1) Skip Schumaker – Schumaker hit two singles and drove in a run in this losing effort.
Standings
Central | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | RS | RA | Diff | Streak | L10 |
Cincinnati Reds | 48 | 38 | .558 | — | 24-16 | 24-22 | 363 | 319 | +44 | Won 4 | 6-4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | 38 | .558 | — | 29-14 | 19-24 | 352 | 323 | +29 | Lost 1 | 7-3 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 41 | .529 | 2.5 | 23-20 | 23-21 | 429 | 361 | +68 | Lost 1 | 6-4 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 41 | 45 | .477 | 7.0 | 23-21 | 18-24 | 394 | 400 | -6 | Won 2 | 7-3 |
Chicago Cubs | 34 | 52 | .395 | 14.0 | 20-20 | 14-32 | 325 | 387 | -62 | Won 2 | 7-3 |
Houston Astros | 33 | 54 | .379 | 15.5 | 24-21 | 9-33 | 345 | 421 | -76 | Lost 2 | 1-9 |
Today’s Game
The Cardinals now enter game two and hope to even the series with the Reeds. Kyle Lohse starts for the Cardinals against Mike Leake. Lohse is 9-2 this season with a 2.79 ERA. He has ten starts against his former team in his career and has picked up wins in three of those starts. He currently has a 3.38 ERA against Cincinnati and has been solid on the road this year. Leake is 3-6 with a 4.01 for the Reds this season. He has three starts against the Cardinals in his young career and has picked up a win against them. His career ERA against St Louis is 6.06. Game time is set for 3:05