Daily Rant: Cardinals squander quality start in loss to Cubs

Joe Kelly gave the Cardinals yet another quality start and yet again got no support from his teammates as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 3-2. The offense was kept quiet after their recent surge.

Box Score

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St Louis Cardinals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0
Chicago Cubs	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3	6	0
WP	J. Russell (4-0)
LP	J. Kelly (1-4)
SV	C. Marmol (13)

	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
S. Schumaker 2b	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.320
J. Jay cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.291
M. Holliday lf	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.323
C. Beltran rf	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	.283
L. Berkman 1b	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	.282
Y. Molina c	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	.303
M. Carpenter 3b	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.286
D. Descalso ss	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
T. Greene pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218
J. Kelly p	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.125
B. Fuentes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B. Browning p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A. Craig ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.295
Totals	30	2	5	2	0	7	9	1	17

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
J. Kelly (L, 1-4)	6.1	5	3	3	1	6	0	1.32	2.96
B. Fuentes	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.20	0.00
B. Browning	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.62	2.79

The Positives

Skip Schumaker led off and picked up two hits. He scored one of the Cardinals runs.
Yadier Molina hit a single and reached base on a walk.
Daniel Descalso hit two singles and drove in a run.
The Cardinals showed a lot of patience at the plate as Schumaker, Jon Jay, Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman, and Molina all drew walks and Matt Carpenter drew two.
Joe Kelly pitched another quality start, going six and a third before giving up the winning run.
Brian Fuentes continued his scoreless streak and Barrett Browning pitched a perfect inning to close out the game.

Justin’s Jeers

Obviously the biggest complaint is the complete lack of offense to support Joe Kelly. He has gotten less than five runs in every start except for one.
Jon Jay, Matt Holliday, Carlos Beltran, Lance Berkman, and Matt Carpenter were all held hitless.
The Cardinals left seventeen runners on. The biggest culprits were Jon Jay and Joe Kelly who both left four runners stranded.

Three Stars

3) Joe Kelly – Kelly kept the Cardinals in the game, but the offense couldn’t seal it.

2) Skip Schumaker – Skip picked up two hits and scored one of the Cardinals runs.

1) Daniel Descalso – Descalso also had two hits and drove in a run.

Standings

Central	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	RS	RA	Diff	Streak	L10
Cincinnati Reds	60	40	0.600	—	31-18	29-22	425	360	65	Won 9	9-1
Pittsburgh Pirates	58	42	0.580	2	33-16	25-26	409	368	41	Won 4	8-2
St Louis Cardinals	54	47	0.535	6.5	29-21	25-26	496	400	96	Lost 1	7-3
Milwaukee Brewers	45	55	0.450	15	27-25	18-30	442	459	-17	Lost 1	2-8
Chicago Cubs	41	58	0.414	18.5	25-22	16-36	365	439	-74	Won 1	5-5
Houston Astros	34	68	0.333	27	24-27	10-41	389	509	-120	Lost 12	0-10

Today’s Game

The Cardinals hope to pick up the series win today as they take on the Cubs at 1:20. Adam Wainwright will take the mound for the Cardinals against the Cubs and Paul Maholm. Wainwright is 8-10 on the season with a 4.31 ERA. His last two outings have been quality starts. Wainwright has six wins in sixteen starts against the Cubs. His career ERA is 4.50. In his last start against them this season, Wainwright went six innings and only gave up one earned run. Paul Maholm is enjoying a decent season and is a trade candidate. He is currently 9-6 with a 3.88 ERA. In seventeen starts against St Louis, he has four wins a 4.24 ERA.

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